Unit I: Conflict
The opposition of two or more characters or forces.
What is conflict?
A person who is one-dimensional in a story and does not undergo change in thought or action.
What is a flat character?
A reader finds a story's theme by analyzing these two key elements.
What are the characters and conflicts of the story?
This is a type of third person narrative in which the storyteller “knows all.”
What is third person omniscient?
This person is the narrator in "Treasure Island."
Who is Jim Hawkins?
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. a force greater than himself
A force or character who struggles against a protagonist.
"Wealth has corrupting power" is the main theme of which story?
What is "The Silver Mine"?
This story is considered a folk tale.
What is "The Forty Thieves"?
All of the characters in this story wasted their youth and are given a second chance, but waste that too.
What is "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"?
The story “Miss Hinch” contains a great deal of this type of literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
These two characters are the protagonist and antagonist in the story "Miss Hinch."
Who are Jessie Dark and Miss Hinch?
“The Silver Mine” has a story within a story, also known as this.
What is a frame story?
This story begins with Framton Nuttel's point of view (third person limited omniscient) and switches to full omniscient by the end of the story.
In this story, there is a character who enjoys making up stories about another character.
What is "The Open Window"?
What is atmosphere?
This person in a story is often complex and undergoes changes in action and thought.
What is a round character?
Reader anxiety resulting from the author withholding plot details.
What is suspense?
The use of language to convey meaning other than what is stated.
What is irony?
The competition between Nace vs Osborn is the primary conflict in which story?
What is Top Man?
This is the primary conflict present in the story "The Duel."
What is man vs. himself or an internal conflict?
The reason characters are important in a story.
These two themes work together to create the central message of “Beauty and the Beast."
What are inner beauty is more valuable than outer beauty and surface appearances are often misleading?
This is a story told in first person, is non-fiction, and is about the writer.
What is an autobiography?
Pride and rashness lead to the downfall of this character.
Who is Phaethon?