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出门在外也不愁SHORT STORY ELEMENTS
-- The time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting.&
For some stories the setting is very important, while for others it is
not.& There are several aspects of a story's setting to consider when
examining how setting contributes to a story (some, or all, may be present
in a story):
a)& place -
geographical location.& Where is the action of the story taking place?
b)& time - When is
the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc)
c)& weather conditions
- Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc?
d)& social conditions
- What is the daily life of the characters like? Does the story contain
local colour (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs,
etc. of a particular place)?
e)& mood or atmosphere
- What feeling is created at the beginning of the story?& Is it bright
and cheerful or dark and frightening?
-- The plot is how the author arranges events to de&
It is the sequence of events in a story or play.& The plot is a planned,
logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end.& The
short story usually has one plot so it can be read in one sitting.&
There are five essential parts of plot:
a)& Introduction
- The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed.
b)& Rising Action -
This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict
in the story is revealed (events between the introduction and climax).
c)& Climax - This is
the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story.&
The reader wonders w will the conflict be resolved
d)& Falling action -
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.& The reader
knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not (events
between climax and denouement).
e)& Denouement - This
is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.
It is helpful to consider climax
as a three-fold phenomenon:& 1)& the main character receives
new information& 2)& accepts this information (realizes it but
does not necessarily agree with it) 3)& acts on this information (makes
a choice that will determine whether or not he/she gains his objective).
CONFLICT--&&
Conflict is essential to plot.& Without conflict there is no plot.&
It is the opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes
the plot move.& Conflict is not merely limited to open arguments,
rather it is any form of opposition that faces the main character. Within
a short story there may be only one central struggle, or there may be one
dominant struggle with many minor ones.
There are two types
of conflict:
1)& External - A struggle
with a force outside one's self.
<font size=+1 face="Arial" color="#)& Internal
- A struggle within one' a person must make some decision, overcome
pain, quiet their temper, resist an urge, etc.
There are four kinds of
1)& Man vs. Man (physical)
- The leading character struggles with his physical strength against other
men, forces of nature, or animals.
<font size=+1 face="Arial" color="#)& Man vs. Circumstances
(classical) - The leading character struggles against fate, or the circumstances
of life facing him/her.
<font size=+1 face="Arial" color="#)& Man vs. Society
(social) - The leading character struggles against ideas, practices, or
customs of other people.
4)& Man vs. Himself/Herself
(psychological) -& The leading character struggles with himself/
with his/her own soul, ideas of right or wrong, physical limitations, choices,
-- There are two meanings for the word character:
1)& The person in a work of
2)& The characteristics of
Persons in a work of fiction
- Antagonist and Protagonist
Short stories use few characters.&
One character is clearly central to the story with all major events having
some importance to this character - he/she is the PROTAGONIST.& The
opposer of the main character is called the ANTAGONIST.
The Characteristics of a Person
In order for a story to seem real
to the reader its characters must seem real.& Characterization is
the information the author gives the reader about the characters themselves.&
The author may reveal a character in several ways:
a)& his/her physical appearance
b)& what he/she says, thinks,
feels and dreams
c)& what he/she does or does
d)& what others say about
him/her and how others react to him/her
Characters are convincing if they
are:& consistent, motivated, and life-like (resemble real people)
Characters are...
1.& Individual - round,
many sided and complex personalities.
2.& Developing - dynamic,&
many sided personalities that change, for better or worse, by the end of
the story.
3.& Static - Stereotype,
have one or two characteristics that never change and are emphasized e.g.
brilliant detective, drunk, scrooge, cruel stepmother, etc.
Point of view, or p.o.v., is defined
as the angle from which the story is told.
<font size=+1 face="Arial" color="#.& Innocent Eye
- The story is told through the eyes of a child (his/her judgment being
different from that of an adult) .
<font size=+1 face="Arial" color="#.& Stream of Consciousness
- The story is told so that the reader feels as if they are inside the
head of one character and knows all their thoughts and reactions.
<font size=+1 face="Arial" color="#.& First Person
- The story is told& by the protagonist or one of the characters who
interacts closely with the protagonist or other characters (using pronouns
I, me, we, etc).& The reader sees the story through this person's
eyes as he/she experiences it and only knows what he/she knows or feels.
<font size=+1 face="Arial" color="#.& Omniscient-
The author can narrate the story using the omniscient point of view.&
He can move from character to character, event to event, having free access
to the thoughts, feelings and motivations of his characters and he introduces
information where and when he chooses.& There are two main types of
omniscient point of view:
a)& Omniscient Limited
- The author tells the story in third person (using pronouns they, she,
he, it, etc).& We know only what the character knows and what the
author allows him/her to tell us. We can see the thoughts and feelings
of characters if the author chooses to reveal them to us.
b)& Omniscient Objective
? The author tells the story in the third person.& It appears as though
a camera is following the characters, going anywhere, and recording only
what is seen and heard.& There is no comment on the characters or
their thoughts. No interpretations are offered.& The reader is placed
in the position of spectator without the author there to explain.&
The reader has to interpret events on his own.
-- The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central
insight.& It is the author's underlying meaning or main idea that
he is trying to convey.& The theme may be the author's thoughts about
a topic or view of human nature.& The title of the short story usually
points to what the writer is saying and he may use various figures of speech
to emphasize his theme, such as: symbol, allusion, simile, metaphor, hyperbole,
Some simple examples of common themes
from literature, TV, and film are:
- things are not always as they
appear to be
- Love is blind
- Believe in yourself
- People are afraid of change
- Don't judge a book by its cover