Knock, someone on the

door
Edgar Keret - 2012

OLIVIA – 15170024
A. PLOT
=> Normal plot; forwarding
Plot stages:
1. Exposition
=> introducing characters, setting(s), problem
From the beginning of the story,
Telling the unpleasant condition from the demand of the bearded man
The social condition of the setting
The first person point of view
2. Complication
the beginning of the conflict is when there was a man knocking on the door
interupted rhe writer and the bearded man, the writer already try his best to
gave out many reasons so the man, which is a questionner service man so he
couldnt get in the house. But then, he just came in without a permission and
asked the same thing as the bearded man asked

3. Climax
The other man came in so there are 3 guys waiting for the writer to tell a story
for them, but he said he couldnt think because of them and their weapons like
that, but the 3 men didnt buy it.
4. Falling action
When he decided to tell the story for the 3 men with ease, the story just flew
smoothly through his mouth.

5. Resolution
The 3 men listening to the story, and end up letting the writer told his story
theway he wanted to and didnt demand anything

The conflict:
external conflict (person vs person) the writer vs 3 men
Internal conflict (person vs mind) the writer vs his thought
B. Characters
The writer Main character (the protagonist): THE ROCKET
 always involved in the main conflict and its resolution
 The story itself is about him

The Bearded man The antagonist:

The one(s) who against the protagonist;
- The bearded man: threatening the writer
- The young man: didnt want to listen to the writer
The young man

Supporting characters: (the rest of the characters)

The pizza guy
 Appears only in certain plot stage
Characterization
the methods of characterization
1. Flat vs. round
it seems that all characters are flat, they keep on one/two sides
of his/her trait. There is no part telling the development of a
certain character’s personality.
2. Dynamic vs. static
all characters also static, do not change or develop since his/her
first presentation/appearing.
 The writer: thoughtful, critical, realistic, creative
“The settlers wanted a dialogue. Did anyone pick up on it?
No way.....,.....In this country, might makes right, and it
doesn’t matter if it’s about politics or economics or a parking
space. Brute force is the only language we understand”
bearded man: demanding,
“something out of nothing is when you make something up unpatient, brutal
out of thin air, in which case it has no value. Anybody can do
that. But when it’s something out of something, that means I warned you already,” the Swede
it was really there the whole time,” interrupts me.
“if you want something, you have
to use force.”
Young man: smart
,” the bearded guy grumbles, and
“Stop making excuses. Sit down over there, and out with it.” cocks his pistol. “It’s either a
Pizza guy: tolerantive story or a bullet between the
eyes.”
“Let him,” the pizza guy says softly. “Give him some slack.
First Person Point of View: The narrator tells the story and is a
character in the story. (Pronouns: I, me, us, we, our, etc.)
The character is the narrator of the story: the writer

“I’m someone who writes stories, not someone who tells them. And
even that isn’t something I do on demand..”

The 1st person pronoun:

“I mean, if he hadn’t been flashing a pistol I’d have thrown him right
out.”
Where?
The writer’s house, middle east country

When?
Summer
Theme:
Right now forceness is a more understandable language

Tone:
Threathening
On how the 3 men showed up theif gun so the writer would tell
the story in thoughout the story

Serious
On how the writer kept on telling the serious situation that
happening in the country