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Unit 2. Is Conflict Necessary?. Conflict. Conflict: Struggle between opposing forces 2 types: Internal and External Internal: Man vs. Self External: Man vs. Man; Man vs. Society; Man vs. Nature Conflict Video. Elements of Short Story: Want to leave a MAIN EFFECT. Characters
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Unit 2 Is Conflict Necessary?
Conflict • Conflict: Struggle between opposing forces • 2 types: Internal and External • Internal: Man vs. Self • External: Man vs. Man; Man vs. Society; Man vs. Nature • Conflict Video
Elements of Short Story: Want to leave a MAIN EFFECT • Characters • Main effect usually involves a change in character • Setting • Time and place of action • Contributes to the stories mood • Plot • Sequence of events in which it is told • Conflict • Themes and Symbols • Theme: Insight into life • Symbols: object or element that stands for a larger meaning
Analyzing Character • Developing Character • Direct • Narrator makes direct statements about a character • Indirect • Learn by analyzing what they say and do • How other characters respond • Characterization Video
Analyzing Character • How Characters Advance a Story • Advance Plot • Can lead to new plot developments • Intensify conflict, heighten tension or suspense • Develop Theme • How characters change and lessons they learn