The Elements of Fiction Plot‚ Setting‚ Character‚ Conflict‚ Symbol‚ and Point of View are the main elements which fiction writers use to develop a story and its Theme. Because literature is an art and not a science‚ it is impossible to specifically quantify any of these elements within any story or to guarantee that each will be present in any given story. Setting might be the most important element in one and almost nonexistent in another. Just as a Crime Scene Investigator cannot approach a
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same reason. Hassan is betrayed by his best friend when Amir watches him get raped but does nothing to stop it‚ and lastly Hassan is killed as a young adult‚ leaving his only son as an orphan. Amir’s character is used to fill the role of the main protagonist throughout the story‚ and in addition to this he also acts as the narrator. Using Amir as the narrator of the story is imperative to many events that take place within The Kite Runner. Sohrab is the character within the story who inspires hope within
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In most story that is considered “interesting”‚ there usually are two storylines told parallel to each other‚ one of the protagonist and one of the antagonist‚ and for most cases‚ the one of the antagonist is wrongful‚ is black and is unfavoured. We define an antagonist is a person or group of people who oppose the main character‚ an antagonist can ether be a human or a non-human. To be very honest‚ antagonists barely received any love or sympathy from the audience. The audience‚ seem to always
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Film Noir‚ meaning “black film’ in French‚ was the trending style and genre in American culture between the 1940s and the 1950s. It is a combination of European cynicism and the American landscape. Film Noir has its origins from German Expressionism and French Poetic Realism. Nino Frank‚ who was a French film critic‚ was the first to introduce this black and white genre to Hollywood in 1946. Many of the directors who introduced Film Noir where refugees from Nazi‚ Germany. From that moment in time
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Even though there are little to no direct mentions regarding the protagonist elemental personality traits‚ like name‚ gender‚ nationality‚ appearance or social class‚ the text does‚ in fact‚ give subtle hints which help in deciphering the character. Hence the nature of the first-person perspective‚ the protagonist’s name remains unknown. The same goes for their gender; although‚ it is almost safe to assume that the protagonist is male since the rest of the group of friends that are ‘along for
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space. Likewise‚ in E. M. Forster’s‚ insightful short story‚ “The Celestial Omnibus‚” a young boy ventures out and locates a bus to heaven. Despite everyone’s mocking on Earth‚ he is crowned king for his innocence and humility. In both texts‚ the protagonists
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through the use of the protagonists‚ antagonists and setting. Contemporary composers manipulate characteristics of texts to portray its distinctive voice. This is evident in Marele Day’s novel the Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender‚ by the giving the protagonist Claudia Valentine - a hard boiled detective‚ the antagonist Harry Lavender – A major crime boss and Sydney each a distinctive voice. John Badham also incorporates this into the film The Hard way with the use of the protagonist John Moss – a hardboiled
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narrator‚ namely our protagonist whose name we do not know‚ which furthermore appears directly in the story. However it is through his eyes‚ actions and point of view that we read the story‚ which makes him a limited narrator. This fact makes it worth considering whether he is a reliable source or not. In this case‚ I would define our protagonist as reliable. He tells us exactly what happens during the short period of time in which the short story lasts. Due to our protagonist being a child‚ we as
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heartbreaking that you might still see them in your daily life despite the fact that they are already dead. This could give you the comfort of them still being around‚ while you can still carry out conversations and feel like they are alive. The protagonist‚ Annie‚ experiences this supernatural situation in the short story “No Angel” written by Bernie McGill in 2011. The story is told in a first person narrative with a limited point of view‚ where the reader has full access to the protagonist’s thoughts
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and this makes the protagonists miserable. That being said‚ power shapes the life we live. Power can be good; it can be bad; but it plays a huge role in who we are. There are many similarities in Speak and Animal Farm. Starting with similarities in theme are there is an abuse of the power. Napoleon uses it to take over the farm and have the other animals as his slaves. Andy uses his power over Melinda to where she’s afraid to speak. Although there is abuse‚ the protagonists still hope for a better
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