Plot Elements
The main character in a story
What is the protagonist?
Determined - wanting to find the Malzon Tanks
Julie vs. the Jordans
What is character vs. character?
"The speargun felt like a stick stabbing me in the back."
What is a simile?
Julie arriving at her old house to spend the summer with her dad
What is happy, excited, cheerful, etc...?
The person or thing that is in conflict with the protagonist
What is the antagonist?
Arrogant - cares more about money than his family
Who is Hank Jordan - or Shane's dad?
Julie vs. the sharks
What is character vs. nature?
"The popping and splashing of feeding fish..."
Julie underwater noticing the anchor has drifted
What is concerned, nervous, panicked, etc...?
The part of the story when the protagonist faces a series of problematic event
What is rising action?
Unhappy - has lots of material wealth from job at a big lawyer firm, but rarely smiles anymore
Who is Barbara Simms - or Julie's mom
Julie vs. feelings of defeat
What is character vs. self?
"...you've entered the danger zone: another world, an aqutic wilderness where humans are not meant to be.
Julie in the open water with the sharks
What is scared, frightened, terrified, etc...?
The last main event before the problem is resolved
reserved - slow to reveal emotion or opinions, doesn't have any friends back home
Who is Shane Jordan?
Julie vs. the open water
What is character vs. nature?
The "electric fingers" of the lightning
What is personification?
Julie pulling Shane to the oil rig and staring at the towering wall
The denouement, or ending of a story
What is the resolution?
Quick-witted - ability to keep calm and find solutions to problems
Who is Julie Simms?
Julie vs. the broken derrick
What is character vs. society?
"...an endless expanse of swells shimmering in the sunlight."
What is alliteration?
Julie on the oil rig after Shane falls from breaking the derrick
What is worried, concerned, nervous...?