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today everyone for this video we will be
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discussing about writing fiction
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particularly the different elements
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of fiction
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but first let us have a definition of
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what fiction is
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fiction is make-believe or invented
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stories
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pretty much these are stories that are
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based on the imagination and creativity
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of the writer
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also fiction may be in forms of short
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stories
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fables vignettes plays novellas or
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novels now it is also worth noting that
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although writers may base a character on
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people that they have met in real life
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the characters and the experiences that
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the character faces in a story are not
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real
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hence it is fictitious based on fiction
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now at this point we are going to focus
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on the different elements of fiction
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when writing fiction a writer must be
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familiar with the following elements
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we start off with of course the
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characters
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the setting the plot the conflict
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the point of view and of course the
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theme
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let us start with the characters the
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characters in the story are considered
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as the stars in a story
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as the events in a story revolve around
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the characters
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in a way that their actions in the story
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would lead to other events
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also the characters may be persons
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animals or even extraordinary beings
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which would of course be dependent on
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the genre or theme of the story being
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written
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characters may also be classified
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according to roles
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remember that each particular character
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in a story has a role or purpose to play
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and lastly it requires research for
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effective writing
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writing about a character from a
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different culture requires accurate
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writing
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in order to avoid misrepresentation
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now at this point we're going to talk
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about the different types of characters
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starting with the protagonist and the
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antagonist
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the protagonist is the main character of
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a story
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in a way that majority of the plot
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sequences includes him
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or her of course being the protagonist
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his or her main objective is to resolve
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the conflict presented in the story
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the antagonist on the other hand opposes
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the protagonist
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also the antagonist tends to be hostile
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in nature
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now while the protagonist aims to solve
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the conflict that is presented
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the antagonist usually is the cause of
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the conflict in the story and of course
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aims to stop the protagonist
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in resolving the conflict
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one of the best examples of a
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protagonist in modern literature
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is harry potter who has encountered
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different challenges and
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struggles in order to find ways to stop
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his
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antagonist who is lord voldemort
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whose mission is to kill harry potter in
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order to gain immortality and become
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all-powerful
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now at this point let's focus on another
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type of character which would be the
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round character and the flat character
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the wrong character is someone who plays
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an important role in the story
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one of the characteristics of brown
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characters is that they are complex
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dimensional and well developed also
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in a story round characters change as a
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result of undergoing a life-changing
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experience
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on the other hand a flat character is
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someone who has no important role in the
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story
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pretty much while their own character is
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complex dimensional and well-developed
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a flat character usually has only one or
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two characteristics
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and of course tends to be a stalk or a
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stereotypical character
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one of the best examples of a round
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character is prince zuko from avatar the
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last airbender
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at the beginning of the series his
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mission was to capture the avatar in
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order to earn his father's trust
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and gain back his honor as the series
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progresses he struggles to determine his
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true self and his purpose
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at the end of the series he realizes his
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true purpose and was able to help the
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avatar in stopping fire lord ozai from
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destroying the world
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now from the same series an example of a
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flat character is
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the combustion man as he is seen to be
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someone who is
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sort of the common villain that aims to
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stop the
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team avatar from accomplishing their
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mission
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at the end he only lasted for simply one
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or two episodes
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and after that he was gone
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now let's go back to the different types
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of characters we have the foil character
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and stock character a foil character is
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considered as the opposite of a certain
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character in a way that
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he or she exhibits the exact opposite of
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the characteristics of
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a particular character while the stock
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character is usual characters in the
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story
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these are your typical characters that
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do not undergo change
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and of course seem to be cliche
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characters
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an example of a foil character would be
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draco malfoy whose characteristics and
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personality would be the opposite of
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harry potter
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for harry potter is considered to be
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courageous and independent
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draco malfoy is seen to exhibit cowardly
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traits from time to time and heavily
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relies on his friends to do his bidding
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while an example of a stock character
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would be the typical
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death eater who is simply there for the
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purpose of functioning as a henchman
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in the story
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now at this point we're going to focus
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on another element which would be the
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setting
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the setting shows where and when the
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story takes place
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it may be based on an actual or
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imaginary location such as here in the
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philippines or probably somewhere in
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another country
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or pretty much in an imaginary location
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such as in neverland
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it may also happen in an actual or
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imaginary time period
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it may happen in the present sometime in
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the past or even sometime in the future
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now it is worth noting that both the
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location and the time period are
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important as these help determine the
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genre
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or context of the story knowing
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about when the story happens and where
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it happens would give the readers an
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idea of what they're going to expect
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in the story the setting also helps set
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the tone in the mood of the story
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as well as help reveal certain details
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about a certain character
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now typically when writing a setting the
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setting would usually include the
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following
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first a description of the immediate
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surroundings
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the time of day when the story is
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happening
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the type of weather or atmosphere
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the time period when it happened and of
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course
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the geographical location all these
