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Story Notes.


Characters: People, Animals, Or Creatures Present In A Story.

Author's Purpose: Why Did They Write This? To Inform, Entertain. Pursuede. Or To Inlighten Or Reveal An Important Truth?

Protagonist: The "Good Guy/Girl",

Antagonist: The "Bad Guy/Girl".

Characterization: A Writer Reveals How A Character Behaves, And How They Change Throughout The Story.

Direct Characterization: Artist Openly Tells How The Character Is.

Indirect Characterization: Shown Through Other's Thoughts, And The Character's Thoughts, Or Actions.

Plot: What Happens, And How It Happens In A Narrative.

Narrative: Any Work That Tells A Story. A Short Story, Novel, Or Drama (ect.)

Exposition: Opening Chapter. Gives Rise To Conflict, And Characters Are Introduced.

Rising Action: Events Resulting From The Central Action. Procedes To The Climax.

Climax: The Highest Point Of Conflict, Suspense, Or Interest. There Can Be More Than One, But Only One End Climax.

Resolution: The Conflict Ends, Central Action Has Stopped. Lack of Central Action Prevents The Continuation Of The Story.

Conflict: The Central Struggle Of The Story.
External Conflict: (War, A Struggle In The World) An Outside Force.
Internal Conflict: ('A Beautiful Mind') Battling One's Mentality. A Decision.

Conflict.

Character vs. Character
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Machine
Character vs. Themselves

Setting: Time And Place That Conflict Occures.
Setting Includes: Furniture, Scenery, Coustoms, Transportation, Clothing, Dialects, Weather, And Time.

Functions Of Settings:

To Convey A Mood Or Atmosphere.
To Show The Reader A Different Way Of Life.
To Make Actions More Realistic.
For Symbolic, Or Idea Reasons.