“If you like her, if she makes you happy, and if you feel like you know her-then don’t let her go.”
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3.4 Its Setting
When Theresa and Deana her friend get leave from the office, they choose a beach as an interesting place. Usually, the beach is a tourism location because
there are so many things can do or feel such as swimming at the beach, dry the body, jogging, fishing and so on. Theresa likes to jogging, so they choose the
beach as to waste their leave. There is place of the event that Theresa finds a message a bottle, the name is Cape Cod, New England. In the beach invited
people in the summer, activities like dry under the sun, jogging, swimming and diving and so on.
She’d been jogging at daybreak, she remembered, and she could picture that summer morning clearly.
It was beautiful day. As she took in the world around her, she listened to the high-pitched squawking of
terns and gentle lapping of the weaves as they rolled up on the sand. Cape cod was always crowed at the
time of year…P.7
Theresa lives in Boston, at house near the street so hard of noisy. It’s good place according to Theresa because there are so many store, restaurant,
entertainment place and so on. She can buys some thing easily and go to anywhere where she wants to go.
“Is it always this quite?”He asked. She nodded toward the windows, “Friday and Saturday nights
are the worst-usually it’s not so bad. P.268
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She works as a writer at Boston Time. In her office she always gets a letter from people who read her articles, because the topic of article is about human
being and parenting not few of people interested. At her work space is found a computer and fax machine to receive letters.
The mail on her desk Monday morning was over whelming. There were two hundred letters there
when she arrived…P.53. She chose a program that allowed her to access the internet P.62
Wilmington is a place where Garret live in, there is a beautiful place in diving, shooting film, sunbathe, swimming, and shipping. There are So many
ships; the beach is beautiful with arm water, Especially at Carolina beach where Garret’s house. So many people get sunbathe because far from the city besides the
water is clear, there is good for diving because the people can see in the water in addition the people can observance the life of the sea.
“I bet you don’t have a view like this from where you live in Boston,… “You are right,” she said, “I
don’t. 177
“It’s beautiful.” “Is it like the beaches up north?” “Some of them, but the water’s a lot warmer here.
P.155
Theresa arrives in Wilmington to meet garret. She goes to garret’s shop but she doesn’t meet him there. The shop is older wooden building. From the
condition of the shop, it is famous because the shop is of the shops older. It was an older wooden building, faded from the salt
air and sea breezes, with one side of the store facing the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The hand-
painted sign hung on two rusty metal chains, and the windows had the dusty look of a thousand rainstorm.
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Theresa meets with Garret at dock there is a place where Garret is working, the dock is not far from the dock is not far from the shop of the Garret.
In this place Garret repairs his ship, the name of the ship is Happenstance, father there is so many ships repaired and take a rest. After they meet, they take sail by
Happenstance on the sea. On the ship, they share one to the other about their experiences. They are happy because the whether is good with wind and the view
of the sea which is beautiful in afternoon in addition it is calm far from crown. It’s good to refresh the mind.
The boat was locked down, the sail covered, and nothing seemed out of place. P.94
She looked as though she were daydreaming as she watched the water, and he felt his thoughts
wandering back to the last time they had sailed together. 116
In the shop of Garret, Theresa wants to take her jacket which left at the ship of Garret when they get sail. Actually it is just trick of Theresa so that she can meet
to Garret even though garret is working but he is welcome to her. When she entered the shop, both Ian and Garret
stared at her as she glanced around. P. 145
Theresa comes to Garret’s house when she looks at the house firstly; the house is small and neglected. In the house found photos of Garret and Catherine.
The house is not strategic because it is built on the sand. The house is near of beach so it’s so easy to face the sea from the house. Theresa forgets the condition
of the house because it’s beautiful in the night with wind and light of candle together with Garret.
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“Theresa looked at the house for the first time. It was relatively small- one story and rectangular
shaped-with painted wooden siding that was peeling badly more than one place.” 166
Garret sails to the sea by Happenstance even though he knows that the sea is foul weather, he forces himself to get sail because he wants to refresh his mind
from the problem; he clashes with Theresa. On the sea, he gets troubles stiff breeze so Happenstance can not hold it and then sink. Garret tries to save himself
but the stiff breeze is stronger than him. “A gale-force wind suddenly began to blow from the
opposite direction, stopping his progress cold and rocking Happenstance like a toy.” P.350
At Cape Cod beach dibble at atmosphere, Theresa stands up at edge of the beach; it’s going to rain, it’s not leave day for Theresa. She feels sad because
Garret is death. The beach is quiet no body there. According to Theresa the weave is angry to her and still moves. When the rain falls, she throws the bottle which
contents Theresa’s message to the sea and hopes garret will read it. She feels as garret’s feeling when sails to the sea. Garret knows that
weather is not good but she forces himself to go. Theresa knows that it is not leave day but she goes to cap cod which is far from her office, and walking in the
rain. Theresa still loves garret with waste her time just remise about her sweet memory with Garret. She finds garret’s message first time in cap cod beach and
she sends message to Garret in the same place. “When the bottle vanished from sight a few minutes
later, she stared back to car. Walking in silence in the rain… somehow she knew Garret Would get the
message.” P.370
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CHAPTER IV CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
4.1 Conclusions
The writer analyzes the intrinsic elements in a novel because it is essentially in elements of novel. Intrinsic elements are main elements to create a
novel if one of them is not shown it will be error so all of them must be solid and support each others.
The writer chooses a novel entitled Message in a bottle by Sparks because the intrinsic in the novel is solid and support each others. The writer shows the
conclusions intrinsic elements from the novel below. 1.
Theme in this novel is two people who are looking for true love. Most of the story narrates both Theresa and Garret. Theresa is a single parent
after divorced by her husband so she needs a man who will be her new husband. Garret is a widower after his wife is death. He needs a
woman to become her new wife. 2.
The plot in this novel is progressive from beginning until ending. In the beginning is narrated about Theresa finds messages of Garret so
Theresa is interested in Garret. The climax is conflict both Theresa and Garret. The ending, Garret is death because he is disappointed in
decision of Theresa. 3.
The character in this novel is divided in two kinds they are main character and supporting character. Actually, the writer limits the
character so just important characters.
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