Plot in a novel refers to the events that
make up the basic storyline. Typically (though not always), a plot line is chronological and
moves through each of the following phases:
- Exposition:
background information and conflict - Rising
Action: events which lead to the climax - Climax: the highest point
of action in the story - Resolution: the solution to the problem or
conflict
In a novel of this size, there can be several
conflicts, which create several plot lines. In order to answer this question, you should choose
one conflict and identify a quote or two for each of the above phases of the plot line. To help
get you started, here are some ideas for each:
- Exposition
(chapter 1): any background information about the Finches, Maycomb, or the trial (which is one of
the main conflicts). - Rising Action: events building up to the
trial--the mob scene in Chapter 15; details of the trial in Chapters
16-20 - Climax: the verdict at the end of Chapter 21; another climax
occurs at the end of the story with the attack on the children in Chapter 28 as a culmination to
Bob Ewell's hatred of Atticus. - Resolution: events following the
trial--gifts of thanks to Atticus in Chapter 22 or the final scenes of the novel following the
attack.
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