Plot Points
"[The train] was moving slowly enough for me to be able to jump on the footboard . . . but I hesitated for some urgent, unexplainable reason."
What is the climax?
"After this preliminary exchange." Preliminary?
What is "initial" exchange?
"Two well-oiled men slid about in the soft mud" -- This type of imagery.
What is tactile imagery.
"'Can you feed me?' I asked. 'I can cook' I lied." This thematic topic?
What is "honesty" or "deception"?
The narrator's age.
What is 15?
"I hurried back to the room extremely nervous, for it is easier to steal something than return it undetected."
What is the falling action?
"Arun confined himself to comments on the match." Confined?
What is "restricted" or "limited"?
"He sat down on the bed and laughed for a full five minutes..." Really? That long?
What is hyperbole?
"I thought that over for a minute. Perhaps I had misjudge my man."
What is appearance vs reality (judging a book by its cover)?
This "was about my fifth name."
What is Deepak?
"He knew but neither his lips nor his eyes said anything about their knowing."
What is the resolution?
"I might be able to get into this young person's confidence." Confidence?
What is "trust"?
"Arun made money by fits and starts."
What is an idiom?
"The greedy man shows panic, the rich man shows anger, the poor man shows fear."
What is human nature? (The nature of man)
This is NOT one of Arun's strength?
What is money management?
"One evening he came home with a wad of notes and at night I saw him tuck the bundles under his mattress and the head of bed."
What is the inciting incident?
"I didn't want to make myself conspicuous by staying at a hotel." Conspicuous?
What is "obvious"?
"The meal I cooked must have been pretty awful because Arun gave it to the neighbour's cat." This type of imagery.
What is gustatory imagery?
"Perhaps it was also concern for Arun that drew me back. A sense of sympathy is one of my weaknesses."
What is relationship, sociability or sympathy?
This "softened" the thief.
What is "the verandah"?
"I was still a thief when I met Arun." THIS plot point that gives insight into the future of the characters.
What is the denouement?
"I was fascinated by his tranquil features and easy breathing." Tranquil?
What is relaxed and calm?
"The greedy man shows panic, the rich man shows anger, the poor man shows fear." This type of imagery.
What is organic imagery?
"[The train] was moving slowly enough for me to be able to jump . . . but I hesitated for some urgent, unexplainable reason."
What is "the human heart in conflict with itself"?
Acquired or ascribed, this is narrator's greatest change.
What is his "acquired identity"?