Summary of Madeleine by Celia Roberts written by Irfan Suryana



Madeleine
By Celia Roberts


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        In the evening, Madeleine and his boyfriend who his name is Paul walk together nearby the lake, woods, and the hills. Then, they drive on their car to go to a village in which Madeleine was born and her parents build a restaurant. To reach there, they must pass the woods. When they arrive, they are greeted by Madeleine’s parents. Paul feels comfortable because Madeleine’s parents are really kind to him. Before dinner, Madeleine tells her parents that they will get married and they agree if her daughter and Paul get married. Madeleine’s parents have a restaurant. When they go to there to have dinner, Madeleine’s father announces to all his visitors that her daughter will marry Paul and everyone congratulate them. After having dinner, Madeleine, Paul, and Madeleine’s parents chat together. Madeleine’s mother wants Paul to tell his parents about this good news because his parents have not known yet about his plan to marry Madeleine. Then, Paul says that he and Madeleine will meet Paul’s parents tomorrow but Madeleiene’s parents think that it is better for Paul to tell his parents that night. Then, he phones his parents. After that, he seems thinking about something but when Madeleine asks him, Paul just says that he is fine. Paul is comfortable with the atmosphere of Madeleine’s village because it is really different with his place in the city. In the morning, Madeleine and Paul go to the city in which Paul’s parents live. On the road, they talks about Madeliene’s parents that they are very kind people and very pleased to know that they both will mary. When they are near by the lake, Madeleine asks Paul to stop for a while. They enjoy the lake but Paul is very quiet. Madeleine asks Paul why he seems very sad. Paul just says that the developers want to cut down the trees because they want to bulid roads to the hotels, shops, and bars beside the lake. Hearing what Paul says, Madeleine is very sad and she invites Paul to stop the developers because the place is too becautiful to be lost. After that, Madeliene and Paul turn back to the car. When they are in the car, Paul says nothing since they leave the lake. Finally, they arrive in the house. The house is very luxurious that makes Madeleine amazed. They meet Paul’s mother. His mother is not friendly toMadeleine. Paul’s parents are very rich. The house has beautiful garden, library, music room, tennis-court, and the swimming pool. When the time for lunch comes, they go to a dinnig room. There, Madeleine meets Paul’s father. Paul’s father seem unfriendly as well to Madeleine.  After lunch, Paul and his father talk each other about something. Meanwhile, Madeleine and Paul’s mother sit and drink coffee. Paul’s mother asks Madeleine about her background like her job and her parents. Paul and his father come back again to a dinnig room but they both look pale and very angry. Paul brings Madeleine to her flat. When she arrives, she wants to write a letter to Tessa, her friend, to tell the news about her plan to marry Paul and the developers who want to build hotels and roads near the lake. When she writes the address on the envolve of the letter, Paul comes. He gives Madeleine a ring in the small box. Below the Madeleine’s flat, there is a student university who also lives there. He names George. George knows lots of Paul. He is very excited to know the news that Madeleine will marry Paul even he invites Madeleine to celebrate it in his flat. In the shop, Madeleine is very busy so that when Paul phones her and he invites her to talk about the developers, she rejects him. The party is very fantastic. In the party, Paul meets Sylvie and they talk each other. Sylvie is very rich as Paul. Her father does business with Paul’s father too. When George know about the matter of the lake, he also wants to stop the developers. On Sunday, Madeleine, Paul, George, Sylvie, and all people who want to stop the developers gather in the min square of the city to march. The porpose of the march is they want to tell everyone about the developers and the lake. They want to tell them that trees are more important than hotels and roads. In the march, Madeleine says to paul that she really hates the developers. Then Paul wants to tell about something but he does not continue his words. The march finishes. Madeleine’s parents invite Paul to have dinner but Paul cannot go there because he has to work. He says to Madeleine that on Thursday he will meet her again.
          When Madeleine is in the bookshop, her father phones her. He asks about the reason why she and Paul do not go to the restaurant and about her wedding. Madeleine says that she has tried to phone him but there is no answer and also she and Paul have not talked about the wedding. On Thursday afternoon, Paul comes to bookshop. He tells Madeleine that he cannot see her in the evening because he will meet the developers. Then, he gets into a new white sports car and the driver is Sylvie. Finally, Paul can meet Madeleine. Madeleine asks him about the wedding and Paul says that he has not known the date because his parents will not give him money for their wedding. She guesses that his parents do not like her but Paul says it is not the problem. Then, she forces Paul to tell the problem but Paul just says sorry to her because he cannot tell it in the moment.
          In the flat, She wants Paul phone her. many times her telephone ring but when she tries to answer there is no reply. Then, she goes bed and compares herself with Sylvie. She thinks that everything has changed, especially Paul.
          Tessa visits Madeleine and she tells to Madeleine that she has tried to phone her three times but nobody is home. There must be something wrong with Madeleine’s phone. Madeleine says lots of things about Paul and Paul’s parents. Then, she invites Tessa to go to the lake. When they arrive there, the developers start to cut down the trees. Tessa and Madeleine go to the restaurant to meet Madeleine’s parents and stay there for one night.
          On Sunday evening, Madeleine accompanies Tessa to the station. She says to Tessa that she has lost the lake and Paul. When Tessa has gone, Madeleine sees Paul in the ticket office. She tries to call him but the station is too crowded so that Paul does not hear her calling. She runs to Paul but she stops running when she sees Paul with Sylvia walking together.
          When Madeleine is in her flat, George ask her why she does not come to the last meeting about the lake but Madeleine answers that she does not know about the meeting. He also says that the developers has won, they have already started to bulid hotels and the roads in near the lake.
          When Madeleine sleeps, she has a bad dream. In the dream, Pauls’s father announces in her parents’ restaurant that Paul will marry Sylvia. It makes her very sad so badly. She wakes up because Georger knocks the door. Georger gives her two letters that are found in his box and. The first letter is from Tessa. It is a notification that Tessa will meet her. However, Tessa has come. The second letter is from Paul. Through the letter, Paul invites her to come in his flat. Madeleine is very disappointed because two letters are come very late, especially Paul’s letter. Madeleine huries to Paul’s flat. When she arrives, the one who opens the door is Sylvie.
          Then, Sylvie invites Madeleine to come. She tells everything to Madeleine, including Paul. She says that Paul stays in her flat just for a night after that he goes to country because he does not want to live in the same city with his parents because his parents are the developers and her father is on of the developers as well. Next, she gives the address of Paul to Madeleine and she brings her to the station. In the train, Madeleine believes that she and Paul will live together forevermore and nothing stops them.

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