Drama Gulp and Gasp by John Townsend. Literature text form 4 in Malaysia's Education

1. BY : Nurul Aina Abdul Rauf
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: Thivanya Ramaiah
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3. •Dr. John Townsend was born in 1956 at Wilson, California.
Townsend has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with
honors from North Carolina State University, a Master of
Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and a
PhD degree in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of
Psychology, Biola University.
•Townsend's hobbies include travel and playing in a band
which performs at lounges and venues in Southern
California.
• He is a leadership coach, organizational consultant,
psychologist and best-selling author. He consults with
corporations, family-owned businesses and small
businesses.

4. • He operates his own Leadership Coaching Program,
which he personally conducts in Newport
Beach, CA, Dallas, TX and Indianapolis, IN .Townsend
has authored or co-authored 25 books, selling over 5
million copies.
• His 2 million-selling Boundaries was coauthored with
Dr. Henry Cloud. His most recent book is How to Be a
Best Friend Forever: Making and Keeping Lifetime
Relationships (Worthy Publishing, 2012).
• Townsend and his family reside in Southern California

5. Is a drama about a triumph of good over evil. Can
be classified as melodrama – dramatic incidents and
emotions
Lord Septic is a greedy villain who has no regard to
people.
He is determined to find the long lost gold owned
by Lady Gatsby. Lady Gatsby was murdered. Lord
Septic buys the railway line in the hope of finding
the gold.

6. This story started with the conversation between
Lord Septic and Crouch .Lord Septic told Crouch that
he want to own the railway station.
Meanwhile, Rose who is blind comes to sell
flowers to help her sick mother. Lord Septic
instructs Crouch to get her out of the station. He
takes her flowers and throws them onto the tracks.
Percy, who is a young orphan comes to rescue her.
Percy told Rose that he was an orphan and the
only thing he had is a key with letter NSL on it..
Later, Crouch and Percy had a fight.

7. Unfortunately, Percy was beaten by Lord Septic. He was
unconscious. Rose was tied down on the railway track.
While tying up Rose, Lord Septic reminisce the event of
his father tying up Lady Gatsby to the same track.
Then, it turned out Lady Gatsby was Percy's mother and
Percy was the owner of the railway track. All of sudden,
Percy came managed to stop the train and save Rose.
Lord Septic and Crouch were tied right after it
Justice served when Lord Septic is handed to the police
and Percy finds the Gatsby fortune which is rightfully his.
In the end, he proposed to Rose who accepts his
proposal .

8. CLIMAX
Rose is tied to the railway
tracks and the rumbling of an
approaching train is heard.
Lord Septic slams Percy against a
Train screeches to a halt.
locker. Percy recovers and runs
off.
Lord Septic slams Percy against a
Lord Septic orders Crouch to tie locker. Percy recovers and runs
Rose to the railway track to kill off.
her.
Rose helps Percy unravel the
Lord Septic hits Percy on the
mystery of the NSL initial on the
head.
key he has been wearing around
Rose threatens to expose Lord the neck.
Septic’s criminal behaviour.
They recover the Gatsby
Rose, a blind flower girl enters to sell flowers Gold which is rightfully
and is roughly handled by the two people. Percy’s.
EXPOSITION / BEGINNING RESOLUTION
The two villains are introduced Percy and Rose plan a future
at the railway station, plotting together and the police come
a devious scheme. for the two villains.

9. LORD SEPTIC CROUCH

10. ROSE PERCY

11. Characteristics Evidence
Nasty, cruel, villainous …. And nothing will get in my way (pg 66)
…. Tie her to the railway track. I can hear
the midnight express (pg 80)
The Grim Reaper has a ticket .. Ha, ha.
(pg82)
.... The Gatsby Kid? I threw it away…
(pg84)
Arrogant Nobody speaks to me like that (pg89)
Nobody ever tells me what to do (pg80)

12. Characteristics Evidence
Take advantage of others I …. Married her for her arms (pg68)
Lord Septic didn’t pay us. He didn't keep
the matches safe…cost him money (pg75)
Sadistic Tell her to go or I’ll throw her….under the
midnight express … (pg70)
Ambitious, power crazy ….. Power. Money. Fame. (pg64)
I want more. I need it….kill for it. (pg64)
I will…being rich. Filthy rich. Thick, black,
and oily. (pg66)

13. Characteristics Evidence
Bullying nature, villainous Shut up…..lost (pg70)
Who cares? (pg 72)
Now get out of here….free of filth….of
vermin….of scum (pg72)
Cruel, sadistic If you haven’t gone…..you….will be pulp
under the next train (pg73)
Grovels for a living Indeed sir…..big lordship sir (pg64)
Most sorry, sir……sorry sir (pg66)
You’re…..great man….. (pg80)

