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NARRATIVE TEXT

NARRATIVE TEXT

The definition of narrative text
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
The purpose of narrative text is to amuse or entertain the reader with a story
Generic structures of narrative text
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 or in a sad ending.

Example of a narrative Text

A.   SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

Once upon a time in a great castle, there was a beautiful princess. She was very pretty, with blue eyes and long black hair. Her skin was delicate and white, and so she was called Snow White. Snow White had a step mother who was always jealous of Snow White's beauty. Her step mother too was very beautiful, and the magic mirror told her this every day, whenever she asked it.

One day, the step mother asked the magic mirror who is the loveliest lady in the land was and the magic mirror answered Snow White was the loveliest in the land. The step mother was very mad. Then he asked her trusty servants to take Snow White into the forest, far away from the Castle and killed her. But the servant didn't kill Snow White, he led the innocent little girl away.

In the forest, little Snow White was alone and scared. She didn't know where she should go. But suddenly she saw a small strange cottage. She wondered who lived there. Then she entered the cottage.

Inside the cottage, there was 7 beds and a kitchen. Snow White was too tired to explore the cottage, and suddenly fallen asleep. In the afternoon, the seven dwarfs who lived in the cottage came home. They surprised to see there was a young lady there. One dwarf woke her up and asked who she was. Snow White told them her sad story. The seven dwarfs understood the feeling of Snow White and asked her to live with them in the cottage.

Meanwhile in the castle, the servant came back and told to the step mother that Snow White was killed. Then the step mother asked the magic mirror once again who the loveliest in the land was and still the magic mirror answered the Snow White who lived in the small cottage with seven dwarfs was the loveliest one in the land. So the step mother was angry and she planed something bad to Snow White.

Then the step mother disguising herself as an old women who sold a basket of poisoned apples and went to the cottage. In the cottage, the seven dwarfs warned Snow White to not open the door to the stranger.

The step mother finally arrived to the cottage and began to offer Snow White an apple. Snow White refused to open the door but the step mother kept persuade and finally Snow White opened the door and brought an apple then she ate it. So Snow White fallen down with the poisoned apple beside her.

In the afternoon, when the seven dwarfs came home, they were surprised with Snow White who laid down on the floor with pale face and a poisoned apple beside her. The seven dwarfs were sad seeing the Snow White was dying but not die yet. Then the seven dwarfs decided to make a beautiful bed made from a crystal coffin to make Snow White keep alive.

Day by day, the seven dwarfs waited for the miracle came when Snow White suddenly woke up. Then one day, there was a wanderer who actually a prince from far away kingdom saw a beautiful lady was laid down on crystal bed. The wanderer asked the dwarfs what was happened and the dwarfs told him the story.

Heard the Snow White's story, the princes decided to carry her to his Castle and asked the doctor to help her. Then the prince kissed her to show his intention. But suddenly Snow White was back to life. The fact was that the prince's kiss broke the spell. Then the prince asked Snow White to marry him.

Finally, Snow White lived happily in a great castle. But from time to time, she was drawn back to visit the little cottage down in the forest.

B.   GENERIC STRUCTURE

1. Orientation
Once upon a time in a great castle, there was a beautiful princess. She was very pretty, with blue eyes and long black hair. Her skin was delicate and white, and so she was called Snow White. Snow White had a step mother who was always jealous of Snow White's beauty. Her step mother too was very beautiful, and the magic mirror told her this every day, whenever she asked it.

2. Complication
One day, the step mother asked the magic mirror who is the loveliest lady in the land was and the magic mirror answered Snow White was the loveliest in the land. The step mother was very mad. Then he asked her trusty servants to take Snow White into the forest, far away from the Castle and killed her. But the servant didn't kill Snow White, he led the innocent little girl away.

In the forest, little Snow White was alone and scared. She didn't know where she should go. But suddenly she saw a small strange cottage. She wondered who lived there. Then she entered the cottage.

Inside the cottage, there was 7 beds and a kitchen. Snow White was to tired too explore the cottage, and suddenly fallen asleep. In the afternoon, the seven dwarfs who lived in the cottage came home. They surprised to see there was a young lady there. One dwarf woke her up and asked who she was. Snow White told them her sad story. The seven dwarfs understood the feeling of Snow White and asked her to live with them in the cottage.

Meanwhile in the castle, the servant came back and told to the step mother that Snow White was killed. Then the step mother asked the magic mirror once again who the loveliest in the land was and still the magic mirror answered the Snow White who lived in the small cottage with seven dwarfs was the loveliest one in the land. So the step mother was angry and she planed something bad to Snow White.

Then the step mother disguising herself as an old women who sold a basket of poisoned apples and went to the cottage. In the cottage, the seven dwarfs warned Snow White to not open the door to the stranger.

The step mother finally arrived to the cottage and began to offer Snow White an apple. Snow White refused to open the door but the step mother kept persuade and finally Snow White opened the door and brought an apple then she ate it. So Snow White fallen down with the poisoned apple beside her.

In the afternoon, when the seven dwarfs came home, they were surprised with Snow White who laid down on the floor with pale face and a poisoned apple beside her. The seven dwarfs were sad seeing the Snow White was dying but not die yet. Then the seven dwarfs decided to make a beautiful bed made from a crystal coffin to make Snow White keep alive.

3. Resolution

Day by day, the seven dwarfs waited for the miracle came when Snow White suddenly woke up. Then one day, there was a wanderer who actually a prince from far away kingdom saw a beautiful lady was laid down on crystal bed. The wanderer asked the dwarfs what was happened and the dwarfs told him the story.

Heard the Snow White's story, the princes decided to carry her to his Castle and asked the doctor to help her. Then the prince kissed her to show his intention. But suddenly Snow White was back to life. The fact was that the prince's kiss broke the spell. Then the prince asked Snow White to marry him.

Finally, Snow White lived happily in a great castle. But from time to time, she was drawn back to visit the little cottage down in the forest.

C.   LANGUAGE FEATURES
Who                : Snow white, Snow white's step mother, the magic mirror, and the seven dwarfs.
When              : One upon a time; one day; in the afternoon.
Where             : In a great castle, in the forest, and a cottage.
Specific participant : Snow white
Past tense       : Was, had, called, told, asked, answered, killed, led, saw, entered, surprised, woke her up, understood, planed, sold, warned, arrived, refused, decided, waited, laid down, heard.
Adverb of Time    : Once upon a time; one day; day by day; once; that day.
Time conjunction : Then; finally.
Action verb           : Called, Told, Asked, Killed, Sold, Arrived.

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