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In this paper, the writer in interested to analyze the Intrinsic Elements of the novel such as Theme, Plot, Character, Setting and point of view . Little
Woman tells about murch family that have four children but they have different character. Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March are four sisters living with their mother
in New England. Their father is away serving as a chaplain in the Civil War, and the sisters struggle to support themselves and keep their household running
despite the fact that the family recently lost its fortune. In the process, they become close friends with their wealthy neighbor, Theodore Laurence, known as
Laurie. As the girls grow older, each faces her own personal demons and moral
challenges. Jo, our beloved protagonist, must tame her tomboyish ways and learn to be more ladylike while pursuing her ambition to be a great writer. Meg, the
oldest, must put aside her love of wealth and finery in order to follow her heart. Beth, the shy one, must conquer her bashfulness, while Amy, the youngest, has to
sacrifice her aristocratic pride. The girls are guided in their personal growth by their mother, Marmee, and by their religious faith.
1.2 Problem of the study
1. What are intrinsic elements found in the novel?
1.3 Scope of the study In analyzing this novel the writer would like give limitation.
they are finding out the theme and the plot, describing the setting of the novel, and explaining the character and the point of view.
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1.4 The Purpose of The Study
The purpose of this study is to find out the theme and the plot of the novel, to describe the setting of the novel, and the last is to explain the character
and the point of view of the novel.
1.5 Method of the study
There are two method for getting the data of this paper They are qualitative and quantitative but on this circumstances, she applies qualitative
because all the data are taken from the novel.
1.6 Review of Related Literature
Novel Intrinsic Elements are the elements that build up in the literary works of literature itself. The purpose of the elements that is included in the
literary work itself. In general, the intrinsic elements of literary works including novels such as theme, plot, character and setting.
Abrahams 1981:119 says that novel which means a work of prose fiction which moderately long, not too long, but also too short
Suharianto 2005 says that The theme is the basic story that dominated the subject matter of literary work. The theme was the staring point in compiling
the work of literary authors. This theme is to be conveyed and solved by the author through his stor. The theme became the basis of development of the whole
story; the theme was nature animates all parts of the story from beginning to end.
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Characterization is one of main element in a story which tells the story of human life with all the miscellaneous life. With that understanding there would
have been required as a manifestation of the human figure and his life to be told. The characters in this story will do its job to be a source story. Figure is a living
thing humans who have physical and temperament. Characterizations often called disposition, which is depiction of the characters. This depiction includes a
state of physical and spiritual leaders. The situation is a form of birth figures and who the characters, characters attitudes, beliefs, costumes.atc.
All events that occur in human life certainly will not escape from the bondage of space and time. So also, in the short story or novel in which it is the
telling of human life and all problem. The scene and will continue to establish the timing behavior of the life of every character in the story. Thus it can be
interpreted that background is a place and time of occurrence or the story. Background or setting is often called in literature prose short stories and novels
not only serves as a pointer place and time of the story. Background in literary prose is also used as a place of extraction of these values to express the author of
the story. According Nurgiyantoro 2004:227-233 background can divided into three elements, namely setting the place, time setting, social setting.
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2. REVIEW AND RELATED OF LITERATURE
