This document outlines the key elements of a short story, including setting, conflict, characters (protagonist and antagonist), plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement), theme, and point of view. It provides examples from The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and The Most Dangerous Game to illustrate these elements.

1. ELEMENTS OF SHORT
STORY

2. SETTING
• The place in a story where the action
takes place.
• Ex. Middle Earth in the Hobbit

3. CONFLICT
• The major problem in the story
• Ex. In the Lord of the Rings, the conflict is
the search for the Ring.

4. CHARACTER
• In the story there are two types of
character, named the protogist and the
antagonist
• The main character in the story is the
protogonist.
• The opposite character from the
protagonist is the antagonist

5. PLOT
• The Exposition: The Beginning of a story
• The Rising Action: When complications
arise
• The Climax : When the highest point of
interest is met.
• The falling Action: When the conflict starts
to resolve.
• Denouement : The find conclusion

6. THEME
• The author message to the reader.
• Ex : The theme in the Most Dangerous
game is hunting and survival.

7. POINT OF VIEW
• How the story is told and determine who
narrrator is.
• First person : One who tells the story and
who is in it as well.
• Third person: A "god-like" position in the
story who can see into other character
minds.