Story Project – Blog Post #2

This is a rough outline of how I want my story to look. I hope to include all of these points and aspects into the final story that I will write:

Exposition: My story starts off with a fourteen-year-old girl named Charlotte. The main first part of the story will take place in Charlotte’s parents’ house and only a small part of it will take place in the neighbourhood park that Charlotte always visits. Before the story begins, you should know that Charlotte is a very spoiled little girl and she has always depended on her parents for everything. As the story progresses, Charlotte will have graduated high school and the rest of the story will take place in Charlotte’s new apartment. Charlotte will learn a major life lesson about herself throughout the story.

Point of Attack: The conflict that Charlotte faces is that she does not realize that after moving out, her parents will no longer be there for her to clean up the house every day. Since she has always been spoiled and she has constantly treated her parents like her servants, Charlotte has to learn the hard way that life isn’t fair and she can’t get everything she wants placed in front of her all the time. The super objective of Charlotte is to clean up and tidy her apartment and teach herself to do these things be herself without reminding on a weekly basis.

Rising Action: The first obstacle that stands in the way of Charlotte reaching her goal is that she does not even know how to clean up after herself. Her parents had always done this for her, so Charlotte feels the need to call her parents and ask them for help and advice. The second obstacle that stands in the way of Charlotte reaching her goal is that she does not have the motivation she needs to keep living by herself. She had no idea that moving out of her parents home would require this much work and Charlotte just needs the motivation and the patience to get on with her life.

Climax: The climax in this story is when Charlotte lies in bed on the seventh night of her move and contemplates how unhappy she has become and everything she has been through. She thinks about her life living with her parents and her life now. She then realizes why she had been so unhappy over the last few days. Therefore, Charlotte agrees to be more productive and clean up after herself. In my story, the main character, Charlotte, achieves her goal.

Falling Action: The next morning, Charlotte gets up and begins tidying up her apartment right away. Charlotte will now have gained a new mindset and be more organized. She has learned that her parents will not always be there for her to do her chores. In this story, the main character will succeed instead of fail.

Resolution: Charlotte has become much more happier with herself and her new life. She realized that cleaning up after herself is not so bad after all, and it is something she will continue to do on a weekly basis for the rest of her life. Throughout the story, Charlotte has learned a major life lesson: Growing up goes hand in hand with responsibility and avoiding your jobs will lead to disaster.