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Sudden fiction has all the features of short stories-plot, characters, setting, point of view,& theme-but are shorter
conflict struggle between two forces
protagonist the main character who struggles against an antagonist-himself or herself, another person, or nature
antagonist person or force who tries to keep the protagonist from reaching his goal
rising action a plot's twist and turns from the main character's problem revealed at the beginning of the story (the events of the plot that add to the conflict)
Suede leather, with a napped or soft surface
epilogue a section coming after the story's end
mood the feeling created by a piece of writing
narrator the teller of a story
tone the attitude an author takes toward a subject
actual true, real
intact whole, or together
diagnose to determine the medical condition of someone
furlough a leave of absence
possibility a chance
symptom a sign of disease
paralyzed unable to move
Name the three basic types of conflict *Person vs. person *Person vs. environment *Person vs. self
Person vs. Person the protagonist is stopped from doing something by another character( in the story "Thank you, M'am," Roger wants money and his attempt to get money is stopped by Mrs. Jones.
Person vs. environment conflict is between people and their environment or the conditions under which they live (in the story "American History," Elena struggles against what people think of her because she is Puerto Rican and lives in El Building).
Person vs. self conflict between a person and his or her own mind-takes place inside a character (in the story "Everyday Use," the mother struggles to understand and respond to both her daughers).
How many kinds of conflict may a short story have? It may have more than 1. For example, in "American History," person vs. self is shown when Elena struggles with the conflict of what other people think about her and the conflict of person vs. environment-Elenas's struggle with where she lives.
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