BY : Nurul Aina Abdul Rauf 4101014391 : Thivanya Ramaiah 4101024161

DRAMA GULP AND GASPCES 3143

Teaching Literature IN ESL

GULP AND GASP BY JOHN TOWNSEND

BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR

•Dr. John Townsend was born in 1956 at Wilson, California. Townsend has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with honors from North Carolina State University, a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PhD degree in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University. •Townsend's hobbies include travel and playing in a band which performs at lounges and venues in Southern California. • He is a leadership coach, organizational consultant, psychologist and best-selling author. He consults with corporations, family-owned businesses and small businesses.

• He operates his own Leadership Coaching Program, which he personally conducts in Newport Beach, CA, Dallas, TX and Indianapolis, IN .Townsend has authored or co-authored 25 books, selling over 5 million copies.

• His 2 million-selling Boundaries was coauthored with Dr. Henry Cloud. His most recent book is How to Be a Best Friend Forever: Making and Keeping Lifetime Relationships (Worthy Publishing, 2012).

• Townsend and his family reside in Southern California

Is a drama about a triumph of good over evil. Can be classified as melodrama – dramatic incidents and emotions

Lord Septic is a greedy villain who has no regard to people.

He is determined to find the long lost gold owned by Lady Gatsby. Lady Gatsby was murdered. Lord Septic buys the railway line in the hope of finding the gold.

SYNOPSIS OF THE DRAMA

This story started with the conversation between Lord Septic and Crouch .Lord Septic told Crouch that he want to own the railway station.

Percy, who is a young orphan comes to rescue her. Percy told Rose that he was an orphan and the only thing he had is a key with letter NSL on it.. Later, Crouch and Percy had a fight.

Justice served when Lord Septic is handed to the police and Percy finds the Gatsby fortune which is rightfully his. In the end, he proposed to Rose who accepts his proposal .

EXPOSITION / BEGINNING

CLIMAX

RESOLUTION

The two villains are introduced at the railway station, plotting a devious scheme.

Percy and Rose plan a future together and the police come for the two villains.

Rose is tied to the railway tracks and the rumbling of an approaching train is heard.

Lord Septic slams Percy against a locker. Percy recovers and runs off.

Lord Septic orders Crouch to tie Rose to the railway track to kill her.

Lord Septic hits Percy on the head.

Rose threatens to expose Lord Septic’s criminal behaviour.

Rose, a blind flower girl enters to sell flowers and is roughly handled by the two people.

Train screeches to a halt.

Lord Septic slams Percy against a locker. Percy recovers and runs off.

Rose helps Percy unravel the mystery of the NSL initial on the key he has been wearing around the neck.

They recover the Gatsby Gold which is rightfully Percy’s.

PLOT

LORD SEPTIC CROUCH

CHARACTERS

ROSE PERCY

CHARACTERS

Characteristics Evidence

Nasty, cruel, villainous …. And nothing will get in my way (pg 66)

…. Tie her to the railway track. I can hear the midnight express (pg 80)

The Grim Reaper has a ticket .. Ha, ha. (pg82)

.... The Gatsby Kid? I threw it away… (pg84)

Arrogant Nobody speaks to me like that (pg89)

Nobody ever tells me what to do (pg80)

LORD SEPTIC

Characteristics Evidence

Take advantage of others I …. Married her for her arms (pg68)

Lord Septic didn’t pay us. He didn't keep the matches safe…cost him money (pg75)

Sadistic Tell her to go or I’ll throw her….under the midnight express … (pg70)

Ambitious, power crazy ….. Power. Money. Fame. (pg64)

I want more. I need it….kill for it. (pg64)

I will…being rich. Filthy rich. Thick, black, and oily. (pg66)

LORD SEPTIC

Characteristics Evidence

Bullying nature, villainous Shut up…..lost (pg70)

Who cares? (pg 72)

Now get out of here….free of filth….of vermin….of scum (pg72)

Cruel, sadistic If you haven’t gone…..you….will be pulp under the next train (pg73)

Grovels for a living Indeed sir…..big lordship sir (pg64)

Most sorry, sir……sorry sir (pg66)

You’re…..great man….. (pg80)

CROUCH

ROSE

Sweet- natured , caring I’m overjoyed for you (pg88)

….. I will always love you….! (pg91)Concerned about mother But …..till I earn few coins. My mother is

so sock and I must pay for the pills… (pg72)

Sensitive and sympathetic …..very sad….poor boy (pg76)

…..your luck will change….. (pg 76)

I wish …… help you (pg77)

Characteristics Evidence

intelligent ‘Percy!.... It was Percy!- she was able to connect the story of Lady Gatsby to Percy (pg84)

