Narrative text is a
story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the
resolutions to solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is the
narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate the narrative through a
process narration. The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain
the reader with a story.
1) Orientation
Sets the scene: where
and when the story happened and introduces the participants of the story: who
and what is involved in the story.
2) Complication
Tells the beginning of
the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participants.
3) Resolution
The problem (the
crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic) ending
4) Re-orientation/Coda
This is a closing
remark to the story and it is optional. It consists of a
moral lesson, advice
or teaching from
the writer
Setting
Components of setting:
•
Location
•
Weather
•
Time Period
•
Time of Day
Point of View
First Person
–
Story is told through eyes of one person
–
Reader experiences story as the narrator views it
– Found mostly in picture books
Third Person
–
Used so readers can know the viewpoint of one character
–
The author is godlike: sees and knows all
– Found mostly in chapter books
Theme
•
The underlying meaning of a story.
• Truths
about human nature.
– Characters’
emotions and feelings
–
They can be explicit (stated openly)
or implicit (suggested)
Example of Narative
Queen
of Arabia and Three Sheiks
Maura, who like to be
thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many
suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just
three sheiks. The three sheiks were all equally young and handsome. They were
also rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best of them.
One evening, Maura
disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks. As they were about
to have dinner, Maura asked them for something to eat. The first gave her some
left over food. The second Sheik gave her some unappetizing camel’s tail. The
third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and
tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheik’s camp.
The following day, the
queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servant
to give each one exactly what they had given her the evening before. Hakim, who
received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two sheiks
could not share it with him.
This Sheik Hakim’s act
finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her. “Without question,
Hakim is the most generous of you” she announced her choice to the sheiks. “So
it is Hakim I will marry”.
Narrative
Complication in Generic Structure
As it is said many
times that, the heart of narrative text is the existence of the complication.
It will drive the plot of the story to keep amusing. The existence of conflict
inside the Queen Maura is what builds the story keep running. The psychological
conflict inside Maura, which she strikes against herself, is arousing the reader’s
attention to continue reading the story. They want to know what next will
happen, who will be chosen by Queen Maura; in what way she will decide who the
best is. Keeping knowing them really entertaining as well increasing the moral
value added.
Orientation:
the text introduces the Queen Maura and three sheiks
in Arabia once time.
Complication:
Queen Maura finds out that it was very difficult to choose
one as the best among them
Resolution: finally Queen Maura has a convincing way to choose one and he is Sheik Hakim
Is more interesting
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