parts of a story

THE ELEMENTS OF A STORY

HOGWARTSEngland

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

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SETTING Where & When the story takes place

THEME The moral of the story, the message

•Good vs. Evil•The Value of Humility•The Occasional Necessity of Rebellion•Importance of Unity•Preoccupations of Adolescents•Education as Empowerment

POINT OF VIEW Narrator: person telling the story

1st person: narrator is a character Look for the word “I”

2nd person: as if the audience were characters; very rare; look for the word “you”

3rd person: most flexibility, most common, look for words “he”, “she”, “they”

PROTAGONIST The leading character, hero, or heroine

of a drama or other literary work

ANTAGONIST the adversary of the hero or protagonist

of a drama or other literary work

INTERNAL CONFLICT a struggle which takes place in the

protagonist's mind and through which the character reaches a new understanding or dynamic change

Longs for connection to his familyHe likes Ginny, but she’s his best friend’s sister

EXTERNAL CONFLICT a struggle between the protagonist and

another character against nature or some outside force

With this in mind, we will dissect Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.We will break it down into these parts.

EXPOSITION The beginning of the story. Establishes

the setting.

RISING ACTION a related series of incidents in a literary

plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

Harry’s name is put in the goblet.

1st task 2nd task 3rd task

CLIMAX a decisive moment that is of maximum

intensity or is a major turning point in a plot

In the Goblet of Fire, when Harry arrives at the graveyard and confronts Lord Voldemort.

FALLING ACTION

Harry returns to Hogwarts after epic battle with Lord Voldemort.

•the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.

RESOLUTION At the end of the story, when the conflicts

in the story have been solved. The resolution in Harry Potter occurs after

they find out who Mad Eye Moody really is. Harry gives Fred and George his Triwizard

winnings.