Act 2 Initiation- Special World

30 other place or to back home in the Ordinary World. This last passage is divided into three stages; they are stage 10 to stage 12. 1 Stage 10: The Road Back A consequence of confronting “the dark forces of the ordeal” is bringing the hero crossing into act three. it means this stage is the moment after the hero reached the main peak of the act two -in which he has transformed himself into new personality and celebrated his victory by gaining reward and new knowledge- he then has summon the rest of the journey. This stage is the best moment, for after the hero disturbed by experience of death and rebirth of the ordeal; he recollects again his intention to pursuing what Vogler call as “the road back”. By realizing that the realm of the special world must eventually be left behind, the hero undertakes the responsibility to finish the journey. However, he is aware that there are still dangers, test and temptations ahead Vogler, 2007: 17. In most stories, although the special world looks more attractive, its heroes choose to leave the zone of special world. Some heroes return back to their own home in the ordinary world and other heroes are continuing the journey to other new places. The term “the road back” could means returning to the starting point, going back home to the ordinary world, or continuing on the journey to ultimate destination which can be a totally new area. In the process of this stage, when the hero is returning or continuing the journey, he must implement the lessons he has learned in the special world. This can be difficult as no one believe that the hero has experience of escaping from death. He may fear that the wisdom and magic of the ordeal may disappear or 31 become less by the harsh of activities that he conducted ahead Vogler, 2007: 189. 2 Stage 11: Resurrection This stage is the trickiest and most challenging passages for the hero. This is the additional moment of death and rebirth similar to the supreme ordeal. However, this stage is the climax not the crisis and as the last and most dangerous meeting with death. The Resurrection may be a physical Ordeal, or final showdown between hero and shadow; however, the sign of the Road Back has been set. Thus, the hero must now prove that he has achieved Heroic Status and willingly accept his sacrifice for the benefit of the Ordinary World Vogler, 2007: 197-98 3 Stage 12: Return with the Elixir The Return with the Elixir is the final Reward which is deserved because of what heroes have done or experienced on the journey. This stage is presenting that hero’s journey ends and he brings back the elixir from the current adventure, but the quest to implement the lesson still goes on. The hero has been resurrected, purified and has earned the rights to be accepted back into the ordinary world and share the elixir. The elixir can be a great treasure or magic potion. It could be love, wisdom, or simply the experience of surviving the special world. The hero may show the benefit of the Elixir, using it to heal a physical or emotional wound, or accomplish tasks that had been feared in the Ordinary World. In most tales, the Return with the Elixir completes the cycle of this particular Journey. Story lines 32 have been resolved, balance has been restored to the ordinary World, and the Hero may now embark on a new life Vogler, 2007: 215-26.

5. Intrinsic Elements of Narrative

In narrative such as novel, there are intrinsic elements that give the readers information related to the presented story. The information are essential since they are the means of analysing a story. In this chapter, the intrinsic elements that are used to answer the problems of the research are explained. They are plot and setting.

a. Plot

Plot is the patterns of events that influence the reader’s emotion and thoughts. According to Diyanni 2000: 44, “Plot, the action element in fiction, is the arrangement of events that make up a story”. It means that the structure of actions or incidents which is presented through plot keeps the story rolling. Plot can be divided into three categories: forward plot, flash back plot, and jumping plot. A forward plot is the plot of which incidents of the story are arranged in order. A flash back plot is the plot that tells a story from the end backs to the events that happen previously. A jumping plot is the plot that retells some part of story forward but in quite some time is cut and revealed back to the situation just happened. There are phases or types of plot: exposition or introduction, rising actions or conflict, complication, climax, and resolution. Each phase is characterized by the tension level of the actions or incidents. 33 “typical fictional plots begin with an exposition that provides background information we need to make sense of the action, describes the setting, and introduces that major characters; these plots develop a series of complications or intensifications of the conflict that lead to a crisis or moment of great tension. The conflict may reach a climax or turning point, a moment of greater tension that fixes the outcome; then, the action falls of f as the plot’s complications are sorted out and resolved the resolution or denouement” Diyanni, 2000: 44-45. The quotation above can be inferred that a story has a structure or arrangement of linear sequence of events which is divided into some phases that each of them is characterized by its role in developing the storys conflict. It is also characterized by the level of tension. 1 Exposition or Introduction Exposition is the starting point of narrative providing information about the main characters and their environments in narrative. Diyanni 2000: 44 called it as a very common fictional plot that start with exposition including background information of the action, setting, the introduction of the main characters. 2 Rising action or Conflict Conflict is the dilemma, problem or clash of desire between the protagonist and antagonist character or between the positive and negative thought from the main character. Diyanni 2000: 45 argues that the conflict is the battle between against potencies of which problem gets commonly solved by the end of narrative. A conflict can be internal or external. Internal conflict refers to the main character himself who is experiencing a clash, while external conflict refers to a clash between two sides: person and person, person and nature, or between groups of people.