This document provides an overview of key elements of short stories, including that they are works of narrative fiction written in prose and focus on a single incident or series of linked incidents. It notes that short stories contain elements like plot, character development, point of view, and theme, delivered through multiple characters. The document also discusses specific elements like characters, plot, conflict, theme, setting, and endings. It provides an example of a short story by Jack London called "To Build a Fire" that follows a man's failed attempt to build a fire in heavy snow and his subsequent death.

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2. THE SHORT STORY
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5. § Fiction
§ written in prose
§ self-contained incident or series of
linking incidences
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6. §Stories are form of narrative writing that ,has all the same
element as novel_ Plot ,character development,point of
view,theme are delivered in, multiple fleshed-out characters
§There’s really no limit to how short story can be, though.
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7. Hemingway’s famous six-word story:
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
In just six words, Hemingway evokes an entire scene
and the backstory that led to that scene.
This is an extreme example of a short story,it does so
successfully, it counts as a short story

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Characters are the people (or animals, aliens,
mythical creatures, or sentient objects) who are
the main characters of your story.
§ Your protagonist is the character who
undergoes some kind of change as a result
of the story’s main conflict.
§ Your antagonist is the character attempting
to prevent the protagonist’s change.

16. Plot is the series of events that illustrate the
story.
§ With a short story, you don’t have space for
a lengthy exposition, so drop your readers
right into the action.

17. § To clarify, the antagonist doesn’t have to be a
person—it could be the protagonist’s
environment, their society, or even an aspect of
themselves.

18. § The theme of a story is what the author
is trying to convey, in other words the
central idea of the story

19. Conflict is the action that drives the story’s
plot.
§ It’s the obstacle the protagonist has to
overcome or the goal they’re attempting to
reach.
§ A conflict can be internal or it can be
external.

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Setting is the time and place where
a story’s action occurs.

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§ A resolved ending packages the whole story in one
read, and every thing is concluded once the reader
finishes reading it
§ A resolved ending leaves no speculations or
questions;

22. § TO BUILD A FIRE BY JACK LONDON
To builda fire is the story of an anonymous character who leaves
home for a destination on the youkon trial but faces heavy snow
which makes him fall. He tries to kill his dog to keep himself alive,
but the dog also senses his intensions. Later,he tries to makethe fire
but does not succeed and dies. His struggle and wrong notion about
his strenght and thinking power prove fatal
for him. This is one of the best short story without names of the
character.