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  1. Olivia Motley
  2. BLEEP
  3. BLEEP
  4. February 12, 2016
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  6. • Rhetorical Devices
  7. o Rhetorical Goal: Stephen King it.
  8. o Make it in a rather third person view, with the view set mostly from Ellie.
  9. o Repetition (His/Her name was ___)
  10. o Analogy. References to angels, demons, heaven, good.
  11. o Irony. The puncher.
  12. o Foils, contrasts, purposeful contradictions.
  13. o Morals? Do not judge a book by its cover. Karma, injustice.
  14. o Have it start happy, and get dark, darker, yet darker.
  15.  
  16. 1. First Section
  17. o Introduce the settings, the year (2132-2149)
  18. o Introduce the Batelle Orphanage, the main setting of the entire story.
  19. o Introduce Ellie, the "main character". Builder her as the main star we're dealing with, the normal.
  20. o Transition with a semi-cliffhanger, alluding to the future.
  21.  
  22. 2. Second Section
  23. o Start with an event.
  24. o Introduce Mary as a major character, but have her slowly slip back into the shadows,
  25. o Describe being sweet, innocent, yet abused.
  26. o Analogies, make tons of them. Analogies to religion, angels, the supernatural.
  27. o Describe the daily life, the food, and the classes.
  28. o Description, lots of chronological description.
  29. o Introduce David, a minor character later on in section.
  30.  
  31. 3. Third Section
  32. o Sad details, contrasting to happy details.
  33. o Depression, abuse, disorder.
  34. o Event happens. Reference that Mary has stood up, make her seem right
  35. o Kid leaves orphanage, describe it as a self-made choice, yet ominous.
  36. o Explain how that with the absence of the main bully, kids like Mary are happier.
  37. o Transition over a few more years, very few children are adopted, and Mary is back to her cheery self.
  38.  
  39. 4. Fourth Section
  40. o Add more creepy detail by this point, kids leaving without consent, and not coming back.
  41. o The truth about the sad and violent world the children (now mid/late teens) live in, snuffing out childhood innocence.
  42. o Describe the wars, the rebellions, with the fire in the streets.
  43. o Give an air of safety and defense to the Orphanage.
  44. o A feeling of safety and distance from the violence, but still close enough to linger worry.
  45. o Describe sleepless nights during the summer, as there is no proper Air Conditioning
  46. o Make transition at night, paint it hopefully, two old friends trying to patch up their friendship.
  47.  
  48. 5. Fifth Section
  49. o Lots of description, with a bit of dialogue. Small talk
  50. o Heavy description settings, moonlight bathing the rocks, the canyons.
  51. o The betrayal happens, describe the suddenness and longevity, use powerful words.
  52. o Describe grace through death, using contrasts, and allusions to the beginning.
  53. o End on a soft cliff-hanger, nobody knows exactly what happens to Mary after the incident.
  54. o Have the moral be revealed through re-reading and comprehension, the true deeper meanings of the narrative.
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  56. 6. End with the last repetition, slower.
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