ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE

ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE

1. SETTING
The setting refers to the background in which the story takes place.

1. SETTING
There are several components necessary to create a setting:

PLACE
- This usually refers to the geographical location of the story. The story may move from one place to another. For example, a story may begin in a particular city in England. By the middle of the story, the character(s) may find themselves in other locations within England.

1. SETTING
There are several components necessary to create a setting:

TIME
- First, this refers to the period of history, if the

story is set in the past. If the story could happen now or at some recent unspecified time, we say that it is "contemporary." If it is a science fiction story, it may be set in the future. Time also refers to the season, month, and even time of day.

1. SETTING
There are several components necessary to create a setting:

CLIMATE/WEATHER
This is an aspect of setting which can be important to the novel. If the story begins in the midst of a hurricane, it is significant to the story.

1. SETTING
There are several components necessary to create a setting:

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)?

1. SETTING
There are several components necessary to create a setting:

MOOD/ATMOSPHERE
- The feeling that is created at the beginning of the story? (e.g. Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening?)

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2. PLOT
The plot is a synopsis of the storyline in chronological order. The plot usually arises out of the conflict in the story, which eventually builds to a climatic moment.

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The basic plot is comprised of the following:

INTRODUCTION
Refers to the beginning of the story where the characters and setting are presented.

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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).

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CLIMAX
This is the turning point in the story in which the reader wonders what will happen next (i.e., will the problem get solved or not?)

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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).

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DENOUEMENT
This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.

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ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE 3. CONFLICT

This is referred to as the

struggle

between

opposing forces

in the story. The main purpose of conflict is to provide interest and suspense.

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There are various types of conflict, which can usually be categorized as one of the following:

MAN VS. HIMSELF (internal)

when the main character in the story has a problem with him or herself.

The conflict between Man and his/ herself occurs when a figure develops an internal struggle between his/her thoughts and ideas.

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3. CONFLICT

MAN VS. MAN (external)

One person sets out to achieve certain goals, while another person or persons stands in his way. can be described as a conflict arising between two or more characters of the same kind. An example of this might be a fist fight between two people. Such as the Protagonist (main character) vs. the Antagonist (villain or someone who's against the protagonist)

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3. CONFLICT

MAN VS. SOCIETY (external)

Man vs. society conflicts array the characters against large social conventions or traditions. It is literature theme in fiction in which a main character or character's thinks differently from society or has different concepts than what most people think. An example is that society says it's wrong to steal so, you must not steal, but in some man or people stealing is what they do everyday but that is not what society believes is right.

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3. CONFLICT

MAN VS. NATURE (external)

M a n v . N a t u r e i s the theme in literature that places a character against forces of nature. Many disaster films focus on this theme, which is predominant within many survival stories.

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3. CONFLICT

MAN VS. SUPERNATURAL (E)

Man v. Supernatural is a type of literary conflict in which the character is pitted against elements outside of the natural realm. These include encounters with ghosts, extraterrestrials, external spiritual experiences, and other unexplained occurrences.

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3. CONFLICT
MAN VS. MACHINE/TECHNOLOGY (E)
Man v. Machine/Technologyis a conflict between a man and mechanical antagonists or the mechanization of society in general.

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MAN VS. DESTINY or FATE
Man v. Destiny (or Fate) is a theme in which one attempts to break free of a predetermined path before him chosen without his knowledge. It can also be referred to as a conflict between fate a n d f r e e w i l l . A c o m m o n example is Shakespeares Macbeth.

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4. CHARACTER

The person in a work or fiction. The characteristics of a person

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4. CHARACTER Persons in a work of fiction:
Protagonist- the character that is central to the story with all the major events having some importance to this character. Antagonist- the opposer of the main character.

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4. CHARACTER
The Characteristics of a Person:
A. His or her physical appearance B. What he/she says, thinks, feels and dreams C. What he/she does or does not do. D. What others say about him o her and how others react to him/ her

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4. CHARACTER Characters are...
1. Individual- round, ,any sided and complex personalities 2. Developing- dynamic, many sided personalities that change, for better or worse, by the end of the story. 3. S t a t i c - s t e r e o t y p e , h a v e o n e o r t w o characteristics that never change and are emphasized. (Brilliant detective, drunk, Scrooge, cruel stepmother)

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5. POINT OF VIEW
Point of view or P.O.V. Is fined as the angle from which the story is told.

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5. POINT OF VIEW INNOCENT EYE
The story is told through the eyes of a child (his/her judgement being different from that of an adult)

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5. POINT OF VIEW
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.

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5. POINT OF VIEW FIRST PERSON
The story is told by the protagonist or one of the characters who interacts closely with the protagonist or other characters. (Uses pronoun I,me, we) The reader sees the story through this person's eyes as he/she experiences it and only knows what he/she does knows or feels.

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5. POINT OF VIEW 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, motivations of his characters and he introduces information where and when he chooses.

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5. POINT OF VIEW OMNISCIENT LIMITED
The author tells the story in third Roberson (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 thoughts and feelings of characters if the author chooses to reveal them to us.

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5. POINT OF VIEW OMNISCIENT OBJECTIVE
The author tells the story in the third person.mit 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.

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6. THEME
It is the controlling idea or central insight. It is the author's underlying meaning or main idea that he or she is trying to convey.