Plot

Plot

Story: Events in a piece of narration.

* Plot: The sequence of events and incidents.

- A story has not any arrangement but a plot has a specific arrangement.

- A plot may be recounted whit lesser or grater details.

 The response of mature and immature reader towards the plot:

-       The mature reader reads for revelation of character and life through the plot.

-       Immature reader reads for chiefly for plot.

Elements of plot

1.    Conflicts: Clash of actions, ideas, desires, or group of persons.

- Kinds of conflicts:  a) Man against man.

                                 b) Man against environment.

                                 c) Man against himself.

- In general conflicts may be Emotional, Mental, Moral or Physical.

Protagonist: The central character of the conflict which we have sympathy towards him or her.

Antagonist: The forces against protagonist, whether persons, things, conventions of society.

2.    Suspense: The quality in a story that makes the reader to ask:”What`s going to happen, next?

- Two ways of achieving suspense:

a)   By mystery: Unusual situation for which the reader searches for an explanation.

b)  By dilemma: A situation in which the reader must choose between two undesirable sets or actions.

3.    Surprise: When we don`t know what happens.

Surprise ending: Sudden twist that makes revelation at the end of the story.

- When surprise ending is legitimately judged by two factors:

a)   By the fairness whit which it is achieved.

b)  By the purpose that is serves.

Happy ending: The protagonist must solve his problems, defeat the villain, and win the girl, live happily ever after.

- A point: An ending, both happy and unhappy should be logical.

Artistic unity: There must be nothing irrelevant.