Frankenstein // Narrative Plot Structure

Front

People, animals, or things that have personalities and are a part of the story.

Back

Characters

Front

The actions, events, and thoughts that make the story.

Back

Plot

Front

The problem in the story, often grouped as internal (man vs. man) and external (man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature, man vs. supernatural).

Back

Conflict

Front

The beginning of the story where we meet the characters and learn the setting (time & place).

Back

Introduction/Exposition

Front

All of the events that lead to the changes in the character.

Back

Rising Action

Front

The point of highest action, often the point at which the main character changes.

Back

Climax

Front

The events that follow the climax and show the changes in the main character.

Back

Falling Action

Front

The part of the story where the main character’s problems are shown to have resolved or are shown to have no resolution.

Back

Conclusion/Resolution

Front

The person telling the story.

Back

Narrator

Front

the person who wrote the story

Back

author