Task 2 – Aimee Whitman – Digital Storytelling

Element	Detail	Example
SETTING	Place	Suburban Backyard – Predominately tree tops – New England
SETTING	Time	Modern day
MAIN CHARACTER	Name	Gibby – Squirrel
	Background	Lives alone, no family, abandoned at birth
	What does this character want?	All the nuts that a human family feeds the squirrels, doesn’t want to share
ANTAGONIST	Name	Gibby (he is the main character and the antagonist)
	Relationship to MC	Same person
	Background	Abandoned at birth, no family, bad attitude, greedy
	What does this character want?	All of the nuts in the yard
SITUATION	What is happening at the beginning of the story?	Gibby steals nuts, doesn’t give others the opportunity to collect for the coming winter. He has no family to provide for and takes away food from others who do.
INCITING EVENT	What event upsets the situation and introduces the main conflict?	Massive hurricane comes to New England for the first time in Gibby’s life. His tree falls and he loses his home and his collection of nuts for the winter.
CONFLICT	How do the characters react the inciting event?	Because of Gibby’s selfish and rude attitude, the others are hesitant to help him recover and restock from the storm.
	What sustains the conflict?	Gibby’s bad attitude when others offer help.
	What are the stakes?	Trusting Gibby after all of the problems he’s caused in the past, less nuts for the rest of the community, risk of another storm before winter
	What choice must the hero make?	Whether or not to forgive Gibby – and to risk his respect from the other members in his community by helping him.
Premise	What is this story’s core? Theme:	Gibby the squirrel has a rude awakening when a hurricane hits his tree and he loses his tree and his collection of nuts right before winter – after ruining relationships with his community, they have to make the decision whether or not to help the fiend. Theme: Community members have to put aside their past to help a member in need. Forgiveness, community, trust.