Only You Can Save Mankind
Book By: Terry Pratchett
Project By: Christo Seman
Setting
In the story “Only You Can Save Man Kind” by Terry
Pratchett takes place in 2 different areas. At first the story
takes place in the real world during the gulf war. In the real
world Johnny goes to School, hangout with his friends and
plays the new game Only You Can Save Mankind. The story
moves on to Johnny’s dream. In Johnny’s dreams he
dreams about his game “ Only You Can Save Mankind”. In
his dream it takes place in game space. there is a ScreeWee
war, and Johnny helps the ScreeWee from being attacked
from other players. Johnny’s dreams star becoming more
than dreams.
http://www.gasapp.com/space-invaders-iphone-shooting-game-2/
This is a picture of how game
space looks like.
Characters
Protagonist: The Good Guys
C Johnny Maxwell
Major: appears in
the story most often
and brings the story
forward
Johnny is one of the major characters
Johnny is also one of the protagonist . It started
when he was playing the game “Only You Can Save
Mankind”. When Johnny discovers their aren’t any
ScreeWee (the aliens in the game) he stops playing
the game. Johnny starts having dreams about the
game. In the dream Johnny protects the ScreeWee
(ScreeWee: Aliens from the game)from other
players who attack the ScreeWee. Johnny's
characteristics are smart, quiet, and nice.
http://www.paperbackswap.com/JohnnyMaxwell-Trilogy-TerryPratchett/book/1568656203/
Johnny’s
physical traits
are black hair,
and brown
eyes, and
white skin.
A picture of Johnny. This
picture is on the cover of a
book called The Johnny
Maxwell Trilogy By: Terry
Pratchett
C Wobbler
Minor: Apears
in the story in
most events
Wobbler is one of the minor characters.
Wobbler is one of Johnny's friends. Wobbler rewrites games. Wobbler rewrote “Only You Can
Save Mankind” and gave the game to Johnny
(Wobbler told Johnny he rewrote the game).
Wobbler isn’t as much into video game like
Johnny. Characteristics of Wobbler include
Smart, Nice, Creative. Physical traits of
Wobbler are black hair, long hair, White
skin, and brown eyes.
http://www.edupics.com/coloring-page-pirate-symbol-i10350.html
This symbol represents Wobbler
because Wobbler rewrites games which
would make it piracy.
C Captain Zoom
Minor: Apears
in the story in
most events
Captain zoom is one of the minor
characters. Captain zoom is the captain of the
alien fleet called ScreeWee. In the story Captain
Zoom and the other ScreeWee look like Alligators.
Captain Zoom gets arrested for no reason.
Characteritics of Captain zoom include smart and
nice.
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A Picture of Captain Zoom. This picture was on the cover of the book.
Protagonist: The Good Guys
C Kristy
Minor: Apears
in the story in
most events
• Kristy first comes in the story in a dream Johnny
has. Kristy is one of the minor and
protagonist characters. Johnny calls Kristy and
they were both surprised that they were real.
Kristy and Johnny both had the same dream.
Johnny and Kristy both team up to fight the
people who attacked the ScreeWee. Character
traits of Kristy include being a winning, smart,
and competitive. Physical traits of Kristy include
red hair, white skin, and blue eyes.
http://mods.mybb.com/uploads/previews/55383-1350143882-handled_trophy.jpg
This symbol represents Kristy because Kristy wins a lot.
Antagonist: The Bad Guy
C
The Gunnery Officer
• The Gunnery Officer is the Antagonist. The
Gunnery officer doesn’t like the captain and he
wants to kill all the ScreeWee. Characteristics of
The Gunnery officer include selfish mean and
smart. The Gunnery officer look like all the other
ScreeWee because he is one. The ScreeWee look
like Aligators.
Plot
P
Rising
Action
A related series of incidents
that build toward the
climax
• Johnny gets a pirated edition of the new game
Only You Can Save Mankind from his friend
Wobbler so he can play with it.
• Aliens (The Captain Scree Wee) start
communicating to Johnny by sending him text
messages that appear on his computer screen.
• The text messages are saying they surrender.
• Johnny ignores the messages and keeps fighting
the Scree Wee.
A related series of incidents
that build toward the
climax
P Rising Action Cont.
• All the Scree Wee disappear from all the copies
of the game which makes it just show regular
space with no aliens.
• Johnny starts dreaming that he is in the game.
In the dream he deals with the Gunnery Officer
and talks with the Captain Scree Wee (Captain
Zoom)
• Johnny becomes ill. Captain Zoom talks to
Johnny while he is ill. They team up to fight the
people who keep attacking the Scree Wee.
A related series of incidents
that build toward the
climax
P Rising Action Cont.
• the ScreeWee fleet turns around and starts to
fight back.
• Johnny finds out the captain gets arested
• The ScreeWee get a new captain. The new
captain starts shooting at Johnny.
• Johnny still wants to protect the ScreeWee.
A related series of incidents
that build toward the
climax
P Rising Action Cont.
• Johnny meets Kristy in his dream. Johnny
remembered seeing Kristy at the video game
store. Johnny goes and calls Kristy and she
answers. Johnny was in a relief because he
thought Kristy was not real.
• Johnny goes over Kristy's House. They talk
about the game
▫ Johnny and Kristy had a different opinion about the game.
▫ Johnny wanted to protect the ScreeWee, Kristy wanted to kill the
ScreeWee.
P Rising Action Cont.
• The Plan they mad was they were going to try to
sneak into the starship.
