1. I Am The Messenger by:Markus Zusak
Presentation by: Sarah Doyle period1

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

3. Plot Diagram Main Character: Basic Situation: Ed is a19 yr old,
underage taxi driver
Other characters:
His 3 friends, Doorman
Basic Situation:
Ed is a underage taxi Driver, who hasn’t done anything real important during his life.

4. Plot Diagram Main Character: Basic Situation: Conflict:
Ed is a19 yr old,
underage taxi driver
Other characters:
His 3 friends, Doorman
Basic Situation:
Ed is a underage taxi Driver, who hasn’t 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.

5. Plot Diagram Main Character: Rising actions: Basic Situation:
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 hasn’t 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.

6. Plot Diagram Climax: Main Character: Rising actions: Basic Situation:
He gets a card with all his friend’s 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 hasn’t 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.

7. Plot Diagram Climax: Main Character: Rising actions: Basic Situation:
He gets a card with all his friend’s 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 hasn’t 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.

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

9. 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)