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Elements of Literature
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Element
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Definition
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Example—Butch and Sundance
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Example -- The Outsiders
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characters
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the people
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Butch, Sundance, the posse
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Ponyboy, the Socs, more Greasers (Ponyboy's friends)
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setting
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the place and time it happens
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The Old West
late 1800's |
a city/town
between the movie theater and Ponyboy's home 1960's |
conflict
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the problem
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Butch and Sundance are being chased by the posse
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Ponyboy is being bullied by the Socs
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protagonist
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the "good guy" or main character
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Oddly enough, the outlaws Butch and Sundance
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Ponyboy, a Greaser and the main character
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antagonist
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the bad guy or enemy of the main character
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the posse or lawmen
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the gang of Socs
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