What is the falling action of the short story “condensed milk”?

Answer and Explanation:

In literature, falling action refers to the opposite of rising action, meaning it takes place after the climax. It is characterized by a decrease in tension. In the short story "Condensed Milk", by Varlam Shalamov, the main character is a prisoner at a Gulag, a concentration camp in Soviet Russia. He is offered a chance to escape the camp by another prisoner. The main character, who is sick and starving, asks the other man to bring him condensed milk to drink before they move on with their plan.

The climax takes place when he drinks the two cans of condensed milk while being watched by the fellow prisoners. It is a moment of sweetness, of bliss - something he hasn't had in quite a long time. As soon as he is done, as soon as the others go away after watching him drink to the last drop, the falling action begins. The main character tells the other prisoner he will not escape with him. Then he describes what happens to the other escapees - something he knew would happen all along. They are either killed or condemned to worse sentences.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)