Generally, the resolution is the places in the end of narration, but sometimes the narrator will place other issues or complication of the problem. It is used to make
the story not to come to the end.www.wikipedia.com Conclusion
The last part of narrative essay is conclusion. In this level, the narrator briefly tells again about hisher narration. It can also contain the narrator
’s message to his or her readers.www.wikipedia.com
In short, those five elements must exist in narrative text, but sometimes there must be flashback in that text as complement. It gives the readers more explanation in
order to make the story clear and understandable.
2.7.2 Types of Narrative
Narrative is one of the commonest text types that students are expected to use early on their school life.
According to Neo 2005:58, “types or genre of narrative are divided into ten
types i.e. humor, romance, crime, real life fiction, theoretical fiction, mystery, fantasy, science fiction, diary novel, and adventure.
” Here are some examples of the different types or genre of narrative showing typical features Neo, 2005:58-
61: Humor
A humorous narrative is one of the text types that aims to make audience laugh as a part of telling story. Here are the typical structures
according to
www.scribd.com :
Orientation: the narrator tells the funny characters names in unusual setting. Complication: in this part, something crazy happen.
Sequence of event: there are many imaginative ideas here funny things said by characters and extraordinary things happening to ordinary people.
Resolution: all is well that end well. Romance
The romance narrative typically tells of two lovers who overcome difficulties to end up together. Here are the usual features as stated in www.scribd.com:
Orientation: it contains hunk male and female who is looking for love, exotic setting, sun set, beaches, and moonlight.
Complication: boy meets girl. Sequence of event: it contains their relationship, jealously, love, hurt, pain, warm,
sharing, and overcoming problems. Resolution: boy gets girl, marry and live happily ever after.
Historical Feature It uses a historical setting and description of a period in history.
The Diary Novel This type of narrative has the text presented like diary entries.
Science Fiction
A science fiction narrative uses the setting involving science and technology. Here are the typical features of the text type based on www.scribd.com:
Orientation: a future setting and a world with technology, aliens or strange creatures.
Complication: an evil force threatens the world. Sequence of event: there is a good and evil, struggle between good and evil, an
imaginative description. Action involves technology, science, and super inventions.
Resolution: good defeats evil. Coda: take care that science is used for good, not evil.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the types of narrative above have their own characteristics based on their typical features. By knowing those features, the
students are expected to produce narrative into a good order so that they can express their ideas, stories and memories into narrative.
2.8 Theoretical Framework