The key…mother….NSL….unlock the gold (pg88)

Able to stand up for herself …..because of you I’m blind….my mother is so ill….I have nothing (pg79)

….. I tell my story…. Evening News…. cruel ways (pg 79)

ROSE

Characteristics Evidence

caring You need someone ……to look after you….take you home…… (pg75)

…….poor girl…..can’t see….? (pg75)positive …. not that bad!... sunny tomorrow (pg73)

romantic I was nobody..made me somebody..have all I need (pg91)

generous Half of this…operation….mother’s pills….new home (pg89)

Able to stand up for others ..no shame, man? It’s time I gave you a bit of …It’s time to tell you what’s what! (pg 77)

Keen the justice is served My price is JUSTICE ! (pg 90)

PERCY

Pride goes before fall

Greed is destructive

Justice and equality

THEME

Pride goes before fall

• Lord Septic was very arrogant with his wealth. He would do anything to get what he wanted. He was very greedy and wanted more even though he owned several railways. He was willing to kill to get what he wanted. In the end, he was arrested by the police.

Greed is destructive

• Even though he owned a railway station, Lord Septic plotted to get the Gatsby Gold. He was not satisfied with what he had. He wanted more. His life was ruined in the end because he was arrested by the police for trying to kill Rose and Percy.

Justice and equality

• The truth came out and Percy obtained his right. He was the heir to the Gatsby Gold. Justice was finally revealed. On the other hand, the evil Lord Septic was arrested because of his crime.

MORAL VALUES

One should be humble about one’s wealth and fame.

We should be sensitive to people’s feelings.

Downfall of man due to his greed for power, money or fame.

An empty train station A cold foggy night

SETTINGS

• Simple and dramatic exaggeration in dialoguesEg: Percy : I’m back

Rose : I’m shocked Crouch : I’m stuck Lord septic : I’m livid Percy : You’re safe Rose : you’re here Percy : you’re mine

LANGUAGE AND STYLES

LITERARY DEVICES

• Lord Septic thinks he will become richer when he gets the Gatsby gold by gaining control of the railways. Unfortunately, he ends up with nothing when he was arrested for his crimes and Percy proves to be the rightful heir to the fortune.

• The only things I ever give away free are nose bleeds! - This is an ironic statement as Percy uses the blood from his nose to turn his long-johns into dark red. Then, when he places it over a gas lamp, it shines dark red. The train driver thinks it is a stop light and stops the train on time before it runs over Rose.

IRONY

• The names ‘Septic’ and ‘Crouch’ are symbolic of the characters. ‘Septic’ means infectivity with bacteria and Lord Septic is like a ‘pollutant’ to all who come into contact with him. Crouch, the manservant, is a groveling bully and the name is symbolic of his ‘crouching’ in obedience to Lord Septic all the time.

• The railway tracks are symbolic of Lord Septic’s path to fame, fortune and power.

SYMBOLS

• It’s a foul and filthy night ; This fog is so thick. I can’t see a

thing out there – give the image of a dark, cold and gloomy

night

• Filthy rich. Thick, black and oily. – give the image of wealth

attained through cruel and unethical means

IMAGERY

• It’s a freezing, filthy, frosty, foggy,

foul night.

• …to plot more plans.

• You are dim, daft, dopey, dozey and

dippy.

ALLITERATION

• snap them like twigs…crack them like nuts…pop them like pods

ONOMATOPEIA

• The part if the drama where Percy

tells Rose about his past and the key

around his neck is a hint about a

future incident, which is Percy’s

realization that he is the heir to the

Gatsby Gold.

FORESHADOWING

• It’s just like many years ago. I stood

right here as my father tied Lady

Gatsby to the same track.

FLASHBACK

• …the man who runs…the man who

will soon…the man who’s wrecked….

• It’s because of you….it’s because of

you my mother….it’s because of you

I have….

REPITITION

• Not those arms. She owns a gun factory.

• …a big strike at the match factory?

• … a shorter working wick…I think you

mean WEEK…

• Good knight!....Good night!

PUN

• Killer trains must run in your

family, sir – makes a comparison of

Lord Septic and his father as killers

with trains that kill if one is caught in

the track

COMPARISON

• Filthy rich- thick, black and oily• A pain in the neck• Key to my heart• Nick of the time

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• It’s a thick pea soup;….like thunder…

like a dragon coming to slay the

damsel

SIMILE

• A pure sweet rose! Then, let me pick you up and hold you under my nose!

…put you in water.

METAPHOR

• … like a dragon coming to slay the damsel

– the train is personified as a person about

to kill another

• The roar of the midnight express – the

train is regarded as a person or animal

that gives out an angry and threatening

sound

PERSONAFICATION

THE END