The Actantial Scheme and Functional Structure 8
The Beginning Situation:
Ayshe’s husband, the Turkey’s soldier, dead in the battle of Gallipoli. He has an elder brother, named Omer. In Turkish’s custom,
the brother of the dead man in charges with the son of the dead man, so Omer
wants to marry Ayshe as a second wife. The Qualifying Test of Transformation:
Omer said to Ayshe that, she must do the traditional mourning, then, they can be married. In addition, he said that she must do the right thing if only for her son.
The Main Test of Transformation: Ayshe holds a black long dress and looking to
a mirror, then, cries. Despite her husband is dead in the war, Ayshe thought she is still a married person. She does not ready to remarry, but she has to do that for
Orhan. Orhan is the only one person who does not know if his father is dead. Therefore, Omer wants to tell him about it, but Ayshe refuses. She wants to tell
his son in her own way. The Glorifying Test of Transformation: Omer agrees with Ayshe’s decision for not to tell Orhan about his father. The Ending
Situation: Ayshe comes
to Omer’s house to meet his wife and his daughters. Omer’s wife shows the room in the house to Ayshe which will be hers and tells
that Omer will join her in every third night, so Omer thinks that Ayshe agrees with the marriage.