Story Elements Part 1

Setting: 1950s, city street, 11:00 p.m.  Characters: Roger, Mrs. Jones

"I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength."

Kindness can teach life lessons and help others become better people.

The vantage point from which a story is told

An insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

Roger and Mrs. Jones never see each other again, but we infer that Roger does not steal again

That part of the storytelling arc where setting and characters are introduced

That part of the storytelling arc where life for the protagonist finds a new normal

A classic plot pattern used in fiction that is guaranteed to satisfy most audiences

Told by a narrator outside the story; focuses on one character only

Told from the view point of the narrator--uses the "I" pronoun

Roger has the opportunity to "make a run for it," but he chooses to stay.

The turning point of the conflict

"She had no dowry, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved, . . .

Told by a narrator outside of the story; focuses on the thoughts of ALL characters--all-knowing