LITERARY ANALYSIS IN NOVEL OR SHORT STORY OF THREE

ASPECTS AS FOLLOWS:

Theme Character Language Style

Character is a person Language style is the

represented in a way used by the
Theme is the narrative literature author in expressing
main idea that or drama which is his thoughts or ideas
interpreted by the through language
the writer
reader. that is distinctively
expresses (Abrams as cited in styled in a
Nurgiantoro;, 2002, 13) paper/literary work
 THEME

Major Theme Minor Theme

A major theme is an idea that A minor theme, on the other

a writer repeats in his work, hand, refers to an idea that
making it the most significant appears in a work briefly and
idea in a literary work that may or may not give
way to another minor theme
 IDENTIFYING THE THEME

1. Take a few 3. Who is the

moments to 2. Identify the protagonist 4. Assess the
write down the subject of the (the author's point
main literary work main character) of view
elements: ?

1. plot, 1. How does he

If you were to
characterization, or she change? Finally,
tell a friend
setting, tone, 2. Does the determine the
what the work
language style; protagonist
of literature was author's view
2. What was the affect other
about, how toward the
most important characters?
would you characters and
moment in the 3. How does
describe that? the choices
work?; this character
What would you they make
3. How did the relate to
say is the topic?
work end? others?
 Character:
Character is a person
represented in a narrative
literature or drama which is
interpreted by the reader.

Main Caharacter Supporting Character

Main character or Supporting character is

center character is a a character who only
character that mostly presents once or several
appears on the texts times in a story and in
and dominate the entire a short portion
story. narration.
 Character:
The Types of Character
according to the aspects
of naming.

Protagonist Antagonist

Protagonist is a character in a Antagonist is a character who

story that we adore popularly causes conflict. Antagonist
called as a hero, he/she is a directly or indirectly , physical
character that presents norm or spiritual opposes with
personification, an ideal protogonist
values for us.
 Characterization;
It is a representation of a character or characters on a
stage or in writing. Especially by imitating or describing
actions, gestures or speeches.

The Types of
Characterization:

1. Flat and Round; 2. Static or Dynamic;

It means that the character in Static character is a character
plays like character in novel in a story that shows no chage
or stories may be round or at all or shows a little chage.
flat. Flat character are Then dynamic character is a
usually static character character who chages and
because they do not chage significantly affected by events
and have only one of the narratives.
characteristic.
 Three Method to Get
Characteristic;

DRAMATIC

DISCURSIVE CONTEXTUAL
 Method of Characteristic
Discursive

Discursive or direct method means that the author

represents the characteristics of the character directly to
the readers. The narrator literally tells the readers what
the character is like, such as attitudes, emotion, and even
the fhysical traits.
 Method of Characteristic
Dramatic

Dramatic method means that the autor lets the

character to shows themselves through their own words
and their actions. Such as from dialogue, characters
feeling, thoughts, actions, attitudes, physical traits, etc.
 Method of Characteristic
Contextual

The author represents the character from the verbal

context around the characters. Clearly, the author
represents the characters’ setting, or circle around them.
Such as; his/her room, his/her house, his/her work place,
or a place where the characters’ live.
 Language Style:
Language style is the way used by the author in expressing his thoughts or
ideas through language that is distinctively styled in a paper/literary work.

The Kinds of langauge Style

1. Comparative 2. Conflicting 3. Linking 4. Repetition of

language Style Language Style Language Style Language Style
(Gaya bahasa (Gaya bahasa (Gaya bahasa (Gaya bahasa
perbandingan) pertentangan) pertautan) Pengulangan)

1. Simile 1. Hyperbole
1. Metonimia
2. Methapor 2. Litotes I
2. Sinekdote 1. Alliteration
3. Personification 3. rony P
3. Alusi 2. Asonami
4. Depersonificati 4. aranomasia
4. Epithet 3. Antanaclasis
on 5. Paralipsis
5. Parallelism E 4. Anafora
5. Alegory 6. antifrasis.
6. llipsis 5. epistrofa
6. Anti thesis 7. Paradox C
7. Polisindenton
7. Antisipation 8. limax
8. Perifrasis 9. Anti climax
 It is the figurative language which
In the other theory,
analogizes something with others by
language stayle can Simile certain words such; like, as well as,
be categorized in
as, etc.
simple description
as follows:
It is the figurative language which
Metaphor analogizes something with others
without using parable/certain words.

LANGUAGE STYLE
It is the figurative language which
OF THE prsonification analogizes something with human in
FIGURATIVE
which it candoand think like human.
LANGUAGE

It is the parable words continued by

Epic Simile its parable character in each
sentence.

The figurative language replaced

Metonym name.
 Your assigment

Fisrt Step
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Short Story of “The Will of Allah”

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 Your assigment

Second Step
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Answer the Following questions

1. What is the theme of the story of “The Will of Allah”?
2. Are the actors presented directly?
3. How is the relation of actors with the theme of the story?
4. What and How is the actors’ charactersitic which is presented in the story of “the Will
of Allah”?
5. What your opinion about the Caracter of Sule in the short story of “the Will of Allah”
who has strog belief in God , in his life prinsip, he state that his job as a robber is the fate
of God ?
6. Mention the language style used in short story of “the Will of Allah” and Give the
example of the expression of language style of this short story.
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