Evening under Frangipani

Story: Evening under Frangipani

Conflicts	Prakash and his personnel manager (external) His personnel manager kept asking questions (pg 48) Elaine and her parents (external) She knew her parents marriage was not happy (pg 55) Prakash and Elaine (external) Elaine felt a little disappointed about the beer (pg 61)
Climax	It is when Prakash came over to Elaine’s house and make out with her. Prakash laughed about Elaine’s hand which looked like beetles, just like her dad. They had an argument with one another.
Resolution	Complete Resolution Elaine and Prakash eventually moved on, in separate ways (pg83-84)

Characters

Prakash	He is a nervous wreck (during job interview, pg 48) He is nervy (during job interview, pg48) He is humble (the reason Elaine likes him, pg 51)
Elaine	She is feminist (during her talk at the University, pg 49) She is very casual (the way she dresses, pg 51) She is caring (She cheered Prakash up, pg 53)
Elaine’s Mummy	She sees class difference (about Prakash, pg 84) She is judgemental ( She is a highly successful lawyer (

Most interesting segment:

Prakash came to Elaine’s house and make out with her. While kissing, Prakash giggled and Elaine felt pissed off.

Elaine thinks that Prakash giggled about her hands that look like beetles just like her dad. She insisted Prakash to

leave just because of the giggle. I find this segment interesting and yet very weird.