Pattern of an adventure story --
1) Protagonist has a problem
2) Protagonist tries to find a solution
3) Protagonist comes across a obstacle/ meets a benefactor
4) Protagonist solves the problem
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Village by the sea in accordance to the pattern --
1) A new factory coming up in Hari's village leaves Hari jobless. He comes from a poor family, and has to support five family members. Having a job is very impotant to him.
2) Hari decides to go to Bombay, a nearby city, to find a job. However, he does not have enough money to make the trip, and he has no relatives in Bombay.
3) One day, the villagers decide to go to Bombay to protest, and Hari goes along. In Bombay, he is introduced to Jagu, who gives him a job at the Krishna Eating House. Then, he meets Mr. Panwallah, who gives him a job at a watch mending shop. Then, Jagu manages to earn some money.
4) Hari, with the money, is reunited with his family, and they live a happy life, while planning a poultry farm and a watch mending shop in Thul.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Fairy tale pattern
Fairy tales usually follow the following pattern--
1) Protagonist in unhappy situation
2) The situation worsens
3) Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature
4) Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation
The relation of Cinderella to the above pattern --
1) Cinderella' mother has just died, and her stepmother is cruel to her.
2) A ball hosted by the prince is held in the town hall, and Cinderella longs to dance with the prince. Moreover, the prince marrying her is the only way she can get out of her unhappy situation. But her stepmother refuses to let her go, and as a assurance, forced Cinderella to do housework.
3) As Cinderella cries over her situation, her fairy godmother appears. She changes Cinderella into a princess with glimmering jewellery over her, but warns her that her makeup will disappear at the stroke of midnight. Cinderella, delighted, rushes to the town hall, and attracts attention immediately. She was so beautiful, the prince invited her to the dance. All through the night, no one reconigzed her.
4) But as midnight approached, Cinderella had to go. All that was left was a glass slipper she dropped in her haste. The next morning, the prince conducted a nation wide search for Cinderella. He found her at home, doing her chores. The prince married her and she lived happily ever after.
1) Protagonist in unhappy situation
2) The situation worsens
3) Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature
4) Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation
The relation of Cinderella to the above pattern --
1) Cinderella' mother has just died, and her stepmother is cruel to her.
2) A ball hosted by the prince is held in the town hall, and Cinderella longs to dance with the prince. Moreover, the prince marrying her is the only way she can get out of her unhappy situation. But her stepmother refuses to let her go, and as a assurance, forced Cinderella to do housework.
3) As Cinderella cries over her situation, her fairy godmother appears. She changes Cinderella into a princess with glimmering jewellery over her, but warns her that her makeup will disappear at the stroke of midnight. Cinderella, delighted, rushes to the town hall, and attracts attention immediately. She was so beautiful, the prince invited her to the dance. All through the night, no one reconigzed her.
4) But as midnight approached, Cinderella had to go. All that was left was a glass slipper she dropped in her haste. The next morning, the prince conducted a nation wide search for Cinderella. He found her at home, doing her chores. The prince married her and she lived happily ever after.
Village by the sea
Structure of a fairy tale --
1) Protagonist in unhappy situation
2) The situation worsens
3) Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature
4) Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation
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Village by the sea => Fairy tale pattern --
1) Protagonist in unhappy situation
Hari and Lila, the protagonists, come from a poor family, with a drunkard for a father and a bedridden mother. In their village, they own only a small plot of land for farming.
2) The situation worsens
A fertilizer factory is to be built in Thul, and the villages will have to give up their land to make way for the factory. Hari's father also incurred debts, and the debtor kills Hari's dog, Pinto. Hari wants to go to Bombay to find a job but has no money for the trip.
3) Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature
The villagers uses their boats to go to Bombay to protest, and Hari hitches a ride. There, he meets a man who brings him to the Krishna Eating House to get a job. The owner, Jagu, offers him a job together with food, shelter and salary. Then, Hari meets Mr. Panwallah, the owner of a watch mending shop, and he gives Hari another job. Hari was able to earn money this way. The two benefactors were very kind to him.
4) Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation
A day before Diwali, Hari buys some presents for his sisters and heads for home. Hari's sisters are delighted and informs Hari that their mother had recovered after being sent to hospital by the De silvas and that their father had quit his drinking habits. Hari tells the girls that he has plans to start a poultry farm and a watch mending shop. With that, Hari is able to lead a happy life.
1) Protagonist in unhappy situation
2) The situation worsens
3) Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature
4) Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation
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Village by the sea => Fairy tale pattern --
1) Protagonist in unhappy situation
Hari and Lila, the protagonists, come from a poor family, with a drunkard for a father and a bedridden mother. In their village, they own only a small plot of land for farming.
2) The situation worsens
A fertilizer factory is to be built in Thul, and the villages will have to give up their land to make way for the factory. Hari's father also incurred debts, and the debtor kills Hari's dog, Pinto. Hari wants to go to Bombay to find a job but has no money for the trip.
3) Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature
The villagers uses their boats to go to Bombay to protest, and Hari hitches a ride. There, he meets a man who brings him to the Krishna Eating House to get a job. The owner, Jagu, offers him a job together with food, shelter and salary. Then, Hari meets Mr. Panwallah, the owner of a watch mending shop, and he gives Hari another job. Hari was able to earn money this way. The two benefactors were very kind to him.
4) Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation
A day before Diwali, Hari buys some presents for his sisters and heads for home. Hari's sisters are delighted and informs Hari that their mother had recovered after being sent to hospital by the De silvas and that their father had quit his drinking habits. Hari tells the girls that he has plans to start a poultry farm and a watch mending shop. With that, Hari is able to lead a happy life.
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