Question

what is the initiating event in a story?

Answer 1

An initiating event is a literary term which refers to the first stimuli in a novel or story that triggers the conflict in the plot of a story line

Answer 2

Answer:

It's the event that show the central conflict or event of the story.

Explanation:

So, in movies for example, at the beginning tend to show scenes that construct the sense for the viewer.

It may not include the principal character, this is not a rule. But, it must be a powerful and meaning event to the story.