Elements of Short Stories
The theme of "Perks of Being a Wallflower"
What is Coming of Age?
The problem the protagonist faces is one involving another character
What is Man vs Man
The climax of "The Gift of the Magi" story
What is when they open each other's gifts and realize what happened.
When a character is trapped in a tornado
What is Man vs. Nature
The antagonist in "The Lottery"
Who is Society?
The POV "Perks of Wallflower" is told in.
What is First Person.
When Rainsford defeats Zaroff.
What is the resolution?
When a character suffers from depression
What is Man vs. Self
When the narrator is telling the story and not involved
What is third person
The main point or lesson learned of the story.
Theme
In the "Story of an Hour," when her conflict is internal, within herself.
What is man v self?
The four types of conflict are
What is man v man, man v nature, man v himself, man v society
Harry Potter is an example of
What is a protagonist
Kate Chopin
Who is the author of "Story of an Hour"?
The five points of a plot line -- diagram.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Man vs. Society is described as
What is when the protagonist faces a problem involving something in the society in which they live.
The four ways characters are developed
What they say, do, others say about them and Narrator tells us.
The short stories in this unit all had this in common.
What is surprise endings -- irony?