Story Elements

Main character in a story; typically a "good person"

The narrator is a character in the story. ( I, me, my, we, our )

the events are told by someone outside the story; using "he/she/they"

the characters work to solve the problem or conflict

the sequence of events in a story

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax

A character or force in conflict with the main character "bad person"

Most intense/exciting moment of the story; turning point

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

when the narrator refers to one of the characters (or the reader) as "You"

Beginning of the story where the characters and setting are introduced

a message you're supposed to get about life from the story

where and when the story takes place