"Tension" an' "Turning Points"

Yeah, so we have this h'work assignment. I totally 4got 2 mention that we got it yesterday, when Ger an' I were still speaking 2 each other. Our English teacher, who, BTW, is hideous, laid this one on us, peeps:

OK, class, U have each chosen a novel from my list and I xpect most of U 2 have finished them. Yr outlines R due next wk. I want a summary, the predominant "theme"...What was the writer trying 2 say? I want an analysis of the story development. Separate the main plot from the subplots. List the outstanding characters and establish their relevance 2 the story. What "elements" were used? Where was the "tension"? Where was the "turning point"? And--what was the ultimate "resolution"?!!

I'm glad I got this all down yesterday, when I wasn't, like, totally hung over, w/a throbbing headache, wearing Becky's plaid pants an' sweater! As we were leaving class, and since I was still talkin' 2 him, I told Ger, "Man, she sure knows how to ruin a good book."

So, like, I don't know what I was trying 2 write last nite when I was drunk as a skunk on Mrs. McGuire's brandy & lethal milkshake, & I kept doin' song lyrics and babble. I'm way embarrassed! So, like, the tension came fr. Ger's mom deciding I must B like sum golddigger type fr. his dad's st00pid filmstrip, who had 2 sign legal docs 2 keep fr. grabbing Ger's big stinkin' trust fund, which I didn't even know abt, when he turns 18. And Gerald not, like, refusing 2 go along w/it, but instead being like a teeny-tiny lapdog doin' lil trix 4 their tite-arse lawyer! Sum1 tell Ger, who I'm NOT talking 2 rite now, that the correct answer was "April's not like that! I luv and trust her, and that's what she deserves, luv an' trust, not a big ol' legal contract that's, like, the opp of trust!" So, like, NEway, my lawyer Sue was advising me of my rites after Mrs. F. had gone an' fired their lawyer. But then, Mrs. F. was all, "If Gerald doesn't have counsel present, young lady, then you cannot either, and I have 2 ask that your counsel must leave as well!" And Sue was all, "I can't allow my client 2 remain here in this hostile environment w/out counsel present." So we left 2gether & she dropped me off @ Beckers's house cuz I cdn't stand the idea of facing my 'rents just then. And I guess U mostly know the rest fr. Becky's comments last nite. And, hey, I'm not sure if my bein' all stinkin' drunk like that was, like, a turning point in this story, or mayB my hangover is one. I don't know how ppl who get drunk on a reg. basis can stand the hangovers. But Becky sez they just drink more as soon as they feel hung over, so it goez away, but, like, they're alwayz drunk.

So, that's our main plot. Main characters, me, Ger what's-his-name, his 'rents, the lawyers. Other plots include Howard still a dog, Rebeccah's gigz, Paul and Liz having their deep talks (go, Paul and Liz!), Alex and Jeremy figuring out which concerts it's safe 2 go 2. Resolution? Dang, I dunno. So, Dunc's away cuz of his fam going 2 TO 4 sum reason. Oh, I called Liz @ around 1:30 am, like she asked, an' she was really nice abt it, just glad I was OK. And 4 the record, my mom doesn't sing me lullabies @ nite, tho she wants every1 2 think she does. Cuz, she's crayzeeeeeee!

Apes out