Plot Outline-
External Conflict: French Revolution/ Defeat of Napoleon is now over and the conservatives want power! Who will gain it? The church or liberalists who want democracy and individual rights?
Internal Conflict: Lily’s father is part of the conservative party and a valued member of society, yet her brother is siding with the liberalists. She values her father’s opinions but her brother is right as well.
Relation: from dilemma to decision
Characters:
Lily- main character. Sister of Brian and daughter of Father
Joseph- conservative man. Father of Lily and Brian
Brian- liberalist man. Brother of Lily, son of Father
Joey- Conservative boy, Lily’s crush
Samantha- involved with the enlightenment and sister of Joey
Exposition:
• War is over
• Britain is returning to a time of peace no longer fighting a war
• Lily lives in a beautiful house
• Her family is happy until her brother shares some important news
Rising action:
• Joseph starts to talk more openly with the family about his conservative beliefs
• Brian is upset because he is a liberalist and his father doesn’t want to have anything to do with them except to push them out of the way for control
• Lily meets a conservative boy that she begins to like (Joey)
• Lily meets Samantha Joey’s sister. Samantha is part of the enlightenment
Climax:
• Brian’s girlfriend dies in a riot that lily’s father was a part of
• Joseph is outraged that his son is not siding with him
• Lily’s brother now becomes upset with Lily because she is falling in love with a conservative
• Lily’s perfect world has turned upside down and even though she finally understands what is best for the greater community she decides to tell her father she has made a great mistake by even thinking about joining the liberalists
Falling action:
• Brian is no longer talking to his family. He is finding another place to live
• After meeting Samantha, Lily can see that even though Joey and Samantha do not hold the same beliefs, they still care for each other
• Lily sees all the riots and decides she made the better choice by leaving the liberalists
• She feels safer with the conservatives
Resolution:
• Joey asks Lily to marry him
• 1832: The Liberalists are taking over the British government
• Many riots are taking place and now Lily is not so sure who she feels safe with
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3 comments:
Hello Conservatism Vs Liberalism,
Wow, your outline is very clear. I think your story is going to be quite interesting. I love how you have so many different sub-plots and interpersonal conflicts incorporated into a story about such a broad topic. My favorite part is when Lily falls for the conservative boy. I think this will teach an important lesson: that even if people do not share the same beliefs, they can still love one another and co-exist in harmony. Wonderful job on your outline! I can't wait to read more!
XOXO,
Florence Nightingale
www.florencenightengale.blogspot.com
Hello Dahling,
I think you did a great job including the character descriptions. It made the outline a lot more interesting to read. I really enjoyed how it was sort of cirlces within circles. There were some really important lessons incorperated, and I think it will make a fantastic story!
~Darkhorse
www.fwenchtwee.blogspot.com
Again, hey and what's up? Now that we've got the formalities over with, I've got some suggestions for your outline (and I put the emphasis on some, as you've got it really thoroughly and well-planned out as it is):
Lily sounds like a great main character, incredibly well-developed and nicely planned. I think that you're on a good track right now, but once you start focusing on her more, I suggest that you really push forward and bring her to life. I understand that it can be difficult to further develop already-partially-developed characters, but just make sure to not give up the element of suspense, if you go that way. Do you kind of get what I'm saying?
Well... If you don't, then just talk to me in the halls or out of class, and I'll try to explain. Great job so far!
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