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The Beginning Situation: Major Hasan wants to tell Connor something helpful about Arthur, so he sends Jemal to go to Connor’s hotel. The Qualifying Test of Transformation: Once Connor leaves the hotel, Omer and a few of his friend gang up on him because he thought Connor has disgraced his family. Jemal stops them and saves his life, then, takes Connor to Major Hasan. Omer : You know him? This man has dishonoured my famili. Jemal : My orders are to take him to Major Hasan. Come here, Connor 01:15:09 – 01:15:15 The Main Test of Transformation: Jemal tells that he found Arthur’s name on a list of the wounded and he might be sent from Canakkale to a camp in Afyon. But, Major Hasan is not quite sure whether Arthur has been survived in Afyon or not because the winter in that region is hard. Jemal : I found your son’s name on a list of wounded. They take him from Canakkale to a camp in Afyon. After Afyon we don’t know. Winters are hard. 01:15:39 – 01:15:50 The Glorifying Test of Transformation: The next day, Connor will be deported to Australia, while he and Jemal will travel to Ankara which must pass Sender Major Hasan Opponent Omer and his fellows Subject Major Hasan Helper Jemal and Major Hasan Receiver Connor Object Connor through Afyon. He will ask anyone there who remembers Arthur. The Ending Situation: Connor reealizes they are going through the region where his son, Arthur, might be staying at.

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Connor sender, subject will be escort to Australia by British officer opponent, so he escapes from them assisted by Ayshe helper and because he does not find Arthur yet and he believes in what he saw in his dream helper that Arthur is still alive. The Beginning Situation: Connor returns to the hotel to retrieve his bag that he dropped earlier when he was attacked by Omer. The Qualifying Test of Transformation: Ayshe apologizes for her harsh words to him and offers to serve a dinner before he returns to Australia. They spend the evening chatting over dinner and they grow a connection. The Main Test of Transformation: Connor is dreaming his sons is gunned down in the war, and he sees in vision a painting, a windmill, and Arthur is doing a Turkey’s dancing. He was awakened by the sound of a dawn call to prayer, then, hears British officer shouthing his name in front of Sender Connor Opponent British Officer Subject Connor Helper  Ayshe  Connor’s sixth-sense Receiver Connor Object Escape from British Officer