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Plot and Conflict

Plot A sequence of events, causally related A sequence of events, causally related What happens in the story What happens in the story

Plot Arrangement Chronological Chronological –(ab ovo —at the beginning)—1 st event happens first, etc In media res In media res –The story begins in the middle of the action Episodic Episodic –Short plots occurring one after the other

Plot Sub-Arrangements Flashback Flashback –Past events are experienced as a memory Foreshadowing Foreshadowing –Suggesting, indicating, hinting or showing what will happen later in a story Anastrophe Anastrophe –Sequence of events chopped into segments and then scrambled

Plot Structure Exposition Exposition –Background Rising action Rising action –Complication Crisis Crisis –Moment of highest tension or indecision in primary conflict Climax Climax –Resolution of the crisis; rest of action inevitable Resolution/denouement Resolution/denouement –Tying up of loose ends

What is Conflict? A clash between opposing forces, usually forcing the main character into a dilemma.

Four Types of Conflict (1) Individual Conflict: One person in opposition with another One person in opposition with another Typically the simplest and least interesting kind of conflict

Types of Conflict (2) Social conflict: (2) Social conflict: –one person vs. a larger group; –Almost always present and significant

Types of Conflict (3) Natural conflict (3) Natural conflict –Typically, this kind of conflict involves some form of nature; –Depending on one’s perspective, it could be a conflict with God.

Types of Conflict (4) Self: (4) Self: –A person in conflict with himself; –Generally, the most interesting and significant when it is present; –Often the person in conflict doesn’t realize it. Of all the gin joints We’ll always have Paris

How Character is viewed through Conflict Protagonist Protagonist –Central character in central conflict Antagonist Antagonist –Whoever or whatever opposes the protagonist