california's tail

Pro- Henry
Antag- Henry
type of conflict- person vs. self
setting: California after the gold rush
point of view- 1st person
characters: Henry, Joe, Tom, charlie, and narrator.

Dynamic- narrator

Static- Henry

exposition: when we find out what the town looks like and how empty it is.

inciting: When he shows him the picture and tells him to apologize to her face.

Rising action: invited to stay and meet Henry's wife. Hears the letter, sets up for the party, meets the other friends.

Climax: When the wife doesn't show up at nine and Henry is put to bed.

falling: when the narrator asks what's going on.

Resolution: when the narrator finds out that the wife is dead and has been dead for a long time.

symbol: picture, the house,

Allusion: Gold rush.

situational irony: we think the wife will come home.