ELEMENTS OF FICTION

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unit   : III

ELEMENTS OF FICTION

Ø  Characterization is the process by which a writer makes that character seem real to the reader.

A.      TYPES OF CHARACTER

There are many varieties of possible characters that we may find in a fictional story that are:

1.      Protagonist

Protagonist is the central character who engages the reader’s interest and empathy.

2.      Antagonist

Antagonist is the character, force, or collection of forces that stands directly opposed to the protagonist and gives rise to the conflict of the story.

3.      Static Character

Static character  is a person who does not change throughout the work and the reader’s knowledge of that character does not grow.

4.      Dynamic Character

Dynamic character is a person who undergoes some kind of change because of the action in the plot.

5.      Flat character

A flat character embodies one or two qualities, idea, or traits that can be readily described in a brief summary.

Some flat characters are recognized as stock character. They represent stereotypes  such as the “dumb blonde”, “the mad scientist”, or the “meant stepfather”.

6.      Round characters

Round characters are characters who are more complex than flat or stock characters. They often display the inconsistencies and internal conflict found in  most real people. They are more fully developed, and therefore are harder to summarize.

Ø  PLOT

Plot is the event that form a significant pattern of action with a beginning, a middle and an end.  They move from one place or event to another in order to form a pattern, usually with the purpose of overcoming a conflict.

      Before writing a story, we should now what elements in the plot are. So, the elements of plot      in a fictional story.

1. Introduction

Introduction or introductory is material which gives the setting, creates the tone, presents the character, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story.

2.Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later  in the story. The outcome of a conflict is often hinted at or "foreshadowed" before the climax and resolution.

3.Inciting Incident

Inciting incident is the act or action that sets the story and conflict in motion.

5.Conflict

Conflict is the essence of fiction. Plot usually involves one or more conflicts, which are problems that need to be solved. The "movement" towards a solution is what drives the narrative forward, and is what occupies most of the protagonist's time. The more rewarding plots are often built around mental, emotional and moral conflicts. 

6.      Crisis

Crisis is the conflict reaches a turning point. At this point the opposing forces in the story meet and the conflict becomes most intense. The crisis occurs before or at the same time as the climax.

Ø  SETTING

1.      Place

Place is where place invironment the story takes for the show action. example : city, town , ect.

2.      Time

tells when the story takes place.  It can be in the past or even into the future.  The time may be specific such as 1861, or vague like one sunny day in July.

3.      Weather Conditions

Including weather conditions are rainy, sunny, storm. Or related all about weather.

4.      Social Conditions

Social conditions are about Psychologically, spiritually, economically and physically.

5.      Mood or Astmophere

Every story has some kind of atmosphere, but in some, it may be the most important feature or, at least, a key to the main points of the story.

Ø  POIN OF VIEW

            Point of view is an element of fiction. The fiction writer uses point of view to determine who is telling the story. The person who tells the story is the narrator. But the narrator can have different points of view. Sometimes the main character tells the story, speaking in the first person “I.”  Other times an observer to the events tells the story, and also speaks in the first person “I.” Often the narrator is a non-participant to the story. The narrator views the story from a vantage point outside the story, speaking in the third person “he” or “she.”

Ø  THEME

            Theme refers to “The Big Ideas” that bubble up from what you’ve written. Such as  about Betrayal, Love, Friendship, Justice, Family, Honor, Violence, Hypocrisy. You may have a theme in mind when you sit at the keyboard but, like it or not, readers will carve their own idea of theme out of what you write and that’s as it should be.