The Ransom of Red Chief-Book Report
In this story, two desperate men, Bill and Sam need 2000 dollars for their business. They search for ways to get it, and eventually think of kidnapping a child from the town called Summit, and get ransom of 2000 dollars. Fulfilling their plan, they kidnap a ten- year old boy who is a son of a respectable and tight mortgage fancier. However, they come to face unexpected problems. Quite contrary from what Bill and Sam expected, the child never wants to go back to his home. Instead, he names himself the Red Chief and enjoys playing the Indian game. Poor Bill and Sam, being the victim of the child's fun game, they get seriously bothered and harmed, and soon get tired of it. Moreover, the town, Summit was so peaceful without a bit of tension, and had no sign of searching for the child.
Plot
This section covers the 'Rising Action' of the plot. In this part of the story, Bill and Sam have some problems with their plans and try to deal with it. Also, Bill has difficulties with handling the kidnapped child. This part describes specifically, about how things go quite wrong with what Bill and Sam expected, and character's desperate feelings about it.
Problems
One of the problems they had to face with, was the lack of ability to control such a naughty, troublesome child. The child threatens Bill with a knife, or put a red hot boiled potato down of Bill's back. Instead of taking control of the child, Bill had fear with the child's endless naughtiness. Another problem was that things went contrary from what they planned. They expected a chaos in the town and thought that desperate parents of the child would do everything for their child. However, they could see a typical scene of a peaceful countryside. Eventually, they had to fix their plans.
Literary
Elements
The first literary element ....... was that it was written in first person point of view. The main character, Sam, is the storyteller. Becoming "I" in the text, he describes his own
Plot
This section covers the 'Rising Action' of the plot. In this part of the story, Bill and Sam have some problems with their plans and try to deal with it. Also, Bill has difficulties with handling the kidnapped child. This part describes specifically, about how things go quite wrong with what Bill and Sam expected, and character's desperate feelings about it.
Problems
One of the problems they had to face with, was the lack of ability to control such a naughty, troublesome child. The child threatens Bill with a knife, or put a red hot boiled potato down of Bill's back. Instead of taking control of the child, Bill had fear with the child's endless naughtiness. Another problem was that things went contrary from what they planned. They expected a chaos in the town and thought that desperate parents of the child would do everything for their child. However, they could see a typical scene of a peaceful countryside. Eventually, they had to fix their plans.
Literary
Elements
The first literary element ....... was that it was written in first person point of view. The main character, Sam, is the storyteller. Becoming "I" in the text, he describes his own