Drama: A

Night Out
Elements of the
Drama
Setting:
Time,
Place

Characters
Moral
values

Elements

Plot
Themes
 One
evening,
time
period
not
stated

1. Place:
Setting New York
 Character
s:
Towers
Chandler
Jeff White
Marian
Sissie
Plot

Exposition: Introduction of the

setting and background of the
drama and the characters
Rising action: Chandler and
Marian meet, Marian walked into
Chandler and fell down. They went
to dinner and Chandler lied about
himself.
Climax: Dinner was over and
Chandler wondered if he should
Plot

Falling Action: Marian explained why

she was late getting home. She talked
about how rich they are and how they
were expected to marry someone rich
too. She could only love a man who
does important work and it would not
matter if he is poor.

Resolution: In the end, Marian

decided that she could not love a man
who did not work, even his eyes were
THEMES

HONESTY FAMILY
Chandler was not RELATIONSHIPS
honest and lied to Marian and her family
Marian. Instead of were close. Her mother
telling the truth, he was worried when she
made up stories and was late coming back
told her that he was a home. Marian and
rich man. Marian could Sissie talked about
have liked Chandler if important issues in
he told the truth! their lives.
Themes

Being satisfied with Not status

what you have conscious
Chandler was not Marian was not status
satisfied with what he conscious. She was
had in life. Once in ten rich, but she did not
weeks he would dress mind wearing an old
up like a millionaire coat and hat when
and spend money. she ran out on an
When he met Marian, errand. She said that
he lied about his life she would love a man
because he was even if the man was
ashamed of himself. poor.
Moral Values

Kindness, Not We should

helpfulness influenced by always be
wealth honest
Chandler was a about
kind and helpful Marian was not ourselves
man. influenced by the
When Marian wealth she had. Chandler
bumped into him, She is rich but pretended to be
he was kind to she is not someone else. He
her and tried to snobbish. acted as a rich
help her. He She was willing to man to impress
thought she was wear old clothes Marian. If he was
poor. He invited when she went honest, he would
him for dinner. out. have the chance
She would love a to be with Marian.
poor man.
Characters

Towers Chandler
Kind, helpful
Disciplined
Dissatisfied with his life
Dishonest
Characters

Marian
Rich
Simple
Not status conscious
Not impressed by
wealth
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questions?