Performance 5: Stands of Holidays

Type of Book: Action

Title of the book: Rocky Balboa

Author: Sylvester Stallone

Setting (Places, where it is, and descriptions)

ü Philadelphia is a city in the east of the USA. Rocky grew up in a poor part of the city. He still lives here.

ü The Vegas is the largest city. In Nevada in the west of the USA. It is famous for its casinos. There have been many great boxing matches in Vegas.

Time: Pass

Main Characters:

ü Rocky Balboa was the heavyweight boxing champion of the world twice. He was a popular champion. His last fight was fifteen years ago. Now he owns an Italian restaurant in his home city Philadelphia.

ü Mason Dixon is the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. He has never lost a fight.

Secondary Characters:

ü Adrian was Rocky`s wife. She died three years ago. Rocky finds life hard without Adrian.

ü Paulie is Adrian`s brother. He is still one of Rocky`s closet friends.

ü Robert Balboa is Rocky`s son. He works in an office in the centre of Philadelphia. It isn`t easy for him to have a famous father.

ü Marie works in lucky`s bar. Rocky firs met her years ago when she was teenager.

ü Step is Marie`s teenage son. He hasn`t even heard of rocky balboa.

ü LC is mason Dixon`s manager. He is in boxing to make money a lot of money. And now he`s got plan of the city. He still lives here.