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 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. The Background of the Analysis

In English there are many different types of text, narrative text, descriptive, report, etc. In
reading the course we will discuss the different types of the text. And one of the texts which
we discuss in this paper is a narrative text.

What is Narrative Text? Narrative Text Narrative text is a text text which contains about
fantasy, fairy tales, or a true story that has been exaggerated. There is usually a moral to be
learned at the end of the story. Example of narrative text can be folk tales, animal stories,
legends, myths, short stories, comic, cartoon, and others.

Therefore, on this occasion we will discuss about the Narrative text clearly. ranging from
linguistic characteristics, sentence structure and other components.

B. Purpose

1. To know the definition of Narrative text.

2. To know the Structure Narrative text.

3. To know the characteristics of Narrative text.

4. To know the difference between a Narrative and Recount text.

 CHAPTER II

DISCUSSION

1. Definition of Narrative

Narrative text is a text text which contains about fantasy, fairy tales, or a true story that has
been exaggerated. There is usually a moral to be learned at the end of the story. Example of
narrative text can be folk tales, animal stories, legends, myths, short stories, comic, cartoon,
and others.

2. The purpose of text

To amuse, entertain, and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways;
Narrative deal with problem attic event .

3. Generic Structure of Narrative text

They are:
1) Orientation: sets the scene and introduction the participants (Character, place and time)
2) Complication: crisis arise.
3) Evaluation: Optional.
4) Resolution or also called solution: The crisis is resolved, for better or for worse.
5) Reorientation: the cover of the story: optional
6) Coda: changes in the figures and the lessons to be learned from the story
Also sometimes there is a complicated storyline and complex, so the structure of the story can
be shaped:

4. Language Feature of Narrative Text.

They are:
a. Use active verbs.
b. Use past tense.
c. Use conjunction.
d. The first person (I or We) or the third person (He, She, or They).
e. Use specific nouns.
f. Use adjective and adverbs

E. Example: The Legend of Malin Kundang

ORIENTATION

Once Upon a time, lived a diligent boy named Malin Kundang. He lived in the seashore with
his mother. They were very poor, but they lived quiet and harmonious.

COMPLICATION

One day, a big ship closed to the beach near their village. They asked peoples to join work in
their ship and went to the cross island. Malin Kundang wanted to join with them because he
wanted to improve his familys life. But his mother didnt permit him. She worried to Malin.

RESOLUTION

Malin still kept his argument and finally he sailed with the bigship.

COMPLICATION

Several years later, Malin Kundang succed and he became rich trader. Then, he came to his
native village with his beatiful wife, but his wife didnt know Malins real descent. His happy
mother quickly approached Malin and brought a plate of village cake, Malins Favorite. But
Malin didnt admit that woman as his poor mother, and then he kicked the village cakewhich
brought by his mother until scattered.

RESOLUTION

His mother very broken heart because MAlin rebellious to her, who had growth him. Then,
his mother cursed Malin became stone.

REORIENTATION AND CODA

Suddenly, the bigship which Malins had was vacillated by a big storm and all of his crewman
tossed aside out. Malin realized that was his fault that rebellious his mother. He bowed down
and became a stone.
 CHAPTER III

CLOSING

A. Summary

Narrative text is a text text which contains about fantasy, fairy tales, or a true story that has
been exaggerated. There is usually a moral to be learned at the end of the story. Example of
narrative text can be folk tales, animal stories, legends, myths, short stories, comic, cartoon,
and others. If concluded, it is a narrative text is a text which contains a story in the form of
written or unwritten, and there is a series of interconnected events that emphasizes the
existence of a conflict and the solution while the recount is a text that contains a story in
which in the form retell stories and the experiences of the author and the people who
described.
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