Which element has the greatest impact on the development of a story? a setting b characters c rising actiond falling action

B. The character have the biggest impact because their actions can change the course of where the story is going such as in my example, you have a boy who is running for school president. The boy then gets into a fight and is suspended, he can no longer run for president at his school as a punishment for getting into the fight. His action of fighting changed the story's course.