Creative+Writing

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__Plot Outline__
1. The protagonist (Charels) is faced with the problem of being to old to continue running the family buiness (oil company owner). In depth on different important characters (sons).

2. Charels is told by others that he should decide which of his sons to be his replacment.

3. He is then told by his youngest son that there may be a fountain of youth and delays his choice.

4. The other son attempts to persuade and trick him into choosing them.

5. The son finally returns, with a bottle of the fluid.

6. Charels is in disbelief and excitment. He is so happy that he promises that when he dies that he (youngest son) would be his replacment.

7. Charels dies as the fluid was not youthful liquid but poison. The youngest son is the new boss because of the promise he made.

__**Questions #5-8**__ 5. The main character changes over the story by becoming more and more foolish with decisions because of the difficult choice he promised to make and the stress of the approaching date to do so.

6. There is some irony because Steve was considered to be weaker and went from "..as if he would break into tears.." to besting his father.

7. The symbol of a leather armchair is symbolic. It symbolizes an authority or power. Also, the newspaper Steve reads to his father symbolizes an event that is meaningful and true (or thought to be true).

8. The theme of this story is deception. Both of the brothers attempt to sway Charles' choice in their own way.