11. The Phantom Door
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Themes
- Family Secrets
- Disobedience and its Consequences
- Temptation and Manipulation
- Sibling Bond
- The Unknown
Structure
Exposition
Bazel Weller comes home to an empty house. Parents are at work and his twin sister, Constania, didn't ride the bus home with him.
Conflict
While doing his homework, he is interrupted by Constania, who's finally home from the public library. She's unwilling to talk to him.
Rising Action
Constania hears The Phantom Door calling to her. She takes Bazel with her.
Climax
The Phantom Door opens to reveal a ghostly world to Bazel but one of wonders to Constania.
Falling Action
Constania steps into the Phantom Door and is turned into an Enchanted Silvermist Yarn doll.
Resolution
Scarlett and Larry come home. They rescue Bazel from the basement. And Bazel sees who his mother really is for the first time. Scarlett says they have to move and adds Constania to her doll collection.
Plot type
Chapter/Short Story
Parent Plot
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