I Am The Messenger by:Markus Zusak

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I Am The MessengerbyMarkus Zusak

• Presentation by Sarah Doyle period1

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Plot Diagram
Main Character Ed is a19 yr old, underage taxi
driver Other characters His 3 friends, Doorman

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Plot Diagram
Main Character Ed is a19 yr old, underage taxi
driver Other characters His 3 friends, Doorman

Basic Situation Ed is a underage taxi Driver,
who hasnt done anything real important during
his life.
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Plot Diagram
Main Character Ed is a19 yr old, underage taxi
driver Other characters His 3 friends, Doorman

Basic Situation Ed is a underage taxi Driver,
who hasnt done anything real important during
his life.
Conflict Ed stops a bank robbery, ever since he
has gotten cards in the mail. He tries to find
out who is sending them to him.
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Plot Diagram
Main Character Ed is a19 yr old, underage taxi
driver Other characters His 3 friends, Doorman

Rising actions He continues to get cards and
they keep on getting more difficult to complete.
He gets suspicious of everyone, since he wants
the cards to stop coming.
Basic Situation Ed is a underage taxi Driver,
who hasnt done anything real important during
his life.
Conflict Ed stops a bank robbery, ever since he
has gotten cards in the mail. He tries to find
out who is sending them to him.
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Plot Diagram
Climax He gets a card with all his friends
names on it, therefore making him want to know
who it is even more.
Main Character Ed is a19 yr old, underage taxi
driver Other characters His 3 friends, Doorman

Rising actions He continues to get cards and
they keep on getting more difficult to complete.
He gets suspicious of everyone, since he wants
the cards to stop coming.
Basic Situation Ed is a underage taxi Driver,
who hasnt done anything real important during
his life.
Conflict Ed stops a bank robbery, ever since he
has gotten cards in the mail. He tries to find
out who is sending them to him.
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Plot Diagram
Climax He gets a card with all his friends
names on it, therefore making him want to know
who it is even more.
Main Character Ed is a19 yr old, underage taxi
driver Other characters His 3 friends, Doorman

Rising actions He continues to get cards and
they keep on getting more difficult to complete.
He gets suspicious of everyone, since he wants
the cards to stop coming.
Basic Situation Ed is a underage taxi Driver,
who hasnt done anything real important during
his life.
Resolution Will Ed find out who is sending the
cards? Does he know the person?
Conflict Ed stops a bank robbery, ever since he
has gotten cards in the mail. He tries to find
out who is sending them to him.
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Theme

• People tend to be picked for jobs of great
  importance not because of what they have done,
  but what they can accomplish.

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About the Author

• lives in Sydney
• Is kind of like the characters in the book
• Plays soccer even though he never wins (Marv)
• Sometimes has a real job (Marv)