Who 1. Who is involved in the action of the story? (Characters) What 2. What is the main problem in the story? (Conflict) The main conflict is Man vs. Man (Neighbor vs. Neighbor in the search to find a scapegoat) for most of the screenplay and then is revealed to be Man vs. Outside Force (Neighbors vs. Alien invasion) 3. What happened in the story? (Plot events) Where 4. Where is the story taking place? (Setting) When 5. When is the story taking place? (Setting) Why 6. Why did the author choose to show the reader the lesson the character(s) learned? (Theme) The author chose to show the peoples’ fear of the unknown which drove their need to find someone or something to blame (search for a scapegoat) actually helped cause their own destruction as they fought among themselves and allowed the aliens to take over the world. The How 7. How has the problem been solved? (Resolution) The neighbors in the town destroyed each other out of fear and through the need to find a scapegoat, clearing the way for the aliens to take over the world without having to fight