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Introduction to the Elements of Fiction

Introduction to the Elements of Fiction. CHARACTERS. The actors in a story’s plot People, animals, robots, or whatever the writer chooses May be more than one main character, particularly in a book. Protagonist – main character(s)

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Introduction to the Elements of Fiction

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  1. Introduction to the Elements of Fiction

  2. CHARACTERS • The actors in a story’s plot • People, animals, robots, or whatever the writer chooses • May be more than one main character, particularly in a book. • Protagonist – main character(s) • Antagonist – person(s) or force(s) in conflict with the main character • Little Red Riding Hood – Who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist?

  3. SETTING • Time and place in which a story happens • Physical surroundings • Ideas • Customs, Values, and Beliefs that are associated with the broad setting • Little Red Riding Hood – What is the setting of this fairy tale? • Think about the setting broadly, then identify more specific locations.

  4. PLOT • Sequence of events in a story – action that moves the story along • Exposition– introduces the story’s characters, setting, and conflict • Rising action – develops the conflict with complications and suspense • Climax – the emotional high point of the story • Falling action – shows what happens to the characters after the climax • Resolution – shows how the conflict is resolved or how the problem is solved • Little Red Riding Hood– What is the sequence of events in Little Red Riding Hood’s story?

  5. CONFLICT • The element of the story which shows the concerns of the central characters. • Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces • External conflict: struggle between a character and an outside force (another character, society, nature, or fate) • Internal conflict: struggle within a character against opposing feelings or indecision • Little Red Riding Hood- What conflict does Little Red Riding Hood face? • What was the solution, or resolution?

  6. POINT OF VIEW • Who is telling the story? • Narrator’s standpoint or perspective • First-person point of view: narrator is a character in the story, uses I, me, we, us • Third-person point of view: narrator describes the story from outside • Objective – like a camera is recording the action • Omniscient– narrator knows thoughts and feelings of every character • Limited – narrator knows thoughts and feelings of only one character • Little Red Riding Hood– What is the P.O.V.?

  7. THEME • Central message of the story • Universal – applies to everyone, everywhere, at every time • Sometimes the theme is stated directly • Sometimes the theme is implied (not “right there”, more of an “on your own”) • Little Red Riding Hood – What is the theme?

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