Bangles a Actants The Relationship Between Actans and Functional Structure

and becomes a sender in the schema of actant 5. And then, Venu’s role changes in the schema of actant 5, he becomes an opponent when Arundhati wants to get her second object. Arudhati’s effort to get her second object relates with helper in the schema of actant 3 and 5, as she met with Rukmini and introduced her closely, so she considers Rukmini as her friends. The main schema of actant in Bangles story, can described as follows: Venu and Kamlesh Rahul and Kamlesh Take care of grandchildren Go back to India Arundhati Venu Rukmini Arundhati Rahul and Kamlesh Venu Venu and Kamlesh 1 st sender request Arundhati to take care of Rahul, her grandson 1 st object. Arundhati subject agrees with that request, she stars to be able accustomed with her grandchildren. To get her object, she has a problem from Rahul and Kamlesh 1 st opponent. But her son, Venu helps her to take care of Rahul 1 st helper. After that, she fails to take care of Rahul. Rahul is more disrespectful with her and Kamlesh starts to dislike with her 2 nd sender, so she decides to go back to India 2 nd object. When she declares her purpose to Venu 2 nd opponent, he forbids her. After that, she gets a help from Rukmini 2 nd helper by asking to sell her bangles. b Functional Structures The Beginning story: Arundhati lives with his son’s family in Lexington after she has been a widow. Transformation, the first is the qualifying test. Venu and Kamlesh’s request Arundhati to take care of Rahul. At the first time, she helped by Venu’s family member to take care of Rahul. But after that, Rahul becomes more naughty and Arundhati more gives him a clearly attitude that makes Kamlesh thinks that Arundhati’s act has hurt him. On the contrary, Venu supports her and does not blame her. And then, Kamlesh’s attitude changes to her. In this case makes Arundhati trying to accustom with her grandson. The second is main test. One day, Rahul’s attitude becomes more disrespectful with her; he kicks Arundhati and claims that she has broken the vase in the front of Indian people who visit Venu’s house. After that, Arundhati becomes shame and she tells Venu that she wants to go back to India. But, Venu does not permit her to do that. The third is glorifying test. After Venu says his prohibition, she requests Rukmini to help her when Rukmini picks up her to the temple. In Rukmini’s car, Arundahti gives her a bangles and she asks her to sell that for her. The Ending Situation: Rukmini who shocks about her request understands and obeys her request by wrapping the bangles into her purse. So, Arundhati success to get her object, that is go home to India. Look at appendix 9

3. Devadasi a Actant

The colleration between actants to form a main actant starts from the sender which is in the schema of actan 1, when her father takes Uma to India for the first time. The object begins in the schema of actant 2 is her mother wants Uma feeling comfortable in India. The object in the schema of actant 2 relates with the object and helper in the schema of actant 3, when Uma feels comfort after she dances with Guru- ji together Raju’s singing. Sender in the schema of actant 4 relates with the object in the schema of actant 5. Sender in the schema of actant 4 is feeling bored and the object in the schema of actant 5 is dance. Uma’s feeling makes her wants to dance because with a dancing, she will feel free and happy. To get her object, there is an opponent and she also gets a helper as described in the schema of actant 5, but she fails to get her object. The main of schema actan in the Devadasi story can described as follow: parents comfortable living in India Uma Hafeez and dance Uma Muslim and Hindu’s riot Uma’s parents sender urge Uma subject to feel comfortable living in India object. Umma gets help from Hafeez and dance helper that taught by Guru-ji. But, Uma gets a problem from Muslim and Hi ndu’s riots opponent when she want to get comfortable feeling by dancing in Guru- ji’s home. b Functional Structure The Beginning Situation: Uma’s father takes her to India for the first time. Before they go, she makes a deal which exchanges the trip with the private dance lesson in India. Transformation, the first is the qualifying test. Uma’s mother wants to know Uma’s feeling since arriving in the India, she hopes Uma will like India, her hometown. But Uma does not answer because she feels uncomfortable with Indian’s attitude to her. Hafeez, her family’s driver picks up her to dance class lesson at Guru- ji’s home for the first day. The second is main test. Upon