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    Basic Elements in A Short Story

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    The document outlines the basic elements of a short story, including an exposition, complication, climax, resolution, setting, theme, plot, characters, and narrator. It explains that the exposition introduces background information, the complication is a catalyst that begins conflict, the climax is a turning point as characters try to resolve issues, and the resolution provides insight from unfolding events. Additionally, it notes that the setting is when and where the story takes place, the theme is the story's view of life and human behavior, and the plot and characters are important components. The narrator can provide either a third person or first person point of view.

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    The document outlines the basic elements of a short story, including an exposition, complication, climax, resolution, setting, theme, plot, characters, and narrator. It explains that the exposition introduces background information, the complication is a catalyst that begins conflict, the climax is a turning point as characters try to resolve issues, and the resolution provides insight from unfolding events. Additionally, it notes that the setting is when and where the story takes place, the theme is the story's view of life and human behavior, and the plot and characters are important components. The narrator can provide either a third person or first person point of view.

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    The document outlines the basic elements of a short story, including an exposition, complication, climax, resolution, setting, theme, plot, characters, and narrator. It explains that the exposition introduces background information, the complication is a catalyst that begins conflict, the climax is a turning point as characters try to resolve issues, and the resolution provides insight from unfolding events. Additionally, it notes that the setting is when and where the story takes place, the theme is the story's view of life and human behavior, and the plot and characters are important components. The narrator can provide either a third person or first person point of view.

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    Basic elements in a short story

    Every short story has a structure and a message.

    Exposition or introduction

    It’s the information we need to understand what will happen during the time frame of
    the story. It consists of the background (antecedentes) information.

    Complication

    It’s the catalyst that begins the major conflict.

    Climax or crisis

    It’s the turning point in the story that occurs when characters try to resolve the
    complication.

    Resolution/the end

    It’s a moment of startling (alarmante), sudden insight gained by the main character
    as a result of the unfolding of events in the story.

    The setting

    The location of the story’s action and the time of the story.

    The theme

    In a piece of fiction, the theme is its view about life and how people behave in the
    story, usually the narrator’s vision.

    The plot (La trama)

    The plot is different from the story. The story is a chronological sequence but the plot
    can rearrange the elements of the story such that, for instance, the end is narrated
    before the beginning. In such an instance, the plot uses the devise of flashback. To
    give you another example, in a detective story, the initial action is not disclosed to
    the reader until nearly the end, thereby producing the element of suspense.

    The plot explores the casual connection between the episodes of a story.

    The characters
    In a story we have the major characters and the minor characters. Among (entre)
    the major characters we find the protagonist (the leading character) and the
    antagonist (the force acting against the main character).

    The narrator

    Who tells the story? The narrator. There are various types of narrators. For the
    purpose of this course, let’s just mention three types of them:

    a)Third person point of view. The narrator does not participatein the action of the story
    as one of the characters, but lets us know about the events and characters. It’s an
    outside voice.

    b)First presence point of view. Here the narrator participates in the action of the story.
    He or she is one of the characters. An inside voice.

    c)Omnipresent. Unlimited, omnipresent point of view.

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