CUPIDITY

CUPIDITY

1.      Title: Cupidity

a.       Before

If we look this title, we can conclude that this story will tell about someone have cupidity in this life.

b.      After

After reading the story, we can find out that Cupidity is a name of a cupid that helped Laura Sweeney found a boyfriend.

2.      Point of View

a.       The story use the third person

b.      Dramatic point of view

1)      In fact, Cupidity was a deadly shot, and she peppered  her targets on the old bale of hay. Her arrows weren’t always bull’s-eyes, but she was in the general vicinity, unlike the rest of them, who kept sailing arrows into the bushes. After every round, Cupidity carefully collected her spent arrows, and Laura got the impression that they were as rare as her bow. (page 70).

2)      Without warning, two paintballers jumped out of the shadows  and fired a barrage of colorful orbs at cupidity. A paintball caught Laura in the shoulder and splattered purple paint on her glasses. Cupidity tried to dodge the attack, but there was no place to run-several messy shots found their mark. (page 71)

c.       Omniscion

1)      “This year is going to be different, She told herself. I’m going to make sure it is” (page 6).

2)      “And that’s why you’re so not one of the cool kids, thought Laura” (page 10).

3)      “Why can’t I have that? Thought Laura bitterly. Why isn’t there a perfect boy out there for me? Someone I really like” (page 13).

4)      “He has to be half-mortal, thought Mercury with a sniff of disdain. This bargain is going to be trouble, but the pact has been made” (page 30)

5)      “No good deed goes unpunished, thought Laura. It’s taken me twelve years, but I’ve finally made enemies of Megan, Chelsea and the whole clique” (page 49).

3.      Dramatic Conflict

a.       Psychological Conflict

Laura Sweeney experience internal conflict because she having a really awful nightmare. At moment later, it was real. She couldn’t see who someone loved (Peter Yarmench) together with Megan. Laura aware if she loved Peter. So, she afraid if Peter didn’t with her. She really want a boyfriend.

b.      Social Conflict

Because Cupidity shot bow and arrow wrong target, so that’s all sorts of chaos that maked all people wrapped her problem. The Goddesses met about Laura’s problem and they will helped her.

4.      Theme

The power of love

5.      Plot

a.       Progress, the first is introduction of character, then until climax, after that the end of story.

b.      Close Plot, The story until the end

6.      Characterization

a.       Laura Sweeney

Exaggeration: --she wear a glasses--

Enumeration: --she likes to read a mythology book--

b.      Cupidity/Cupid

Exageration: --She is a blond hair--

                     --She has bows and arrows--

       

c.       Peter Yarmench

Exaggeration: He is a skinny guy with wavy red hair and numerous freckles.

d.      Jake Mattson

He is a Laura’s friend in the school / someone who liked Cupidity

e.       Taryn

She is a Laura’s best friend in Fimbrey High School

f.       Megan Rawlins

She is a Laura’s friend in Fimbrey High  School

g.      Cody Kenyon

He is a Laura’s friend in Fimbrey High School.

Exaggeration: A scruffy, handsome skater dude with spiky, dyed-auburn hair.

h.      Venus

Mother of Cupid

i.        Mercury

The messenger of God

7.      Situation

a.       Place Setting: --Fimbrey high School in Denton, Ohio

(as the first warning bell rang , students streamed into the main door and through the halls of Fimbrey High School) (page 7)

                       --Apartment of Cupidity

(So by eight o’clock Saturday morning Laura was waiting at the door of Cupidity’s apartment, stomping her foot.

b.      Time Setting: all day

c.       Situation: tighten, sad, happy.

8.      Style

The author in this story use the direct, clear, and forceful style