The Supernaturalist Outline Yuri Jew 10/22/11 Lovelady 1

I. Thesis: The future wont always turn out good. Life is cruel. II.Eoin Colfer A. Born May 14, 1965 still living B. Irish C. Author 1. Became best selling author for teens a. I will keep writing until people stop reading or I run out of ideas. Hopefully neither of these will happen soon. (http://eoincolfer.com/about/) III. Introduction A. Setting 1. Sattelite City, the future B. Main Characters 1. Cosmo Hill a. Orphan b. Escaped from Clarissa Frayne institute for Parentally challenged boys i. Cruel orphanage for testing experiments on male orphans c. Joined the Supernaturalists 2. Stefan Bashkir a. 6 feet tall b. Spiky black hair c. Mother was killed? 3. Mona Vasquez a. Latina b. 15 years old c. In love with cosmo d. Ex-mechanic 4. Lucien Ditto Bonn a. a superhuman experiment by a Dr. Bartoli b. suffers periodic mutations c. healing powers d. short but is 28 years old 5. Ellen Faustino a. Evil mastermind b. Manipulates the supernaturalists c. Reponsible for Stefans mothers death IV. Plot A. Parasites 1. Blue creatures that suck out life essence from people 2. Can only be seen after a near-death experience B. The Supernaturalists 1. Goal is to exterminate as many Parasites as possible 2. Led by Stefan Bashkir

C. Rising Action A. Supernaturalists are captured by Ellen Faustino B. Ditto finds out what Parasites actually do C. Ellen Faustino reveals her plan D. Climax A. Stefan discovers that Ellen is responsible for his mothers death B. Stefan is shot E. Falling Action A. What happens to Stefan? B. What did Ellen do? V. Conclusion A. The future wont always turn out good. 1. The setting of the book takes place in the future, the third millenium. a. Life in Sattelite city as an orphan is like hell. B. Title hints that setting takes place in the future 1. Supernatural events would happen in the future. C. Life is cruel 1. Cosmo had a bad life, and had his friend killed. VI. Opinions and Reactions. A. Attention-hooking 1. Mind-blowing and interesting B. Dramatic 1. Suspenseful 2. Violent VII. Themes A. Life is Cruel B. The future wont always turn out good. VIII. Quote A.Take it, said Stefan, the words rustling through his lips. Be free. The Parasite pulled out the pain in a rope of glistening silver. In seconds its desiccated heart pulsed vibrantly again. The Parasites round, soulful eyes stared into Stefans own. I understand now, said Stefan. And one more word after that. A word or a last breath. Mother. IX. Favorite Character A. Stefan 1. Stefan is the cool leader a. Stefan sacrifices himself for good