Friday, August 10, 2012

What makes a good story?

What kind of story makes a good story ? A character, a character that wants or need something. The setting can be anywhere but most importantly is how the character gets what he/her wants or what he/her needs. For example; Fred teddy wants a new teddy.

Problems arises in the story will make it more interesting, it can be someone who opposes the main character  in getting what he wants or needs or it can be a difficult situation for the main character to obtain what he wants or needs. For example; Fred goes to the zoo to get a new teddy, he walk to the area where the bears are and tried to climb over the fence to get to the bear. The zoo keeper pulled Fred back to stop him from getting to the bears.

Details of the characters or the environment helps to make it a better story, it's also allows the readers to know more about the characters. Giving the character a personality and appearance. For example; Fred tried to resist the zoo keeper, he pulled his long bushy beard and tried to get away from him. However, the zoo keeper was strong much stronger than little Fred. Little Fred couldn't even reach the zoo keeper shoulders even
if he tip his toes and stretch but little Fred refuse to give in. 

How did the main character overcome the problem? And what's the final outcome ( The ending ). For example; Fred suddenly had a idea, he tickled the zoo keeper and managed to free himself from the zoo keeper. He ran towards the fence and got to the bears over the fence but the were too big for him to carry it home. 


Also, having a cliche helps the audience/readers to better understand the story as they can easily relates to the situation thus making it a good story. 

Adding more characters in the story can also enhance the story like a comic relief when the story gets too serious.
Thus, all the points above helps to create a good story.

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