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