2.Structure 1.Part 1:Para.1-2 The story began at Dr.Stockton's house,where a birthday party was held one summer evening.It was suddenly broken up by an unexpected emergent radio announcement of suspected enemy missiles approaching. The guests hurried home but came back soon. Part 2:Para.3(Act Two greet this with assent.) Stockt s bomb shelter for their own security,but were refused because there was no more room. Part3:4-9 (A chorus of voices greet this with assent.-Then from the portable radio in the corner comes.) The crowd argued,quarrele d even fought for a chance to go into the shelter but still failed.So they smashed the door open. Part4:9(Then from the portable radio in the corner comes.the end.) In the end,the suspected missiles proved to be only a satellite.The Stockton their friends and neighb were all spared from a bomb,but there would be no more friendship and neighborhood harmony among them 3.Rhetorical Stvlistic Analvsis Ddirections:This text is an abridged version of act Two of the television plav "The Shelter' which first on the CBS Television ks in 1961.Reac the present play qu ving elements of the drama Key Elements The Drama of The Shelter Time One summer evening Scene Dr.Stockton's house Characters Dr.Stockton,his wife Grace Stockton and his son Paul Stockton Henderson,Mrs.Henderson Marty Weiss Mrs Weiss Jerry Harlowe,Mrs.Harlowe Man 1 At the rface level:people vs.people (e.g.Stockton vs.the others;Weiss vs.the Hendersons;Harlowe vs.the others) At the deep level:man ys.himself (his own selfishness because everyone in the play is selfish although in varying degrees) Climax The shelter door was smashed dowr Outcome The"enemy missiles"turned out to be satellites.All the characters were in an awkward situation because something valuable was destroyed. Theme In some cases,human's selfishness,which is usually hidden ndern ath, is more dangerous to human society than nuclea missiles. 2. Structure 1. Part 1: Para. 1-2 The story began at Dr. Stockton’s house, where a birthday party was held one summer evening. It was suddenly broken up by an unexpected emergent radio announcement of suspected enemy missiles approaching. The guests hurried home but came back soon. Part 2: Para. 3 (Act Two → A chorus of voices greet this with assent.) The neighbors wanted to share Dr. Stockton ’ s bomb shelter for their own security, but were refused because there was no more room. Part3: 4~9 (A chorus of voices greet this with assent. → Then from the portable radio in the corner comes. ) The crowd argued, quarreled and even fought for a chance to go into the shelter but still failed. So they smashed the door open. Part4 : 9 (Then from the portable radio in the corner comes. → the end.) In the end, the suspected missiles proved to be only a satellite. The Stocktons, their friends and neighbors were all spared from a bomb, but there would be no more friendship and neighborhood harmony among them. 3. Rhetorical & Stylistic Analysis Directions: This text is an abridged version of Act Two of the television play “The Shelter”, which first appeared on the CBS Television Networks in 1961. Read the present play quickly and grasp the following elements of the drama. Key Elements The Drama of The Shelter Time One summer evening Scene Dr. Stockton’s house Characters Dr. Stockton, his wife Grace Stockton and his son Paul Stockton Henderson, Mrs. Henderson Marty Weiss, Mrs. Weiss Jerry Harlowe, Mrs. Harlowe Man # 1 Conflicts At the surface level: people vs. people (e.g. Stockton vs. the others; Weiss vs. the Hendersons; Harlowe vs. the others) At the deep level: man vs. himself (his own selfishness because everyone in the play is selfish although in varying degrees) Climax The shelter door was smashed down. Outcome The “enemy missiles” turned out to be satellites. All the characters were in an awkward situation because something valuable was destroyed. Theme In some cases, human’s selfishness, which is usually hidden underneath, is more dangerous to human society than nuclear missiles