English11ShortStoryTerms

PLOT
Sequenceofevents
Concentratesonmajorhappenings
CONFLICT
Aclashofactions,ideas,desiresorwills
Threekindsofconflict
o Manvs.man
o Manvs.environment
o Manvs.self
Allthreekindscanbeinthesamestory
PROTAGONIST
o Centralcharacterintheconflict
o Couldbesympatheticorunsympatheticcharacter(goodorbadguy)
ANTAGONIST
o Forcesworkingagainsttheprotagonist
o Couldbepersons,things,society,traitsoftheprotagonistsowncharacter
INDETERMINATEENDING
o Nodefiniteconclusionreachedintermsofconflict
DILEMMA
o Asituationinwhichacharactermustmakeachoicebetweentwo
disagreeable,undesirableorunfavorablealternatives
o Betweenarockandahardplace