Man vs Nature

Exposition:
Tom cares about his job too much and spends all his time working on this yellow sheet of paper.

Rising Action:
His wife, Clare, goes out while Tom stays home and works.
When Tom closed the door after saying goodbye to Clare the yellow sheet of paper flew out the window.
Yellow sheet of paper was splattered against apartment building.
Tom acted on impulse and jumped out the window of his 11 story high apartment building to retrieve the paper.
As Tom was hanging on the ledge he was paralyzed with fear.
Tom tried to drop coins to get someone's attention but it did not phase anyone.
When Tom finally made it back to his window it was closed and couldn't be opened from the outside.

Climax(Turning Point):
Tom realizes the only option he has to be safe again is too break the glass with his fist and go crashing into his living room.
This would either work or he would fall off the building.

Falling Action:
Tom lands safely into his living room.
He realizes that putting his life on the line for work wasn't worth it.
He gets his top coat and goes to find his wife because he got his priorities straight.

Resolution:
As he was leaving the door he saw the yellow sheet of paper fly off the desk again and out the window but he just watched it and laughed.


Symbols:
yellow sheet of paper: a symbol of all Tom's work and a new grocery store line.
window- represents his safety and his only way of surviving.