Functional Structure a Analysis
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relationship with Luke O’Maley. Transformation, the first is qualifying test. Luke asks her to tell their relationship to her parents. The second is main test. Lata does
not have a braveness to be honest with her parents. Then, Luke breaks off their relationship. The third is qualifying test. Lata apologizes to Luke because she does
not able to keep their love, it caused of Supriya’s comment which realizes her to do that. The Ending Situation: Luke perceives her by words that imply the
meaning of hope or regret in their next relationship.
b Bangles 1 The Functional Structure 1
The schema of actant 1 and 2 are related to develop story and make the
functional structure, as follow: The Beginning Situation: Arundahti who is sixty
years old lives in America with her son family after her husband died. Transformation, the first is the qualifying test.
Venu and Kamlesh, his wife, requests Arundhati to take care of Rahul. The second is the main test. Arundhati
cannot speak English well. Tara and Rina, her granddaughter, help her. The third is glorifying test
. Rahul begins cries when he asking the juice to her. After that, Tara who wants buy it forbiden by Arundhati, and then Venu and Kamlesh go
home. The Ending Situation: Tara apologizes to Arundhati and Arundhati apologize to Tara too because she does not know everything in the Lexingthon.
2 The Functional Structure 2
The schema of actant 3, 4 and 5 are related and form the functional structure, as follow: The Beginning Situation:
Arundhati with Venu’s family go
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to The Sri Laksmi Temple at Asland to do a puja for Arundhati’s husband who had died. Unfortunately, the Brahmin cannot do a puja today and he asks her to
come back tomorrow but Venu will not want to accompany her tomorrow. After that, Rukmini offers her to go the temple together every Saturday. Arundhati
accepts her offering. Transformation, the first is the qualifying test. Arundhati sees Rahul who acts disrespectful to the goddess. Immediately, Arundhati catches
and pulls him toward Venu. Kamlesh blames Arundhati’s act, on the contrary Venu assists Arundhati’s act and he forbids Kamlesh to blame. The second is the
main test. One day, Rahul makes Arundhati becoming shy in the front of Rukmini
and Venu’s friend. This situation makes Arundhati deciding go back to India. The third is glorifying test.
Venu refuses her request. Then, she requests to Rukmini selling her bangles. The Ending Situation:
Rukmini wraps Arundhati’s bangles and put them inside her purse.
c Devadasi 1 The Functional Structure 1
The schema of actant 1, 2 and 3 are related to form the development of story and make the functional structure, as follow: The Beginning Situation: Uma
refuses her father’s asking to go to India. Then, she makes a deal with her parents to exchange her trips with the dancing lesson in India. Transformation, the first is
qualifying tets . After a few days living in India, her mother asks her argument
about India. The second is main test. She goes to learn a dance in Guru-ji home accompanied by Hafeez. The third is glorifying test. Uma remembers how to
dance Allaripu in Guru- ji’s home. The Ending situation: When she dances, for the
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first time since arriving in India, she feels free. And then Guru-ji praises her dancing.
2 Functional Structure 2
The schema of actant 4 and 5 are related to form the functional structure,
as follow: The Beginning Situation:
In causin father’s wedding ceremony, Uma talks together with Hafeez as if they are equals. Transformation, the first is the
qualifying test. Her parents become angry
when they see Uma’s attitude. In the next morning, she decides learning her last dance at Guru-
ji’s home. The second is main test.
Hafeez advices her to cancel her wishing because in the Old City where Guru-ji and her husband live ther
e are Muslim and Hindu’s riot but Uma ignores him. The third is glorifying test. On the way to Guru-
ji’s home, there are the gangs of men who are Muslim gather their car. Hafeez immediately asks her to remove
her bindi. The Ending Situation: Uma confuse about her identity and where place
herself in her home or in the world. So she faces identity crisis in herself.