Protagonist - Duck

Antagonist – Political Process

1. A story begins when a protagonist and antagonist are forced to interact with each other. The interaction results in conflict. Where is each character and what is s/he doing at the opening of the story?

Duck feels the injustice of Farmer Brown’s rules on the farm and decides to hold an election.

The election begins the process of deciding who should be in charge and how much work should be required of Duck.

2. What does each character want to accomplish by the end of the story? (What the protagonist wants and what the antagonist wants should be in direct conflict to each other.)

Duck wants to do less work.

The political process requires more work and responsibility with each rise in power.

3. What is each character's worldview? How does his/her worldview affect the story? How is it portrayed through actions?

Duck wants justice. He doesn’t want to do more than his share of the work.

The political process is a vehicle for putting the best candidate in office.

4. What is each character's secret? How does each secret relate to the story? (The secret can be as small as having a loose tooth or as big as knowing who committed a crime.)

Duck does not want to do any work.

The political process is a vehicle and does not choose the candidates.

5. Characters are not perfect. What does each character rely on to make it through the day? (Limit this to one major character flaw.) How will the flaw be important to the story?

Duck moves forward instead of dealing with the problems of today.

Politics requires a specific process.

6. What has to happen in the story in order for the character to reach a point of change?

Duck has to become the biggest leader he can to understand what responsibilities come with each office.

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7. The protagonist must change by the end of the story. What will s/he understand by the end of the book that s/he did not understand at the opening of the story?

Duck has to realize that leaders also work hard, usually harder than those following.

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8. What is the time period of the story? How does the time period affect each character? How does it affect the storyline?

Today. It details today’s political process.

Same

9. Where does the story take place? How does the setting affect each character?

In our modern world. It details today’s political process.

Same

10. How old is each character? How does each person's age affect the storyline?

Duck is old enough to be taken seriously by adults.

The political process has been around a long time, but it is new to Duck.

11. Describe how each character looks. Then offer one major character trait that you can define through an action  (i.e., if a character is nervous, have him/her constantly tap his/her fingers on tables).

Duck looks like a duck and tries to get out of work by becoming the boss.

The political process is a set of rules.

12. Write down each character's name. Verify that each name begins with a different letter of the alphabet, doesn't have the same number of syllables, and ends differently (i.e., all names don't end in "y").

Duck

Political Process