What decision does the protagonist face?
The protagonist, Mrs. Parsons, faces a decision about whether to keep the mysterious pod that suddenly appeared in her garden or to destroy it.
What does the protagonist decide?
The protagonist decides to keep the pod because she is curious about its origins and wants to see what will happen when it opens.
What action does the protagonist take?
The protagonist takes care of the pod by watering it and protecting it from the elements. She also watches it closely, waiting for it to open.
Summarize an event from your story’s falling action in 2-4 sentences.
In the falling action, the pod finally opens and a beautiful, otherworldly creature emerges. Mrs. Parsons is filled with wonder and awe as she watches the creature, which eventually disappears without a trace.
How does this event resolve or begin to resolve the conflict?
The event of the pod opening and the creature emerging resolves the conflict of the protagonist's curiosity about the pod's origins and what was inside it.
How does this event show you how the protagonist changed or is changing?
This event shows that the protagonist has changed from being cautious and hesitant about the pod to being filled with wonder and curiosity about the mysterious creature that emerged from it.
Choose one adjective to describe the protagonist in the exposition. Supply at least one piece of textual evidence from your short story to support your adjective choice.
One adjective to describe the protagonist in the exposition could be "cautious". For example, the story describes Mrs. Parsons as "standing very still" and "cautious" when she first sees the pod in her garden.
Choose one adjective to describe the protagonist in the climax. Supply at least one piece of textual evidence from your short story to support your adjective choice.
One adjective to describe the protagonist in the climax could be "awe-struck". For example, the story describes Mrs. Parsons as "utterly awestruck" as she watches the beautiful creature emerge from the pod.
Choose one adjective to describe the protagonist in the falling action. Supply at least one piece of textual evidence from your short story to support your adjective choice.
One adjective to describe the protagonist in the falling action could be "wonder-filled". For example, the story describes Mrs. Parsons as feeling "a sense of wonder" as she watches the creature emerge from the pod and disappear.