The Fruitcake Special

Theme:

1)    True love versus superficial love – every man who smells Anna’s Fruitcake Special Perfume will fall for her. However, Armstrong fell in love for Anna when she is not wearing the perfume.

2)    Abiding the family demands- Anna’s family, her mother and her Aunt Mimi are worried of her because she is not married yet. To satisfy her family, Anna tried her best to find a man to be her mate.

3)    Determination towards success- Armstrong who was once a pizza delivery boy is now the owner of the pizza company.

Plot:

1)    Exposition

-       Anna accidentally created the Fruitcake perfume and made David Amos enchanted to her because of the perfume. She herself had no idea what make the perfume so special.

2)    Rising action

-       Mr. Amos took Anna for a dinner at a restaurant; however he was not attracted to Anna as he was in the morning. Anna then dabs on the fruitcake perfume in the toilet.

3)    Climax

-       The perfume worked. Mr. Amos declared his love for her and so do the waiter who accidentally smells the perfume as well. A big fight starts between Mr. Amos, her girlfriend Sabina and the waiter. Anna knew it was the Fruitcake special perfume that caused the fight.

4)    Falling action

-       Anna tried to the special ingredient in the fruitcake but she failed.

5)    Resolution

-       Anna resigned from the cosmetic company. Surprisingly, the pizza delivery boy who finally owns the company came by and proposed Anna.

Character:

1)    Ann

-       Main actress in the story

-       A chemist in Amos Cosmetic factory

-       27 years old and not married

2)    David Amos

-       The owner of Amos Cosmetic factory

-       Dark and handsome

-       Her girlfriend named Sabina

3)    Aunt Mimi

-       Is concerned of her niece

-       Pleasant but like to mind other people’s business

4)    Anna’s mother

-       Is worried of her daughter for not having any boyfriend yet at the age of 27.

-       Suggesting the pizza delivery boy which turns to be real at the end of the story.

5)    Armstrong

-       The pizza delivery boy whom had promised himself to own the company one day.

-       Proposed Anna when he succeeded to be the owner of the pizza company

6)    Sabina

-       David Amos’s girlfriend

-       A model, beautiful

7)    Waiter

-       Fell for Anna after smelling the perfume at the restaurant.

8)    Old Woman

-       Have 7 husbands

-       The one who gave the fruitcake to Aunt Mimi.

Point of view:

-       1^st person point of view

Settings:

-       Place

1)    Anna’s workplace- a place where perfumes are designed by chemist. Anna is one of the chemists that are responsible for the perfumes designed.

2)    Home- the place where Anna had her conversation with her mother and her Aunt Mimi.

3)    Restaurant- Anna went to this restaurant with Mr. David where a big fight happened.

-       Time:

1)    Modern civilization

-       Society:

1)    High and middle class society- Anna comes from the middle class society whereas Mr. David comes from the high class society.