Plot The Elements of Narrative Text

and sometimes it is imaginary ones, as in novels. Occasionally characters are animals as in fable, and even an environment feature can be a character the sea, an old house. 26 In addition, characters are some different people with different personalities who are involved in the events described by the story. There are two types of characters; primary characters and secondary characters. Primary characters are the heroes or the main roles of the story whose actions determine the plot of the story. Secondary characters have supporting roles to provide the main characters with information, material goods, services or whatever is needed in order to advance the plot. 27 There are some common types of characters in narrative text: 28 - Major or central characters are the central to the development and resolution of the story’s conflict. Most of the action of the story happens around these major characters. Example of Major character from Kung Fu Panda is Po Ping The Giant Panda. He was an overweight panda who was chosen to be the legendary Dragon Warrior. He must learn to be the legendary Dragon Warrior with Master Shifu and at the end he must fight with Master Tigress, the one who disagreed that Po became the Dragon Warrior. - Minor characters are they who are not the central characters but they complement the major characters and help move the plot events forward. Example of Minor Character from Kung Fu Panda is Grand Master Oogway The Old Tortoise. He was an elderly tortoise known to have been the previous senior headmaster of the Jade Palace and the founder of Kung fu itself. He was the one who believed that Po Ping would become the legendary Dragon Warrior. - Dynamic character is someone who undergoes an important, internal change because of the action in the plot. 26 Thomas S. Kane, op. cit., pp. 366 —367. 27 http:www.narrati.comNarratologyCharacters.htm , retrieved on September 3 rd 2016. 28 http:learn.lexiconic.netcharacters.htm , retrieved on September 3 rd 2016. Example of dynamic character from Kung Fu Panda is Master Shifu The Little Red Panda. He was the one who was asked to train Po Ping to be the legendary Dragon Warrior by the Grand Master Oogway. In the beginning, he did not believe that Po Ping was able to be a Dragon Warrior, but as he spent the time with Po Ping, he changed his belief. He believed that Po Ping could be the Dragon Warrior and he started to train Po Ping. - Static character is someone who does not change over time; his or her personality does not transform or evolve. Example of static character from Kung Fu Panda is Mantis the Furious Five. From the beginning of the story, Mantis believed that Po Ping is the legendary Dragon Warrior and he believed that Po Ping was able to prove that he was qualified. - Protagonist is the central person in a story, and is often referred to as the storys main character. He or she or they is faced with a conflict that must be resolved. Example of Protagonist from Kung Fu Panda is Master Po Ping. - Antagonist is the characters that represents the opposition against with the protagonist. In other words, the antagonist is an obstacle that the protagonist must overcome. Example of Antagonist from Kung Fu Panda is Master Tigress the strong tiger. He was adopted by Master Shifu and was trained by Master Shifu until he became a smart, strong and powerful tiger. He was gone from the Jade Palace and came back again when he wanted to prove that Po Ping was not suitable to be the Dragon Warrior, he fight with Po Ping.

d. Point of view

Point of view in the narrative text can be first- person by using “I”, second- person by using “you”, and third-person by using “hesheit”. First- person narrators are usually called character-narrators. Most of writers use first- person point of view because it gives the authorities to them to insert hisher deeply feeling of actions in the story. Also, it gives the reader feeling of