Exposition - At the beginning of the novel, Sara is considered to be a beautiful "Little Princess" because she is truly loved by her father and comes from a wealthy family. Her father drops her at a boarding school, where she believes she will have a bright future.
Rising Action - Sara’s life as a “little princess” changes when she finds out that her wealthy father is dead and has left her no money. Sara goes from riches to rags. Miss Minchin, her headmistress, transfers her to a small and dingy attic room and forces her to become a servant.
Climax - Sara struggles with her new life as a servant. One day, Miss Minchin catches Sara having a forbidden gathering with her friends Ermengarde and Becky. As a result, she punishes Sara by saying she’ll get no food the next day. Sara goes to bed a sad, starving little girl. While she sleeps, her Indian servant friend sneaks in and spruces up her room with all kinds of wonderful things, including food and a fireplace.
Falling Action - Sara wakes the next morning to a new, cozy, and enchanting room. She acknowledges her magical visitor. She is surprised to find out that the man next door is her dad's business partner, and he has been looking for her all this time. She becomes wealthy once again.
Resolution - Sara starts living comfortably again. Her father’s business partner becomes like a father figure to her. Sara also hires her friend Becky to become her pampered servant. She is able to create her own tale from then on.
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Exposition is the part of the story that introduces important background information about the setting, the characters, the main plot, etc. of the story. In this part, the narrator describes some important details of the main character (Sara, who is seen as a "Little Princess" and comes from a wealthy family), important people around her (Her father), and the setting (She has arrived at a boarding school).
In the rising action, the conflicts start to build. In this text, Sara's life takes a different direction as she undergos a series of changes (Her father dies, she's not wealthy anymore, she becomes a servant in the boarding school, etc), and problems start to build.
The climax is the turning point, which changes the protagonist's fate for better or for worse. And this is exactly what happens here: Sara is punished by Miss Minchin for having a forbidden gathering, and she went to bed sad, without eating. However, the plot begins to unfold in her favor because while she was asleep, Becky redecorated all Sara's room.
In the falling action, generally, things start to work themselves out in the story. In the text, things start going back to normal with the coming of her dad's business partner, who helps Sara, and she becomes wealthy once again.
In the resolution, the conflict has been resolved. Sara starts living comfortably again and we can feel a sense of release of tension as things are way better than what it was in the Rising Action: She is no longer an orphan because her father’s business partner becomes a father to her, she also hires her friend Becky as a servant and she is able to create her own tale from then on.
