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SETTING

DEFINITION

• The description of where and when events take place
• Is much more than a date and location
• The difference between a story in Nepal, today and...

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MOOD

DEFINITION

• The emotional response a story gives a reader
• Driven immediately by the setting, affected by plot and character
• What's the mood of the pic from Nepal?

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CONFLICT

TYPES OF CONFLICT

• Person vs person
• Person vs nature
• Person vs society
• Person vs self

PVP

• One or more individuals battling
• against another person or group
• Example: batman vs penguin

PVN

• An individual or group battles
• The forces of nature
• Example: titanic passengers vs iceberg

PVS

• An individual battles an organized
• Group such as the government
• Example: Katniss vs President Snow
• Tip: individuals represent the government.
• Look for uniforms and authority

PVSELF

• An individual battles him or herself
• Example: dieting
• Look for reason vs emotion or instinct

2 HUGE CATEGORIES

• Internal
• External

SYMBOL

SYMBOL

• An object or person or event represents
• An idea
• Simple example:
• Red octagons =stop

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THEME

THEME

• A statement about life or
• Being human that the text gives
• A reader

EXAMPLES

• Harry Potter: friendship, perserverance
• Star Wars: good and evil
• Ransom of Red Chief: expectations

DON'T CONFUSE WITH

• The "moral" of the story
• A lesson to be learned

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