Story: Evening Under Frangipani

Conflicts

Internal

Prakash

-Prakash felt very scared and streesed if he was going to perform well in the interview.("tried to apperar intentive"(pg47))

External

Prakash and Elaine
-Argued about women's rights. Elaine states that women are worth more than just a housewife.("...marriage as got nothing to do with the fufilment of woman as woman..isn't it better to develop out full potential as human being"(pg 49))

-They fought with each other over her father's hand which Prakash said it looks like beetles.("...Don't get angry.It's your father.His hands.They're like beetles...And so are mine.Is that right?..."(pg 62))

Climax

When Prakash and Elaine broke up.

Resolution

Open ended

Characters

Prakash

.He is nervy (During his job interview,"...his armpits were circled in sweat:his confident starched white shirt betrayed by his body's sweat glands"(pg 47))

.He is a good worker (He is an officer in the army,(pg 48,49))

.He is conscience (He knows the suffering of the boys in Pakistan,"the long hours of concentration weaving the intricate patterns on princely carpets that dulled the minds and eyes of young boys in Pakistan; or the hours of toil in the stifling darkness of coal pits and blinding brilliance of iron boundaries in north-east China that were contained in the bargain kitchenware -bought and sold in five minutes of ritual haggling"(pg 50))

Elaine

.She is feminist/feminism (She fight for women's rights,"...marriage has got nothing to do with the fufilment of woman as woman"(pg 49))

.She is private (Her home was in a private and quiet area,"their home was in a cul-de-sac lined with frangipani trees: their fragrance sweet and cloying when in full blossom:at other times their secent was more delicately spiced"(pg 53,54))

.She is conscience(She knows the suffering of the boys in Pakistan(pg 50))

.She does not like show off (She find people who show off as people who are stupid and people who wants attention,"...jostling with teenagers on parade,bright smart clothes on their fresh young bodies but the sharp scent of glue in their decaying minds"(pg 53))

.She is caring (She wants to cheer Prakash,"She had saved it to cheer him up if he was depressed by an aggressive unsympathetic interview and to add to his happiness if the interview had gone more successfully"(pg 53))

Elaine's Father

.He is passionate (He loves insects,"...he had grown to resemble the loves of his life; and with centipede eyebrows and grasshopper noses playing through his mind"(pg 60,61))

Elaine's Mother

.She is judgemental (She considered Prakash slow and stupid, and imagined him as physically aggressive, worrying that he would bully Elaine out of her depth(pg 83))

.She is unfriendly (the mother is sarcastic and unfriendly(pg 58))

The most interesting part in this story was when Elaine and Prakash broke up, Prakash said that her father's hand looks like beetles which I find it amusing, "Don't get angry.It;s your father. His hands. They're like beetles." Which is on page 62. I did not know that hands can look like beetles which could cause their relationship to end, therefore make this the most interesting part in this story.

Story: Evening Under Frangipani

Conflicts

Internal

Prakash

-Prakash felt very scared and streesed if he was going to perform well in the interview.("tried to apperar intentive"(pg47))

External

Prakash and Elaine
-Argued about women's rights. Elaine states that women are worth more than just a housewife.("...marriage as got nothing to do with the fufilment of woman as woman..isn't it better to develop out full potential as human being"(pg 49))

-They fought with each other over her father's hand which Prakash said it looks like beetles.("...Don't get angry.It's your father.His hands.They're like beetles...And so are mine.Is that right?..."(pg 62))

Climax

When Prakash and Elaine broke up.

Resolution

Open ended

Characters

Prakash

.He is nervy (During his job interview,"...his armpits were circled in sweat:his confident starched white shirt betrayed by his body's sweat glands"(pg 47))

.He is a good worker (He is an officer in the army,(pg 48,49))

.He is conscience (He knows the suffering of the boys in Pakistan,"the long hours of concentration weaving the intricate patterns on princely carpets that dulled the minds and eyes of young boys in Pakistan; or the hours of toil in the stifling darkness of coal pits and blinding brilliance of iron boundaries in north-east China that were contained in the bargain kitchenware -bought and sold in five minutes of ritual haggling"(pg 50))

Elaine

.She is feminist/feminism (She fight for women's rights,"...marriage has got nothing to do with the fufilment of woman as woman"(pg 49))

.She is private (Her home was in a private and quiet area,"their home was in a cul-de-sac lined with frangipani trees: their fragrance sweet and cloying when in full blossom:at other times their secent was more delicately spiced"(pg 53,54))

.She is conscience(She knows the suffering of the boys in Pakistan(pg 50))

.She does not like show off (She find people who show off as people who are stupid and people who wants attention,"...jostling with teenagers on parade,bright smart clothes on their fresh young bodies but the sharp scent of glue in their decaying minds"(pg 53))

.She is caring (She wants to cheer Prakash,"She had saved it to cheer him up if he was depressed by an aggressive unsympathetic interview and to add to his happiness if the interview had gone more successfully"(pg 53))

Elaine's Father

.He is passionate (He loves insects,"...he had grown to resemble the loves of his life; and with centipede eyebrows and grasshopper noses playing through his mind"(pg 60,61))

Elaine's Mother

.She is judgemental (She considered Prakash slow and stupid, and imagined him as physically aggressive, worrying that he would bully Elaine out of her depth(pg 83))

.She is unfriendly (the mother is sarcastic and unfriendly(pg 58))

The most interesting part in this story was when Elaine and Prakash broke up, Prakash said that her father's hand looks like beetles which I find it amusing, "Don't get angry.It;s your father. His hands. They're like beetles." Which is on page 62. I did not know that hands can look like beetles which could cause their relationship to end, therefore make this the most interesting part in this story.