Reader feels tension and suspense right up until the end of the text,
then feels relieved and surprised
reader feels hopeless about
main character's present
and future
reader can see the characters
and their plot; reader desires
characters to be successful
reader understands the
relationships among the
characters
Author's Choice in
Structure
Effect Created
clearly lays out the situation of
the narrative in the exposition
+
shows the relationship between
the main character and her
mother through dialogue and
flashback
reveals the difficulties in the
life of the main character through
both her inner and outer struggles
does not reveal the
resolution of the main
conflict of the text directly;
instead, reveals it indirectly