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STORIESANALYSISLets see if you are ready for the test


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EDNA BACK FROM AMERICA

BYCLAREBOYLAN

Edna

June

Starting a new life

Violent life

Fear of loneliness


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PLOTEdna Back From America

Exposition:

Rising action:

Climax:

Falling action:

Resolution:

June remembers her childhood up to Muriels

calling

June is called Edna by Muriel

When they are in the car, June decides to go along

with this lie

All the information that she receives about her

husband

Theres no resolution; the story has an open

ending


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NEIGHBOURS

BYPAULTHEROUX

R. Wigley

Man in 4C

Scadutto

Lack of

tolerance Judgemental

Obsesion


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Neighbours

Exposition:

Rising action:

Climax:

Falling action:

Resolution:

Beginning of the story: All the description of the3 characters

When they go to the pub and Vics starts asking

awkard questions

Wigleys attitude towards the narrator

comments

The narrator goes to knock on 4Cs door to

complain directly. Nobody answers

Since Wigley left it seems that the storm trooper

is gone too


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Plot 2 Exposition:

Rising action:

Climax:

Falling action:

Resolution:

Beginning of the story: All the description of the3 characters

When they go to the pub and Vics starts asking

awkard questions

The narrator goes to knock on 4Cs door to

complain directly. Nobody answers

Since Wigley left it seems that the storm trooper

is gone too


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THEHERO

BYJOANNATROLLOPE

Captain Campbell

Signora Campbell

Narrator

Hero image

Revealing the truth

Looking for

inspiration


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The Hero

Exposition:

Rising action:

Climax:

Falling action:

Resolution:

Description of reasons of the writer to be in the

island

He finds the story of Captain Campbell

He finds out the story is a lie

He goes back to the island, brings back the

book

He doesnt tell theCaptains widow, he decides

not to write the book


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TASTE

BYROALDDAHL

Conflict:

Man vs Man: Schoffield

and Pratt. Egos

involved.

Man vs Society:

Chauvinism.Man vs self: Mr

Schofield struggles

against himself against

getting into the bet

Setting

Place: Dinner party/London

Time: 20thCentury, after

WWII


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PLOT Exposition:

Rising Actions:

Climax:

Falling actions:

Resolution:

Dinner party at the Schofields house, a special guest arrives

(Mr. Pratt) who is challenged by the host to bet on knowledge ofwine

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.

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

The maid approaches the table and unmasks Mr. Pratttriumph by saying that he had left his glasses in the cellar

before dinner.

There isnt a real resolution


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Andrew

Irene

Rosemary

Martin

Theme: Doing the right thing

Conflict:

Man vs Self

Setting:

Place: Irenes house,

Church

Time: Day before

the wedding /

Wedding

party/years later


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Exposition: The bell rings to announce an unexpected guest, the groom, who

wanted to speak with his bride urgently, his nervousness and anxiety uneaseIrene.

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 itseem 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.


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THECOWARD

BYV.S NAIPAUL

Narrator

Big Foot

Hat

BoyeeErrol

Setting:Place: Miguel Street,

Trinidad and Tobago

Time: American setting

in the island, 1940s.

Conflict: Man vs Self: Man vs Society

Man vs Man

Theme:Not judging a book by

its cover


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Exposition: All Miguel Street was afraid of Big Footbut as time passes the myth on his violent ways began to

merge.

Rising Actions: when the narrator gets to know hismore 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 andfights Big Foot, who is defeated at the end.

Falling actions: Big Foots cries loudly and the crowdlaughs at him

Resolution: Big Foot leaves Miguel Street,the fighter wasnt really a boxer


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MRKNOWALLBYWILLIAMSOMERSET

Narrator

Mr. Kelada

Mr. Ramsey

Mrs. Ramsey

Setting:Time: After WWII

Place: On a ship from

San Francisco toOkinawa

ConflictCharacter vs Character

Character vs Self

Theme:Appearances can be

deceptive


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Exposition: A very outgoing Mr. Kelada interrupts a rather quietpassengers life when they share a cabin in a ship, Mr. Kelada speaks about hisexclusiveness on all kinds of good difficult to obtain or prohibited during this timein history.

Rising Actions: Mr. Kelada talks about his keen eye on pearls and business ingeneral; as he keeps talking about it Mr. Ramsey dares him to guess the amount hepaid 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 USdollars. Mr. Ramsey feels very pleased once he tells Kelada that he had onlypaid 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 moneywhen Mr. Ramseys returns it to him on an envelope.


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SHARPPRACTICEBYFREDERICKFORSYTH

The Priest/the farmer

Judge Comyn

OConnor

Mr. Keane

Theme:You get what you give

Conflict:Man vs Self

Setting: Place: On a train

Time: 1938


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Exposition: Three men are absorbed during a train trip into a game ofcards, along the journey they change strategies and raised their bets until theyarrived 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 barand 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 hisjurisdiction was OConnor who was being charged of misleading the game andearnings 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 workingtogetherhe was tricked!


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THEMODELMILLIONAIREBYOSCARWILDE

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


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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.