Response to the Class on 10.20

       In October 20th's class, we discuss the importance of plot and how it function well in a story.   In a story, complex characters are the most important thing, which is closely related to the plot. Some people may think a story is driven by the characters, which is not correct. The fact is that a story is drive by the plot. Plot motivates characters to affect the story. It seems that plot has communication with characters' minds and leads them to do actions. In addition, the plot concentrates on the lives of characters, pushing the development of story from beginning, middle part, climax to the end. 
        From my perspectives, a good plot should show a series conflict to provide characters' motions. Audience can be attracted by the plot. When they read the story, the plot may arouse their feelings like they actually have the same experience as the story. Many good plot will eventually lead audience to a "new world", which means audience get something they have never seen before. The ending make be a kind of surprise with making the conflicts done. 
       Our discussion is based on the story "A Happy Ending" which is a metafiction. The author created the story without the traditional ways, and create the good plot to attract people. The six parts of the story are like hypertext and make us revise again and again.