Mama Nadi Climax

4. What is the climax of the play? Use rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution to explain and support your answer. Be specific. The heartbreaking, war-torn setting of Ruined provides a host of emotional and intense scenes. While we see the characters face many awful situations, the distinct climax of the play is the moment when Salima enters the already-traumatic situation covered in her own blood during act 2, scene 6. This climactic moment is preceded by an exposition that introduces us to the characters and rising action that builds in intensity. It is followed by falling action where the characters react to Salima’s death and the resolution that ends the play. Each of these elements of Freytag’s Pyramid contribute to the climactic moment In act 1, scene 1, Nottage introduces each of the important characters as well …show more content…
Mama Nadi and Christian show a familial love towards others, whether they are related or not. Christian demonstrates his love for Sophie by bringing her to relative safety at the brothel. He upholds love and devotion to his whole family when he says “I told my family I’d find a place for her…And here at least I know she’ll be safe. Fed” (15). The example of familial love is perhaps most evident in Mama Nadi. She cares for all of the girls she takes into her brothel, even if it’s mostly for business. Still, we see Mama take in Sophie even though she is “damaged goods” and “no good for business” (16). At the climax of the play when Salima is dying Mama shows her love for the girls again through her determination to save Salima. She says, “Salima look at me. You have to look at me, keep your eyes on me. Don’t think of anything else. C’mon look at me” (94). This show that Mama wants to help Salima and that she know where Salima’s mind is. She doesn’t want Salima to think about the pain or the fact that Fortune is