The opposite of FICTION is? ..NON-FICTION! Novel Short Story Protagonist Definition: the character that an audience wants to see succeed Usually the MAIN character Usually a GOOD character NOT NECESSARILY! We need to know what he or she WANTS Antagonist Definition: the character who is standing in the way of the Protagonists success Usually a BAD character What happens in a story Literally, the story itself Definition: The background information an audience needs to know while reading Not always at the beginning: What youll find in the Exposition of a story: Setting Characters Conflict Mood Important Background An author may stress the importance or unimportance of any of these as necessary throughout the story! Place AND time of a story Sometimes really important sometimes NOT! Definition: the central PROBLEM in a story Man (character) Vs. Man Man (character) Vs. Self Man (character) Vs. Society Man (character) Vs. Nature The chain of events that lead up to the CLIMAX of a story This?Or This? The major TURNING POINT in the story Where the CONFLICT gets resolved The point at which characters cant go back to the way things were before Usually closer to the end than you think Not always the most EXCITING or most INTENSE Can come in different forms: Simple as bad guy is finally killed Or can be harder to find; an important decision is finally made What happens as a direct result of the climax Shows us how the story ends Loose ends are tied up Sometimes this is missing from a story See example (next slide) Visually shows the path of the story Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Authors MAIN IDEA that he/she communicates through the story Personal interpretation (within reason) Needs to be a complete thought stated in a complete sentence Instead of discrimination Try people who discriminate will always pay for it in the end Something concrete in a story (an object, person) that represents something abstract (an idea)