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Miss Daisy

Hoke is hired to be Miss Daisy's chauffeur after she crashes her car into her neighbor's yard. Over time, as they spend more time together, Miss Daisy gains appreciation for Hoke's skills and personality. After attending a speech by Martin Luther King Jr., Miss Daisy begins to feel ashamed about her prejudices as Dr. King rails against those who allow injustice. In later years, Miss Daisy descends into dementia but finds comfort in her friendship with Hoke.

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Miss Daisy

Hoke is hired to be Miss Daisy's chauffeur after she crashes her car into her neighbor's yard. Over time, as they spend more time together, Miss Daisy gains appreciation for Hoke's skills and personality. After attending a speech by Martin Luther King Jr., Miss Daisy begins to feel ashamed about her prejudices as Dr. King rails against those who allow injustice. In later years, Miss Daisy descends into dementia but finds comfort in her friendship with Hoke.

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Kayzel Anne Sanchez Bagaoisan
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Climax:

A Jewish temple was bombed. Now she thinks she’s enlightened


and unprejudiced. After that, Miss Daisy attends a speech by
Martin Luther King, Jr., and insults Hoke about something.
When Dr. King’s speech rails against good people who sit back
and allow black to be mistreated, Daisy felt ashamed.

Rising Action: Falling Action:

Miss daisy doesn’t let anyone Things started to change for Miss
drive her, but as Miss Daisy Daisy. She begins a descent into
and Hoke spend time together, dementia, thinking she’s a young
she gains appreciation for his school teacher again. After Hoke
skills and pleasant character. comforts her, he tells her that
she’s her best friend.

Resolution:
Exposition:
Boolie, Miss Daisy’s son, arranges
In 1948, a 72-year old, retired for her to enter a retirement
school teacher Miss Daisy home. In 1973, Hoke, now, 85
Werthan lives alone in her house and rapidly losing eyesight,
except for a black housemaid retires. At the home, Hoke sits
named Idella. When she drove with Daisy and feeds her a slice of
her car right into her neighbor’s pumpkin pie. She seems happy
yard, her 40-year old son bought and she fondly remembers the
her a car and hired Hoke time when he first drove her red
Colburn, a black man, to be her Hudson mobile.
chauffer.

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