Philip Beckwith had recurring dreams as a child of a mysterious young boy that left him afraid. When he told his mother about the dreams as a teenager, she explained they were likely connected to portraits of ancestors in their home. Philip's dreams continued and eventually the boy led him to an old hotel where he received a red key. Mrs. Beckwith then informed Philip that the key was related to a treasure left by his father and unlocked the meaning of his premonitory dreams.

1. THROUGH THE IVORY GATE
BY
Mary Raymand Shipman

2. CHARACTERS
• DIRECT CHARACTRS:
• PLILIP BECKWITH, MRS BECKWITH
• INDIRECT CHARACTERS:
• Jhon morgan, philip the uncle. Jhon fairfiel

3. Setting
• Pitsburs, 1891

4. plot
• The chap had a dreams since he was a child,
but those dreams incresed every time, so he
got scared of them and when he grew up , he
told his mother about them, and his mother
told him that those dreams were related with
members of their damily that lived long time
ago.

5. Internal conflict
• Philip beckwith s dreams were really
interesting because those dreams came true,
and he realized that the chap he was in his
dreams had a meaning because the chap was
a member of his family who lived long time
ago

6. External conflict
• The little chap of philips dreams wanted to
give him ared key to him , but philip didnt
know until he was older.

7. Exposition
• Philip beckwith grew up with fear of his
dreams , he was 18 years when he told, mrs
beckwith, his mother about them, and his
mother got surprise and explained to him
those dreams.

8. Rising action
• Philip saw a chap in his dreams, but he didnt
understand why he was dreaming that, so he
decided no tell anybody.

9. climax
• Mrs beckwith told philip that his dreams had
a meaning and those dreams were related
with a portrait that they had in the living room
of their house.

10. Falling action
• Philip beckwith understood the dreams and
he dreamed one more time with the chap and
he followed him until the door next to an old
hotel called ivory, there the little chap gave
him a red key.

11. Resolution
• Mrs beckwith told his song philip that the red
key that the little chap gave to him had a
puropose because this red key was the one to
open a box with a treasure for them that his
father left from them.

12. Point of view
• This story is narrated in third person because
the storyteller is telling the whole story, in
others words, the storyteller is part of the
story.

13. theme
• Love
• Fear
• friendship
• Curiosity
• mature