Plot, Setting, Character, Conflict, Symbol,and Point of Vieware the main elements which fiction writers use to develop a story and its Theme.

Plot, Setting, Character, Conflict, Symbol,and Point of Vieware the main elements which fiction writers use to develop a story and its Theme.

Because literature is an art and not a science, it is impossible to specifically quantify any of these elements within any story or to guarantee that each will be present in any given story. Settingmight be the most important element in one story and almost nonexistent in another.

Just as a Crime Scene Investigator cannot approach a crime scene looking for a specific clue (e. g., shell casings), you as a reader cannot approach a story deciding to look for a specific element, such as Symbol. To assume could blind you to important elements. Both the CSI team and you must examine the entire “area” carefully to determine what is present and how it is important.

With that understanding, let’s examine the elements.

PLOT

You may be familiar with plot already, but it is, nonetheless, important. It was what got us interested in reading in the first place. It was the carrot on the string that pulled us through a story as we wanted to see what would happen next. It is the order of events in a story.

That said, realize that plot is only sometimes the most important element of a good story; however, it is important to have a good understanding what the plot is. As much as I’ve always loved surprise endings, if the only thing a film or a story has is a great twist ending, it doesn’t have anything on a second look.

Also, it’s worth noting that recent fiction and film have deemphasized plot, frequently stressing character or conflict for example. In film, for example, think David Lynch or Pulp Fiction.

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