PLOT(Ⅰ)Exposition(Ⅱ)RisingAction

(Ⅲ)Climax/Crisis(Ⅳ)FallingAction(Ⅴ)Resolution第1頁(Ⅰ)ExpositionPara.(1-3)

Thebeginningpartofthestory,providesthereaderwithsomebackgroundinformation.Ittellsaboutthemotherandherhopesforherdaughter.Thispavesthewayforthedevelopmentoftheconflictsbetweenthedaughterandthemother.第2頁(Ⅱ)RisingAction(para.4-60)

Section1(para.4-11)Section2(para.12-20)Section3(para.21-28)Section4(para.29-46)Section5(para.47-60)第3頁Section1(para.4-11)

Thispartisaboutthemother’sunsuccessfulattempttochangeherdaughterintoaChineseShirleyTemple.

Inthebeginningthechildwasasexcitedasthemotheraboutbecomingaprodigy.

Atthispoint,theconflictbetweenmotheranddaughterwasnotvisible.第4頁Section2(para.12-20)

Inthispart,themotherwastryingveryhardtotrainherdaughtertobeagenius.However,asthetestsgotmoreandmoredifficult,thedaughterlostinterest.

Shedecidedthatshewouldnotlethermotherchangeher.

Thischangeofattitudesleadstothegradualdevelopmentoftheconflict.第5頁Section3(para.21-28)

WhilewatchingaChinesegirlplayingthepianoonanEdSullivanShow,anewideaflashedintothemother’shead:WhynotmydaughtercanbeagoodpianistlikethatChinesegirl?

Withthenewplanintroduced,theconflictwoulddevelopfurther.第6頁Section4(para.29-46)

ThegirlwasmadetolearnthepianoundertheinstructionsofOldChong.Butshehatedthepianolessonsbecauseshedidn'twanttobesomebodyshewasnotandshedeterminedtoputastoptohermother'sfoolishpride.

Therelationshipbetweenmotheranddaughterwasgettingmoreandmoretense.第7頁Section5(para.47-60)Thedaughter,Jing-mei,wastoperforminatalent

showheldinthechurch.Itisagoodopportunityforparentstoshowofftheirtalentedchildrentotheirfriends.ButJing-meimadeamessofher

performance.Undoubtedlythiswasaheavyblowtohermother.Thegirlexpectedangryaccusatiosfromhermother.Buttohersurpriseanddisappointment,nothinghappenedwhenshegothome.第8頁(Ⅲ)Climax/CrisisPara.(61-76)

Thegirlassumedthatherfailureattheshowmeanttheendofherpianolessons.Yettwodayslaterhermotherurgedhertopracticeasusual.Sherefusedandthemotherinsisted.Theyhadthemost