The compound by : matthew Wright

By mattpw

  • Exposition: Background

    Eli and his family must stay in a compound while waiting out a nuclear problem.

  • Exposition: Setting

    Seattle, Compound

  • Exposition: Characters

    Eli- The main chracter/
    Lexie- Eli's sister and the oldest of the children/
    Terrse- The youngest of the three children and Eli's sister/
    Dad- Eli's dad/
    Mom- Eli;s mom/
    Phil- Dad's supervisor/
    Lucas- Eli;s brother
  • Conflict

    Conflict

    Eli is crushed that Eddy and Gram don't make it. He finds out that his dad closed the hatch before they could make it.They must stay in the compound for six years.
  • Period: to

    The compound

    Timespan
  • Rising action 1

    Rising action 1

    The family sarts to run out of food.
  • Rising action 2

    Rising action 2

    Six years go by and the family has gotten used to the compound and they have been running out of food.
  • Rising action 3

    Rising action 3

    Eli is connected to the internet and starts to wonder if there are people out there and if their dad has been lying to them the entire time.
  • Rising action 4

    Rising action 4

    Eli learns that dad has been lying to him and he starts to do some investigation.

  • Rising action 5

    Eli starts to relize that there was no attack after all and that his father has been lying to everyone for years

  • Rising action 6

    Dad passes out and dad and mom both become sick. Dad says the code to get out the compound, but doesn't finish it.
  • rising action 7

    rising action 7

    Eli starts to look for the clues starting with the first clue turducken.
  • Climax

    Climax

    Eli starts to look for the clues to unlock the door so the family can finally leave.
  • Faling action 2

    Faling action 2

    Eli enters the code and it works. He sends Lucas to try and see if it is safe to go back outside. Lucas says it is in a desert and then the hatch closes.

  • Falling action 1

    Eli tries to remember the code and finnaly gets it. He takes Lucas with him so they can unlock the hacth and get out before dad finds them.

  • Falling action 3

    Dad theartens to kill Lucas.

  • Falling action 5

    Eli takes Lucas with him to crack the door open and finnaly get out.

  • Falling action 4

    Lexis, Terrse and Eli help Eli find out the code.

  • Resolution 1

    Dad is dead.Dad didn't make it.

  • Resolution 2

    Help comes to save the family

  • Resolution 3

    Eli and his family get out and they reunite with Gram and Eddy. They all live together.