2. Characteristic of Narrative Text
According to Priyana et. al. there are three characteristics of narrative text, they are:
a. Orientation It is about the opening of paragraph which contains of introducing characteristic
and commonly tells about what is the story about, where the story happened, who the character of the story is and when the story begins.
b. Complication It is about the problems of the story began and developed. It usually has more
than one paragraph. c. Resolution
It is where the conflict of the story ends. It can be happy ending or sad ending.
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This is the example of narrative text, as follows:
The Legend of Toba Lake Orientation
In the past, there lived a young orphan farm in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Syahdan, the young man made his life from farming and fishing. On a day
while he was fishing he got a fish which was so beautiful in golden brown. While he was holding it, the fish turned into a beautiful princess. The princess was a
woman who was condemned for violating the prohibitions and it would turn into a kind of creature who first touched it. Because at that time the human touched it,
then it turned into a princess.
Complication
Fascinated by her beauty, the young man asked her to be his wife. The application was accepted on condition that the young man was not allowed to tell the origin of
the princess who came originally from fish. The young man agreed this
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requirement. Having got married for a year, the couple got a boy but he had a bad habit that he was never felt satisfy while he was eating. He ate all the food.
One day the boy ate all the food that should be given to his father. The young man then so angrily said: basically you are the offspring of fish That statement by
itself unlocked the secrets of his wife and broke his promise.
Resolution
Shortly afterwards, his wife and son magically disappeared. Suddenly in the land of their former footsteps went out the springs which were very heavy. The water
flew from these springs continuously and the longer it happened the larger it would be. Finally, these springs became a vast lake. The lake is now called Toba Lake
3. The Element of Narrative Text
In narrative text, there are certain element that should exist as follows: a. Setting: It usually consists of time and place of the story. Authors often write
the description of landscape, scenery, building, season or weather to provide a strong sense of setting
b. Character: In this element, the story consists of person or even animals who take a part of the story.
c. The Conflict Problem: It is about the struggle between two people or things. The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict.
d. The Plot Events: The systematic chain of events which make up the story. Each link in the chain helps to build suspense and to solve a problem.
e. The Solution: The ending of the problem or the way to outcome the problem of the story. It can be happy ending or sad ending.
f. The Theme: the theme is the controlling idea or belief of the story. It gives a basic meaning to a literary work. Generally, a theme is inferred from the other
elements in the short story and often evolves through the conflict experienced by the main character.
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4. Strategies in Reading Narrative Text
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