14. ROSE
Sweet- natured , caring I’m overjoyed for you (pg88)
….. I will always love you….! (pg91)
Concerned about mother But …..till I earn few coins. My mother is
so sock and I must pay for the pills…
(pg72)
Sensitive and sympathetic …..very sad….poor boy (pg76)
…..your luck will change….. (pg 76)
I wish …… help you (pg77)

15. Characteristics Evidence
intelligent ‘Percy!.... It was Percy!- she was able to
connect the story of Lady Gatsby to Percy
(pg84)
The key…mother….NSL….unlock the gold
(pg88)
Able to stand up for herself …..because of you I’m blind….my mother
is so ill….I have nothing (pg79)
….. I tell my story…. Evening News…. cruel
ways (pg 79)

16. Characteristics Evidence
caring You need someone ……to look after
you….take you home…… (pg75)
…….poor girl…..can’t see….? (pg75)
positive …. not that bad!... sunny tomorrow (pg73)
romantic I was nobody..made me somebody..have
all I need (pg91)
generous Half of this…operation….mother’s
pills….new home (pg89)
Able to stand up for others ..no shame, man? It’s time I gave you a bit
of …It’s time to tell you what’s what! (pg
77)
Keen the justice is served My price is JUSTICE ! (pg 90)

17. Pride goes before fall
Greed is destructive
Justice and equality

18. Pride goes before fall
• Lord Septic was very arrogant with his
wealth. He would do anything to get what
he wanted. He was very greedy and
wanted more even though he owned
several railways. He was willing to kill to get
what he wanted. In the end, he was
arrested by the police.

19. Greed is destructive
• Even though he owned a railway
station, Lord Septic plotted to get the
Gatsby Gold. He was not satisfied with
what he had. He wanted more. His life
was ruined in the end because he was
arrested by the police for trying to kill
Rose and Percy.

20. Justice and equality
• The truth came out and Percy
obtained his right. He was the heir to
the Gatsby Gold. Justice was finally
revealed. On the other hand, the evil
Lord Septic was arrested because of
his crime.

21. MORAL VALUES
One should be humble about
one’s wealth and fame.
We should be sensitive to
people’s feelings.
Downfall of man due to his
greed for power, money or fame.

22. An empty train station A cold foggy night

23. • Simple and dramatic exaggeration in dialogues
Eg: Percy : I’m back
Rose : I’m shocked
Crouch : I’m stuck
Lord septic : I’m livid
Percy : You’re safe
Rose : you’re here
Percy : you’re mine

25. • Lord Septic thinks he will become richer when he gets the
Gatsby gold by gaining control of the railways. Unfortunately,
he ends up with nothing when he was arrested for his crimes
and Percy proves to be the rightful heir to the fortune.
• The only things I ever give away free are nose bleeds! - This
is an ironic statement as Percy uses the blood from his nose to
turn his long-johns into dark red. Then, when he places it over
a gas lamp, it shines dark red. The train driver thinks it is a
stop light and stops the train on time before it runs over Rose.

26. • The names ‘Septic’ and ‘Crouch’ are symbolic of the
characters. ‘Septic’ means infectivity with bacteria and Lord
Septic is like a ‘pollutant’ to all who come into contact with
him. Crouch, the manservant, is a groveling bully and the
name is symbolic of his ‘crouching’ in obedience to Lord
Septic all the time.
• The railway tracks are symbolic of Lord Septic’s path to fame,
fortune and power.

27. • It’s a foul and filthy night ; This fog is so thick. I can’t see a
thing out there – give the image of a dark, cold and gloomy
night
• Filthy rich. Thick, black and oily. – give the image of wealth
attained through cruel and unethical means

28. • It’s a freezing, filthy, frosty, foggy, foul
night.
• …to plot more plans.
• You are dim, daft, dopey, dozey and
dippy.

29. • snap them like twigs…crack them like
nuts…pop them like pods

30. • The part if the drama where Percy tells
Rose about his past and the key
around his neck is a hint about a future
incident, which is Percy’s realization
that he is the heir to the Gatsby Gold.

31. • It’s just like many years ago. I stood
right here as my father tied Lady
Gatsby to the same track.

32. • …the man who runs…the man who
will soon…the man who’s wrecked….
• It’s because of you….it’s because of
you my mother….it’s because of you I
have….

33. • Not those arms. She owns a gun factory.
• …a big strike at the match factory?
• … a shorter working wick…I think you mean
WEEK…
• Good knight!....Good night!

34. • Killer trains must run in your family, sir –
makes a comparison of Lord Septic
and his father as killers with trains that
kill if one is caught in the track

35. • Filthy rich- thick, black and oily
• A pain in the neck
• Key to my heart
• Nick of the time

37. • It’s a thick pea soup;….like
thunder…like a dragon coming to slay
the damsel

38. • A pure sweet rose! Then, let me pick
you up and hold you under my nose!
…put you in water.

39. • … like a dragon coming to slay the damsel –
the train is personified as a person about to
kill another
• The roar of the midnight express – the train is
regarded as a person or animal that gives
out an angry and threatening sound