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|| ==== In literature and drama, a struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind and through which the character reaches a new understanding or dynamic change. In the middle of the story Elena is fighting against her feeling Eugene. This causes her to want to talk and basically spy on him more. This issue is internal because it only involves her and no one else till the end of the story. ==== ||

==== External Conflict-In literature, a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force. Near the end of the story Elena walks over to Eugene’s and his mom turns her away with her being upset. This conflict involves two people making it an external conflict. ====

==== Exposition- The use of authorial discussion to explain or summarize background material rather than revealing this information through gradual narrative detail. The author uses Exposition in the beginning when she summarizes the the death of Kennedy before telling the story of Elena. ====

==== Rising Action- A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward [|the] point of greatest interest. A point of rising action is when Elena started talking about him and saying how she looked for him in school and detoured her normal path to class just to see him. ====

==== Climax- A decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. The Climax is when Kennedy died because her life went downhill because everyone (adult wise) was sad and she couldn’t even go to Eugene’s cause of it. ====

==== Falling Action- the part of a literary plot that occurs after [|the] climax has been reached and the [|conflict] has been resolved. The falling action is when Elena is laying in bed crying tears for her because of Eugene. ====

==== Resolution- The portion of a story following the climax, in which the conflict is resolved. There really isn’t a resolution to this story she ends up crying in the end and the reader not knowing what’s going to happen next. ====

==== Imagery- Figurative description or illustration that is found in a story or other literary work. There is imagery when Elena is describing El Building. There is also imagery when she is describing Eugene’s house. ====

==== Irony- An outcome of events contrary to [|what] was, or might have been, expected. An example of irony in this story is when Eugene’s mom turned Elena away when she went over to his house to study American History. ====

==== Protagonist- The leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work. The protagonist in the story is Elena because she is the main character and the story is mainly about her and her life. ====

==== Antagonist-An antagonist is usually the principal character to the protaginist, or main character, of a narrative or drama. From what I understand there could be two antagonist Eugene and the family that used to live in Eugene’s house. I say the family before Eugene’s because Elena said she felt part of their family even though she wasn’t and they didn’t know she was. ====

==== Dynamic Character- In literature or drama, a character that undergoes a permanent change in outlook or character during the story. A character is slightly dynamic is Eugene because he went from being shy to talking to Elena. ====

==== Suspense- A state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety. When Elena knocked on Eugene’s door it sort of was like a suspenseful moment seeing what was going to happen next. ====

==== Symbol- Something used for or regarded as representing something else. When Elena described El building as a monstrous juke box could be used as a symbol because its not really an actual juke box. ====

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