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Narrative Elements Explained

Theme

x GHILQLPLRQ 7OHPH LV SHUOMSV POH PRVP LPSRUPMQP OLPHUMU\ ŃRQŃHSP NHŃMXVH LP LV POH RYHUMUŃOLQJ LGHM POMP

POH RULPHU RI POH VPRU\ RMQPV PR UHMGHU PR XQGHUVPMQGB $OO RPOHU OLPHUMU\ ŃRQŃHSPV MUH XVHG PR ŃUHMPH POHPHB

7OH POHPH LV POH MXPORU¶V ŃRPPHQPMU\ RQ M VXNÓHŃPB )RU H[MPSOH LQ 6OMNHVSHMUH¶V 2POHOOR RQH RI POH

PMÓRU POHPHV LV ORR HMVLO\ OXPMQ SHUŃHSPLRQ ŃMQ NH PMQLSXOMPHG ROHQ SRRHUIXO HPRPLRQV MUH MP SOM\B 7R

GHPHUPLQH POH POHPH H[MPLQH RPOHU OLPHUMU\ HOHPHQPV RI POH VPRU\B

4XHVPLRQV PR FRQVLGHU )LUVP LGHQPLI\ POH VXNÓHŃP V RI POH VPRU\ MQG POHQ MVN ROMP LV POH RULPHU

PU\LQJ PR VM\ MNRXP POLV VXNÓHŃP" JOMP OLPHUMU\ PRROV GRHV POH RULPHU XVH PR ŃUHMPH POLV POHPH"

Plot

x GHILQLPLRQ 3ORP LV POH VPUXŃPXUH RI POH QMUUMPLYH MV LP PRYHV POURXJO PLPHB 0RVP QMUUMPLYHV NXP QRP MOO IROORR POLV PUMGLPLRQMO SORP VPUXŃPXUHB HP ŃRQVLVPV RI POH H[SRVLPLRQ LQPURGXŃPLRQ RI VHPPLQJ MQG ŃOMUMŃPHUV ULVLQJ MŃPLRQ HYHQPV POMP NXLOG ŃRQIOLŃP IRU POH SURPMJRQLVP ŃOLPM[ PHQVLRQ RI ŃRQIOLŃP UHMŃOHV OLJOHVP PRVP LQPHQVH SRLQP IMOOLQJ MŃPLRQ POH HYHQPV IROORRLQJ POH ŃOLPM[ MQG GHQRXHPHQP POH UHVROXPLRQ RI ŃRQIOLŃPB 4XHVPLRQV PR FRQVLGHU JOMP LV POH UHOMPLRQVOLS NHPRHHQ POH HYHQPV RI POH VPRU\" +RR GR POH MŃPLRQV LQIRUP POH POHPH RI POH VPRU\"

Characters

x GHILQLPLRQ FOMUMŃPHUV MUH POH SHRSOH LQYROYHG LQ POH QMUUMPLYHB 7OH SURŃHVV N\ ROLŃO M RULPHU ŃUHMPHV M

ŃOMUMŃPHU LV ŃMOOHG ŃOMUMŃPHUL]MPLRQB 7OH PMLQ RU ŃHQPUMO ŃOMUMŃPHU RIPHQ ŃRQVLGHUHG POH OHUR LV ŃMOOHG POH

SURPMJRQLVPB 7OH PMLQ ŃOMUMŃPHU ROR RSSRVHV POH SURPMJRQLVP LV POH MQPMJRQLVP VRPHPLPHV ŃRQVLGHUHG POH

YLOOMLQB ILPHUMU\ MQMO\VLV RI ŃOMUMŃPHUV RIPHQ IRŃXVHV RQ ROHPOHU RU QRP MQG PR ROMP H[PHQP M ŃOMUMŃPHU

ŃOMQJHV POURXJORXP POH VPRU\B

4XHVPLRQV PR FRQVLGHU JOMP LV POH PRPLYMPLRQ RI HMŃO ŃOMUMŃPHU" +RR GR ŃOMUMŃPHUV JURR RU PUMQVIRUP

POURXJORXP POH VPRU\" 2U GR POH\ IMLO PR JURR RU ŃOMQJH MP MOO" JOMP GRHV POHLU JURRPO RU OMŃN RI JURRPO

VM\ MNRXP POH POHPH RI POH VPRU\"

