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Short Story Terminology 101

Short Story Terminology 101. “A review, and some noobies.”. The Protagonist. The Protagonist is the character that all the events in the story revolve around. This is the “main character.”. The Antagonist. The antagonist is the character, thing, or idea that opposes the protagonist.

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Short Story Terminology 101

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  1. Short Story Terminology 101 “A review, and some noobies.”

  2. The Protagonist The Protagonist is the character that all the events in the story revolve around. This is the “main character.”

  3. The Antagonist The antagonist is the character, thing, or idea that opposes the protagonist. The antagonist causes a CONFLICT for the protagonist.

  4. We are given information about round characters that make them complex. We see that they have conflicting thoughts, or they may act in ways that are contradictory. *The protagonist is often a round character as this is who we are given the most information about. Round Character

  5. Flat Character We are not given a “full picture” of flat characters. We only see one side of them, and they are often judged as “good” or “bad.”

  6. Dynamic Character • These characters show that they change in a significant way throughout the story. They are different in their views, or beliefs, by the conclusion. This change, or movement, is often caused by an epiphany (the light bulb going off).

  7. A static character remains consistent in their views, actions, and opinions throughout the story. They are the same at the end as they were at the beginning. Beginning= Evil End= Evil Static Character

  8. Newbie (Noobie?) Terms: CONFLICT *The struggle between opposing forces in a story. This is usually a clash between the protagonist and antagonist. *We will focus on 3 types of conflict.

  9. Character versus character This type of conflict involves two characters. (Ex. Rumplestiltskin vs. his father.)

  10. Character versus Environment This type of conflict involves a character “battling” his or her surroundings. (ex. A character struggles against the political ideologies of her family, or country.)

  11. Character versus Self This type of conflict involves a character battling him/herself. (Ex. A character is battling his addiction and “fights himself” to control this.)

  12. Plot Development There are 5 stages of plot development that we will focus on.

  13. 1. Introduction This is where the writer presents the information needed to understand the events to follow. The scene is set, and the character(s) are introduced in this stage.

  14. 2. Complication This is the event in the story that introduces the conflict. Ex. Flick spills the seeds collected for the Grasshoppers.

  15. 3. Rising Action This is the series of events that move the plot forward. These events lead up to the climax of the story. Ex. 1. Seeds thrown out. 2. A beanstalk grows. 3. Jack climbs the beanstalk. 4. Jack steals from the Giant.

  16. 4. Climax This is the point of the highest interest in terms of the conflict. “What will happen?” Ex. Will James Bond, who is tied to a table, escape, or will he be sliced in half by the laser?

  17. 5. Denouement “The untying of the knot.” These are the events that tell us how the story ends, and wrap things up.

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