Day Twenty-Four

This blog seems pretty easy to write... I'm happy about that after the blog yesterday, which was pretty tough. Back to the point though, my climax is pretty self explanatory all  in itself. I think we're supposed to use the list of the things Prier gave us, and tell which climaxes fit our stories. I just found out that my story really fits most of the criterion on his list. I was actually surprised to see that... Now let's list out all the climaxes of my story, then I'll give an explanation for each.

Climaxes for my story:

1. Greatest challenges met or failed.
2. Personal problems overcome by character's own efforts.
3. Bad influences outfaced.
4. Unpopular or unusual hunches or ideas proved correct or incorrect.
5. Relationships made or mended or finally discarded.
6. An apparent weakness turns out to be a strength, or vice versa.

It's almost impossible to say that a story could have so many climax possibilities right? Well... I guess my story is pretty much different then, now let's get to those explanations. The "greatest challenges met or failed" fits in my story because the whole point of the story is bring people together. The challenges were  bonding the males in the story, and bringing the family together. Eventually those things happened, but they occurred very slowly. "Personal problems over by character's own efforts", this fits because Benjie goes through a lot of personal problems to find out who is, and who he wants to be. He is able to get over his insecurities, and build a relationship with his father, and soon after his stepfather.

The third, and the fourth climaxes fit my story; they are similar, so they are going to be explained together. Benjie is able to get over the somewhat bad influence of Andres, and they are able to build a somewhat decent relationship. This won't be displayed much in the book, but it's something you should know! The thing about the "unpopular or unusual hunches or ideas proved correct or incorrect" is also a huge factor in my story. Andres comes in, and gets the notions that Benjie is attempting his life. This isn't at all true, and his assumptions will be put to rest after Angel, and Benjie talks about his reasons for boxing. It almost makes the whole Andres thing seems pointless, and a waste of time. But that's another issue to determine!

"Relationships made or mended or finally discarded", I would have to say that this is the BIGGEST CLIMAX OF MY STORY. My whole book is focused on the relationships of the family, but specifically the relationship of Benjie, and Ramon (father, and son.) I think I've clearly focused on the relationships a lot, and I think you get the point of that right? Enough of the relationships... The last climax to discuss is "an apparent weakness turns out to be a strength, or vice versa." This is important because their lack thereof (which is relationships.... respect... all things basically.) I'm not sure exactly how to explain it at this point, but it's key to something in my story. I just haven't figured that out yet.

The climax of my story will be when Ramon dies... I think that's a good point for the suspension to build up, and the story will change from that point on. I'm not sure... I think it can't be when Angel leaves because it's too soon in the story, and enough suspension hasn't been built up. Definitely... The climax will be when Ramon dies, and Andres is introduced into the picture. I like that point in the story... I think I've said that before... Now I think I'm just rambling! Well... Let's get it straight before the blog ends. The climaxes that fit my story are listed above, and my climax is when Ramon (the father) dies, and he takes up boxing for personal reasons..... To add to that, another factor of the climax will be the introduction of Andres. I think that's it for this blog. I've identified the climaxes, and my own personal climax!

That's pretty much it... Climaxes... Climaxes... Climaxes... Enjoy! Below I've placed a picture... See if you can guess why. I'm assuming it's an old movie, or something. Can you guess why I've included it on this blog? It's easy to figure it out... Again... Enjoy :)