Conflict

x GHILQLPLRQ FRQIOLŃP UHIHUV PR POH LVVXH RU SURNOHP ŃOMUMŃPHUV LQ M VPRU\ MUH ŃRQIURQPHG N\B 7OH

QMUUMPLYH LV VPUXŃPXUHG MURXQG ORR POH ŃOMUMŃPHUV IMŃH POH ŃRQIOLŃPB 7OH IRXU JHQHUMO P\SHV RI ŃRQIOLŃPV MUH

1 SHUVRQ YVB SHUVRQ M ŃRXSOH JRLQJ POURXJO M GLYRUŃH 2 SHUVRQ YVB VHOI SURPMJRQLVP RUHVPOLQJ RLPO

GHSUHVVLRQ 3 SHUVRQ YVB QMPXUH SURPMJRQLVP PU\LQJ PR VXUYLYH M QMPXUMO GLVMVPHU MQG 4 SHUVRQ YVB

VRŃLHP\ SURPMJRQLVP ILJOPLQJ IRU ŃLYLO ULJOPVB 7OH LQPHUMŃPLRQ RI ŃOMUMŃPHU MQG ŃRQIOLŃP ŃUHMPHV POH ŃHQPUMO

HIIHŃP RI POH VPRU\ MQG LV POH PMLQ LQGLŃMPRU RI PHMQLQJB

4XHVPLRQV PR FRQVLGHU +RR GRHV POH ŃRQIOLŃP MIIHŃP POH PMLQ ŃOMUMŃPHUV LQ POH VPRU\" +RR LV POH

ŃRQIOLŃP UHVROYH G MQG ROMP GRHV POH UHVROXPLRQ VM\ MNRXP POHPH" +RR GRHV POH ŃRQIOLŃP ŃOMQJH POH

PMLQ ŃOMUMŃPHUV"

7OH SXUSRVH RI POLV UHVRXUŃH LV PR MVVLVP LQ POH ŃULPLŃMO UHMGLQJ RI QMUUMPLYHV MQG PR OHOS VPXGHQPV H[SORUH ORR

POH HIIHŃP LV ŃUHMPHG MQG PHMQLQJ LV PMGHB )LŃPLRQ LV NHVP XQGHUVPRRG N\ NUHMNLQJ GRRQ MQG GLVŃXVVLQJ PHUPV

ŃRPPRQ PR PRVP VPRULHV NH POH\ QRYHOV VORUP ILŃPLRQ PRYLHV 79 VORRV HPŃB 7OHVH PHUPV LQŃOXGH SORP

ŃOMUMŃPHUV SRLQP RI YLHR VHPPLQJ POHPH ŃRQIOLŃP MQG VP\OHB 8QGHUVPMQGLQJ ORR POHVH HOHPHQPV

RRUN OHOSV XV NHPPHU MQMO\]H QMUUMPLYHV MQG PR GHPHUPLQH PHMQLQJVB 6HYHQ PMLQ HOHPHQPV RI ILŃPLRQ MUH GHILQHG

NHORR IROORRHG N\ M VMPSOH RI TXHVPLRQV PR OHOS UHMGHUV XQŃRYHU PHMQLQJ RI M JLYHQ QMUUMPLYHB

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Setting

x GHILQLPLRQ 7OLV HOHPHQP ŃMQ UHIHU PR M PLPH MQG SOMŃH POH VPRU\ LV VHP LQB 7OH

ORŃMPLRQ ŃMQ HLPOHU RRUN V\PNROLŃMOO\ RU LP ŃMQ VLPSO\ NH M NMŃNGURS IRU POH VPRU\ PR

PMNH SOMŃH LQB

4XHVPLRQV PR FRQVLGHU +RR GRHV POH ORŃMPLRQ PLPH MQGCRU GMPH RI POH VPRU\ MIIHŃP POH POHPH" +RR GRHV POH VHPPLQJ MIIHŃP ORR POH ŃOMUMŃPHUV UHVSRQG PR ŃRQIOLŃP"

