Exciting Elements
Setting
This author thought Mars was taking him home.
Ray Bradbury
O. Henry was known for these types of endings to his stories.
Twist
Out of the 9 archetypal hero traits, this is the number of traits every hero must have to be an archetypal hero.
9
Beowulf doesn't appear until this chapter in the story.
4
2 characters talking to each other is an example of this element.
Character Interactions
In A Day's Wait, this is the reason the boy was confused about possibly dying.
Celsius vs Fahrenheit
This is O. Henry's real name.
William Sydney Porter
Scyld Scefing
Hitler
Jim went to the store. Jim bought groceries. Jim drove home. Jim ate dinner. Jim went to sleep.
This is an example of this element.
Plot
This is one example of a theme from A Rice Sandwich.
Miscellaneous
These are the 3 states O. Henry lived in.
Texas, New York, North Carolina
In the Hero's Journey, the hero starts and ends in this "High School Musical" type location.
Status Quo
If our class right now playing Jeopardy was the main plot of a story we were writing, the students would be an example of this story element.
Subjects/Content
Dolores' husband lost all of their money gambling in Vegas.
This is an example of this element.
Problem/Conflict
Ray Bradbury often wrote his stories in the college basement of this university.
UCLA
In After 20 Years, this is the restaurant Jimmy and Bob ate at 20 years ago.
Big Joe Brady's
Darth Vader speaking with Luke Skywalker at the end of Vader's life is an example of this archetypal hero trait.
Atonement with Father
These are the 4 main tips from Brad Herzog's "Fishing for Ideas" TED talk.
Counter Conventional Wisdom, Find the Real Story, Find the Right Angle, Wonder Out Loud
The firefighter saved the young boy from a burning building.
This is an example of this trait.
Solution
The Old Man at the Bridge occurs on the same day as this religious holiday.
Easter Sunday
This is the reason why the real Jimmy (aka the first cop) knew that Bob was a wanted criminal.
The scar
This archetypal hero trait refers to the religious or higher power reward heroes receive near the end of their journey.
Spiritual Apotheosis
Name 1 of the 2 people responsible for founding the idea of an archetype.
Joseph Campbell or Carl Jung