Richard Yate's Doctor Jack-o'-Lantern
Following the formula of a short story, this sticks to one main plot and is built around one character who is involved in the plot.
Plot:
Rising action-
We are introduced to the concept of the classes' "reports" (stories of the student's weekend)
Vinny's turn, he tells a story of a movie he saw and a shooting he was involved in with his mother and father. Clearly he was lying, causing even more tension between him and his classmates.
Climax-
Vinny wrote all the "dirty words" he could think of on a concrete wall with chalk during recess. The whole class saw, including Miss Price and all were upset
Falling action-
Forced to wash the words off the wall, when asked about his punishment by other classmates, Vinny lies and tells them that Miss Price hit him with a ruler- again, clearly lying
He draws a picture of Miss Price on the concrete wall, again writing all the "dirty words" he knew in a speech bubble
Setting:
surrounding area of New York City
1950s
Tone- sad, gloomy
Characters:
introduction to characters
main character- Vinny
an orphan with new foster parents, new kid at school, outcast
quiet, poor, lonely, becomes rebellious
as the reader, I felt sympathetic to this character
Miss Price- teacher, shows compassion for her new student
Point of View:
Third person- author sees whatever they want to see and interprets how they choose
Theme/Purpose:
struggle for acceptance,
exploration of loneliness
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