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Kevin punished
- Kevin is sent to his bedroom in the attic because he was bad. This is part of the exposition. The characters, setting, and main conflict are still being introduced.
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Kevin's family leaves for airport
- Kevin's family oversleeps so they are rushing to leave the house and make it to the airport on time to get their flight. Kevin is still in his bedroom when they leave and forget him. This is part of the rising action. The conflict is being developed and suspense is building.
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Kevin realizes his family is gone
- Kevin goes downstairs to find that his family has left for the trip without him. This is part of the rising action. The conflict is developing and the suspense is growing.
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Kevin's family eats dinner
- Kevin's family gathers together to eat dinner the night before their trip to visit relatives over the holidays. This is part of the exposition. It is the beginning of the movie where the characters, setting, and main conflict are introduced.
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Kevin's parents realize they left him behind
- Once Kevin's parents realize they left Kevin behind they try to book a return flight but they can't find one because it's a holiday. This is part of the rising action. The conflict is being introduced and the suspense is continuing to build.
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Kevin sees the robbers
- Kevin notices the robbers sneaking around outside his house. This is the climax. Kevin sees the robbers, realizes he needs to do something, and starts thinking of how he can keep the robbers away.
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Kevin celebrates Christmas
- Kevin decorates the tree and puts all the stockings up. He celebrates the holiday by himself. This is part of the rising action. The robbers are lurking around outside the house and watching Kevin. He doesn't yet know they're there.
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Kevin sets traps for robbers
- Kevin tried to trick the robbers and set traps to hurt them. This is still part of the climax. Kevin is facing the robbers.
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Kevin continues to scare off robbers
- Kevin hotwired door handles, made the stairs icy, set a net to trap them, and turned the fireplace on when they tried to come down the chimney. The climax continues as Kevin keeps the robbers away.
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Kevin's family gets a flight home
- Kevin's family finally gets a fight back home. This is falling action. The loose ends are being tied up because the family is going back home.
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Robbers get arrested
- When the family gets home they call the cops and the robbers get busted. This is falling action. The conflict and climax are taken care of when the robbers are arrested.
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Kevin reunites with his family
- Kevin's family finally gets home and his mom hugs Kevin. She's glad he's safe. This is part of the resolution because it is a reasonable ending.
