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TRU ENGL 1001 - MODULE 1, 2, 3 3 Main Features of a Short Story - Answer- It focuses on a single character (less commonly on two or three characters). It presents a compressed and tightly knit plot in which conflicts lead swiftly to a crisis followed by a resolution. It maximizes the use o...

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TRU ENGL 1001 - MODULE 1, 2, 3
3 Main Features of a Short Story - Answer- It focuses on a single character (less
commonly on two or three characters).

It presents a compressed and tightly knit plot in which conflicts lead swiftly to a crisis
followed by a resolution.

It maximizes the use of carefully chosen details

One main function of the short story's secondary characters is to ____ - Answer-
shed light, in a variety of ways, on our understanding of the central character.

Due to the condensed length, short story characters tend to reveal themselves
through____ - Answer- one key event or moment that typically lays bare their
essential nature.

Why do short stories tend to utilize much more vivid, descriptive, or detailed
elements/devices? - Answer- Often, all the elements of a superior short story relate
to its central purpose. This sharp focus extends to the particular words chosen by the
author, who must maximize the significant use of details to promote a reader's
understanding of the overall meaning of the story. Short story writers choose visual
details, for example, not for their own sake, but to guide a reader's mental imagining
of a scene and to highlight important aspects of the story's overall meaning.

Protagonist - Answer- Main / Central character

Antagonist - Answer- Secondary / Minor Character; Sometimes obvious, but often
more subtle means, the antagonist places an obstacle in the protagonist's way,
forcing her/him to confront an unpleasant circumstance or a difficult choice.
However, not all short stories have characters who play the role of the antagonist.

What evidence do you find in "The Yellow Wallpaper" that the husband is the story's
antagonist? - Answer- From the very start, the husband opposes and contradicts his
wife, dismissing her concerns with laughter and condescension. The narrator admits
she's "a little afraid" of her husband.

Round Character - Answer- Complex, or multi-faceted characters. Characters with
layers, multi-dimensional emotions/thoughts/actions/demeanor

Flat Character - Answer- Minor characters who exhibit only one or two aspects

Creole from "Sonny's Blues" is what type of character? - Answer- Flat

Only a fully developed or ____ character is capable of changing in some significant
way - Answer- Round

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