Structure

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Beginning

The exposition introduces the setting and characters of the short story. Goodwin and Morehouse buy a cheap house in a bad condition because it has a bedroom on the first floor and it is in the same town as them. This is suitable for their aging parents who refuse to go to a retirement home.

A backstory shows how Goodwin brought his parents to visit a retire…

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Middle

The rising action presents the two sons talking about finding a dumpster where they can throw the debris from the renovation. This decision shows that the family struggles financially: “it was going to save him and Goodwin eight hundred dollars! Eight hundred dollars they didn’t have between them, four hundred they didn’t have each” (ll. 42-43). Goodwin is tasked with finding the dumpster, while Morehouse, who is a better builder (ll. 48-49), takes care of the demolition.

A tension point is created after Goodwin finds a suitable dumpster and returns to the house to discover that Morehouse has e…

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Ending

The falling action presents the characters on their way to the hospital. A tension point is created when the mother states that she does not want to move into the new house. The fact that “They were passing the turn-off for Goodwin’s house when she said that” (l. 153) suggests the mother’s wish to move in with her son.

The resolution presents Goodwin’s inner conflict over his parents’ situation. He also thinks about what his mother would have to say about his life choices, especia…

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