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Edna Back From America
Falling action:
NEIGHBOURS
BY PAUL THEROUX
Neighbours
Rising action: When they go to the pub and Vics starts asking
awkard questions Wigleys attitude towards the narrator
Climax: comments
Falling action:
The narrator goes to knock on 4Cs door to complain directly. Nobody answers
Plot 2
The narrator goes to knock on 4Cs door to complain directly. Nobody answers
Falling action:
The Hero
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PLOT
Exposition:
Dinner party at the Schofields house, a special guest arrives (Mr. Pratt) who is challenged by the host to bet on knowledge of wine
Rising Actions:
As the host chooses a very rare wine their bet begins to rise resulting in having Louise as a prize if Mr. Pratt names the wine accurately.
Climax:
Against all odds previously thought by Mr. Schofield, Mr Pratt calls on the type of wine, from a tiny harvest is France. In horror the Schofield family stares Mr. Pratt knowing that they now will have to give their daughters hand for marriage to Mr. Pratt
Falling actions: The maid approaches the table and unmasks Mr. Pratt
triumph by saying that he had left his glasses in the cellar before dinner.
Resolution:
Setting: Place: Irenes house, Church Time: Day before the wedding / Wedding party/years later
Exposition: The bell rings to announce an unexpected guest, the groom, who wanted to speak with his bride urgently, his nervousness and anxiety unease Irene. Rising Actions: Andrew talks about his youth and how important it is to him to live to the fullest, which means that marriage would only act against his freedom, as he talks Irene creams her hands patiently waiting for her turn to talk. They both agree on Andrew going to the church the next day and make it seem as Irene had left him waiting at the altar. Climax: As Here comes the bride is sung by the church choir Andrew realizes that Irene has come leaving him no chance or option to walk away as she walks to the altar by her fathers side. Falling actions: After their I dos they walk out of church as husband and wife, Andrew faces his fears realizing that he could have made a terrible mistake.
Resolution: Andrew and Irene live a happy and full life together.
Big
Hat
Foot
Setting: Place: Miguel Street, Trinidad and Tobago Time: American setting in the island, 1940s.
Boyee
Errol
Exposition: All Miguel Street was afraid of Big Foot but as time passes the myth on his violent ways began to merge. Rising Actions: when the narrator gets to know his more sensible side on a glass accident and his laughable reaction towards a dog. During his first fights Big Foot defeats all of his contenders as expected Climax: When the boxer comes to the town and fights Big Foot, who is defeated at the end. Falling actions: Big Foots cries loudly and the crowd laughs at him Resolution: Big Foot leaves Miguel Street, the fighter wasnt really a boxer
Setting: Time: After WWII Place: On a ship from San Francisco to Okinawa
Exposition: A very outgoing Mr. Kelada interrupts a rather quiet passengers life when they share a cabin in a ship, Mr. Kelada speaks about his exclusiveness on all kinds of good difficult to obtain or prohibited during this time in history.
Rising Actions: Mr. Kelada talks about his keen eye on pearls and business in general; as he keeps talking about it Mr. Ramsey dares him to guess the amount he paid for his wifes pearls. Always trying to keep his appearance he flatters Mrs. Ramseys pearls for a while.
Climax: Mr Kelada sets the price of the pearls on around 20, 000 US dollars. Mr. Ramsey feels very pleased once he tells Kelada that he had only paid 18 dollars for the pearls at a department store in NYC.
Falling actions: Mr. Kelada write the 100.00 US dollars to Mr. Ramsey for not guessing if the pearls were real, ashamed he leaves the room. Resolution: Mr Kelada realizes that it wasnt about the money when Mr. Ramseys returns it to him on an envelope.
Exposition: Three men are absorbed during a train trip into a game of cards, along the journey they change strategies and raised their bets until they arrived to destination and one of them is set to pay the highest bid.
Rising Actions: As the game progressed all three men decided to raise the bar and put more excitement into the game resulting in one big winner, The Priest, who mentioned a good donation place for the money. Climax: Judge Comyn realizes that the person in court under his jurisdiction was OConnor who was being charged of misleading the game and earnings of the card game. Falling actions: Judge Comyn listens to a statement made by Mr. Keane who had been cheated in the same manner as Judge Comyn Resolution: Judge Comyn sees the Priest in the car/they are working togetherhe was tricked!
Hughie Erskie Alan Trevor Laura Merton Colonel Merton The Beggar (Baron Hausberg) Gustave Naudin Conflict: Man vs Society Man vs Self
Theme: Solidarity and reciprocity keeps the world turning Setting: Place: Holland park Time: Morning
Exposition: Hughie feels sad for not having his girlfriends family blessing for being poor, he goes to talk about it over his painter friend Alan looking for a word of advice.
Rising Actions: As he arrives to Alans studio he realizes that his friend is working on a portrait of a beggar. He realizes that the beggar is in more need of money than he is therefore he gives them all the money he has Climax: The beggar asks Alan who was the man who had just given him money and what was his story he feels deeply touched.
Falling actions: Hughie receives the money he needed to marry his love Laura, Trevor tell Hughie where the money comes from Resolution: Hughie and Laura live happily ever after, keeping the condition the Baron had set.