Question

Pick any short story and identify the elements used by the
author to make the story fascinating.

Answer 1

Answer:

Let's take the story of Hansel and Gretel. It's a short story, more or less like a fairy tale of two siblings who encounter a witch. The remakes are just not good as the real story,

Any fictional story would have

• Supernatural components
• Vivid description of characters yet restricting to a certain limit
• A steady plotline
• Reliable sidekicks and flawed protagonists.
• Usually the antagonist is related to the protagonist in many stories - there was one version of Hansel and Gretel where I read the witch was their grandmother turned evil. (I know, remakes are the worst. gross)
• There's magical elements and unimaginable things such as a candy house and a talking gingerbread man.
• And theres always an element of surprise.
• In the end, the characters learn a lesson or they regret something they did, which makes the story more appealing and relatable.
• The characters take wrong choices at the beginning.

hope this helps