英文小说从要素分析报告.pdf

实用文档 Elements of Fiction - A Brief Introduction A. Primary Elements: Plot, Character, Theme, Points of View, Symbol, Setting B. Secondary Elements: Imagery, Irony, Style Tone, Exposition 1. Plot - the sequence of events or incidents of which the story is composed/the arrangement of events that make up a story/the complete pattern or design of the work. A. Conflict is a clash of actions, ideas, desires or wills. a. Person against person. b. Person against environment - external force, physical nature, 文案大全 实用文档 society, or fate. c. Person against herself/himself - conflict with some element in her/his own nature; maybe physical, mental, emotional, or moral. d. Person against God-Greek mythology. B. Artistic Unity - essential to a good plot; nothing irrelevant that does not contribute to the total meaning; nothing that is there only for its own sake or its own excitement. C. Plot Manipulation and Fabulation - a good plot should not have any unjustified or unexpected turns or twists, no false leads, and no 文案大全 实用文档 deliberate and misleading information; fabulation is the introduction of the fabulous or unrealistic or gothic elements in an otherwise realistic setting. D. Story End