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Poem Analysis: The Death Of Mr. Patrick

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Rationale: Begin with the most innocent of domestic scenes, the story tells an unpermitted crime committed by a housewife in her sixth month of pregnancy. The switching characteristic of Mrs. Maloney, from a loving wife to a cold killer impressed me the most. Therefore, I want to give a twist at the end of the story. Everbody think Mr. Patrick betray is the cause of the murder for he abandoned her preganant wife. But it doesn’t explain the reason of doing this. I assumed Patrick was forced to leave Mrs. Maloney. The twist will carry out a week after the murder happened and give reader a huge surprise. The text type I used is extended ending for it’s the best choice to give the twist. Mr Patrick was already dead, so the reversal of the role should carry out by other characters. I use the phone call from police Jack to achieve my purpose. The original open ending does not give the chance of showing this, so the extended ending helps me to explain why Mr. Patrick is not a bad guy as we all think. Overall, this text type supports me to give a surprise to the reader with a reversing plot. Word account: 210 It was a day of brilliant sunshine and …show more content…

Patrick’s death. “I am so sorry for Patrick’s death. To tell you the truth, I have never thought about the death of such a great person like him. Poor Mary, without him, your life is going to be tougher. So, please keep in mind, I am always here for you. Don't be a stranger! If you need help, just call me. For the murder, our research still got stuck because the missing weapon. But today I have something else to told you…” Jack sounds a little hesitating, but he carried on, “Actually, Patrick had talked with me about the divorce. But I assured he didn’t mean that. I promised him not to tell you, but after all, I think you must to know the truth.” Mary Maloney gripped her receiver more tightly. A growing sense of unease wrapped her

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