functional structure and also the relationship to each other in three short stories, The Validity of Love, Bangles
and Devadasi by Rishi Reddi. The focus of this study was made in order to researcher does not extend or even deviate from what
will be researched, so that the intended meaning can be conveyed to the reader properly.
C. Research Question
Based on the background and focus of the study, the writer would like to purpose the following research question:
1. What are the actant and functional structures in the three stories, The
Validity of Love, Bangles and Devadasi from the book of Karma and
Other Stories by Rishi Reddi? 2.
How is the relation between actants and functional structure in each story, The Validity of Love, Bangles and Devadasi from the book of
Karma and Other Stories by Rishi Reddi?
D. Objectives of the Study
Based on research question above, the objective of this research is to describe the actant structure and functional and also to obtain a proper
understanding about the relation between actants and functional structure in three short stories from the book of Karma and Other Stories by Rishi Reddi.
E. Significances of the Study
The writer hopes this research will increase treasury scholarly field of study and literary criticism. In addition, the result of this research is expected to
provide information and knowledge on structure of story by using structural actantial and functional model based on A. J. Greimas’ theory in three stories, The
Validity of Love, Bangles, and Devadasi.
F. Research Methodology
1. Method
The method used in this research is qualitative-descriptive method. By using this method, the writer tries to answer the two questions of the research
above
2. Analysis of Data
In analyzing the data, the writer uses qualitative data analysis method. The data collected will be analyzed by using the structural theory of A. J Greimas. The
steps in analyzing the data are as follows: 1. Identifying actant structure and functional models in these short stories
by reading. 2. Determining the structure of actants by analyzing the action figures in
the story so that it can be determined role as sender, subject, object, opponent, helper and receiver.
3. Arranging functional models through the analysis of movement across a story that consists of three parts, the initial situation, transformation and
the final situation. 4. Identifying the relationship between actants and functional structure
that is in each of story.
