Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Saba- Plot Summery


Exposition


John Smith
has always been different than other people. He never enjoyed the activities
other kids in his age enjoyed. He never seemed “normal”, and not only to his
parents, but also his teachers and the people around him. His parents never
understood his problems. To them John didn’t have any problem. He was
completely normal. Or they became to believe over the years and the failures
they faced solving his problem. His “friends” or “classmates” as he liked to
call them always thought John had that perfect life. But John’s friends never
knew anything about the big secret lying inside him. No one did. And if they
found out, they could never understand it.


Inciting
Incident


On the
anniversary of the day he understood his big secret, he met up with Rose and
Alice for the first time. His psychologist, Dr. Anderson
believed these three are some way connected. Rose was 17 years old, the same as
John, and Alice was 19 years old. That very moment when they all arrived, the three of them suddenly fainted and fell on the floor.

Rising
Action


After waking
up, the three of them understood why they are related to each other. In their
past life, John and Rose were sole mates, and Alice was their child. They were
music professors at Juilliard, and when they died Alice was only two years old.



Climax


While
talking and catching up with each other, Dr. Anderson
searched for any evidence to prove that they were lovers’ before. He comes
across an old case where two lovers who were music professors and had killed
each other because of depression. Dr. Anderson has to make sure these two stay
away from each other because they might kill each other again.




Falling Action


John and
Rose are struggling with the fact that they have to stay away from each other
so that they would not cause each other’s death again.




Resolution


John and
Rose decide to stay with each other and take care of their daughter. They
believe the only solution for them when they have to face depression again is
to remember how much they love their daughter.




Denouement


John and
Rose start a new life with old memories. They find out about other memories
neither of them knew about them before. But they still struggle with not
letting depression enter their lives. Their lives become normal again until
they become aware of an old cold case they have been involved in.

4 comments:

  1. Saba,

    I really like this story. It seems to revolve around the question of whether people can remake their own destinies, which is a great question to explore in fiction. A few questions:
    1.) In the world of your story, is it common for people to connect to their former lives, or is there something special about your characters that allows them to do this. If so, what is it?
    2.) You say that they killed each other because of depression. You will want to elaborate on this. Perhaps one of them was having an affair, or perhaps they were engaged in some sort of competition for musical stardom. Obviously, they are both ambitious and talented people, if they attend Julliard.
    3.) How much time will you spend in your story on flashbacks?
    4.) What role will the daughter play in the resolution. It seems odd that she would want to be part of their new lives, or at least that she would want to be treated as a daughter, since they are so close in age. Is there any reason your characters have to be teenagers. Could they be, say, 30, and the daughter 15 (in the present day)?

    Overall, nice plot structure and cool idea. Looking forward to reading it!

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  2. Hey Saba :D
    nice job,i really like the plot! It sounds really interesting.Does Alice being 2yrs older than rose and john("her past life parents") mean anything?

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  3. Hey Saba..
    l0Ved the res0lution..
    i think its g0ing t0 turn 0ut t0 be a great story

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  4. Well thank you all for your great comments. I'm glad that you're interested in reading more.

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