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    Elements of A Narrative

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    The document discusses key elements of narrative structure: setting and characters, conflict, plot, point of view, theme, and discussion questions. It defines important literary concepts like protagonist, antagonist, dynamic/static characters, and external/internal conflict. It outlines the typical stages of plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It also describes different points of view like first person, third person limited and omniscient, and stream of consciousness. Finally, it notes that a theme conveys the author's central idea and provides sample discussion questions about the short story "The Soul of the Great Bell."

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    The document discusses key elements of narrative structure: setting and characters, conflict, plot, point of view, theme, and discussion questions. It defines important literary concepts like protagonist, antagonist, dynamic/static characters, and external/internal conflict. It outlines the typical stages of plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It also describes different points of view like first person, third person limited and omniscient, and stream of consciousness. Finally, it notes that a theme conveys the author's central idea and provides sample discussion questions about the short story "The Soul of the Great Bell."

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    The document discusses key elements of narrative structure: setting and characters, conflict, plot, point of view, theme, and discussion questions. It defines important literary concepts like protagonist, antagonist, dynamic/static characters, and external/internal conflict. It outlines the typical stages of plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It also describes different points of view like first person, third person limited and omniscient, and stream of consciousness. Finally, it notes that a theme conveys the author's central idea and provides sample discussion questions about the short story "The Soul of the Great Bell."

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    Elements of A Narrative

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    ELEMENTS OF A NARRATIVE

    Group !: Setting and Characters


    Info Sharing “The Soul of the Great Bell”
    Setting: Time:
    The time and place in which the events of a story take place. Place:
    Characters: Protagonist:
    Refers to people, animals, robots, etc., who play parts in the action of the story. Antagonist:
     Dynamic- A dynamic character is a person who changes over time, usually as a
    result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis. Most dynamic
    characters tend to be central rather than peripheral characters, because resolving
    the conflict is the major role of central characters.
     Static – A static character is someone who does not change over time; his or her
    personality does not transform or evolve.
     Round- A rounded character is anyone who has a complex personality; he or she
    is often portrayed as a conflicted and contradictory person.
     Flat – a flat character is the opposite of a round character. This literary personality
    is notable for one kind of personality trait or characteristic.
     Protagonist – the protagonist is the central person in a story, and is often
    referred to as the story’s main character. He or she (or they) is faced with conflict
    that must be resolved.
     Antagonist – The antagonist is the character(s) that represents the opposition
    against which the protagonist must contend. In other words, the antagonist is an
    obstacle that the protagonist must overcome.

    Group 2: Conflict
    Info Sharing “The Soul of the Great Bell”
    Conflict: Conflict:
    Conflict is essential to plot. Without conflict there is no plot. It is the opposition of
    forces which ties one incident to another and makes the plot move. Within a short story
    there may be only one central struggle, or there may be one dominant struggle with many
    minor ones.

    There are two types of conflict:


    1. External – a struggle with a force outside one’s self.
    a. Man vs. Man (physical) – The leading character struggles with his physical strength
    against other men, forces of nature, or animals.
    b. Man vs. Society (social) – The leading character struggles against ideas, practices, or
    customs of other people.
    c. Man vs. Nature – A character struggles with a force of nature (natural disaster,
    desolation, animal, etc.)
    d. Man vs. Supernatural – Gods, ghosts, monsters, spirits, aliens, etc.
    e. Man vs. Technology – Computers, machines, etc.
    f. Man vs. Fate – destiny
    2. Internal Conflict – A struggle within one’s self. the leading character struggles with
    himself/herself; with his/her own soul, ideas of right or wrong, physical limitations,
    choices, etc.

    Group 3: Plot
    Info Sharing “The Soul of the Great Bell”
    PLOT – The plot is how the author arranges events to develop his basic idea; it is the PLOT
    sequence of events in a story or play. The plot is a planned, logical series of events having 1. Introduction/Exposition:
    a beginning, middle, and end. The short story usually has one plot so it can be read in one
    setting. 2. Rising Action:
    There are five essential parts of plot:
    a) Introduction – The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is 3. Climax:
    revealed.
    b) Rising action – This is where the events in the story become complicated and the 4. Falling Action:
    conflict in the story is revealed (events between the introduction and climax).
    c) Climax – this is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story. The
    reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not? 5. Denouement:
    d) Falling action – The events and complications begin to resolve. The reader knows what
    has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not (events between climax and
    denouement).
    e. Denouement – This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.

    It is helpful to consider climax as a three-fold phenomenon:


    1. the main character receives new information
    2. the main character accepts this information (realizes it but does not necessarily agree
    with it)
    3. the main character acts on the information (makes a choice that will determine whether
    or not he/she gains his/her objective).

    Group 4: POINT OF VIEW


    Info Sharing “The Soul of the Great Bell”
    POINT OF VIEW Point of View:
    Point of view or P.O.V. is defined as the angle from which the story is told.
    1. Innocent Eye – the story is told through the eyes of a child (his/her judgment being
    different from that of an adult).
    2. 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.
    3. First person – the story is told by the protagonist or one of the characters who interacts
    closely with the protagonist or other characters (using the pronouns I, me, we, etc). The
    reader sees the story though this person’s eyes as he/she experiences it and only knows
    what he/she knows or feels.
    4. 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 and motivations of his characters and he introduces information where and when
    he chooses. There are two main types of omniscient point of view:
    a. Omniscient Limited – the author tells the story in third person (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 the thoughts and feelings of characters if the author
    chooses to reveal them to us.
    b. Omniscient Objective – The author tells the story in the third person. It 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 ahs to interpret events on his own.

    Group 5: THEME & QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION


    Info Sharing “The Soul of the Great Bell”
    THEME - The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight. It is the
    author’s underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey. The theme may be
    the author’s thoughts about a topic or view of human nature. The title of the short story
    usually points to what the writer is saying.
    Questions for Discussion:
    1. What contract did Kouan-Yu undertake?
    2. What difficulties did Kouan-Yu and his men face regarding their task? Why?
    3. What characteristics of Ko-Ngai make her a good daughter?
    4. How would you characterize Young-Lo, the Emperor, as revealed by the following:
    a. his decree regarding the bell--- the bell’s composition, tone, etc.
    b. his punishment for Kouan-Yu in case of failure
    5. What message did the astrologer or soothsayer bring?
    6. How did the bell ding a soul?
    7. Why did Ko-Ngai do what she did? For whose sake did she do it?

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