Maxwell and Dickman believe that “a story is a fact, wrapped in an emotion that compels us to take an action that transforms our world.” How would you define the term story? What do you think are the most important elements of a good story? What examples help support your thoughts?
A good story is part of a Writer’s personal experience or a creative story that seeks to pass a message or lesson to the audience. One thing that makes a good story is the manner in which the writer narrates the experience and the emotions and passion present in the story. A good story puts the reader in the writer’s shoes, creates suspense, and totally draws the reader’s attention. A story should be chronologically written with a lot of creativity and in a form that the audience can read and understand without much analysis. An example of such a story that has recommendable elements is “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe. The story is about African colonization from the point of view of an African and shows some of the impacts of cross-cultural misunderstandings. To have a good story, a writer should always be passionate about it.