Fiction Terms Mr.Knox

Telling a story from beginning to end

A character's flaw that is resolved one way or another by the end of the story

A plain character that doesn't that doesn't change or develop in the story

Stuggle or problem between opposing characters or forces

Anything that stands in the way of the protagonist achieving their goal

One who doesn't experience inner change

A story structure that starts in the middle of things

The event that launches the protagonist into their adventure

Character tells a story that has already hapenned

The immediate results from the decision made in the climax

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The principal or main character in a literary work; the "hero"

The transformation of a character over the story

The event that takes the character out of their "normal"

Conflicts or complicating events that lead up to the climax

The term that means "The Fatal Flaw."

A story set within a story

A character who is complex, but changes over the course of the story

A story structure or type that is found across all cultures and times

The methods used by a writer to make a character seem like a real person

A static character who has the opposite personality of the protagonist

Undergoes internal changes due to conflict throughout the story

Character struggles with an outside force

All problems are solved and the character has a "new" normal

Series of events that help character resolve her knot

Excessive Pride

The state of the character when they begin the story

Character struggles with themselves

Writing at the beginning of a story that creates the characters routine and problem

The events that make up a story

The time and place where a story takes place

The "moment of Truth."

The point at which the character is forced to change or to not change

The character's new normal at the end of the story

The "gift" that the hero returns to the everyday world with benefit to mankind