Monday, December 9, 2013

A Summary of RAIN MAN

     I read some stories in Reading & Writing class such as Cinderella Man and The Signalman. Today, I would like to show you a summary of RAIN MAN because of getting this story straight by myself.

     A main character, Charlie Babbitt is a handsome man but also a selfish. One day, he heard that his father died but he felt nothing because he didn't like his father. That's why he went to his father's house with his girl, Susanna in Cincinnati due to only getting his father's money. As a result, although he got his father's car and roses, he couldn't get his money. Then, he went to Dr Bruner's house in Ohio and knew Raymond who was his secret brother and an autistic person. And then, Charlie kidnapped Raymond for his money and went back to Cincinnati with Susanna. After arrived a hotel, she finally found why did Charlie bring his brother and left him with anger. Then, he knew that Raymond had special skill through their trip. Before got his money, Charlie needed go back to Los Angeles in order to save his business. One evening that they were staying in a hotel, Charlie remembered Rain Man who was a secret friend when he was a child. He also found that Raymond was Rain Man by looking at Raymond's picture and talking to him. Finally, he remembered Rain Man all. Then, he decided to get custody of Raymond. Although he got his business problem that he lost much money at the same time, he solved it by using his brother and winning the Golden Casino in Las Vegas. Then, Susanna came back to them. Also, She felt sad for Raymond and danced with him when Charlie wasn't at there. The next morning, they went to Los Angeles without Susanna due to get custody of Raymond. His thought definitely changed. He didn't need his money. He just wanted his brother. Then, he talked about Raymond to Dr Marston who is a special doctor and Dr Bruner who has his father's money. In the end, Charlie couldn't get his father's money and Custody of him. But he got a right to see him.

     As we know, this story is not happy ending. But I think that Charlie felt happy because he got more important thing than money. I guess that he is going to see him every week after this ending. What do you think?

1 comment:

  1. Riku, this is a very nice summary. You did a great job describing the story and giving us your opinion.

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