Unity of Effect
Setting:
When: during the summer or vacation time.
Where: at a bay or near a beach.
Mood/Atmosphere: suspenseful, wonderous, and exciting.
Where: at a bay or near a beach.
Mood/Atmosphere: suspenseful, wonderous, and exciting.
Point of View:
Point of View: third person omniscient.
Why did the author choose this point of view: tells the reader what the characters are thinking or feeling.
Why did the author choose this point of view: tells the reader what the characters are thinking or feeling.
Character:
Protagonist: Jerry.
Antagonists: Jerry vs. trying to be a grown up; Jerry vs. his mother; Jerry vs. acceptance from the older boys; Jerry vs. drowning in the tunnel.
Antagonists: Jerry vs. trying to be a grown up; Jerry vs. his mother; Jerry vs. acceptance from the older boys; Jerry vs. drowning in the tunnel.
Plot:
Exposition: Jerry and his mother go to the beach; Jerry meets other boys.
Rising Action: diving with the other boys; Jerry begins training.
Climax: Jerry swims through the tunnel.
Falling Action/Resolution: Jerry makes it through the tunnel; Jerry (and later his mother) goes back to the villa; Jerry eats lunch with his mother.
Rising Action: diving with the other boys; Jerry begins training.
Climax: Jerry swims through the tunnel.
Falling Action/Resolution: Jerry makes it through the tunnel; Jerry (and later his mother) goes back to the villa; Jerry eats lunch with his mother.
Theme:
Children are capable of achieving their dreams on their own.
Parents need to learn to let their children grow on their own when they need to.
Parents need to learn to let their children grow on their own when they need to.