Falling Action

   The falling action of Ten Mile River was just the way that I think any book's falling action should be- short and sweet. I strongly dislike books that drag on the falling action for page after page even though the conflict has been resolved and there isn't really much else to write about. In this book the falling action is when Ray has gotten away from the cops and gets in a boat to go down Ten Mile River. It has already been established that he's left Jose for good and has plans on starting a new life, and the author doesn't drag it on too long. He talks about his dreams of going back to school and remembers some of the things he and Jose did together. The falling action left me very satisfied because it led into a peaceful ending. Ray realizes that things will work out, and that he has a bright future ahead of him. It's a simple but elegant ending.

This ending reminded me of a song about floating down a river. Here's the song, called "Floating Down a River" by Jason Damato.

Video from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqzitW5cKdM