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stories - Coggle Diagram
stories
the characters
A tertiary character
is a minor character in a story. They play a small part in the protagonist's life, but they are not that important to the story.
A love interest
is a type of character the protagonist is attracted to. Usually the love interest is a deuteragonist, but this is not always the case.
A deuteragonist
is a secondary character. These characters are also in the spotlight, but not as much as the protagonist.
A confidant
is a type of character the protagonist shares their thoughts and emotions with. This type of character is quite hard to pin down.
an antagonist
is the character that works against the protagonist. Often - but not always - the antagonist is the bad guy or the villain of the story.is
A foil
is a type of character that is the opposite of the protagonist. Their personalities and values clash.
a protagonist
is the main character of the story. Most of the action centers around the protagonist and the reader or watcher is supposed to care about this character the most.
qualities
flat
characters are one-dimensional characters. They do not have any emotional depth. They usually have one or two main characteristics which makes them quite stereotypical.
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round
characters are multi-dimensional characters. They have emotional depth, have multiple characteristics and we know quite a lot about them. This makes them more real and life-like.
the theme
The theme is the central message or the underlying meaning of a story. It answers the question: 'Why was this story written?' or 'What is the lesson we can learn?'
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the setting
the time of day: early, midday, afternoon, evening, night...
the time of year: in winter, in the month of June, the first of September...
the time in history: Prehistory, Victorian Era, now, in the future...
the location: in Wales, on the Moon, in South America, at the bottom of the ocean...
the scenery: in a field, on a mountain, on the surface of the Sun...
the weather: during a hail storm, after the rain, in a tornado...
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the point of view
Third Person
The narrator uses the pronouns he, him, she, her, it, they and them. The narrator is not a character, but is outside the story.
Multiple Third Person
The story is told from one character's perspective. In other words, the narrator tells the story from this character's point of view.
First Person
The story is told by a character in the story. Often the narrator will be the protagonist or a character that is close to the main character.
Omniscient Third Person
The story is told from different characters' perspectives. The narrator usually changes the character he/she focusses on per chapter or per scene.
The genre
Fiction
a created: plot, the characters and te setting
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