Once upon a time

Exposition

In a magical place, boys of different story books all existed at the same time. Three of those characters are Montag, Ralph, and Brutus.

Exposition

Montag is a fireman who is unhappy with his job where he burns books. He found out books are not bad and wanders the streets with no direction. 

Ralph is a normal student living on an island. He is stranded from a plane crash. Ralph is abandoned by his friends and is now very scared and is sad from losing his friend.

Exposition

Brutus, was once a leader in Rome with many friends. He was once a powerful but is now sad and lost because he regrets hurting his closest friend.  

Exposition

Each of these boys were lost and had no sense of direction. Suddenly, all of the boys were sent into a magical portal. 

Conflict Introduced

Conflict Introduced

At the end of the portal was a magical wizard. He spoke of an evil mage that the boys will have to defeat. The wizard told all of the boys that they must solve their problems by learning about a religion. By learning, they will be stronger and able to beat the evil mage. He then sent them away to fix their troubles.

Rising Action

Montag landed in a dark forest. He became very lost. Suddenly, he saw a light through the smoke. It was Brutus. Brutus sat beside him and told him that he learned from Islam that even when we make mistakes, we can still do good (Zaidani). He said that true purpose comes from choosing to do right things. When Montag realized that, he felt better and the forest became brighter.

Rising Action

Landing at another place, Ralph stood at the edge of a cliff, staring into the sea. Montag told Ralph about the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism especially that it is possible to end suffering by letting go of attachment (Oakes). Montag spoke of letting his friend, Piggy go. He also explained that suffering is everywhere and that it is okay ("Buddhism Basic"). Ralph then took the advice and decided to not be attached to his loss.

Rising Action

Brutus wandered a stone maze. He felt lost and felt guilty about hurting his friend Caesar. Then, Ralph stepped around a corner. He told Brutus about an idea from Confucius. Ren is a kindness that lets people grow from their mistakes (Snell et al.). It is most important to have good morals at the end of the day (National Geographic). Brutus now does not feel ashamed about hurting his friend. 

It is okay