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Characters

The Old Willis Place

Protagonists

  • Lissa
  • Diana All Main Characters!
  • Georgie

Important characters

Antagonists

  • Mrs. Willis disliked Georgie and Diana.
  • Mrs. Willis- Dead old mean woman. Owner of the Willis property.
  • Georgie- Dead nine year old boy. Brother of Diana. Enemy of Mrs. Willis
  • Diana- Dead twelve year old girl. Sister of Georgie. Wants to be friends with Lissa.
  • Lissa- Twelve year old girl. Just moved to the Willis place. She is home schooled.
  • Mr. Morrison- Single parent. Novelist. Doesn't believe in ghost.

Dynamic/Static

  • Diana, Georgie, and Mrs. Willis all had to forgive each other.(Dynamic)
  • Lissa- Had no change emotionally or internally.(static)
  • Mr. Morrison- His feelings didn't change about anything emotionally.(static)

By: Jocelyn Jones

Setting's Effect on mood

  • The setting puts a creepy mood on the book which is good considering the genre of the book.
  • Makes you wonder and curious.
  • Brings suspense to the story.

Rising action

Effect on Plot

SETTING

Lissa and her father arrive at the house;instantly, Diana wants to break the rules and be friends with her. While there Lissa starts becoming curious about ghost and the house.

Climax

  • The setting helps the plot because it makes you think one thing then it takes a sudden turn and says something totally different.
  • It also helped the climax in the story.

Lissa investigates the house and accidentally lets out Mrs. Willis's angry spirit. After that, Mrs. Willis starts scanning the woods for Diana and Georgie.

Plot

Revolution

Setting

After Mrs. Willis finds Diana and Georgie, they talk about what really happened and find themselves in a better situation because of it.

  • The setting is swapped from past to present.
  • The forest and an old, broken down, haunted house are geographic locations.
  • They have dark and cold nights.

Author: Mary Downing Hahn

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