Danielle Procope #310
*…“The Landlady versus *…“The Broken Chain essay
A good plot in a story is something that will keep you interested and make you want to
read more of it. In *…“The Broken Chain, by Gary Soto, the plot was about a boy who
was having problems preparing for his first date. In *…“The Landlady by Roald Dahl, the
plot was about a murder mystery. Overall *…“The Landlady had more external conflicts
and suspense.
In the Landlady there were a lot more external conflicts. In *…“The Broken Chain there is
none because Alfonzo, the main character, is worrying about things internal the entire time.
His internal problems were internal problems, such as his looks and what the girl would
think of him. In *…“The Landlady all of the problems with the man, Billy, are external.
Some of his external problems is that he is about to be murdered by the woman! I thought
that the story would be more relevant to me if the problems were external. I also thought
that a murder mystery was a lot more interesting.
*…“The Landlady had tons of suspense in it. In the beginning it makes you want to
continue reading, because it gives you the feeling that Billy is going to run into an unusual
situation. When he goes to the boarding house and the old woman acts so oddly it is even
more suspicious. She acts suspicious by using his name in past tense, and looking him over