Central Idea and Character and Conflict: Cat Person Story by Kristen Roupenian

every element you write about in your essays is tied directly to Central Idea. This is what the basis and support of your essays should be. Solely. The author has a thousand choices to make and has made the decision to use these particular elements based on what he or she is trying to say in the short story, what the theme is.
“Rules”
Do not refer to the author by first name only. Use a mixture of:
Last name only
Full name
“the author”
“the writer”
When writing about fiction, the actions in the story are always written about in present tense. I will not point out every instance of it done incorrectly in your essay.
Try to avoid first and second person whenever possible.
In your introduction must be the title, the author, a brief brief synopsis of the main points of the story and the central idea. Later on, the elements of fiction being discussed may also be included.
Short story titles are put in quotation marks. Thus, when referring to “The School” or other stories it is punctuated like this.
For the central idea:
Central Idea paper --- 300 – 500 words (+ / - 50) and at least two paragraphs: an intro and a body paragraph. Your introduction will include the author’s name, the title of the story, and a very brief synopsis of the story in which only the main points are covered. The last sentence of the first paragraph is a good place to identify the story’s central idea. The words “central idea” would be helpful if used.
A second paragraph will use textual evidence from the story usually in the form of quotations and paraphrasing in order to support your central idea. ***This is the main point of the essay and all the subsequent essays. Support what you claim is the central idea.
Use MLA format and cite the work at the end of the essay.
For Character and conflict:
Character and Conflict --- 750 - 1000 words. Will include everything you did for the Central Idea paper along with a brief discussion of the single primary and one, or at the most two, secondary characters. You will need to identify whether each character is static or dynamic, whether they are round or flat, and how they are presented, directly or indirectly. Please back this up with textual evidence.
Furthermore, identify the primary and the secondary conflicts, and whether each one is internal or external. Include whether a resolution is present or not and what actions are taken toward resolution. As always, back this up with textual evidence using MLA format and cite the work at the end of the essay also using MLA format.
Please write the essay after you read the attached story.