Plot: Nicole gets her hair dyed purple so when the cancer treatment caused hair loss, it wouldn't be as much of a loss because Nicole doesn't like purple
Rising action: Nicole dyed her hair purple
Climax: Nicole has cancer, and the medicine to treat it will make her hair fall out
Falling action: Nicole's mother realizes finally why Nicole dyed her hair purple
Resolution: Nicole and the doctors' eyes locked, with them smiling at each other; his of compassion, hers of gratitude
Suspense: Nicole sees the color she's picked out doesn't compliment her skin, and chooses it anyways. Why would Nicole choose a color like that, when she's so attached to her hair? Why would Nicole dye her hair when she's so attached to it as is?
Mood: The mood is sad because Nicole is constantly trying to stop herself from crying about her hair. The reason Nicole is holding back tears about her hair is because she has cancer and the treatment will cause hair loss.
This woman is being treated with docetaxel for bre...
Illustration of "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Harry Cla...
The Tell-Tale Heart (1953 film)Theme: The effects of cancer
Characterization: Nicole is constantly telling herself not to cry
Symbol: Nicole's hair is a symbol of who she is. By losing it from the cancer treatment, it's like losing a part of herself.
Question 1: The Open Window
In the story The Open Window, Framton Nuttel is told by Mrs. Sappleton's niece, Vera, about the "tragedy" that happened 3 years ago. The "tragedy" is: "'Out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day's shooting. They never came back. . .Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back some day, they and the little brown spaniel that was lost with them, and walk in at that window just as they used to...