( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle 
(ROOT (S (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP denis) ('' ')) (-RRB- -RRB-) (NP (NN story)) (VP (VBZ becomes) (NP (DT a) (JJ hopeless) (, ,) (JJ unsatisfying) (NN muddle)))))
(ROOT (S (-LRB- ) (NP (NNP ) ('' )) (-RRB- ) (NP (NN )) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (, ) (JJ ) (NN )))))