By: Mallika, Misty, Rukhmitha

to the narrator in retrospect Reader finds out that the narrator had moved from city to country when he was fifteen, has only lived there for about a year Has established group of friends for self Also introduced to narrators feelings for Willadean, and his fear of her father Introduced to Mr. Wills character Also introduced to Wills watermelon growing skills and the watermelon that he grew which was the biggest that anybody had ever seen
Introduced

and friends are going for moonlit swim near Mr. Wills house Narrator makes decision to steal the watermelon Narrator crawling through field, attempting to steal watermelon
Narrator

Narrator versus self (succumb to peer pressure or not) External: Narrator versus peer group (steal watermelon or not) External: Narrator versus Mr. Wills (stealing of watermelon) External: Narrator versus father (give seeds back) External: Narrator versus society (compromisation of own pride leads to desire to prove self to Mr. Wills, Willadean, family, friends, etc.)
Internal:

is successful in stealing watermelon Reader sees Mr. Wills going into fit of rage, destroys all watermelons in patch when he discovers that the biggest one was stolen
Narrator

father confronts Mr. Wills Mr. Wills says that the watermelon was for the wife and everyone in the community Narrator decides to collect seeds and give them back to Mr. Wills because he feels guilty Narrator confronts Mr. Wills, confesses to stealing watermelon
Narrators

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and Mr. Wills decide to work together on next seasons watermelon harvest

Pride Guilt Dignity Impulsiveness of Youth Greed Regret Maturity Dedication Relationships Peer Pressure Flashbacks Retrospectiveness Change/Transition

Two main examples of pride that are demonstrated in the story are seen in the narrator and Mr. Wills

Narrator:

Narrator initially felt a loss of pride which led him to want to steal the watermelon By doing so he would have proved himself to society and thus regained his pride Demonstrates pride in the biggest of his watermelons Does not allow anybody to look at it from closer than a certain distance

Mr. Wills

Pride is also associated with Peer Pressure, Maturity, Greed, Impulsiveness and Dignity which lead to Guilt and Regret, all demonstrated in Retrospect