1. The Climax What does it do? 4 Types of Climaxes Successful Climaxes Failure Climaxes

2. What does the climax do? a dramatic event that resolves all or most of the conflict of the story The climax changes: conflict into a lack of conflict, the reader's suspense into satisfaction

3. Types of Climax: Destructive Most commonly a villain dies, which destroys both the villain's motivation to cause conflict and his/her ability to cause conflict The hero(es) may die, destroying their desire and ability to fight back.

4. Types of Climax: Constructive Instead of the conflict being resolved by ending something, it can be resolved by starting something new. The cause of conflict in a story can also be thought of as a problem, in which case the climax would naturally be the solution of the problem.

5. Types of Climax: Transformative Revealing the solution to a mystery is a very common type of climactic event; in this case the transformation is the purely mental one from confusion to understanding. Also the puzzle might not be a question of "Whodunnit?", but "How was it done?", or "How can we do it?“

6. Types of Climax: Change of Ownership/Alliance The hero may acquire the treasure they were seeking They could pass a burden they have been carrying on to someone else. A couple may declare their love for each other, or be wed, or have a child. Someone may change philosophies or sides in a conflict. The sides which have been in conflict throughout the story may just agree to stop fighting.

7. Successful Climaxes The Successful climax would include all instances of the protaganist achieving what they initially set out to accomplish. The mystery is revealed, the item is obtained, the foe is defeated. This type of ending is more satisfying for the reader, but also more superficial than the failure.

8. Failure Climaxes In the failure the protaganist doesn't solve the mystery, the item is not obtained, the foe prevails. This type of climax is generally less satisfying for the reader, and will even lead people to claim they disliked the entire story, but it is the stronger of the two endings

9. Failure is the stronger ending The struggle of the protaganist is the heart of every story, and when the story ends, the question will be, "What was the value of engaging in the struggle?". In the successful climax, the value is clear but superficial, "The protaganist recieved item A". In the unsuccessful climax the value of the struggle is not clear, the reader must look deeper into the story and the characters to discover what type of meaningful conclusion this ending has for the protaganist, despite the failure to accomplish their goals.

10. Climax Analysis Look at the short story you read to discuss these issues of climax that are evident. Write a short paragraph to explain how the climax is: Destructive/Constructive/ Transformative/Change of ownership or alliance Is the climax based on success or failure? Why?