A Quick Look at

Setting

The time and place where a story takes place.

Examples:

Characters: The people, animals, things, etc. that are in a story

! Protagonist: The main character of the story

Examples: Walter Younger from A Raisin in the Sun

Marlin from Finding Nemo

Characters ! Antagonist: The opposition or force that

creates conflict for the Protagonist Examples: the ocean in Finding Nemo The Red Skull in Captain America

Point of View: how the story is being told !  1st Person P.O.V: Uses “I”

"  Told through the Protagonist’s eyes !  2nd Person P.O.V: Uses “You”

"  Told through minor character’s eyes; or indirectly

!  3rd Person P.O.V: Uses “He, She, It” "  Told through an omniscient (all knowing)

narrator or limited narrator

Plot: the actual story and its parts ! Five parts

"  Exposition " Rising Action " Climax "  Falling Action " Resolution

Plot ! Exposition: The introduction. The

characters, setting, and conflicts are introduced.

Example: The kids decide to go to the haunted mansion on the hill where the killer supposedly lives.

Plot ! Rising Action: The conflict rises through

a series of problems or issues.

Examples: The kids discover that the killer still lives in the mansion, and he proceeds to kill them all one by one.

Plot ! Climax: The point at which the conflict is

resolved. The highest point of intensity.

Example: The hero kills the villain.

Plot ! Falling Action: The effects of the Climax

are seen

Example: The hero realizes that he or she has killed the villain and tries to relax.

Plot ! Resolution: The end of the story where

everything is tied up.

Example: The hero walks off into the sunset…or dies.

If a resolution is sad, it’s called Denouement

Conflict ! Conflict: The struggle or battle that

drives the story "  Two types of conflict: ○  Internal ○  External

Internal Conflict ! Only one type:

"  Person vs. Self ○  Example: The protagonist fights his addiction

External Conflict ! Four types:

○  Person vs. Person "  Protagonist vs. another person

○  Person vs. Society "  Protagonist vs. group of people

○  Person vs. Nature "  Protagonist vs. environment

○  Person vs. Fate/Supernatural "  Protagonist vs. God or his destiny

Theme ! The moral or message of a story.

Tone Vs. Mood ! Tone: The author’s attitude toward his/

her subject

! Mood: the emotional state or feeling you get from the literature