Question

6. Use the STORY elements table and write a story in 3-4 paragraphs.
(10 marks)
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Answer 1

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

What are the four elements of a Short Story?

1. Characters

2. Plot

3. Setting

4. Tension

Character

Kurt Vonnegut said that your short story should have “at least one character [your reader] can root for.” He also said, “Every character should want something.” Among the plethora of writing advice, Vonnegut has to offer, these two points about characters are among my favorites.

The presence of a character the reader wants to see succeed drives the story forward and gives that character depth and humanity. We need a character we can attach ourselves too so we can feel involved in the story.CLICK TO TWEET

First comes crafting a character who wants something. When I was younger, I never put a lot of thought into what my characters wanted. I treated them as caricatures, not imagining my characters to be real. Obviously, this was a mistake and my stories suffered for it.

When we think of our characters as people with wants and desires, we can better understand them and create better stories about them. Your short fiction will probably focus on only a few characters, so you can really get to know them. You should try to get to the heart of what your protagonist wants.

I always write a line or two defining what a character wants, usually after I’ve written a rough draft and considered for a time that character in their story.

For example, I drafted a story a few months ago about a woman who gets a phone call from her dead brother. Certainly, the story leans on the weird and fantastical side, but here’s the sentence I wrote for my protagonist after I finished the first draft:

Veronica wants unmedicated happiness without the weight of her family and obligations hamstringing her.

In the story itself, I never delve into her issues with her family (beyond some allusions to strain) nor her medically induced attempts at happiness (aside from a line about sifting among pill bottles in her purse). What Veronica wants doesn’t impact the story in a large way, but understanding what she wants enabled me to better visualize her and bring her to life on the page.