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- Tell a story with a monkey and two children
- How do you plot a good fiction story?
- What are main themes of memoirs of prisoners?
Tell a story with a monkey and two children
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July 12, 2009
Could you tell me a plot of a story which has a monkey and two children as the main characters
Saptarshi - India
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You need to define the hero and the problem.
You could have a story where the monkey is the hero, saving the children from a burning building (the problem). The story can start with the parents disliking the monkey, who seems to cause trouble. But in the end, he is the hero and everyone likes him.
Or, you could have the monkey as the problem, and the children are the heroes. The monkey can be always stealing things and causing trouble, but he is too clever to get caught. Finally, the children get a plan to trick the monkey and capture him. Everyone is happy that the monkey is captured.
How do you plot a good fiction story?
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April 1, 2009
How do you plot a good fiction story?
- USA
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Start with a simple plot for your protagonist main character, starting with a goal, problem, action and resolution. That is the theme of your story. Then develop subplots for other character that will intertwine with the hero's plot.
See the Simple Plot Generator to get an idea of writing plots:
http://www.school-for-champions.com/fiction/random_story.htm
The story outlines are silly, but you can get an idea about developing a very simple plot.
What are main themes of memoirs of prisoners?
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November 12, 2008
What would be the main themes of memoirs of prisoners?
Is it a given that we observe some fictionality in memoirs?
Birhan - USA
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A memoir could be any memories of a person. A prisoner may tell about his road to crime or tell about his happy childhood. An autobiography would be a summary of most of the person's life.
Certainly, people will exaggerate some portions of their lives, while minimizing other portions. A prison inmate might exaggerate how clever he was and minimize the harm his crimes did to others.
Just about all memoirs have some fiction in them.
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