1. By: Ray Bradbury

2.  Characters  Heather  Mom & Dad  Lou Ann Nesbitt  Dippy  Charlie Nesbitt  Old Man Kelly  Police

3.   Neighborhood  Old Man Kelly’s Lot  American Town  1980’s Setting

4.   Follow your instincts; stick with your gut  Be persistent!  Looks can be deceiving. Theme

5.   Third Person Limited Omniscient  (The narrator knows what Heather is thinking and feeling.) Point of View

6.   Suspense  Suspicion Tone

7.   Heather is on an errand and stops to read her comic; she hears screaming coming from the ground. Exposition

8.   Heather’s parents don’t believe her.  Dippy doesn’t believer her.  Heather calls the cops on Mr. Kelly.  Heather visits Mr. Nesbitt and runs away frightened.  Heather stops humming to tell her dad goodnight. Rising Action

9.   Heather’s dad recognizes the tune and races to find that Heather is gone. Climax

10.   Heather’s dad stops Charlie Nesbitt by hitting him with a shovel and saves Heather. Falling Action

11.   Police arrive.  Lou Ann is saved! Resolution