Analyzing Narrative Structure in 'The Present'
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What disrupts the routine of the boy at the beginning of the narrative?

  • Receiving a mysterious letter
  • Meeting a new friend at school
  • Witnessing a car accident
  • His mother gives him a dog. (correct)

What conflict does the boy face?

  • The boy's dog goes missing (correct)
  • The boy's school is closed
  • The boy's house catches on fire
  • The boy's dog has a disability.

What is the turning point in the narrative that leads to the resolution between the boy and the dog?

  • The dog wins over the boy through trying to play despite his disability. (correct)
  • The boy moving to a new city
  • The dog getting lost in the woods
  • The dog being adopted by another family

How does the filmmaker engage the audience emotionally during the complication in the middle of the narrative?

<p>By creating empathy for the dog through its behaviour and facial expressions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the boy end up at the end of the narrative?

<p>Outside playing with the dog. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the reveal explain the boys behavior earlier in the narrative?

<p>He did not want to be reminded of his disability. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the relationship between the dog and the boy begin to change?

<p>The boy and the dog start spending more time together (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the turning point in the narrative that leads to the resolution between the boy and the dog?

<p>The dog saves the boy from danger (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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