Monday, October 11, 2010

The Bet

  • Internal Freedom
    • Lawyer
      • allowed to live in his imagination
      • has the freedom of the inner live
      • not many people have the time like the lawyer to study life, religion and humanity
      • is a little nuts at the end of the story
        • but is internally & externally free
      • has become very cynical person
        • why?
        • is it just because he is alone
        • or is it because of what he has learned about humanity
  • External Freedom
    • Banker
      • he can go where ever he wants when ever
      • has the freedom to move about
      • internal prisoned with the fact that he need to 2 million to live on
      • feels terrible after reading the lawyer's money

  • Theme
    • Meaning of Freedom
      • Who is really free?
  • Conflict
    • Person vs. self
    • Lawyer is all alone with his thought. if he goes crazy it's his fault
    • Banker is so worried about this thing where he has driven himself to want the lawyer dead
  • Main Character
    • Banker
      • he is the ultimate loser
  • Inciting Event
    • Lawyer excepts the bet
  • Climax
    • Banker is in the hut and is about to kill the lawyer when he sees the letter
  • Falling Action & Resolution are almost the same
  • The Bet
    • Symbol
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  • Allusions

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