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1. The exposition and rising action in a story and movie Difa Fahira Mahanom Rahel Maria Manullang

2. What is Rising Action in a story ? Rising action, also known as ‘the complication’, refers to the events that take place in a story between the exposition and climax. This part of the story is often where the protagonist faces challenges and must overcome obstacles to achieve their goal.

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4. Establish the Stakes: Understand what’s at risk for your protagonist. What do they stand to gain or lose ? Introduce Obstacles: Start throwing challenges at your characters. These can be external (like a villain or a storm) or internal (like fear or doubt). Develop Subplots: Introduce secondary storylines that either support or contrast the main plot. Heighten Tension: Increase the difficulty or complexity with each event or challenge. Make sure the stakes get higher as the story progresses. Show Character Growth: As challenges arise, show how they affect your characters. Maybe they learn new skills, or perhaps they reveal vulnerabilities. Foreshadow the Climax: Drop subtle hints about the upcoming climax. This keeps readers intrigued and wanting to know more. Vary the Pace: Mix up fast-paced, intense scenes with slower, more reflective moments. This gives readers a chance to catch their breath. Engage the Senses: Make the setting and events vivid. Describe sounds, smells, and sights to make readers feel like they’re right there with the characters. Strengthen Relationships: Show how the rising action affects relationships between characters. Are friendships tested? Do enemies become allies ?

5. The Role of Rising Action in Story Structure Rising action is a key element of story structure. It’s the part of the story where things start to get interesting, and the story conflict begins to take shape.

6. Through conflict we introduce change in the characters, location, or story, leading to higher and higher stakes for our characters. This is the Rising Action of the story. Typically, this section of the story is the longest part of the story.

7. Freytag’s Rising Action An early representation of this is called Freytag’s Pyramid, developed in the mid-19th century by German author Gustav Freytag. The Freytag Pyramid has five main parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and dénouement.

8. The Importance of Rising Action in a Story All stories, even those with unconventional narrative structures, use rising action in the plot. Rising action in a story occurs when the main plot points help to raise the stakes and tension for the characters through a series of internal and external obstacles throughout their journey. The “rising action” of a story is typically characterized by several more minor crises or conflicts that need to be resolved before the story can reach its climax.

9. Internal vs. External Conflict Rising action events may include both internal conflict and external conflict. Internal conflict refers to struggles that happen within a character. This could involve changing or opposing thoughts, worldviews, beliefs, or desires. Typically, internal conflict leads to character development, where the protagonist grows in some way or learns something important about themselves.

10. External conflict refers to any conflict that sets a character against something outside of themselves – something outside their control. External conflict can take many forms – for example, another character, a creature or beast, a machine, an alien or supernatural force, or Mother Nature herself (man vs. nature conflict). There are as many options at your disposal as there are stories.

11. American psycho 2001 Introduction : The 2000 film "American Psycho" was directed by Mary Harron and co-written by Harron and Guinevere Turner. It is a satirical psychological horror film based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis. Rising action: American Psycho" involves the protagonist, The film portrays Bateman's realization that his outward persona is a mask to hide his inhuman nature, characterized by greed and disgust. The rising action builds tension as Bateman's inner turmoil and violent tendencies become increasingly pronounced, leading to the climax of the story. Examples of Rising Action in a Movie

12. Climax : The climax of the film "American Psycho" occurs when Patrick Bateman has a nervous breakdown as reality starts to slip away from him. Falling action : The falling action in the film "American Psycho" occurs after the climax, where Patrick Bateman has a nervous breakdown and confesses to his lawyer about his crimes. The film then enters its denouement, where Bateman's confession is dismissed as a joke. Resolution : The ambiguous nature of the resolution leaves the audience to ponder the reality of Bateman's actions and the society that enabled his behavior, contributing to the film's lasting impact and interpretation.

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