Recall the five main elements of plot structure: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. After reading "Rules of the Game," write a 150-word summary of these five elements in the story.

In the story "Rules of the game"  by Tiger and Rose has five main elements of structure which are:

exposition, rising action. climax, falling action and resolution. i will be explaining the five elements below:

Explanation:

The Exposition: The exposition of the story is when we learn that Waverly Jong (the narrator), lives in Chinatown. and how she relates with her family. When she says " we lived in a place, in a warm, clean, two bedroom flat that sat above a small Chinese bakery specializing in steamed pastries and dim sum"

The climax of the story is when Waverly ran away from home when her mother was taking pride in her. This is the climax because it is the turning point of the story. here is the height of tension where the reader wonders wether Waverly can survive on her own.

The rising action of the story is when Waverly returns home and her mother used the silence treatment on her.

The falling action of the story is when waverly was running and find out that she could not live independently nor completely avoid her family. she said "I ran until it hurt and i realized i had nowhere to go, that i was not running from anything."

The resolution is when she said "I closed my eyes and wondered my next move."

Please do not copy this word for word

Explanation:

exposition: It startes off with the main character, explaining her life living in china town.

climax: when she ran away from home

Rising action: When she ran back home, and her mother gave her the silent treatment.

falling action: She realizes that she has no where to go if she runs away, and that she cannot cut off completly from her family,

resolution: She realizes that she is not running from anything.

a, b, and c are all correct.