Plot, Conflict & Theme
Plot structure, types of conflict, theme vs subject, motif, and how authors develop thematic ideas
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📚 Plot, Conflict & Theme
Study plot structure (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution), types of conflict (person vs person/self/society/nature/fate), the distinction between theme and subject, motif, recurring imagery, and how authors develop thematic complexity through narrative choices.
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