PLOT

Sequenceofevents
Concentratesonmajorhappenings
CONFLICT
Aclashofactions,ideas,desiresorwills
Threekindsofconflict
o Manvs.man
o Manvs.environment
o Manvs.self
Allthreekindscanbeinthesamestory
PROTAGONIST
o Centralcharacterintheconflict
o Couldbesympatheticorunsympatheticcharacter(goodor
badguy)
ANTAGONIST
o Forcesworkingagainsttheprotagonist
o Couldbepersons,things,society,traitsoftheprotagonists
owncharacter
INDETERMINATEENDING
o Nodefiniteconclusionreachedintermsofconflict
DILEMMA
o Asituationinwhichacharactermustmakeachoicebetween
twodisagreeable,undesirableorunfavorablealternatives
o Betweenarockandahardplace