Background of the study

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

Novel is one of written works in literature, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic. According to Merriam Webster, literature is written works such as poems, plays, and novels that are considered to be very good and to have lasting importance. Basic genre of literature are poetry, drama, and prose. Novel is a literary prose shaped like a short story. It generally tells all problems that occurring human life. So distinguish between the novel of the short story is the scope of the problem presented. The novel has the broader scope, not only focused on one incident problem alone. Even allowed to reveal the whole episode a novel way of life story characters. The problems that had not had a strong enough connection with the characters or the story can be include in the novel. The purpose of the problem that is not too strong to do with character or subject matter that is the problem or incident that if the issue incident is not included in this story will not effect or interrupt the cohesiveness of the story. A side issue is commonly referred to as digress. By understanding the above can be concluded that the novel is a prose literary works that tell the human life episodes or characters that give freedom to the emergence of degrees or not should always be centered on the main story. By the digress, this novel is generally divided into fragments. From that sense we can know that a novel does not have a specific reference in terms of quantity of writing.The novel does generally have a long story but did not rule out the existence of a short novel. 2 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