Plot Line

Conflicts: P vs N - Tom vs Paper/ledge
P vs S - Tom vs Work/life
Exposition: *Tom stays home to work in his apartment in NY
*Wife leaves to movie premier without Tom
Rising Action:

1. Paper flies out of window
2. Tom goes out onto ledge for paper
3. Tom catches a glimpse of how far away from the ground he really is and he panicks
4. Gets paper
5. Window closes shut
6. Throws change onto street to catch attention and lights things from his pocket on fire for the same reason
7. Tom hits window with intentions to break it but not enough strength to fall through it
8. Uses his shoe to try to break window open
9. Thinks about how little time he spent with his wife

Climax: Breaks window with shoulder

Falling Action:

1. Gets back into room
2. sets paper on desk with pencil over it
3. Grabs coat to leave and be with his wife

Resolution:

1. Paper flies out the window again
2. Tom laughs and leaves