What are the three elements of a novel and what are their functions?

A novel has three elements: characters, plots and typical environment (natural environment and social environment).

2. Function

(1) Character image: The core of character image is the character's ideological character, and the angle of character description includes positive description and profile description. Positive description (also called detail description) includes appearance, language, movement, expression and psychological description; Profile description (also called profile contrast) refers to the reflection of others' words and deeds on the characters.

(2) Story: refers to the whole process of the development and evolution of the events described in the works. The structure of the story: (prologue)-beginning-development-climax-ending-(epilogue) is used to express the character and the theme of the work.

(3) Environmental description: it refers to the description of the environment of people's activities and the background of things happening. Environmental description is divided into natural environment and social environment. The description of natural environment refers to the description of time, place, season, climate, flowers, birds, insects and fish of human activities; The description of social environment refers to the description of the specific background, place, atmosphere and interpersonal relationship of people's activities.

3. Source:

Novels must portray characters, which can be negative or positive. A novel can create one character image or multiple characters.

Plot is another element of this novel. The character's character must be reflected in the corresponding activities, which constitute the plot of the novel. The plot of the novel should be attractive and reasonable, and the plot should not be divorced from life.

Environment is the third element of the novel. Environment is divided into natural environment and social environment. The environment should adapt to the performance, mood, identity and times of the characters.