— Overview
The notes give an overview of the three stories, and they stop before any later theoretical reading.
— Contents and key concepts
A second film, and a prologue in a café
Pulp Fiction, the notes begin — they give the director as Quentin Tarantino, and the year as 1994 — is Tarantino’s second film. It deals with three separated stories, each of which takes up an act.
The first scene, which also serves as a prologue for the whole film, shows two characters planning to rob the café they are sitting in. As they begin the robbery, the film’s opening credits are cut off.
Vincent and Jules, and Butch’s watch
The first story follows Vincent (John Travolta) and his partner Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) after they have finished a job for Marsellus Wallace. Vincent is then to act as escort to Marsellus’s wife.
The second story centres on Butch (Bruce Willis), who double-crosses Marsellus and tries to escape. He soon succeeds, but then puts himself in danger again to recover a gold watch, which the opening of the story has already shown to be a family heirloom. Trying to flee a second time, he comes into conflict with Marsellus; both are trapped in the cellar of a pawnshop, and Butch decides to help him.
A briefcase, and a man called Wolf
The last story is told from Jules’s point of view, and is set in the immediate aftermath of the prelude to the first story. They kill three of the four men who were holding a mysterious briefcase, and are about to leave, when Vincent happens to fire a fourth shot. That is why the two of them get help fleeing from their colleague Jimmy — played by Tarantino — and from another agent, Winston Wolf (Harvey Keitel).
The notes leave the film at that escape, before any later theoretical reading. The same Korean report, at fuller length, is on CampusDown.
Sources
- The notes, a student reading of Pulp Fiction: Tarantino’s second film, three separated stories, a gold watch, a mysterious briefcase, and help from Winston Wolf.
Last updated: 15 November 2026
Frequently asked questions
How do the notes introduce the film?
Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) is Tarantino’s second film. It deals with three separated stories, each taking up an act. A prologue, which also serves as an opening for the whole film, shows two people planning to rob the café they are in; as the robbery begins, the opening credits are cut off.
What are the three stories, as they tell them?
The first follows Vincent (John Travolta) and his partner Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) after they finish a job for Marsellus Wallace; Vincent is then to escort Marsellus’s wife. The second centres on Butch (Bruce Willis), who double-crosses Marsellus, escapes, and puts himself in danger to recover a gold watch, a family heirloom; trying to flee again, he comes into conflict with Marsellus, both are trapped under a pawnshop, and he decides to help him. The last is told from Jules’s point of view, in the immediate aftermath of the first story’s prelude.
Where do they stop?
Jules and Vincent kill three of four men who had a mysterious briefcase, and are about to leave, when Vincent accidentally fires. They then get help fleeing from their colleague Jimmy (Tarantino himself) and another agent, Winston Wolf (Harvey Keitel). The notes leave the film at that escape. A theoretical heading in the assignment title is not taken up in this stretch.
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