The story I have chosen is the plot of The Office (US) episodes entitled “Stress Relief Pt. 1” and “Stress Relief Pt. 2”.
Plot
The plot begins with Dwight burning down the office in order to teach everyone about fire safety. This results in Stanley having a heart attack which sends the whole office into shock. While this is happening Pam, Jim and Andy are all watching an unreleased film which Andy found online. While, this is happening Pam’s parents have had an argument and split up, which Pam is obviously hurt by.
Setting
The episode is almost entirely set in the office and is executed in such a way that you also feel as though you work there along with them and it’s just a long day at work.
Purpose
Mostly comedy, but shows the relationship between Pam and Jim develop further. This shows how their relationship goes from anger between them and just love after Pam realises how much Jim loves her.
Conflict and Resolution​
There is major conflict in this episode between Dwight and corporate and then between Pam and Jim.
When Dwight realised that no one payed attention during his fire safety talk he decided the best way to make the office learn would be by starting a fire and then trying to teach people how to safely escape the fire. This obviously upsets his bosses and he gets put on disciplinary review and has to get everyone in the offices signature showing that he has apologised and they have accepted his apology, which the rest of the office are not happy about.
Pam and Jim are also arguing because Pam’s parents are getting divorced and her father is currently staying with them. Pam then finds out it was Jim that made her dad realise it was time to divorce and Pam gets very angry with Jim. The conflict is then resolved when Pam finds out that Jim told her dad how he felt about Pam and her dad realised he never felt that way about his wife.