Kidnapping, theft, murder, carjacking, car problems, poisoned food, accidental food poisoning, heart attack, time traveling, being attacked by a monster, a pregnant woman giving birth, injury, anything getting on fire (house, car, restaurant, etc.), someone getting scared if they go to the movies, the movies characters coming alive if they go to a movie, bomb, bio weapon released at their location, receiving special powers, tornado, flooding, tsunami, thunderstorm, hurricane, they could be living in space, or one of them could be a secret monster.
When analyzing or writing a paper about a fictional work, you could analyze the symbolism and/or implications in the piece of fiction. In the academic setting, it simply doesn't matter if ideas conveyed in writing impact your life or not.
Give an example of a counterargument for an essay on why waffles are better than pancakes. Ubuvvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvyvyvycyvyvucucufugigigigicicivuvuvuvuvuvivucucucucuvucicuuvuvuvivivuvuvivivivivivivuvuvuvuvuvuvuvivuvuvivivivivivovoibibibxiziwnwininwiwnxiwnxiwnxiwbxiwbxiwbwibxwinxwinxiwnxiwiwjxijwxjwixjiwjiiwjxixi