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Complexity in Fiction
Fiction can be complicated by
1. Complicated or unexpected structure or process

2. Unclear communication
3. Different times, cultures, environments or perspectives
than we are used to
4. Subjects or themes that are dense or highly technical






We know that format, structure and text
features in writing give us information about
the purpose of the writing.
If the structure varies from what we are used to
it can sometimes be confusing
For example, sentence structures vary and can
sometimes require careful reading.
Setting-Characters-Plot-Point of View and Theme
All stories don’t always have
all the elements present in
the same amounts.

Some stories have a
lot of characters that
can be challenging to
keep track of.
In The Hero, the main
character, Jamie, had a lot of

• Narrative and story plots
usually begin at the
beginning and progress
chronologically through time
to the resolution or end of
the story.

• Do you remember in The
relatives to keep track of.
Hero, when the plot flashed
back to tell us about when
In Tolstoy’s novel,
Dennis first came to Jamie’s
War and Peace there are school?
almost six hundred
characters!
PLOT

Plot Development is the structure
of how a story’s plot develops.
Plot is what happens in a story.

What happens in a story
springs from
the
conflicts
or problems in a story.
CONFLICT
can be either
• Internal- a character’s
emotions or thoughts

• External- from outside or around
a character
4 Basic Kinds of Conflicts in stories
Human VS. Human
• In The Hero-Jerry and Dennis have this kind of conflict
because Jerry acts like a bully to Dennis

Human VS Nature
• Like the boys vs the river in The Hero

Human VS Society
• Like what Dennis’s family experiences from the whole
town.

Human VS Self
• Like when Jamie worries
Complexity in Fiction

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Complexity in fiction

  • 2. Fiction can be complicated by 1. Complicated or unexpected structure or process 2. Unclear communication 3. Different times, cultures, environments or perspectives than we are used to 4. Subjects or themes that are dense or highly technical
  • 3.    We know that format, structure and text features in writing give us information about the purpose of the writing. If the structure varies from what we are used to it can sometimes be confusing For example, sentence structures vary and can sometimes require careful reading.
  • 5. All stories don’t always have all the elements present in the same amounts. Some stories have a lot of characters that can be challenging to keep track of. In The Hero, the main character, Jamie, had a lot of • Narrative and story plots usually begin at the beginning and progress chronologically through time to the resolution or end of the story. • Do you remember in The relatives to keep track of. Hero, when the plot flashed back to tell us about when In Tolstoy’s novel, Dennis first came to Jamie’s War and Peace there are school? almost six hundred characters!
  • 6. PLOT Plot Development is the structure of how a story’s plot develops. Plot is what happens in a story. What happens in a story springs from the conflicts or problems in a story.
  • 7. CONFLICT can be either • Internal- a character’s emotions or thoughts • External- from outside or around a character
  • 8. 4 Basic Kinds of Conflicts in stories Human VS. Human • In The Hero-Jerry and Dennis have this kind of conflict because Jerry acts like a bully to Dennis Human VS Nature • Like the boys vs the river in The Hero Human VS Society • Like what Dennis’s family experiences from the whole town. Human VS Self • Like when Jamie worries

Editor's Notes

  1. It’s interesting to note that many of the same factors that cause reading to be challenging can also create challenges in real life. It is important to remember those different times, cultures, environments. and perspectives can also be fascinating. Complexity helps us to grow because it can broaden our perspectives and increase our confidence.
  2. Let’s talk about the overall structure of fiction. Fiction is story.