ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Characters are the people or animals in a story. The setting tells where and when the story takes place. The plot of a story is made up of the problem, important events, and the resolution. The theme is the central message.

Detailed explanation-2: -If we categorize character types by the role they play in a narrative, we can hone in on seven distinct varieties: the protagonist, the antagonist, the love interest, the confidant, deuteragonists, tertiary characters, and the foil. 1. Protagonist: The main character of the story is the protagonist.

Detailed explanation-3: -A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story. Writers use characters to perform the actions and speak dialogue, moving the story along a plot line. A story can have only one character (protagonist) and still be a complete story.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are five essential parts of plot: 1) Exposition (introduction)-Beginning of the story; characters, background, and setting revealed. 2) Rising Action-Events in the story become complicated; the conflict is revealed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plot, Setting, Character, Conflict, Symbol, and Point of View are the main elements which fiction writers use to develop a story and its Theme. The Elements of Fiction.