Answer:
The tradition began with the store's original owner, Margot Thistle, in her desire to keep the hope and excitement of the New Year alive. However, Margot's daughter began to skimp on costs. With the help of her grandson, Andre, she rebuilt the toy store and its New Year’s display into a fantastical delight. Margot and Andre were thrilled to once again give their community a magical winter experience at the start of each year.
Explanation:
Ask yourself what a summary is:
A short accountant of the key points in the text.
Then ask yourself what kind of text you are reading:
An informal text tells you about something, like cars, or specific branches of science.
A literary text tells a story.
The passage is a literary text because it tells a story.
When writing a summary for a literary text ask yourself the following questions:
Somebody: Who is/are the main character/s? Margot, Andre, and Margot’s daughter
Wanted: What is the character’s main goal? Margot wanted to continue her New Year’s tradition.
But: What is the story’s central conflict, or struggle? Margot’s daughter did not want to continue the tradition and instead tried to make it all about money.
So: What is the character’s reaction to the conflict? Margot gets Andre to help her.
Then: How did the character resolve the conflict and reach the intended goal? Margot and Andre were thrilled to once again give their community a magical winter experience at the start of each year.
Then ask yourself what the specific details you need to include in a literary text summary are.
- Main Characters
- Conflict
- Major Events
- Resolution
Why is "Margot and Andre were thrilled to once again give their community a magical winter experience at the start of each year," the resolution?
"As the sun set on the town square, Margot and Andre prepared to pull back the curtain on the display," is closer to a climax than resolution, and the revelation of a story usually comes at the end. (The ending sentence is going to be the resolution). An informational text does not really have a resolution (just throwing that out there).
