Month: September 2017

Plot Point Photo Compilation

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Can you imagine losing your mom at a very young age, what would you feel? Lost yet hopeless is what this son feels, affected by drugs and gangs, losing connection with father this short story, “Father and Son” by Bernard Maclaverty has it all. The son is involved with bad people, and drugs; in a rough neighbourhood in Belfast, Ireland. His father wants to know what is going on in his life, but his son will not talk to him. The hardships of the father and his son shown in this story lead to a tragic ending. The, “Plot Point Photo Compilation,” is a project based on matching the various plot points in the story to different quotes, and photos. This post shows the general premise of the story through photos, and quotes.

1) Exposition

Quote: “This is my son who let me down. I love him so much it hurts but he won’t talk to me” (165).

Explanation: The father just wants to love his son throughout the whole story, and his son wants nothing to do with him. This sets up the events to come, and the setting of the story. It also reveals the characters to the reader.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Rising Action

Quote: “I had to go and collect you, like a dog” (168).

Explanation: The reader learns that the son has been involved with gangs, or drugs before. The father has also had to save his son before. Tension rises between the son and his father.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) Rising Action

Quote: “Why do you always spy on me, you nosey old bastard?” (169).

Explanation: At this point, the father is very concerned about his son’s safety. He fears every night that something bad will happen to him. The son is overly annoyed with his father, abusing him, name calling and completely ignoring his dad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) Rising Action

Quote: “Today I thought you were dead” (168).

Explanation: The dad is so worried, and stressed about his son. He knows if his son does not change his ways something bad will happen to him. This foreshadowing makes the reader very anxious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5) Rising Action

Quote: “Your fingers, are orange with nicotine” (166).

Explanation: The father understands his son is completely disobedient, and still abuses drugs. The son does not care what his dad thinks of him and completely ignores him. Their relationship is now completely broken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) Climax

Quote: “There is a bang … My son is lying on the floor” (169).

Explanation: Confusion is brought to the father, and the reader. His son’s life flashes before his eyes. This is the most intense part the story; the son is badly hurt almost dead. The father has no idea what had just happened, his son went from happy with his friends to dead in his father’s arms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7) Falling Action

Quote: “I take my son’s limp head in my hands and see a hole in his nose that should not be there” (169).

Explanation: The father realizes of his son’s death. All the stress, and tension has turned to pain, and the father has lost the only thing he had left. There’s no getting his son back now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8) Denouement

Quote: “My son, let me put my arms around you” (169).

Explanation: The story is resolved in a bad way. The son’s bad lifestyle has ended his life. All the father wants to do is hug his son for the last time.

 

 

 

 

 

Character Sketch – Two Fishermen

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Anthony Van Hulsen
English 11
Mr. Barazzoul
18, September 2017

Character Sketch

The character, Smitty in the story, “Two Fishermen,” written by Morley Callaghan is

very multi layered character, who reveals his diversity throughout the story. Smitty is a middle

aged man with a family. He has an odd appearance, “Michael saw a little fellow without a hat,

sitting down with his knees hunched up to his chin, a very small man with little

grey baby curls on the back of his neck who stared steadily far out over the

water” (Callaghan 2). One weird feature of Smitty is his birdlike neck. His occupation is a

hangman, and this is a very controversial job. Smitty does not mind doing his job, even though

he kills people for a living. He evidently believes that capital punishment is right. His favourite

hobby is to fish; anywhere Smitty goes he will throw his line in the water. Smitty is a very

generous guy, ” Then he pulled out two good-‐sized salmon—bellied trout, folded in a

newspaper, and said, ‘I was saving these for you, Michael. I got four in an hour’s

fishing'” (Callaghan 6). Smitty is also very content and calm; he is good at making friends. Smitty

just wants to be happy, and do his job, however many others are angered at what he does.

Two Fishermen

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       Capital punishment is a severe way of punishing criminals to their death. It is only applied to certain serious crimes. Canada introduced capital punishment in 1914. The ways the jails killed someone is through hanging, gas chamber, shock chair, guns and injections. Only crimes like killing an officer or arson could be tried for capital punishment. Canada abolished capital punishment in 1976. If the setting of the story “Two Fishermen” was in Canada then the story would have been set between 1914 and 1976.

       Thomas Delaney was hanged by the hangman, Smitty for killing a man who was molesting his wife. I believe Thomas Delaney should not have been hanged. Thomas Delaney should not have been hanged is because he was defending his wife and if he didn’t defend her should probably would of been raped. If anyone was in this situation they would have to take action. Thomas Delaney only killed one guy so the punishment of death is very severe. Also he gave the molester what he deserved, if anyone had a wife who was getting molested I’m pretty sure they would do the same. Thomas Delaney died a innocent man and nothing can bring him back to earth.