2. Elements Of A Short Story

1. The five elements of my story are plot, character, setting, atmosphere, and style.

2. The most important element to me is the plot. I think this because this element creates all the suspense in the story and without this element all the other elements would be meaningless. The second most important is the characters because it would be a pretty boring book without characters. The third most important is the setting because many things wouldn't make sense without it. The fourth most important is the style because if the reader doesn't like the style they are not going to read the book. The last element is atmosphere i think a book doesn't need this element as much as the other that's why it is last.

3. The element plot is being used in my book well. The crises is a boy is under trial for murder. It is clear and you know what the story is going to be about. The rising actions happen often in this book with the trial going one way then suddenly the other and with new characters testifying always bring some suspense. The plot is always twisting and throughout the story you are always learning important parts to the plot.

4. “Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. MONSTER” (Myers Dean Walter). This quote happens near the beginning and it really gives you an idea of what the character is going through.

Myers, Walter Dean, and Christopher Myers. Monster. New York, N.Y.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Print.