FIVE ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY Plot -it is the sequence or flow of the events in a short story that would help develop the author’s idea. There are five elements of plot structure-- introduction‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and denouement. Character -considered as being one of the most important factor to a good short story‚ the characters are sentient beings who carry out the actions of the story. Setting -the when and where in which the story takes place. Authors often
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Power One theme among five stories included in chapter eleven was the power struggle between characters‚ either within themselves or among other characters. Power is somewhat of an elusive concept in which it can take many forms. The characters within this chapter exhibit a wide spectrum of power including the power achieved through independence and feelings of empowerment‚ the corruption that may coincide in great power‚ or the illusion of power. In the first story‚ titled Sweat‚ the character
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Women Have Come A Long Way "A Doll House" is no more about women ’s rights than Shakespeare ’s Richard II is about the divine right of kings‚ or Ghosts about syphilis. . . . Its theme is the need of every individual to find out the kind of person he or she is and to strive to become that person." (Bloom 28) Ibsen portays this behavior in A Doll House through one of the main characters‚ Nora Helmer‚ by setting the scene in Norway in 1872. In the late 1800s‚ women did not play an important role
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was an early spring day‚ and there she was‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ sitting in her well-lit at home office while the kids were at school‚ staring emotionlessly at her laptop screen. Mrs. Louise Mallard heard knocking on her office door‚ rather quickly standing up from her chair‚ she walked peacefully to the door and pulled it open. Her sister Josephine was standing outside‚ a different look of panic flashed in her eye. Josephine told her sister to take a seat‚ because she had something very important to say.
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and sunny. It smells like sweat‚ but I’m used to it. An old‚ dingy and torn apart gym. A drop of sweat comes down my face and I got an idea. A dumb idea. Everything was going great until something vile happened‚ something that I will never forget. I was in line waiting for my turn‚ and I decided to go off to the side and practice one of my own tricks. Then BOOM‚ I broke my arm‚ I couldn’t explain how fast it went. My coach came rushing over‚ and he started calling an ambulance. Once the ambulance
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protagonist to help develop the story’s theme The theme of a story is not only a subject or topic of discourse‚ but also a specific quality‚ characteristic or concern about life and human nature. Theme is essential in fiction as it is the backbone of meaning in stories. Theme illustrates the main idea about life and human nature‚ and the existence of theme allows readers to better understand the author’s purpose. The short story”Identities’’by W.D. Valgardson is about a man who lives in
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are‚ obsession of showing that you are special‚ and parenting are some of the themes in the short story "Back to Front." Nick‚ the main character of the short story‚ is obsessed with the thought of being the center of attention. He is obsessed with showing the world that he is special and unique. He even sacrifices his own life‚ to fulfill his need of attention. "Back to Front" is a English short story written by Nicola Barker. It was first published in "The Three Button Trick" in 2003. The author
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able to hide his weakness by refusing to go home a mess. There was a shadow he had failed to realize did not have a place in this cavern any more than he did‚ and slowly‚ ever so slowly‚ that shadow grew darker and darker and took shape to reveal a small boy. His skin was pale‚ his eyes silver‚ calculating‚ watching the man crumpled on ground before him. He did not appear to be wearing clothes‚ only the shadows he had stepped out from‚ and when Intrepidus finally acknowledged the breathing that was
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generations apart. Irene Ruddock hides herself away from society because she doesn’t understand it. She reacts badly to things she finds in modern society. She complains to various people through her letters‚ and this genreally has a bad effect of what she writes about. For instance‚ she wries to the chemist‚ saying that his wife is a prostitueand this obvioulsy stirred up some anger. She had no proof to support her allegations but she wrote the letter regardless. The conclusion that we can draw from this
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Harrison a few hours later. And‚ with Abellona’s curse having been lifted from the village‚ a new sense of hope and well-being emerged along with it among the villagers. For many it was like awakening from a long slumber and knowing that you’ve had a nightmare about something‚ but not for the life of you remembering what it was. Later that morning we had buried Casper’s body in the backyard along with the remains of Midnight and Popsicle. I had said a little prayer for them even though I knew that
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