In order to develop and understand fictional stories

In order to develop and understand fictional stories, several characteristics must be acknowledged, such as the story’s: -Plot -Characterization -Setting -Point of View -Style -Figures of Speech -Myth -Theme

Important questions one may ask about fiction include: 1) Whose voice is speaking? 2) What is the nature of the voice? 3) What plot strategy has the writer chosen? 4) How does setting help reveal characters and theme? 5) Etc. , etc.

Genre fiction is a term for fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre in order to appeal to reader and fans. All fiction is generic, but genre fiction is overtly and intentionally so. Example: Horror novels include suspense, fast-pace, action, conspiracy, and psychological tricks. Which brings us to… Sorry, Wrong Number

Definition: The pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama In fiction, the plot strategy includes several components such as the chronological order of the story, sources of conflict, resolution vs. open-ended outline, and flashback and foreshadowing. We are only focusing on PLOT from this fictional story

PRESENTS: Brings You. . LUCILE FLETCHERS STORY Lucille Fletcher is author of Sorry, Wrong Number, a radio screenplay that was expanded into an 89 minute film in 1948. Sorry Wrong Number was one of her most popular fictional plays, hence the idea to make it into a movie. "I like to take an agonizing situation which is baffling and haunting, in which a sympathetic leading character is endlessly in doubt, tortured by circumstance, and then see what happens, " Fletcher told the Washington Post in 1963 (http: //articles. latimes. com/2000/sep/05/local/me-15596) This short story was included in a book called Stories Not for the Nervous by Alfred Hitchcock.

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Step 1 of Plot: (or Exposition) is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. In Sorry, Wrong Number, we find Mrs. Stevenson- a central character- in bed sick making a phone call to her husband who is late coming home. The phone at this point is her sole connection to the outside world.

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Step 2 of Plot: Is the series of events that lead to the climax of the story, usually the conflict or struggles of the protagonist In Sorry, Wrong Number, the rising action begins when Mrs. Stevenson overhears the conversation about a murder that is to take place at 11: 15 that night. She is afraid for her life and home alone…she begins to worry and freak out. She begins to unravel important information about her husbands dealings…and the plot thickens.

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Step 3 of Plot: A moment of great intensity in the literary work, which generally brings events to a head and leads to the conclusion…OR leaves the story unresolved, which is known as and open-ended story. In Sorry, Wrong Number, the climax occurs when Mrs. Stevenson pieces all the information together from her phone conversations of the evening and realizes there are plans to kill someone specific. I wonder who the victim is…

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References Barnard, B. , & Winn, D. (2006). Access literature: An introduction to fiction, poetry, and drama. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth. Hitchcock, A. (1965). Alfred Hitchcock presents stories not for the nervous. New York: Random House. Images 1 -6 Retrieved October 30, 2009 from http: //images. google. com/ Wallis, H. B. , Litvack, A. , Fletcher, L. , Stanwyck, B. , Lancaster, B. , Richards, A. , et al. (2002). Sorry, wrong number. Hollywood, CA: Paramount. Retreived November 01, 2009, from http: //www. youtube. com