This picture
represents the rising
action because the
ScreeWee
surrendered to the
humans which started
everything and a
white flag is a sign of
surrendering.
http://thehappybookblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/sweat-soaked-surrender.html
P Climax
The problem ; the
turning point of the
story.
• The Climax of the story is when Johnny Collapse
because he was tired and didn’t eat (this happened
in Kristy’s house). This was the climax because
Johnny dreamed him self in the ScreeWee
starship. Johnny dreamed his self into the jail the
Captain was in. Johnny and the Captain find the
way out.
▫Kristy dreams herself into the starship after that.
P Climax cont.
The problem ; the
turning point of the
story.
• When Johnny, Kristy and the Captain escape,
they see an armed guard at the Captain’s cabin.
The Captain couldn’t do anything because the
Guard was under orders. Johnny steps out in the
Corridor and the Guard See’s Johnny. Johnny
puts his arms up high. The Guard didn’t shoot
because he was amazed because the guard has
never seen a Human in his life.
P Climax cont.
The problem ; the
turning point of the
story.
• When the guard was about to shoot Johnny, the
door the Guard was guarding knocks, Kristy
comes out of the door and breaks the Guard’s
arm.
• They go to the bridge weir they find out the
Gunnery officer killed a few ScreeWee’s and they
find out people weir attacking the ScreeWee
• The Captain and the Gunnery officer get in a
fight. Johnny and Kristy break up the fight. The
captain got badly injured in the fight.
This picture
represents the
climax because if
Johnny and Kristy
never broke out
the Captain the
story would be
taking a different
turn.
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-81193504/stock-photo--d-image-of-prison-windows-wirh-brokenbar.html
P Falling Action
the part of a literary plot that occurs
after the climax has been reached and
the conflict has been resolved.
• The faling action of the story is when Johnny
finds out how to read the controls ( He couldn’t
read the controls because they weir all in
ScreeWee writing). The way Johnny stated
finding out how to read was all the controls weir
in his head because it was his dream. This way
Johnny can communicate and attack other
players.
the part of a literary plot that occurs
after the climax has been reached and
the conflict has been resolved.
P Falling Action cont.
• They make a plan to cross the border. This plan
would make the ScreeWee safe because humans
cannot cross the border.
• Johnny and Kristy would have to leave the ship
using an escape capsule.
• Before they left the ship they forgot to get rid of
the Gunnery Officer. Johnny and Kristy go back
to the room they last saw the captain.
the part of a literary plot that occurs
after the climax has been reached and
the conflict has been resolved.
P Falling Action cont.
• The plan they had was Johnny was going to walk
in the room and wait for Gunnery Officer to take
him. Before The Gunnery Officer takes Johnny
Kristy will shoot the Gunnery Officer.
• Johnny and Kristy find the captain while they
weir waiting for the Gunnery Officer. The
Captain was hurt badly because the Gunnery
Officer beat him up.
the part of a literary plot that occurs
after the climax has been reached and
the conflict has been resolved.
P Falling Action cont.
• The Gunnery Officer surprise attacks Kristy.
Kristy drops the gun that was in her hand. The
Gunnery officer goes toward Johnny. Before the
Gunnery Officer can do anything to Johnny,
Johnny shoots the Gunnery Officer and the
Gunnery Officer dies.
• Johnny and Kristy run to the escape capsule
with a little time to spare. Johnny and Kristy
leave the ship before the ScreeWee ship croses
the border.
the part of a literary plot that occurs
after the climax has been reached
and the conflict has been resolved.
P Falling Action cont.
• The ScreeWee also cross the border and they are
safe.
This is a picture of the
U.S and Canada
border. This picture
represents the falling
action because if the
ScreeWee never
crossed the border
they would have been
in big trouble.
http://blog.firstreference.com/2011/12/15/canada-u-s-beyond-the-border-action-plan-proposesimmigration-related-initiatives/#axzz2Dv965eJR
Conflict
• The conflict in this story was Man Vs. Man. One
conflict in this story was when the Captain ,
Johnny, and Kristy escape and run into a guard,
and Kristy surprise attacks the guard and breaks
his arms. Another conflict is when there is a
ScreeWee going down the corridors, Kristy was
about to shoot the ScreeWee but didn't because it
was the tea lady. the Another conflict is when
Johnny shoots the Gunnery Officer because he
was endangering the ScreeWee, Johnny and
Kristy.
Theme
The theme of this story is, take chances. This the
theme because when Johnny shot the Gunnery officer he
didn’t want to but he had to. Because Johnny killing the
Gunnery Officer the fleet and the Captain reached the
border. A quote from the book: “Yes, I shot him. I shot
him. I wish I didn’t have to, but I had to. He was alive and
now he isn’t.” (p.200)
Another chance Johnny took was when Johnny stood
right in front of an armed guard, which resulted in Kristy
breaking the Guard’s arm.
Theme
• A quote from the book: “He stepped out into the
corridor. … the guard raised the gun. Then there was a
thunderous knocking on the other side of the cabin door.
The guard made a simple mistake. She should have
ignored the knocking… The door opened a little way …
The guard swayed backward. Kristy came through the
door airborne and started hacking at the guard’s arms
with her hands.” (p.159 & p.160)
Resolution
The resolution of this story is when Johnny
defeats the Gunnery officer and leaves the ship
with Kristy.
This picture
represents the
Resolution because
Johnny wakes up
after he left the
starship he woke up
and felt that his life
was different