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B Analysis of the Story: Plot Diagram (1) : ‌Santiago goes out to sea alone and catches a huge marlin. He fights with the marlin for three days and nights, eventually defeating it. (2) : ‌Santiago, an old fisherman, hasn’t caught a fish in 84 days. Other fishermen think he’s a failure, but Manolin, a young boy who looks up to Santiago as a guiding presence and father figure, continues to support him. (3) : ‌Santiago returns to shore with only the marlin’s remains. He is exhausted and defeated, but he is also proud of what he accomplished. He knows he has shown his worth and believes he’ll catch another fish someday. (4) : ‌However, sharks are attracted to the marlin’s blood and begin to eat it. Santiago manages to kill several of the sharks, but they eventually eat away at the marlin’s body. (5) : ‌Manolin has been waiting for Santiago on the shore, and he is filled with happiness to see him. The two of them embrace, and Manolin promises to help Santiago fish again. These are sentences about the plot of the novel The Old Man and the Sea written by Ernest Hemingway. Read them carefully and write the stages of the plot diagram in the blanks. Tip A story’s plot is comprised of a series of BEGINNING MIDDLE END Exposition Ending Climax RisingAction FallingAction events that drive the action forward. Many stories follow a plot structure that can be represented visually as a triangle. This visual representation helps students remember how a story’s events develop. • ‌ Exposition : ‌the beginning of the novel that gives background information on the setting and characters • Rising Action : the development of complications and problems within the novel • ‌ Climax : ‌the turning point of the novel when the protagonist makes an important decision, changing the story’s direction • Falling Action : the action that occurs after the climax when the story begins to wrap up • Ending : the conclusion of the novel when the loose ends are tied up Exploring Dilemmas Through Literature 135