Which element of fiction is based on the traits and goals that strongly direct a character’s actions?

Occurrences of major earthquakes are considered unusual, but minor tremors happen frequently. which word is an adjective?

Marla tells robin that some other women who were up at night saw the special forces heading into iraq from kuwait. when he asks why the women were up she replies, "had to go you know women did that? " why does she ask him this?

To become the mesmerizer’s subject, twain must displace hicks. twain presents himself as very different from hicks. based on this contrast, what does twain seem to value and admire in a person ?