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THE FRUITCAKE SPECIALBrenna

By Frank

NOR YUSLINDA BINTI MUHAMAD YUSOF 2006104001


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THE AUTHOR

Frank Brenna Author of 5 collections of short stories in Cambridge English Reader series : Three Tomorrows Circle Games Tales of the Supernatural Windows of the Mind The Fruitcake Special Wrote a collection of stories based on a particular theme exp . discovery in The Fruitcake Collection so that he can present a variety of ways look

ing at the theme.


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TITLE A fruitcake play important role in the story The story evolves around this special fruitcake & how in an instant it can change : The lives of people Their emotion Their reaction to others


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SETTING WORKPLACE Amos Cosmetic factory in New Jersey, USA Place where perfumes are designed by chemists Anna, the main character, works here & she travels to work by bus HOME Anna lives at home with her mother Her Aunt Mimi is the frequent visitorto the house


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THEMESUPERFICIAL LOVE Old lady had 7 husbands TRUE LOVE Armstrong fell in love with Anna not because of the fruitcake perfume Anna was patient enough to wait & she got something priceless at the end

Fully rely on the fruitcake


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POINT OF VIEW Written in the 1st person point of view because the word I is uses Readers see theaction of the story through the eyes of the main character Anna


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LANGUAGE Simple Whole story written in a hilarious manner Many comic situations that canmake people laugh The scene at the restaurant David declares hid love for Anna, waiter singss hisheart out, & during the fight.


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CHARACTERS IN THE STORY


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ANNA Works as a chemist in Amos Cosmetics factory in New Jersey USA Job to design newperfumes Single & lives with her mother Her mother & Aunt Mimi worried she is not getting married She knows that David Amos is not possibly in love with her nor is the waiter at the restaurant She recognizes that it is the result of the powerful perfume she has created


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DAVID AMOS Owner of Amos Cosmetics Dark, handsome & fashionable gentlemen Often seen with beautiful women He appear polite but actually does not think much of his workers


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AUNT MIMI Pleasant but she also likes to mind other peoples business Constantly trying to find suitable partner for her niece She gives some fruitcake to Anna


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SABINA A beautiful young model Davids girlfriend Looks down on Anna Furious when David professes his love for and ordinary & plainlooking girl like Anna She & David offer compensation to Anna in the form of money to forget the whole incident at theFrench restaurant


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ARMSTRONG Pizza delivery boy Totally different than David Amos Through effort & determination, grow from mere pizza delivery man to become owner of the pizza company Wants to make a succes of himself before he declares his love for Anna


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ANNAS MOTHER Naturally anxious that her daughter is still single Right from beginning that Armstrong, the pizza delivery man, would make good husband for Anna. This turn tobe right, at the end


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WAITER Works in French restaurant Add humour & comedy to the story by the way he behaves towards Anna when under the spell of the fruitcake perfume


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OLD WOMAN Used to sell fruitcakes in the market Nobody knows much about her except for Aunt Mimi Had 7 husbands who ate her magical fruitcakes Seems to have been able toread peoples mind Offered the cake to Aunt Mimi for her niece Dies early in the story


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SYNOPSIS1. Anna is a chemist in the Amos Cosmetics factory. 1 day while designing a newperfume, she throws in a piece of fruitcake. She bottles the perfume she had made & puts a few drops on herself.


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2. David Amos, gets a whiff of the perfume & complements her, something he rarely does. He invites her out on a dinner date. Anna accepts


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3. Anna goes home. Her mother & Aunt Mimi are worried that Anna is still single.Her mother mention Armstrong, the pizza delivery man, as a potential husband. Anna tells them about her date with her boss.


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4. Anna doesnt likes her boss but she wants to find out the real reason of his unusual behavior. She gets ready & put on her usual perfume Intrigue & not new fruitcake perfume.


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5. On the way to an expensive French restaurant, David says very little to Anna.It is a great change from his charming behavior in the office earlier in the day. At the restaurant, Anna feels like he regrets coming out with her. Anna goesto the ladies room


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6.Anna puts on new fruitcake perfume. While walking back to the table, a nearbywaiter , gets affected & knocks down a table. David Amos now acts as if he is madly in love with her. Anna realizes the power of the fruitcake perfume


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7. Anna goes to answer a phone call in the longue & again encounters the waiter.He declare his love for her & wants to see her again. Anna, very amused, tellshim to look to his duties as a waiter. 8. She meets Sabina, Davids current & arrogant girlfriend. David professes his love for Anna. The waiter sings a love song. Angry Sabrina punches David. A fight breaks out between Sabina, David, the waiter & the others. It is chaos. Anna runs off home.


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9. Anna visits Aunt Mimi to find out what she has put into the fruitcake. Aunt Mimi had actually bought the cake from an old woman who has 7 husbands. Unfortunately the old lady passed away. 10. After 2 days, she sees David in his room & Sabina is with him. David has a black eye. He had calmed things down at the restaurant by paying out money. The police were not called.


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11.David apologies for his unusual behavior. Sabina says David cannot be interested in Anna. Irritated, Anna takes out the bottle of perfume & pours it on Sabinas dress. She knows David will go crazy over her & so will other men nearby. Annaleaves Amos Cosmetics


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12. She gets a new job at the perfume factory that makes Intrigue. Armstrong, the pizza delivery man, is now owner. 1 day he visits Anna & he confesses that hefell in love with her at the 1st sight but wanted to wait till he had made success of himself before asking her out.

TRUE LOVE WINS THE DAY


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MORAL STORY True love is born from the heart Hard work always pays off Observation of peoplearound us to discriminate the true from the false.


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ACTIVITIES Discuss about character traits compare & contrast between characters exp : Annavs Sabina David Amos vs Armstrong Match the characters with their qualities Arrange the events of the story according to the correct sequence. Write a letter for any of the characters exp : Sabina advice her to change her attitude Role-play


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THANK YOU


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