Characters
Tom's job/company
What is Wholesale Groceries?
Exposition of the story
What is the apartment in NYC
The beginning of the story
What is Tom's apartment
Clare's feelings toward Tom
What is concerned, but neglected by her husband
Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket can be foreshadowing
What is a possible death in the story according to the word "dead"
Clare's plans for the evening
What is going to the movies
Rising action of the story
What is the yellow paper flies out the window
The place where Tom begins to panic
What is the ledge
The length of time Clare is typically at the movies
What is 3 to 4 hours
What is the yellow paper
Tom's focus for most of the story
What is the project
Climax of the story
What is Tom decides to go after the paper
The city this story takes place in
What is New York City
Tom's known fear in the story
What is the fear of heights
Symbol for Tom's life work
What is the yellow paper
Tom's reason for working so hard everyday
What is a potential promotion or raise
Falling action of the story
What is Tom tries to break the window with a coin, his shoe, and then his fist
The street name of Tom's apartment
What is Lexington Avenue
Tom's reason for lighting the little papers on fire
What is to get someone's attention for help
Symbol for the place where Tom goes to get the paper
What is the ledge
Clare's place to hang out in the evenings
What is the movies
What is the yellow paper is on his desk but eventually the wind takes it out the window again. Tom laughs and then proceeds to leave.
The place where Tom is heading to at the end of the story
What is the movies
Reason why Tom will not be noticed
What is New York City is loud and full of people
Symbol for the end of the conflict
What is the window