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Exploring Fictional Elements: Plot, Characters, Theme, Setting

Dive into the intricate structure of fiction with a focus on plot development, character dynamics, thematic exploration, and the significance of setting in storytelling. Uncover the essence of conflicts, character evolution, and narrative perspectives in crafting compelling narratives.

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Exploring Fictional Elements: Plot, Characters, Theme, Setting

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  1. Elements of Fiction

  2. The Elements • Plot • Characters • Setting • Theme • Point of View

  3. Plot • Sequence of events • Exposition • Rising Action • Climax • Falling Action • Resolution • Contains conflicts • External Conflict • Person vs. Person • Person vs. Society • Person vs. Nature • Internal Conflict • Person vs. Self

  4. Characters • Protagonist • Antagonist • Static—do not change during the story • Dynamic—undergo a change due to an event happening to them • Flat—stereotypical; shallow; one or two personality traits; not fully developed • Round—realistic; have many different personality traits; fully developed

  5. Setting • Time • Place When and Where

  6. Theme • What is theme? • NOT a summary of events!!

  7. Point of View • Who is telling the story? • How do we know what happens? • Does the character simply tell us? • 1st person • 3rd Omniscient: know almost everything • 3rd Limited: “limited” is key word

  8. Science Fiction • Outrageous characters, situations, and settings. • Future • Advances in technology • Different political and social systems

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