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Cheat
Cheat
Point of View
The story is told in the third person point of view.
Give insight into the feelings and thoughts of the
characters.
Setting
School hall
The results of the short story competition are
announced here.
Home of Lynne
She lets go her feelings of disappointment
when she does not get first placing in the
competition and she keeps her completed
work
Corridor in school
Lynne comes to accept Geoff's winning the
competition.
Classroom
Class discussion on future careers
Corridor outside classroom
Lynne blurts out the writer's name BradburieGeoff is taken aback
Headmaster Velo's office
Geoff confesses he might have taken the
idea for his short story from Bradburie's
book. Mr Velos does not disqualify him but
Time
Plot
Exposition
Lynne waits impatiently for Headmaster Velos to
announce the results of the short story
competition. He announces Geoff as the winner
of the short story competition with Lynne in
second place. Lynne is disappointed but hides
her feelings as she congratulates Geoff.
Conflict
Lynne keeps her short story and puts aside her
disappointment and carries on with her school
work. She concentrates on making to the school
basketball team. She even enjoys Geoff's joke
about how the headmaster chose the winner.
Climax
Lynne comes across Bradburie's story about an
elephant which escaped in a park. She assumes
that Geoff has cheated by copying this story. She
debates on whether to tell Headmaster Velos
and how to do it. She decides not to do or say
anything about it.
Falling Action
After a class discussion on careers, Lynne
mentions the name, Bradburie in a sudden burst
of anger. Lynne notices that Geoff looks
disturbed and fells that sooner or later the truth
will be out. Lynne is called to the headmaster's
office. Geoff is there too and the medal is on a
Bradburie book on the table.
Resolution
Headmaster Velos tells Lynne that Geoff feels
his story of the elephant is based on a story he
read three years ago. As such his story may not
be original and so the results of the competition
are to be reversed. Geoff is not disqualified but
Lynne's story is now accepted as the first-place
winner. This is unexpected and Lynne fells
cheated as it is an empty victory. Then, the story
ends with a twist as Lynne begins to wonder
whether she has read any story about a
sheepdog.
Literary Devices
Irony
It is an irony that before Lynne can expose
Geoff, the latter confesses to Headmaster
Velos but he is not disqualified merely
pushed down to second placing. It is an irony
that Geoff's telling the truth about his story
not being original ends with Lynne as the
winner of the competition.
But, she loses confidence and begins to
doubt her own work.
Rhetorical questions
'Ah, well, second is not so bad, is it?
'But who would tell Velos? '
Imagery
The line 'Lynne was talking hollowly in an
empty room' gives a clear picture of
uncertainty and helplessness about the
problem.
The line'everything tasted of cardboard'
gives a clear picture of the deep
disappointment and anger within Lynne.
Repetition
Shut up. Shut up
"Perhaps a tie' 'It had to be a tie
Flashback
Lynne felt slightly ill as she recalls the
amount of work she put into writing her story
and the pain she suffered 'in putting it all
together'.
Symbolism
The short story competition is a symbol of
creativity of the schoolchildren.
The name 'Bradburie' is a symbol of the
possibility that the children's short stories are
not original.
It also symbolises the question of how
creative schoolchildren as amateur writers
Creative
writing
is not
always
original
on trying
until we
achieve
success.
Avoid
being
judgemen
tal
Example
Lynne emphasised the importance
of originality in the writing. When
she realised that Geoff is not
cheating, she was wondering
whether she had read any story
related to the sheepdog in flood.
As for Geoff story, although his
story idea is similar to William
Bradburies story, Mr Velos told
Lynne that the story is still consider
original and Geoff is not cheating.
Moral Values
Moral
Explanation Examples
Values
Honesty
Honesty and We consider that
and
courage are
Geoff is an honest
courage
about being
person. After
brave to tell
Lynne shouted at
someone the Geoff, Geoff went
truth. We
to Mr Velos office
must take
to confess that he
responsibility might be cheating
to the
due to the
mistakes
similarity of his
that we have story and William
done.
Bradburies story.
Persevera
nce
If we are
perseveranc
e, we will not
give up
easily even
the job is
challenging
or difficult.
We will keep
We must not
be
judgemental
because the
truth might
be different
from what
we think. If
we do not
know the
detail of the
situation, we
should not
make the
conclusion
too soon.
competition, I
personally
consider that it is
a good result from
her hard work.
After she read
about the book
written by William
Bradburie in the
library, she was
filled with anger.
She said that
Geoff is cheating
in the short story
competition even
though she has
never read Geoffs
story before.
Characters
Lynne
Textual evidence
Webbing
s
Ambitious Lynne had a big dream to win the
Holmes-Watkins medal in the short
story competition. When the result
announced, she felt really
disappointed.
Jealous
Lynne was jealous and vengeful
and
when Geoff won the competition.
vengeful
After she discovered that William
Bradburies story was similar to
Geoffs story, she wanted to take
revenge by reporting to Mr Velos
so that she could win back the
medal.
Perseveri
ng
Geoff
Bolder
Humorous
money in law.
Honest