Conflict:
-Person vs. Herself
-Person vs. Person
-She is struggling with her emotions
dealing with her family and her own ability to make decisions
Setting:
Setting:
-Place: gloomy beach in Florida on an old, rotted dock
-Time: dark spring evening
-Circumstance: Julia upset at her
life and the inability to connect with her family
-Mood: tense, frustrated,
depressed
Character:
Character:
Protagonist: (Julia)
-Thick, wavy, dark brown hair
that flew in every direction in the wind
-Deep, brown eyes that anyone
could lost in
-She kept to herself, mostly
because no one gives her a chance to be heard
-She felt left out of her family
and felt that no one cared
Antagonist:
-Herself
-She is struggling with the decision
to end her life or not
Plot:
Initial action:
-Alice is frustrated with her family and run out of the
house
Rising action:
-As she walks, she feels the urge to walk towards the dock
-She sits and tries to sort out her emotions but she just
cries
-She stands and glances towards the house, feeling as if no
one cares if she is dead
-She struggles whether she should let herself die in the
swirling waters of the storm
-She jumps into the chilled ocean water, exhaling the breath
from her lungs
Climax:
-She changes her mind while sinking deeper and wants a
second chance at life
-She tries to go to the surface, but the waves push her
deeper down
-She tries to take a breath, but it’s only filled with the
dark ocean water
Falling Action:
- She feels her body slowly shut down while her thick hair
and flowing dress move to the rhythm of the sea
Resolution:
Resolution:
-Julia dies depressed and alone, felling deserted by her
family and separated from the world
Theme:
Theme:
-The struggle to be accepted in your own family
-That ending your life is not the answer