According to Gerald prince, “setting is equivalent to a set of propositions referring to the same backgroundedspatio-temporal complex. Setting are not
essential to narrative although they play a very important role in many a novel or story”.
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c. Plot
The plot includes a series of episodes or events written by the author to hold the reader’s attention and to build excitement as the story progresses. The
plot contains an initiating event, starting the main character of the series of events toward problem solving. The excitement builds the climax or tension; the high
point in the story where the problem is solved. d.
Conclusion At the end of a story, the writers ends up the story through figuring out all
the important things happened in the story led to a “conclusion”. This is the most exciting point in the whole story and tells how the events work out for the
characters.
2. The Purposes of Narrative Text
People read narrative text might be basically for enjoyment and pleasure; to gain and hold readers’ interest. However narrative can also be written to teach
or inform. It means they like enjoying themselves to read any kinds of stories because they may possess similar feelings or find themselves in like situations.this
is in line with Mark Anderson’s statement “ the purposes of narrative text is to present a vie
w of the world that entertains or informs the reader or listener.”
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In sum up, the purpose of narrative text is the readers as if involved within story to
get the pleasure.
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Gerald Prince, Op.Cit, p.73-74
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Mark Anderson, Op.Cit, p.6
3. The Schematic Structure of Narrative Text
A narrative text can have as many paragraph as you want.however it has mainly three parts, they are:
Mark Anderson also state, “An effective narrative text has several significant characteristic which a reader may use as standard to guide his reading.
In a traditional narrative, the focus of the text is on series of actions. Those are following”:
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a. Orientation
Josephine S.M states that “orientation tells about the setting in time, place, and characters. Thus, in the first paragraph the narrator tells the audience who is
in the story, when it is happening, where it is happening and what is going on. b.
Complication This is the part of the story where the narrator tells about something that
will begin a chain of events. These events will affect one or more of the characters. Then, telling the problems to be solved by characters.
c. Sequence of events
This is where the narrator tells how the characters react to the complication. It includes their feelings what they do. The events can be told in
chronological orderthe order in which they happen or with flashbacks. The audience is given the narrator’s point of view.
d. Resolution
In this of the narrative where the complication is sorted out or the problem is solved. It means that how is the problem that is created in the complication
finally solved.
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Mark Anderson, Op.Cit, p.36
And for the example:
Malin Kundang
A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother
was a single parent because Malin Kundangs father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother. Malin Kundang was
a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in the town.
One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchants ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant. With
his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The merchant was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail
with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone. Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship
and was helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship landed on a
beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here”. An old woman ran
to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. She wanted to hug him, released her
sadness of being lonely after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well dressed wife and his ship crews
denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her
Enough, old woman I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would leave the old
mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and angriness.
