a character who serves as a direct contrast to another character as a device to emphasize the qualities of the main character (Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes)

a classic pattern used in fiction that's guaranteed to satisfy most audiences

the main character: the person for whom the reader roots (Luke Skywalker)

a method developed by Aristotle to always win an argument

touching reader's emotions

when the protagonist is actually a villain of the story, but we empathize anyway (Dexter, Walter White, Tony Soprano)

uses "I" pronoun

an insight about human life that's revealed in a literary work

the opponent who blocks the protagonist (Darth Vader)

credible sources /your credibility

narration that focuses on one character only

narration that is all-knowing

the vantage point from which a story is told

narration that is journalistic/no inner thoughts

What is included in the story-telling arc?

 the writer’s attitude toward the character or subject

The climate or feeling of a literary work; the reader’s emotions toward the work

an original model of a person, a perfect example, or prototype  upon which others are copied; a universally recognized symbol