Sun and Shadow
By Bradbury
Exposition
Riccardo finds a photographer outside his house and tries to drive him away.
Rising Action
Riccardo's friend has no trouble when the photographer uses his house, but Riccardo tries to get him to change his mind. A dog pees on the wall next to the photographer.
Climax
Riccardo ups his tactics and drops his pants right as the photographer takes a picture, and the police are called.
Falling Action
The police does nothing about Riccardo, and he states that he is going to follow the photographer around to keep him from taking pictures.
Resolution
Riccardo acknowledges the crowd that has gathered, and then goes and finds the dog that had peed on the wall and shakes his hand in a sort of closure.
Theme: One Must Stand Up For the Things That They Believe In
After Riccardo confronts the photographer for the first time, he offers Riccardo money and tries to leave. But because Riccardo is standing up for what he believes in, he keeps persisting that the photographer understand him.
Riccardo
Riccardo stands up for what he believes in, and he makes sure that people understand him and respect him. He also takes pride in his possesions.
Model
Because the model never talked throughout the story, I would think that the author was trying to portray that she was kind of quiet, and only does what is asked of her. She never tried to stand up for her photographer once.
Thomas (Son)
Thomas respects his father, and people that are of greater authority. While he respects people, he is curious as well.
Symbolism
There was one point in the story where symbolism was present. When the photographer pointed out the crack in Riccardo's wall he defended his wall. It doesn't matter that his wall is cracked, it matters that it is his wall and he likes it.