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The Smuggler

             The main character in the story is Tasso Susvid.
             The character is motivated to smuggle goods because of the good money he receives. He also thinks it will make the country a better place,.
             The main character is very laid back and calm. He acts as if he has done no harm, but knows what he was doing was wrong.
             Tasso is very sneaky and sly. Even though he is sneaky he was not sneaky enough to not get caught.
             Tasso ends up getting caught for smuggling goods and exporting convicts out of their country. .
             The conflict is resolved by letting him go.
             The type of conflict appearing in the story was social. The Great Man had to make a choice of whether to let him go or not.
             The Great Man is the other character involved in the conflict. He is a police officer who arrested Tasso. He knows Tasso very well and cannot see him being a bad person.
             The story takes place on the Adriatic Sea.
             The setting is not important at all.
             The setting does not contribute to the story.
             The mood throughout the story is mental. The officer has to make the choice to let him go or to arrest him.
             The author establishes the mood by making Tasso look like a good person.
             The theme is if someone is good to you return the favor.
             The innocent as well as the guilty are often denounced. That sentence states that if you do good your whole life then do something bad once, you still reap the consequences.
             The cultural value that is implied in the story is that if someone is good to you, they deserve to be rewarded.
             First Strike.
             Third Strike, your Out .
            


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