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Narrative

Analyzing Fiction

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Narratology
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Needs and Desires: Understand the inner struggles of characters. What are their needs and desires in the beginning, middle, and end? What is Jonas like at the start of the novel, and how or why does he change? What does he want? Conflict: Identify the central conflict. List the protagonist?s friends and enemies. Are there conflicts between characters, between Jonas and his society, or between Jonas and his own self? Motifs: Pay attention to visual cues. Search for symbols or motifs that represent something else. What does the red apple signify in Jonas? colorless world? What does the music that Jonas hears at the end suggest? Subtext: Examine dialogue and action between characters. Does Jonas say or do things he doesn?t want to say or do?

Literary Terms

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Mrs. Warren English I Fiction Literary Terms Fiction: Any writing from the author?s imagination. Narrative fiction: any writing from the author?s imagination that tells a story. It may be a short story, a novella, a novellette, a novel. Character: a person or animal in a story or work of literature. Characterization: the process by which a writer makes that character seem real to the reader. Protagonist: the main character of a story who is left changed by the conflict. A protagonist DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A HERO. The protagonist may not be a likable character, but he or she MUST be left changed by the conflict in the story Antagonist: the character, force, or collection of forces which oppose the protagonist and give rise to the conflict of the story
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