Plot
- Exposition
- Rising Action
- Climax
- Falling Action:
- Conclusion
Plot-
Exposition: In the story Recitatif, there are two eight year old girls, Twyla and Roberta; one white and one black. Their mother’s left them at St. Bonaventure’s orphanage. Through historical references we can pinpoint the setting to be in the 1950’s.
Rising Action: The two girls separate when leaving St. Bonny’s, but their paths meet at the local diner. Twyla worked at the diner and Roberta was a wild Hendrix chaser. It was such an awkward confrontation that the tension and hostility begins.
Climax: Again, the two women meet again in the school parking lot, while Roberta was picketing. Twyla again tries to talk to Roberta, but Roberta and the other people start violently rocking Twyla’s car.
Falling Action: As parent’s, Twyla and Roberta protest at the local school, because they are combining the two races into one school. Another important thing was that Twyla realized she did not bully Maggie, and she was not black.
Conclusion: The two women are now mature, and have their final encounter of the story. They meet at a coffee shop in the 1980’s. Roberta admits to not kicking Maggie, and the storie start about the two of their pasts. They begin to cry over their emotional journey