Point of View

x GHILQLPLRQ 5HIHUV PR POH SHUVSHŃPLYH POH VPRU\ LV PROG IURPB 7OLV HOHPHQP LQŃOXGHV ILUVP-SHUVRQ POLUG-

SHUVRQ MQG POLUG-SHUVRQ RPQLVŃLHQP QMUUMPRUVB

)LUVP-SHUVRQ QMUUMPRU 7HOOV POH VPRU\ IURP POH SHUVSHŃPLYH RI RQH RU VHYHUMO ŃOMUMŃPHUV RLPO POH

RRUG ³H´ RU ³RHB´ 7OH UHMGHUV MV LI IURP POHLU RRQ H\HV ŃMQ HQYLVLRQ POH ŃOMUMŃPHUV MŃPLRQVB

7OLUG-SHUVRQ OLPLPHG QMUUMPRU 7HOOV POH VPRU\ IURP MQ RXPVLGH SHUVSHŃPLYH IURP POH SHUVSHŃPLYH RI

RQH RI POH ŃOMUMŃPHUV XVXMOO\ POH SURPMJRQLVPB 7OH POLUG-SHUVRQ OLPLPHG QMUUMPRU ŃMQ UHOMPH HYHQPV

PORXJOPV MŃPLRQV NXP LV OLPLPHG PR POMP VLQJOH ŃOMUMŃPHUB )RU H[MPSOH LI POH QMUUMPLRQ LV IURP POH

SRLQP RI YLHR RI POH SURPMJRQLVP POH QMUUMPRU ŃMQQRP UHOMPH HYHQPV POMP MUH OMSSHQLQJ MŃURVV PRRQ

IURP ROHUH POH SURPMJRQLVP LV QRU ŃMQ POH\ UHOMPH POH LQPHULRU PORXJOPV RI MQ\ RPOHU ŃOMUMŃPHUB 7OLUG

SHUVRQ OLPLPHG QMUUMPLRQ XVHV POH SURQRXQV ³OH´ ³VOH´ RU ³POH\B´ 7OLUG-SHUVRQ RPQLVŃLHQP QMUUMPRU $OVR PHOOV POH VPRU\ IURP MQ RXPVLGH SHUVSHŃPLYH NXP POLV

QMUUMPRU LV QRP OLPLPHG PR MŃPLRQV MQG PORXJOPV RI RQH ŃOMUMŃPHUB 7OLV QMUUMPRU NQRRV MOO RI POH LQ

IRUPMPLRQ RI POH VPRU\ MQG ŃMQ UHOMPH POH HYHQPV RI POH VPRU\ POH MŃPLRQV MQG VSHHŃO RI HMŃO MV RHOO MV

POH LQPHULRU PORXJOPV RI MQ\ ŃOMUMŃPHUB 7OHUH MUH QR OLPLPV IRU POLV QMUUMPRUB

4XHVPLRQV PR FRQVLGHU GRHV POH QMUUMPRU UHIOHŃP MQ LQQHU RU MQ RXPHU SHUVSHŃPLYH RQ POH VPRU\"

JO\ GLG POH MXPORU VHOHŃP POLV SRLQP RI YLHR" JOMP RRXOG ŃOMQJH LI POH VPRU\ RHUH PROG IURP M GLIIHUHQP

SRLQP RI YLHR"

Style

x GHILQLPLRQ 7OLV HOHPHQP UHIHUV PR POH RM\ POH RULPHU XVHV OMQJXMJH LQŃOXGLQJ GLŃPLRQ YRLŃH PRQH

VHQPHQŃH VP\OH HPŃB 3M\LQJ MPPHQPLRQ PR POHVH GHPMLOV MOORRV POH UHMGHU PR LGHQPLI\ ORR MQG RO\ RRUG ŃORLŃH

MQG VHQPHQŃH VP\OH HPŃB ŃMQ OHOS ŃUHMPH POH HIIHŃP MQG PHMQLQJ RI POH VPRU\B

4XHVPLRQV PR FRQVLGHU HV POH GLŃPLRQ OMUG RU VLPSOH PR XQGHUVPMQG" $UH POH VHQPHQŃHV VORUP RU

ŃRPSOH[" JO\ GLG POH RULPHU PMNH POHVH VP\OLVPLŃ ŃORLŃHV" +RR GR POHVH ŃORLŃHV MGG RU GHPUMŃP IURP POH

HIIHŃP RI POH VPRU\" )XUPOHU $VVLVPMQŃH )RU PRUH GHPMLOHG OHOS RU LI \RX OMYH TXHVPLRQV YLVLP POH JULPLQJ FHQPHU ORŃMPHG LQ POH IHRLV 8QLYHUVLP\ ILNUMU\ RU ŃMOO 81D-836-D427B

6RXUŃHV FRQVXOPHG 3XUGXH 2RO JULPLQJ $NRXP ILPHUMPXUH N\ -MQHP (B *MUGQHU ³)LŃPLRQ MQG

GUMPM´ N\ GUB -MŃNLH JOLPH

127( 2I ŃRXUVH POHVH MUHQ¶P POH RQO\ OLPHUMU\ GHYLŃHV QMUUMPLYH RULPHUV XVH PR ŃUHMPH POHLU

VPRULHVB HPMJHU\ V\PNROLVP PHPMSORU IRUHVOMGRRLQJ MQG MPNLJXLP\ IRU H[MPSOH MUH RPOHU LPSRUPMQP GHYLŃHV POMP VORXOG MOVR NH ŃRQVLGHUHG LQ POH MQMO\VLV RI QMUUMPLYHVB