Elements Of Fiction Part One
- 1. Part One:Plot and StructureCharacterSettingElements of Fiction
- 2. Plot and StructurePlotArrangement of events that make up a storyBoy Meets GirlBoy Falls in Love with GirlBoy Marries GirlBoy Becomes a Father
- 3. ConflictStruggle between two opposing forcesExpositionBackground information; helps us make sense of what is going on (details on character, setting, etc.Complicationscrisis; moments of tensionClimaxTurning pointResolution/DenouementComplications are sorted out
- 4. Turning Point/ClimaxFalling ActionComplication (s)ResolutionExposition
- 5. Other notes on PlotAll elements occur, but not necessarily in orderSequence of events LinearNon-LinearTempoThe speed at which events are revealed; works with the subjective aspect of reading fictionStructureThe way in which these events are ordered and designed
- 6. CharacterInseparable from plotWhat happened? Who did it happen to?ProtagonistMajor characterDynamic (go through some kind of change)AntagonistCauses conflict for protagonistCan be dynamic as wellMinor charactersIlluminate/support the main charactersStatic (remain the same from beginning to end)
- 7. CharacterCharacterizationThe means by which authors present and reveal information about charactersNarrative descriptionJudgment (through both narrator and other characters)Surface detailsCharacter consciousnessCharacter actionsCharacter speech
- 8. SettingPlace or location of a story’s actionRarely is it ever “simply” a backdropNot just for physical background; setting can also indicate details about characterSymbolism (ex: a small cramped room may indicate that a character feels trapped)Revealed primarily in narrative description