Although many authors use different styles and techniques in their work, most of them follow a similar outline when writing fictional stories. This framework is shown through a series of events which almost always begin with an exposition, which introduces the reader to the story and its characters and setting. The author then introduces a conflict that is present throughout most of the story, starting with the rising action which increases tension and leads to the climax of the story that is the high point and possibly foreshadows the ending. After the climax is the falling action where the tension begins to decrease and everything starts to settle down. Eventually, the story reaches the resolution where the conflict is solved and indicates the end. These traditional elements of plot are what creates the story while also contributing to the overall artistic effect of the author. …show more content…
He moves in with the story’s narrator, his older brother, and the two brothers try to reconnect after a tense few weeks during which both try to deal with their anger towards each other. Baldwin follows the format for a traditional plot, however, one of the main conflicts that is present in the story, that Sonny’s brother doesn’t want him to be a jazz musician, had taken place before the beginning of the story. This is the problem that is resolved at the end when the narrator realizes how important music is to Sonny, showing that the two men will finally find some peace in their