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carried out by showing the presumed intended meaning hidden behind the verbal irony and by contrasting the readers’ presumed expectations toward the reality
happens in the story hidden in situational irony. The researcher tried to formulate the intended meaning in verbal irony, expectations and reality in situational irony
based on the interpretation of characters’ intention, the situation which the characters are in, and what the readers would expect out of certain analysed scenes.
Relating some evidences found in the primary source and secondary source was the sixth step done to gain what functions irony have towards the plot. The last step
was drawing conclusion remarks. The conclusion in the end of this study contains the findings of analysis presented in this study.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
In order to generate clear and deep analysis, this chapter is divided into three parts. The first part investigates the story according to structure of plot in relation
to the next figures. The second and third part deal with verbal and situational irony found in the novel, at the critical parts of the plot. The last part discusses on the
correspondence of irony towards plot of the story.
A. Analysis of Plot Structure of the Story
Plot is what embodies the story, not only as the sequence of events, but also on how the unfolded events can engage readers to keep reading Disher, 2001, p.
100. As what Kennedy and Gioia 2010 distinguish structure of the plot, the analysis is carried through the limitations as follows; exposition, crisis, climax and
resolution. The researcher would analyse and classify the important scenes in the novel into the four limitations mentioned previously, fitting them based on the
definitions and characteristics of each stage in the plot structure. The researcher also provides the page numbers of the events for the readers in need to look up to
the pages. Exposition in The Rainmaker covers background of how Rudy decides to study law as his major pp. 1-2
– opening part where the setting of the story is described, introduction of Rudy pp. 1-3, Booker Kane
– his bestfriend pp. 6, 29- 32, Miss Birdie pp. 6-17 and Blacks pp. 17-27
– which covers introduction of the main characters. It also tells about family of Rudy pp. 1-3, past love story of
