Elements of a Story

A character who changes inside as a result of what happens to him; he grows or progresses to a higher level of understanding in the course of the story; by the end, he has gone through an emotional change

• major character

• minor character

• protagonist

• antagonist

the main character of the story

• major character

• minor

• protagonist

• antagonist

the character OR FORCE that opposes the protagonist

• major

• minor

• protagonist

• antagonist

These characters are almost always flat or two-dimensional; they have only one/two striking qualities; they do not grow or change by the end of the story

• major

• minor

• protagonist

• antagonist

The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only one personal thoughts and feelings. Use of the pronoun "I"

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• 3rd- POV

• 1st-POV

The narrator is an outsider who can report only what they see or hear. They can tell us what is happening, but he can't tell us the thoughts of the characters

• 3rd POV

• 3rd POV Objective

• 3rd POV Limited

• 3rd POV Omniscient

The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters

• 3rd POV

• 3rd POV Objective

• 3rd POV Limited

• 3rd POV Omniscient

narrator is an all knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters

• 3rd POV

• 3rd POV Omniscient

• 3rd POV Limited

• 3rd POV Objective

A conflict that pits one person against another

• Person vs Person Conflict

• Person vs Nature Conflict

• Person vs Society Conflict

• Person vs Self Conflict

A run-in with the forces of nature, such as a hurricane or earthquake

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs Self