FICTION AND ITS

ELEMENTS
 What is Fiction?
 It is literature in the form of
prose, especially short
stories and novels that
describes imaginary events
and people.
 Elements of Fiction:
1. CHARACTERS

Characters are to whom the events in the

story happen. They are the people in the
story that guide you through the plot and
setting as you explore them and conflicts,
among other elements, in the story.
 2. Minor Character – usually
serves a certain purpose to move
a plot, but is not as developed and
explores as the major character.

 Examples: Still in Noli Me Tangere,

Capitan Tiago, Doña Victorina,
and brothers Crispin and Basilio
are minor characters.
 3. Flat (Simple) Character – are easily
recognized by your “emotional eye”; they
usually constructed around a single idea or
quality
.

 Examples:
> the smart-alecky child
> the weird neighbour
> the gay best friend

Flat characters want only one simple thing:

● Sisa wanted her children and

● Doña Victorina wanted social acceptance
 4. Round (Complex) Character – have the
capacity to surprise you in a convincing and even
inevitable way. They are richer, deeper, more
complex, more mysterious, and more
unpredictable than flat characters.

 Examples:
Round characters want something complicated:

> Crisostomo Ibarra did not just want revenge

after his father was denied a Catholic burial; he also
wanted to fight against social injustice in the country
under the Spanish rule.
> Padre Salve, who was said to be strict and
would not do anything that will dishonour his
reputation, but was secretly lusting after Maria Clara!
 ACTIVITY
 Write on your notebook at least 2
major characters and 3 minor
characters with their descriptions
and roles in a short story. You will
use them in your final performance
task.
 For your final performance task,
you are going to write a short
fiction with 300 to 500 words.