know where is the part of introduction, problems and resolution of the story. Therefore, the reader can understand the story easily.
b. Character
Character is someone who acts, appears, or is referred to as a playing a part in a literary work. The most common term for the character with the leading
male role is hero or good guy. The leading female character is the heroine. A character is sometimes called antihero because she is not heroic in stature or
perfection. An older and more neutral term than hero for the leading character, a term that does not imply either the presence or the absence of outstanding virtue is
protagonist, whose opponent is the antagonist. The major or main character is a person who takes more part in the story. This character also becomes the reader’s
focus – everything story about him. Then, minor character is no longer takes part
in the story. This character is not as important as a mean character.
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According the statements above, it shows that a character is the feature of an actor in the story or moral quality of person. In the short story an actor just has
one character that is major character, and the supporting character is minor character. The character can be known through what an actor does in the story.
c. Point of View
An author’s decisions about who is to tell the story and how it is to be told are among the most important he or she makes. In a story with an objective point
of view, the writer shows what happens without directly stating more than readers can infer from its action and dialogue. It is the method of narration that
determines the position, or angle of vision, from which the story is told.
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In conclusion, point of view is important for the writer and the reader because the reader can be known who is telling the story. Moreover, it is an
attempt to understand the relationships that exist between the narrator and the
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Beaty, op. cit., p. 102 –103.
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Beety Mattix Dietsch, Reasoning and Writing Weel A. Rethoric, Research Guide, Reader and Handbook, Ohio: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2003, p. 429.
characters and events in the story. Therefore, it will make the reading more rewarding. Furthermore, the story can be seen more logically and can be easier
interpreted.
d. Setting
Setting is also defined as the location of the story occurs. Basically, setting is an environment for the action and the characters. Setting is sometime
minimized by the writer to emphasize other elements of the story. In certain stories the reader will not be aware of all setting, because the writer has never
specified the time or place of the story.
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In summary, setting is the place that the actions in the story happen. Seting is also important thing in a story since it make reader easily to know where the
places and the times are taken for the story.
e. Symbol
One of the chief devices for bridging the gap between the writer and the reader is the symbol. It is something that stands for something else: a flower, for
example, may be seen as symbol of a particular state. Symbols are generally figurative. We must remember that symbol do not disappear from the story, our
memory, or our response once their meaning has been sucked out of them.
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From the above statement, it can be defined that symbol is another important element of short story. It can enable the reader to interpret easily the
meaning of the story. Symbols also help the reader to solve the gap with what the writer means from the story.
f. Theme
