Action – The Lemon Orchard

1. Action – The Lemon Orchard By Laine and Amy

2. The conflict in this story is an external conflict. • This means that the main conflict is between the two parties we are introduced to. • It also means the theme/point of the story also comes from the problems between the parties. • There is also a brief internal conflict, when the hotnot decides whether or not to respond, or at least how to respond. Nature of the Conflict

3. The exposition of the story mainly consists of the first 2 or 3 paragraphs. • It introduces the people, setting, theme (although very surreptitiously) and the tone of the story. • The Inciting incident could be considered as the moment when the “baas” starts to jeer and taunt the hotnot. • The rising action includes when the baas continues to taunt the hotnot with the aid of his companions, and the hotnot makes the internal decision to not answer. • The climax is then when the baas demands an answer at that moment or else, and the hotnot responds. • That makes the denouement, the resolution, the rest of the story; however the ending is quite vague and indecisive, and leaves you wanting to know what happened. • The plot is linear. Story and Plot

4. The story is set in 1960s South Africa, during the Apartheid era. • It is also presumed, from the opening of the story, that the hotnot has already been taken from his home. • The story was written when seriously racist events were happening, such as persecution. • The events in this story can be considered an extension of the other happenings. • In a way, the author predicts, with this story, that the events will continue. • And now, from the future, we can see that the apartheid era did continue on after this and these events, making the story an extended metaphor for the apartheid. Context