MID TEST PROSE-PBI '19

 THE ANALYSIS OF

Jeffrey Archer’s CHEAP AT HALF THE PRICE

By

Alfarez Santosa

In this story the author trying to tell us about Mrs. Consuela Rosenheim  that she want to buy a special gift for her birthday. The story began with Rosenheim family namely Mr. Victor Rosenheim and his wife Mrs Consuela to go to London. Both of them have different purpose, Mrs  Rosenheim is looking for  the best gift for her birthday and Mr. Rosenheim was hoping to take over a small merchant bank that had not benefited from the recession.The Rosenheims flew ito London from their home in New York. In London Mrs Rosenheim starting looking for her gift. And than Mrs Rosenheim she has been found the gift that she wanted, that is an expensive jewelry. The jewelry tha she want is in House of Graff with the price one million pounds. After that she persuade her husband to buy the jewelry as her birthday gift. By the way made her husband was entranced by her beauty and making love with her. But at the time of transaction took place, her husband would just bought the jewelry with half price in offer and he give check in the number of half  price to the seller and after that they are go out. After that Mrs Rosenheim  go to a little hotel to meet her mistress(Mr. Carvalho)  and persuade him to buy the jewelry that she want. By the way made Carvalho was entranced with her beauty. Same like her husband mr Cavalho also just want payed the jewelry with half the price and left his check with number five hundred million pounds.  And finally she has been got her jewelry that she wanted by using her husband and her affair. Her husband payed 50% and her affair payed 50% without her husband and her affair known.

POINT OF VIEW

In the story “CHEAP AT HALF THE PRICE” is used third person Point of View. Because the author is narrating us in every tragedy in the story about the characters and than on that story used (he/she).

She managed one piece of thin unbuttered toast and a stab at a boiled egg. Once the breakfast tray had been removed, Consuela made a couple of phone calls to confirm luncheon dates for the two days she would be in London. She then disappeared into the bathroom.

PLOT

CHEAP AT HALF THE PRICE, this story is started with descripting about Consuela Rosenheim background. And after that this story tell us about Rosenheim family named Mr. Victor Rosenheim and Mrs. Consuela Rosenheim. They are went to London together from their house in New York but Mr. Rosenheim and his wife they have different bussines.

Women are naturally superior to men, and Consuela Rosenheim was no exception. Victor Rosenheim, an American banker, was Consuela’s third husband, and the gossip columns on both sides of the Atlantic were suggesting that, like a chain smoker with cigarettes, the former Colombian model was already searching for her next spouse before she had extracted the last gasp from the old one.

And than in the next step (situation) the author tell us about the situation in the London and tell us about what they (Mr. Victor and Mrs. Consuela) do in London.

The purpose of their trip was twofold. Mr. Rosenheim was hoping to take over a small merchant bank that had not benefited from the recession, while Mrs. Rosenheim intended to occupy her time looking for a suitable birthday present—for herself. Despite considerable research I have been unable to discover exactly which birthday Consuela would officially be celebrating. 

And for the conflict is started when Mrs. Consuela is looking for her birthday gift. She has been found a jewelry that very expensive but  she very interested on that jewelry. The jewelry was found at The House of Graff.

Without giving a moment’s thought to how much the object might cost, Consuela walked slowly toward the thick glass door at the entrance to the shop, and pressed a discreet ivory button on the wall. The House of Graff obviously had no interest in passing trade.

In the conflict section the author tell us the problem that is about how Mrs. Consuela get her jewelry that she want by using her husband and her affair. By the way she persuade her husband with her skill in the bed (having sex) and she did that with her affair also.

Victor awoke the following morning to discover his wife’s hand gently stroking the inside of his leg. He rolled over to face her, the memory of the previous night still vivid in his mind. They made love a second time, something they had not done for as long as he could recall.

And after that in the climax, Mrs. Consuela go to House of Graff with her affair. An her affair is doing same like her husband. He just want to pay the jewelry only at half the price and after that Mrs. Consuela’s affair leave his check on the table.

Carvalho tore out the check and left it on the counter. “I’ll give you twenty-four hours to decide. I leave for Chicago on the early evening flight tomorrow. If the check has not been presented by the time I reach my office …” Graff bowed his head slightly, and left the check on the table

And than the owner House of Graff give congratulation and appreciate to Mrs. Consuela Rosenheim because she has been get her jewelry by using her husbna and her affair. Her husband payed 50% and her affair payed 50%.

Consuela smiled and waved as the car disappeared in the direction of Piccadilly, and on this occasion she felt able to agree with her lover’s judgment. Once the car had turned the corner, she slipped back into the House of Graff. The proprietor smiled and handed over the smartly wrapped gift. He bowed low and simply said, “Happy birthday, Mrs. Rosenheim

Progressive Plot

CHEAP AT HALF THE PRICE is a story that used Progressive Plot. Because in that story the events are shown chronologically and than between events that have relation each other like in the first step ; a situation, introduction, and conflict. And than in the middle step ; rising, conflict, and climax. After that the last one step is solution.

References

Jeffrey Archers. Cheap At Half The Price the collected short stories.