The rising and falling actions in a novel take place on either side of the climax. The rising action builds up to the major conflict in the book, while the falling action outlines the fallout that results from the climax, eventually resolving in the end of the story.

The rising action in this story is the realization of David's abilities and the fact that he and the other telepaths are both powerful and endangered. As they seek to hide their mutation, the plot escalates, approaching conflict more and more. Petra's arrival and marriage endangers them even more because of this possibility of him revealing their nature.

The falling action in the novel happens once the battle and chase is complete and the telepaths are trying to find safety. Michael chooses to pursue Rachel (who he loves) and stay with her while the others travel safely to Sealand (New Zealand).

The rising action is the part of the plot that leads to the climax. This section of the plot comes straight after the exposition, and takes the form of a series of events that ratchet up the tension and place the characters in a position of more and more danger as time goes by. We can therefore see that the rising action begins as David understands who he is and how special he is, and both he and his group of telepaths take steps to conceal their true identity. This of course becomes threatened more and more by the arrival of Petra and events such as the marriage of Ann, which threaten to reveal the telepath's secret to the very harsh and unforgiving society of which they are a part. Ultimately, the rising action ends with the climax of the novel, which is the confrontation in the Fringes between the mutants who have been expelled and the Waknukians and the arrival of the Sealanders.

The falling action comes after the climax and leads to the resolution of the novel. In this story we can therefore see that it consists of the face-to-face meeting of the telepaths with the woman from Sealand and Michael's choice to not travel back with them but to pursue love rather than safety.

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Falling action is the last thing that happens before the resolution.  It follows the climax, or the turning point of the story.  The falling action here occurs when David and Rosalind are hiding and the Sealand arrive to rescue them.

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Falling action is all that occurs after the climactic point at which the ultimate course of the resolution is set. In this case, the falling action is all that happens after Joseph Strorm sets out in pursuit of David, Petra, and Rosalind. At the point of pursuit, the course to the resolution is set--there is no going back, there are no further options for David or Petra or Rosalind--and all that follows is falling action leading down the disaster strewn path to the resolution.

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The falling action is the section of the plot that comes between the climax and the resolution. In this case, it is the face-to-face meeting of the Sealand woman and the telepaths that occurs after the Sealanders have arried on their helicopted and indiscriminately killed Waknukians and mutants alike, and Michael's decision to not leave with the others but to go back for Rachel.