Man From The South

1) plot: 
-introduction: The introduction is a man/boy who is in Jamaica on vacation, buys a beer and relaxes on the pool deck. 
-conflict: The conflict is man vs man considering the fact that two people are betting each other. This can also be man vs himself because the boy is choosing between a car and his finger, and a man is dealing with a creepy issue he has with chopping fingers and losing expensive vehicles. 
-rising action: We talked about this in class as well, but it is when the boy is sitting there thinking about the offer.  "He was sitting there very still, and it was obvious that a small tension was beginning to build up inside him."
-climax: When everyone is in the hotel room, counting down the amount of times the lighter will light. 
"Three!"
"Four!"
"Five!"
"Six!""Seven!" "Obviously it was one of those lighters that worked. The fling gave a big spark and the wick was the right length. I watched the thumb snapping the top down onto the flame. Then a pause. Then the thumb raising the top once more. This was an all-thumb operation. The thumb did everything. I took a breath, ready to say eight. The thumb flicked the wheel. The flint sparked. The little flame appeared."
-falling action: The woman walks in, stops the man from continuing with bet and apologizes to the boy. 
-denouement
2) Character
- protagonist (main character): The American sailor who is agreeing with the bet. He is the one who is against the opposing force during the bet. 
- antagonist (force opposing the main character): The little man Carlos who creates the bet.  
-static (remains the same): The British girl, because during the whole story she doesn't agree with the bet and finds it absolutely ridiculous.  
-round (complex with many characteristics) 
- flat (single or simple characteristics): The simplest character in this story would have to be the first person who was introduced; the man who buys the beer and relaxes on the pool deck.  
- stock character (stereotype): This is probably less likely, but I felt perhaps the sailor because he seems like a normal 20 year old who would be interested in betting over a car and would think hard don this decision, perhaps even the whole trying to impress the girl. 
- dynamic (changes throughout): This would have to be the little man Carlos. He states that he is rich with his white suit and 'Panama" hat, but in reality he doesn't have any cars and all the ones he has are from the bets he made.
3) Setting: This story takes place in Jamaica on a fine evening. 
-time: "It was getting on toward six o'clock" 
- place:  "They are all evenings fine here in Jamaica."
4) Theme: The theme would probably be suspense because the story is quite eery, and also builds up a lot of stress and tension about what is going to happen. 
5) Point of View: 
-first person: The man who was first introduced in this story, narrates the story in first person. He tells the entire story from his perspective and what he has seen. 
-third person (omniscient, limited omniscient, objective/limited): I don't believe there was third person but it would probably limited if there was.  
6) Foreshadowing: We also talked about this is in class, but it was when the first man introduced, talked about the little mans intentions. 
"The man paused and examined his cigar, and I must say I didn't much like the way he was behaving. It seemed he was already trying to make something out of this, and to embarrass the boy, and at the same time I had the feeling he was relishing a private little secret all his own."