Every short story or novel that is written follows particular guidelines. The stories are structured where information is presented in a particular order. This allows the reader t better understand and follow along with the reading. Fictional stories give the writer the opportunity to go against the typical order in which information in a story is presented. It is important that writers of fictional stories include plot elements and character roles. This allows readers to follow story much easier. Fictional stories also include a climax. Climax is the highest or most intense point in the development of a story. Climax is also referred to as a turning point of the story. Normally the climax is introduced towards the middle of the story, before
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For example, the story says “In the country along the Gulf Coast, in summer, the period of time between the setting of the sun and total black night is full of sweet mysteries and has the effect of making the world with all its traffic stop dead still” (Walter 172). With this information the reader now knows the time and place of the story. The writer beings to introduce the roles of the characters. From the description of the writer gives about Tyler one can conclude that he will have the role of the protagonist. The protagonist is the central character, or the character with the leading role. The writer introduced Tyler in the story as “a lawyer named Tyler Scandrett sat on the front porch of a high old one-story house shielded from the street by four camphor trees and a hedge of azalea bushes” (Walter 172). The next character that the writer introduced is Tyler’s sister. The writer does not give much description about her, and therefore she takes the role of the static/flat character. A static character does not grow nor develop during the story, and typically remains the same during the duration of the story. The next character James Allison More also known as DB took the role as the antagonist. Even though at the beginning of the story when he was first introduced this role was not revealed until the reader reached the end of the
For example, the story says “In the country along the Gulf Coast, in summer, the period of time between the setting of the sun and total black night is full of sweet mysteries and has the effect of making the world with all its traffic stop dead still” (Walter 172). With this information the reader now knows the time and place of the story. The writer beings to introduce the roles of the characters. From the description of the writer gives about Tyler one can conclude that he will have the role of the protagonist. The protagonist is the central character, or the character with the leading role. The writer introduced Tyler in the story as “a lawyer named Tyler Scandrett sat on the front porch of a high old one-story house shielded from the street by four camphor trees and a hedge of azalea bushes” (Walter 172). The next character that the writer introduced is Tyler’s sister. The writer does not give much description about her, and therefore she takes the role of the static/flat character. A static character does not grow nor develop during the story, and typically remains the same during the duration of the story. The next character James Allison More also known as DB took the role as the antagonist. Even though at the beginning of the story when he was first introduced this role was not revealed until the reader reached the end of the