Identifying plot and conflict!!

The plot in a story or in a memoir is the sequence of events that occur. A story or a memoir needs to have a plot in order to have action.

The plot is divided into five parts:

• Introduction: The character (s) and the setting is revealed. The introduction also describes what is the situation at the beginning.
• Rising Action: The conflict or problem is revealed.
• Climax: The highest point or most tense event is happening.
• Falling Action: The conflict or problem begins to solve.
• End: Everything works out. How everything ends.

For this analysis you can identify the plot using the following diagram...

However, in order to have a plot a story needs to have a conflict.

The conflict refers to the problem or complication in the story. There are four types of conflict...

• Man vs. Man: The character is facing another character.
• Man vs. Himself: The character has a inner struggle.
• Man vs. Society: The character faces a struggle with a community, a belief, or a social problem.
• Man vs. Circumstances: The character faces a situation in his/her life that isn't his/her fault.

Here's a look to more information about conflicts...

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