I think the inciting incident would be when Jonas becomes the Reciever because that is where the story leads up to when he find out about "release" and runs away.
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To build tension
Inciting incident
The Inciting Incident. It goes: Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, Denouement. (Haha wow, I never thought I'd ever use that kind of thing from school)
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Inciting Incident: * The conflict that begins the action of the story and causes the protagonist to act *Without this event, there would be no story. Also, it is better described as the State of Imperfection made explicit.
Once the Exposition has come to an end, the Inciting Incident begins the forward movement of the plot.
The inciting incident is the event that starts the main action of a story and sets the plot in motion.
The inciting incident is the event that triggers the main conflict of the story and sets the plot in motion.
The inciting incident is the event that triggers the main conflict of the story and sets the plot in motion.
The term "inciting incident" is a noun. It refers to the event in a story that sets the main plot into motion and creates conflict or tension.
The purpose of the inciting incident in a story is to introduce the main conflict or problem that sets the plot in motion and grabs the reader's attention.
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You need the inciting incident early in the story, so usually in the exposition or rising action.
An example of an inciting incident in "The Giver" is when Jonas is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory during the Ceremony of Twelve. This event sets the stage for the story by disrupting the normal order of the community and propelling Jonas into a new role that challenges his understanding of the world he lives in.
The event in the story that can be best described as the inciting incident is the moment when the main conflict or problem is introduced, setting the story in motion.
To build tension
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