The Day of - NaNoPrep Assignments

Story Elements

1. Setting: Chattanooga, Tennessee is the place where Solomon graduates from college. This is the starting point of our story. However, the theme of our story is the answering of a Big Question. With that in mind, locations around the globe are within the realm of possibility. Stayed tuned since the libretto could take us to regions beyond.

2. Protagonist: Solomon Carl Plain is a recently graduated education major with a Bachelor of Arts degree. This means, that Solomon has two years of French language studies to his credit, but very little practical usage in the field.
(2b) - Flaws: Solomon is a procrastinator. He's about five to ten minutes late for every appointment. Bad Reputation is an understatement.
Solomon professes to be a Christian, but his temper gets him into trouble. He's controlled enough to not break things, usually, (except for that time he put a fist through the wall of his dorm room, and it cost him $200 to fix it,) but his fiery tongue is "on a hair-trigger."
Solomon's temper is expressed by a foul mouth. His slips with four-letter words has everyone questioning his profession of faith.
(2c) - Goals: Solomon wants to leave a good mark on his world.
Solomon wants to help people, physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Solomon wants to see the people in his world come to Christ, being saved, and transformed forever.

3. Conflicts: That means his flaws are a constant grief to his spirit because he really did have a heart change as a teenager when he was confronted with the claims of Christ and was saved. His flaws are pretty much "muscle memory" learned from some bad influences during his childhood, and compounded by his own impulsive personality.

This means, that Solomon is the epitome of the Apostle Paul's inner turmoil, written about in Romans 7:14-25,KJV. "14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin."

4. Antagonist: Jonathan ("Jon") Daniel Cross is Solomon's best friend from childhood. However, Jon still does all the meanness, that he and Solomon used to do together back then. The fact, that Solomon became a Christian, infuriates Jon to the degree of trying to follow Solomon around to slap down and destroy everything, that Solomon creates. He doesn't understand anything about the "so-called Christian walk" as he puts it. Therefore, it becomes his mission in life to prove, that Christians in general, and Solomon in specific are all frauds. "There's nothing to it!" he screams, often. Jon is the kind of guy, that believes, "Christianity is a damned lie!" He tries to prove his belief with every fiber of his being, until his last breath, or until The Lord "knocks him off his high horse," too. (Acts 9:1-9)

by Jay O'Toole
on October 2nd, 2022