The Third Pig Essay

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• The setting of the story is in a town where the main characters, three little pigs, were sent to seek their fortune in the big world. This started with the three little pigs building their houses, which marks the exposition of the story. Because they begin building their houses, there is happiness, which creates an atmosphere of hope at the beginning of the story. The author uses visual imagery to create the atmosphere of the story. • As the plot develops, the atmosphere changes. For example, the first and second pig decided to build their houses out of straw and sticks (consecutively). They did not put much effort into their homes, but when they saw that the third pig was building his house out of bricks, they made fun of him. In this part, …show more content…

 Rising action: The younger pigs made fun of the third pig for putting so much work into building his house. In addition, the wolf appears posing a threat for the pigs. The wolf destroys the first and second pig’s houses.  Climax: The wolf goes to the third pig’s house. They are all scared, especially the first and second pig.  Falling Action: The wolf got tired of trying to blow away the third pig’s house and returns to the forest.  Resolution: The third pig forgives the other two pigs and offered to help them rebuild their houses stronger. They lived happily ever after. 3. Write the basic plot of a book or story you have read. Describe the elements of plot and explain your answer. • The book that I have read is Animal Farm. • The plot basically is about an old pig that talks to the animals about “Animalism” which is basically living by their own without humans. After the old pig died, three pigs started to follow the rules of animalism; one night, they defeated the farmer Mr. Jones then the three pigs took over the farm and Napoleon betrayed the other two pigs by taking over the farm by himself and killing and betrayed anyone who opposed his rules. Sometime later, Napoleon invites humans to dinner to do business between animals and humans, but in the dinner, you couldn’t see the difference between pigs and

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