THE FIRST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES

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THE FIRST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
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SHORT STORY

• SETTING (TIME
• AND PLACE IN
• WHICH EVENTS
• OCCUR),
• CHARACTERS, A
• POINT OF VIEW
• (RELATIONSHIP OF
• THE NARRATOR
• TO THE STORY),

• IS A FICTIONAL
• NARRATIVE
• WRITTEN IN
• PROSE.
• IT GENERALLY
• INCLUDES A PLOT
• (SEQUENCE OF
• EVENTS), A

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• AND A THEME (CENTRAL MESSAGE).

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SHORT STORY ELEMENTS

• SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE IN WHICH THE EVENTS
  OCCUR.

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SHORT STORY ELEMENTSCONTINUED

• CHARACTERS THE
• PARTICIPANTS IN THE STORY.

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PROTAGONIST

• IS THE MAIN CHARACTER.

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ANTAGONIST

• IS A CHARACTER IN CONFLICT
• WITH THE PROTAGONIST.

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POINT OF VIEW

• IS THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE
• STORYTELLER OR NARRATOR.

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THEME

• IS THE CENTRAL MESSAGE OF
• THE STORY THAT READERS
• CAN APPLY TO LIFE. A THEME
• MAY BE STATED CLEARLY OR
• IMPLIED.

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PLOT

• IS THE SEQUENCE OF RELATED
• EVENTS IN A STORY. MOST
• PLOTS DEAL WITH A PROBLEM
• AND DEVELOP AROUND A
• CONFLICT, A STRUGGLE
• BETWEEN OPPOSING FORCES.