The Lost Thing is a short story written by Shaun Tan in 2000, that was adapted into a short movie. The Lost Thing is about a teenage boy who finds a lost thing on the beach, and after playing with it for a while, he grows somewhat attached to the lost thing.
The first rising action is the boy playing with the lost thing. This is important to the story, as this sets up their relationship, and helps the reader to sympathize with the lost thing. (2:50-3:30).
The next rising action is the boy walking around, trying to find someone who knows where the lost thing belongs. This is important to the plot, as it helps to alienate the lost thing, as no one even knows that it was missing, and no one knows where it is from, where it belongs, and who it belongs too. (3:50-4:17)
The next rising action is when the boy takes the thing to his friend, Pete, and to his parents, and then brings the lost thing back into the shed. This makes it seem that the only person who really cares about the lost thing is the boy himself. (4:24-7:15)
The next rising action is When he sees the advertisement on tv of a place to bring lost things. This is important for the plot, as it gives them a solution, and helps lead to a conflict later on in the story. (7:35-8:00)
The final rising action is when the person at the place for lost things tells him of a better place to bring the lost thing. This introduces a major conflict for the boy about where he should leave the lost thing. (9:45-10:05)
The Climax of this story is when they arrive at the new place for the lost things. This is the climax because this is the most emotional scene in the film, as well as when the problem of where does this thing belong is solved. (12:08-14:18)
The resolution of this story is when he talks about how he thinks about the lost thing from time to time, whenever he sees something that seems out of place. This gives a sense of closure to the story. (14:29-15:00)
The message of the story is that everything belongs somewhere, and that everything has a home. Throughout the story, the boy is trying to find a home for the lost thing, and ends up finding a place full of lost things, meaning they all have found a home there.
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