Well-told stories entertain, first and foremost; once this is accomplished, they have the power to speak to the human condition(i). After all, stories are human creations that are composed of elements that represent our reality. Characters are our selves and consciousness, settings are our surroundings and situations, and plots are not necessarily challenges, but rather incidents worth recording(ii). There are other elements of fiction, such as tone, theme, point of view and style, but since

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