Assigment 2 : Narrative

- Definition (social function) :
To entertain the reader with a story that deals with complications or problematic events which lead to a crisis and in turn finds a resolution.

-Generic stucture and explanation :
a. Orientation : sets the scene: where and ehen the story happened, introduces the participants of the story:
                       who and what is involved in the story.
b. Complication : Tells the beginning of the problem which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participants.
c. Resolution : The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic) ending.
d. Re-orientation : This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. If consists of a moral lesson, advice
                            or teaching from the writer.
    NOTE: Sometimes, a writer puts his judgment on a certain participant or a certain event. This is called 
                Evalution. e.g : Once there lived a girl named Snow White.
                                       She was a kind-hearted girl.

-Languange feature and example :
a. Nouns : travelers, bundles, tree, road, etc.
b. Pronouns : they, their, its, it, etc.
c. Noun phrases : the dusty and rough road, a big old tree, etc.
d. Time connectives and conjunctions : one day, a week later, then, a long, long time ago, when, etc.
e. Adverbs and adverbial phrases : angrily, in horror, etc.
f. Material processes (action verbs) : arrived, ate, went, laughed, etc.
g. Verbal processes (saying verbs) : asked.

- Example :

The Legend of Rawa Pening

 

Once upon a time, there was a little poor boy came into a little village. He was very hungry and weak. He knocked at every door and asked for some food, but nobody cared about him. Nobody wanted to help the little boy.

Finally, a generous woman helped him. She gave him shelter and a meal. When the boy wanted to leave, this old woman gave him a “lesung”, a big wooden mortar for pounding rice. She reminded him, “please remember, if there is a flood you must save yourself. Use this “lesung” as a boat”. The “lesung” was happy and thanked the old woman.The little boy continued his journey. While he was passing through the village, he saw many people gathering on the field. The boy came closer and saw a stick stuck in the ground. People challenged each other to pull out that stick. Everybody tried, but nobody succeeded. “Can I try?” asked the little boy. The crowd laughed mockingly. The boy wanted to try his luck so he stepped forward and pulled out the stick. He could do it very easily. Everybody was dumbfounded.

Suddenly, from the hole left by stick, water spouted out. It did not stop until it flooded the village. And no one was saved from the water except the little boy and the generous old woman who gave him shelter and meal. As she told him, he used the “lesung” as a boat and picked up the old woman. The whole village became a huge lake. It is now known as Rawa Pening Lake in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia.