Finding Nemo - Freytag's Pyramid

·      Exposition

We meet Marlin and his wife, taking care of their future kids, still on eggs. A barracuda appears, and kills Marlin’s wife and all but one of their children. This event makes Marlin to become overprotective with his son, Nemo.

·      Inciting incident: Nemo gets caught by a diver.

It is Nemo’s first day of school and he is going to the reef. Nemo and his friends escape from the class and watch a boat on the sea’s surface. Marlin arrives. Trying to touch the boat, a diver traps Nemo and takes a picture of Marlin, leaving him completely dizzy and unable to go after Nemo.

·      Rising action: Marlin and Dory start looking for Nemo

After Nemo is captured and the boat goes, Marlin sets after it. Accidentally he hits Dory and she tells him that a few minutes ago, she saw the boat. Both start going after it so to find Nemo.

·      Climax: Nemo attempts to escape the aquarium

The diver who caught Nemo leaves him on an aquarium at his dental office; Nemo was the birthday present for the diver’s niece. As she is known to be a rude girl, Nemo tries to escape and goes down trough the toilet.

·      Falling action: Marlin gives up

After many failures of finding Nemo, Marlin decides to give up. Because of this, Marlin and Dory have a dispute and he decides to leave her.

·      Turning point: Dory meets Nemo and does not recognize him

Returning to her way back home, Dory meets Nemo. When he tells her his name, she did not recognize who he was; so Dory continues her way leaving Nemo alone.

·      Moment of last suspense: Marlin and Dory think Nemo is dead

Dory now remembers who Nemo is. Both go to find Marlin. When they finally meet again, a fishing net traps Dory. Nemo decides to save her, so he also enters to the net. When they finally did it, the fish crushes Nemo and Marlin and Dory think he is dead.

·      Resolution: Marlin and Nemo are together again

Marlin apologizes to Nemo. They return back to their anemone with Dory. Their life comes to normality.