He likes the idea of falling in love with someone. ... The falling action is happening as Frederic leaves the Italian Army and sets out on his quest to find Catherine and reunite with her. The reader/audience in the falling feels compassion for this man that longs to be with his lost love and his unborn child. ... When Catherine dies, Frederic just leaves and walks in the rain back to his room. ...

• Word Count: 1000
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

More instances where the storm relates with the characters is when Calixta is looking out the window, and a lightning bolt strikes a tree, and causes Calixta to fall into the arms of Alcee, foreshadowing the passion that is to come later between the two. ... Finally, the storm ends, and Alcee leaves. ...

• Word Count: 509
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

As he leaves Catherine they both promise to continue to love one another. ... Falling Action After swimming a safe distance he boards a train headed for Milan. ... Once completely invested, the story hits it high point and leaves you hoping that Henry can get back to Catherine. ...

• Word Count: 736
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It offers interesting insight to the reader on Brown's behalf and leaves the reader not knowing the state of mind or intentions of the villagers. ... The initial incident, in my opinion, is the time when young Goodman Brown leaves his wife to meet up with the devil. ... The falling action begins right from the point when Goodman Brown "found himself amid calm night and solitude, listening to the roar of the wind which died heavily away through the forest." The falling action begins here because Goodman Brown is lost totally and all the exitement from the meeting is over. 11. ...

• Word Count: 1235
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He creates this ideal vision of her that is not true to reality: "The light from the lamp opposite our door caught the white curve of her neck, lit up her hair that rested there and, falling, lit up the hand upon the railing" (Joyce 478). ... The shallowness of the bazaar, which in his mind was an "Eastern enchantment," strips away his disillusionment and leaves him alone with the realization that love and life differ from his dreams. ...

• Word Count: 784
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"She had not seen him very often since her marriage, and never alone and the big rain drops began to fall." ... We are told that "they did not heed the crashing torrents, and the roar of the elements made her laugh as she lay in his arms" which leaves the reader wondering if the reference is to the storm outside or the one from within. ...

• Word Count: 746
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

He leaves an idyllic life and a purposeful job that he adores in his wake. ... The character Imogen realizes this infinitesimal process through the movements of ocean waves, "She watched the waves build, hang and fall, one after the other in decades, in centuries..." ch18 pg132 Milestone however, offers hope by way of another form of naturalistic appreciation. ...

• Word Count: 1103
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate