6 Bao by Domee Shi

Character

Minor

Major

Bao

Bao's mom

Bao's dad

Bao's wife

Bao's friends

baker

The ladies doing Tai Chi

Setting

Time

Canada

street

bus

park

bakery

home

store

Conflict

Bao's mom did not want him to leave

Climax

Bao wanted to get married and move out (She ate him)

(1) night dream

(22) years

Falling action

Bao, Bao's wife, and Bao's parents were making dumplings for dinner

Bao spoke with his mother

Resolution

Talking to help Bao's mom accept that Bao needed his own life that Bao needed to remember to not abandon his parents

Theme

Mother's need to let their sons and daughters their own lives and sons and daughters need to parents be a part of their new family

Rising action

Bao wanted to marry his girlfriend

Bao was going out with his friends

Bao's mom did everything with Bao

Bao rebelled against his mother's control

Bao's mother would not let him leave the house