English short story stuff

• Reflects only what he feels, thinks; subjective and intimate.
• Usually main character/protagonist

gives readers some distance and objectivity

narrator can get inside the mind of all characters

narrator can get inside the mind of only one character

narrator is an observer only, cannot get inside any character

• as a general tone for hte story
• toward situations in the story
• toward other characters
• toward the setting

stereotypical settings, the expected (Western, fairy tale, etc.)

Setting

quickly sums up the events so the plot can move ahead

narrator stretches out the description of a moment, sometimes for longer than its real time actuality allowing readers to participate more directly in the experience

allows writers to give past history and sugggest how past events influence current actions

allows writers to show how future events will proceed from the current moment

story within a story

mimics a real person (believable)

relates to the theme of the work

plot mover

image, character type, story pattern that occurs frequently in all lit

Effect on the reader as the reader discovers what/how/whom/why (it) happens

A juxtaposition of motives

• Conflict is resolve or purposely not resolve
• some response to the climax of the conflict
• a physical end for the story

A grand, felt moment by a character when he/she makes a major, life-altering realization that changes the perspective of the story

a subtle thought

resolution coming at the end of falling action, end result

grand, felt moment

an action that triggers understanding

a character's current state of balance, equilibrium

• Unity of effect or impression
• Subordinate characters, plot, style and tone to bring about the intended preconceived effect
• The prose tale can be used for a great variety of these effects