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Rising Action is a related series of incidents in a literary plot

that build toward the point of greatest interest. This means that
all of the events of the rising action will lead up to the climax of
the story. Use this organizer to keep track of the important
details, conflicts and complications that arise in A Break with
Charity. Explain the event in your own words, copy and cite the
direct quote from the book, then combine the two into a
compound or complex sentence.







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Susannas father
had to punish her
for not delivering
the goods to the
needy as her
mother asked her
to and she was
dishonest about
what she really
did.
You will stay here. And offer to take another shipment of goods to
the poor in the village tomorrow for your mother.
And then, early in the afternoon, I went again to see Tituba. (51)



Susannas father told her to take
another shipment of goods to the poor
as punishment for not doing as she was
told, but she rushed through the
deliveries in order to see Tituba again.
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Betty threatens to
tell the circle that
Susanna goes to
the parsonage to
talk with Tituba.
Tis my bounden duty to tell themI heed their call before I heed
Gods. Before I heed my fathers. (58)



While she is interested in seeing
Tituba more, Susanna fears that Betty
feels a bounden duty to tell them that
she visits the parsonage.










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