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elements would help contribute in giving
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the readers an idea of the setting
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where the story is happening what is
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happening and how it's going to
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contribute in the story itself
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next we talk about the plot the plot
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refers to the order of events in a story
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it is worth noting that the events in a
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plot follow a logical sequence
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as such we have the free tags diagram
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which is used to
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determine the parts of a story plot the
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parts of a story plot would start with
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the exposition
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rising action climax falling action
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and resolution the exposition introduces
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characters and settings as well as the
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tone of the story
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pretty much it gives the readers an idea
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of what the story would be about
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also it includes events that introduce
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the conflict which leads to
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complications
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that would lead to events in the rising
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action
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the rising action would refer to events
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that the characters encounter
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each event leads to further
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complications that would lead to the
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climactic event
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the climax is the most important or most
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intense part of the story
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as this is considered to be the turning
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point in the plot
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after the climax we have the falling
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action which refers to events that
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unfold after the climax
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one of the characteristics of the
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falling action is that it elicits an
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emotional response
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from the readers after everything has
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been settled we now proceed to the
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resolution
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the resolution provides the closure to
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the story
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this signals that the conflict has been
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fully resolved
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now at this point we will talk about
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conflict conflict refers to the struggle
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between the characters in a story
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it is worth noting that there are
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different types of story conflicts
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we start with character vs character
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and character vs nature character vs
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character depicts the struggle between
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characters in a story
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it is usually the conflict between the
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and the antagonist while character vs
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nature
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depicts the struggle encountered by
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characters when facing a natural
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calamity
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or forces of nature an example of
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character vs character would be the
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struggle or the fight between fire lord
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ozai
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and avatar ang while an example of
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character vs nature would be the film
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2012.
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other types of story conflicts include
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character versus society or culture
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and character versus technology
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character vs society or culture
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indicates a struggle between a character
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and a group of people who share the
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same culture or beliefs while character
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versus technology indicates the struggle
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between a character and technological
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advancements
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an example of character versus society
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or culture would be the hunger games
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wherein kathy's aberdeen is struggling
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to fight a society which is led by
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corrupt and unjust leaders while an
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example of character versus technology
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would be irobot wherein the main
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character played by will smith
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is struggling to fight a group of robot
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projects that have gone awry
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and lastly we have character vs god or
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the supernatural
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and character versus self character vs
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god or the supernatural
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indicates a struggle between a character
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and a supernatural being
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while character versus health indicates
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a struggle between a character and
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himself
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or herself it is also worth noting that
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while the other
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conflicts that have been presented
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earlier are considered to be external
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conflicts character versus self is
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considered as an internal conflict
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an example of character versus god or
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the supernatural would be the movie
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wrath of the titans
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wherein the main character perseus is
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struggling to fight
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different kinds of supernatural beings
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from god's
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titans while an example of character
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versus self would be the character
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of cronk in the emperor's new groove
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usually there would be a moment where he
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would struggle with himself
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in trying to make a decision just like
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this example here
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next we have the point of view which
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indicates how the story is seen or
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narrated from a certain viewpoint
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remember that there are two major types
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of points of view
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we have the first person point of view
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and the third person point of view
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in the first person point of view the
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story is narrated from the perspective
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of one of the characters
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usually it is the main character that
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narrates the story in this kind of point
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of view
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the first person point of view helps
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bring the readers closer to the story as
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they are able to read the story as if
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they were the character
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while the third person point of view the
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story is narrated from the perspective
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of an observer as such it is safe to say
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that the narrator is not part of the
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story
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furthermore the third person point of
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view can be subdivided into
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limited and omniscient in the third
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person limited
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the narrator is limited to being able to
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see in one character's thoughts
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while in the third person omniscient the
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narrator has the unlimited ability to be
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in various characters thoughts
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and to be in various areas or various
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locations and various events in the
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story
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and lastly we have the theme which is
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underlying truth or reality
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conveyed in a story the theme is
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considered to be the central focus of
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the story as it tells what the story is
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about
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also the theme may be universal meaning
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it can be anything that the readers can
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understand
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or relate to some examples of the common
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themes would include love
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coming of age circle of life greed
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prejudice good versus evil family and
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friends
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or success there are different kinds of
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themes pretty much
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a theme would be anything that the
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writer would be interested
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anything that could be relatable for the
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readers
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and anything that can be understood
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easily by the readers
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in a nutshell when writing fiction it is
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imperative that a writer would rely on
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his creativity
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and imagination in order to come up with
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meaningful stories
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also conducting research is necessary in
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writing fiction in order to ensure that
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there would be accurate representations
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of certain cultures or
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characters in a story and lastly
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knowing the different elements of
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fiction will allow aspiring writers to
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be more effective writers of fiction
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as these will make the stories they
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write more relatable
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and valuable
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