Categories: All - adventure - psychology - satire

by Nietta Sabatino 4 years ago

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THE RISE OF THE NOVEL

In the 18th century, the novel emerged as a significant literary form, with authors like Samuel Richardson, Jonathan Swift, and Daniel Defoe leading the charge. Richardson, initially an apprentice to a printer, found financial stability that allowed him to write profound epistolary novels, such as "

THE RISE OF THE NOVEL

THE RISE OF THE NOVEL

To name your story, you have to think about the overall message and what you want your audience to understand from the story. Also, make it relevant and easy to remember.

SAMUEL RICHARDSON

The ending of a story is essential. We all know that if the ending is weak, what happened before loses its importance. So make it unpredictable, but fair. A resolved ending answers all the questions and ties up any loose threads from the plot.

self-respect and virtue
misadventures and hardship of a servant girl
exchange of letters between the protagonist and several of her correspondents
Epistolary novel

explore the psychology of the characters

Sir Charles Grandison
Clarissa Harlowe
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded

This is the closure section of the story.
See examples of possible outcomes below:

Business activity

with the financial security which enabled him to write his own novels

apprentice to a printer

Try answering these questions to come up with a closure:
- Have all the problems been solved?
- Is there a clear picture of what happens with each character in the story?
- Has the challenge transformed your main character?
- How do the characters feel in the end?

(1689-17619

This is the moment when the main character surpasses the last obstacle and finally faces their greatest challenge.
The climax usually follows one of these patterns:


Type in your answer.

JONATHAN SWIFT

The middle of the story is where you add layers of complications that will lead to the end. Reveal more about the character's journey. Did their personality go through changes? How did they overcome the challenges? And as you build up the story’s central conflict, make it more personal to that character. Also, from the middle act, you have to lead into the final act.

disgust towards others
cannibalism
poverty in Ireland
utopian novel
humor
first-person point of view to estabilish a direct relationship with the reader
hatred of mankind
Irony
Satirical portrait of the political situation

There wouldn't be any tension and excitement in your story if there weren't any obstacles in your character's way.

Modest Proposal
Travels into Several Remote Nationsof the World, in four parts

Gulliver's Travels

The Battle of the Books
A Tale of a Tub

A story is nothing more than a character overcoming a series of difficulties to reach the desired goal. Obstacles usually create suspense and conflict. In overcoming obstacles, there is growth: weak becomes strong; hatred turns into love; sadness into happiness; wrong into right; lies into truth; or evil becomes good.

See a few examples below:

Your character(s) need(s) motivation in order to solve the challenge(s).

Anglican minister

Secondary characters might also have motives that lead them to cross paths with the main character or which might trigger them to help the main character.

task of editing and publishing Willliam Temple's memoirs

Employment as a secretary for the English staseman

Why does your character need to confront this challenge? What does he/she expect to accomplish by solving it?
See a few examples:

(1667-1745)

Each story has a main character and that character usually needs to solve a problem or challenge. The character's challenge is the one that creates tension throughout the story.

Misanthropist, Satirist

DANIEL DEFOE

In the beginning of the story (or the exposition), you will need to introduce the setting and characters. You might also want to introduce the main conflict. This part of the story is important because it gives the reader necessary background information and maybe even a first insight into a character’s personality.

themes
shipwreck
survival
White man burden
Literary genre
adventurous style, 1person narrator
father of the modern novel

the figure of a single hero and his destiny is at the centre of the story and in which we try to respect the criteria of coherence and verisimilitude

Production
Moll Flanders, Colonel Jack, Journal of the plague year, Roxana
Robinson Crusoe
The review (a newspaper)
The shortest way with dissenters
The Ture-born Englishman
Life events

The setting (time & place) of a story can change throughout the plot.

Involved in politics

The time of the story can also change. It can describe the event of a single day or can include an entire year's plot. Anyway, don't forget to mention it.

articles in support of the new king

Presbyterian minister

Your story can take place wherever your imagination will take you to.
For example: in an elevator, in an enchanted forest, etc. Don't forget to give details of the environment each time the setting changes, otherwise, the story can be confusing. Also, mention the seasons as each of them has unique weather and events.

(1660-1731)

Characters are essential to a good story. Usually, the protagonist(s) is/are the most affected by the plot. Introduce a character by focusing on their actions, interests, and occupation, as the physical appearance doesn't make a difference in most cases.

Journalist, Pamphleteer, Dissenter

Type in the name of your character.