Analysis Of A Television Drama, By Jane Rules

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The story A Television Drama, by Jane Rule is an exciting story about an unusual event, which the main character, Carolee Mitchell, experiences the end of. The story is about her quiet street becoming unusually busy with police officers, and how the man who is being chased by these officers ends up being outside her front door. Through the point of view of the story, the characterization and character change of Carolee Mitchell, and the setting of the story, A Television Drama is an exciting read. The story conveys how important it is to be aware of ones surroundings, and what is happening around oneself through these elements. The point of view of the story is third person limited. The reader only knows what Carolee knows, and is only finding …show more content…

Carolee comes across as unaware and quiet at the beginning of the story, which she also appears to be alright with. She comes up with ideas about how to find out what is happening, but does not use these ideas which she comes up with. Once Carolee realized what was happening, she debated with herself about whether or not, “… she should go out just to find out what on Earth was going wrong.” (148) She ultimately ended up staying indoors, which caused her to remain unaware of her surroundings. This makes the reader want to know what is happening, and why Carolee is alright with being so unaware of her surroundings. Carolee continues to look out her window, and listening to what she can hear, but none of the information she is hearing about is telling her what is happening in her front yard. She chooses to let the information come to her, rather than finding out herself. When she hears the police officers mention a house to house search, the narrator says, “If one of those policemen standing about on the street would come to search the house, Carolee could at least find out what was going on.” (149) The character traits given to Carolee furthermore relate to the theme, because of her unwillingness to find out what is happening in her

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