Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Man from the south

1) plot- Little old man making a absolutely crazy bet.
-introduction- It was getting on toward six o'clock so I thought I'd buy myself a beer and go out and sit in a deck chair by the swimming pool and have a little evening sun.
-conflict (man vs man/man vs himself) (internal/external)- (man vs man) The little man wants to bet the American boy that he can't light his cigar 10 times in a row. If the little man wins, he gets the boys left pinkie, but if the boy wins, he gets the little old mans Cadillac.
-rising action- When the little man pulls out his cigar and the American boy says: 'here let me light it up for you" and the little man says: " dis will not work in da wind." Then they start arguing about if it can light or not.
-climax- When the American boy agrees to do the bet and the little man takes him up to his room and starts strapping his hand down to the table.
-falling action-  When the lady comes into the room and takes the knife out of his hand and pushed him into the bed.
-denouement- When they boy puts the keys on the table to give to the woman and then he sees her hand and she only has one finger and a thumb
2) Character
- protagonist (main character)- The person we are reading the point of view from
- antagonist (force opposing the main character)- The little man
-static (remains the same)- English girl
-round (complex with many characteristics) The little man
- flat (single or simple characteristics) - American boy
- stock character (stereotype)
- dynamic (changes throughout)
3) Setting
-atmosphere- loud and kind of busy
-time
- place-  at a hotel in jamaica
4) Theme- A little crazy old man that likes to gamble and make crazy bets and collect fingers
5) Point of View
-first person
-third person (omniscient, limited omniscient, objective/limited)
6) Foreshadowing

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