From the course: The Foundations of Fiction
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Act 2: Journey and conflict (foundation)
From the course: The Foundations of Fiction
Act 2: Journey and conflict (foundation)
(peaceful music) - Hey, Jess, I've got a new game for us. - I better win this one. - Well, we'll see. It's called, How to Ruin a Good Story. - Okay, how does it work? - So, you give me the name of your most favorite ever story. - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling. - That's definitely a good story. So I'm going to have a go at ruining it. - Okay. - Okay. There once was a boy who lived under the stairs at the Dursleys' house. He was miserable with the Dursleys. They were very mean to him. But there wasn't much he could do it about it. So he just lived under the stairs his whole life. And then he died, the end. - Wait, he didn't go to Hogwarts? - No, he just stayed right under the stairs the whole time. - That's a horrible story! - That's the point of the game. - Oh, okay, I'm going to give it a try. - Okay. - So you give me a story. - Okay, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. - Of course, your favorite. Okay, here it goes. There once was a young woman named…
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