Rip Tide - Elements Of Fiction

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Rip Tide - Elements of Fiction Characters Ty; Ty is a teenage boy who lives under the sea with his family and enjoys exploring the ocean. Gemma; Gemma is a teenage girl who lives above sea but often likes to visit Ty and his family for social activity. Pa; Pa is the father of the family who manages a small buy & sell business and is often times to busy to spend time with Ty. Lars; Lars is Ty's older brother who is usually busy working as a mechanic and the family's submarines. Protagonist The protagonists are Ty and Gemma. Ty's farther decides to make a uncertain deal with “The Drifts” and Ty and Gemma figure out that the trade off becomes a trap and “The Drifts” take Ma and Pa hostage, leaving Ty and Gemma to save them in a risky rescue adventure. Antagonist The antagonist(s) is “The Drifts”. Ty and his family were grown up with teachings about how The Drifts should be avoided. Pa reveals to Ty that he is going to sell some seaweed to The Drifts and that it will be risky. Ty and Gemma plan ahead and get to the spot were the trade off will happen early and keep watch. When the trade off starts Ty and Gemma realize it's a trap and narrowly escape while Pa and Ma become kidnapped by The Drifts. Point of View The story, Rip Tide, is told in 1rst person view. The narrator of the story is Ty, also one of the Protagonists. I can tell it is read in 1rst person view because the story uses I, me, and us. Plot Conflict The main conflict expressed in Rip Tide is that Ty's mother and father, also known as Ma and Pa, are captured by the Surfs. The Surfs are the local “bad guys” and have many violent and unexplainable stories told about them and they will stop at nothing to keep that reputation known. Rising Action The rising action in the novel occurs when Ma and Pa decide that they're going to make a trade

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