In the (genre) novel (title) by (author), the main character, (protagonist name), learns/changes/grows through (Main Topic/Subject in the novel).
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(Character name) is a (age) (gender) who is (a character trait or situation).
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As the conflict develops, (character name) faces the challenge of (name the major conflict of the story).
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In the rising action of the story, (character name) (what the character does). Then (something else happens). Later, (one more event).
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The climax of the story happens when (character name) faces the greatest challenge when (event that turns the story around).
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The falling action tells of (character name) (action).
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In the resolution, (character name) (how he is at the end of the story).
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Complete Summary Paragraph:
In the adventure novel Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, the main character, Brian, grows through perseverance. Brian is a teenaged boy who is flying to meet his newly divorced father. As the conflict develops, Brian faces the challenge of survival when the pilot of the plane has a heart attack and dies. In the rising action of the story, Brian crash-lands the plane into a lake. Then, while foraging for food, he eats too many berries, drinks too much water, and and ends up getting sick. Later, he builds a shelter and learns to fish and hunt for food. The climax of the story happens as Brian faces the greatest challenge when a tornado destroys everything he has created and stored for survival. The falling action tells of Brian being rescued after turning on a transmitter that he finds in the plane’s survival kit. In the resolution, Brian returns home a stronger person mentally and physically, and adjusts to his parents divorce.