The Elements of
Fiction
1.
Title :
” The old man and the little boy“
2.
Plot
: Progressive
a.
Exposition
Introduce character
old man and little boy
b.
Complication
The shopkeeper drive
out the old man and Abe
c.
Crisis
The old man get fever
d.
Climax
the old man had
fallen out of the bed.
e.
Resolution
Ending, the old man
die
3.
Character :
Old man, little boy(Abe) ,Ali & Shopkeeper
Major Character:
Old man & Abe (little boy)
Protagonist
: - Old man
Old man is grandfather of Abe, he is
Charitable, wise, diligent
-
little
boy(Abe)
Abe is the old man grandson, he
is seven year old, he is Charitable, diligent, kind, respect, innocent
-
Ali
One of Abe’s friends at school.
He is respect and nice
Antagonist : Shopkeeper
He
is spitfire
4.
Point of view : the third person limited
omniscient
Because
the writer only know about the old man mind in sentence “The old man smiled
gently at his grandchild. He was touched by the boy’s words.”Ah,you poor
thing!” He said to himself.”If only your parents hadn’t abandoned you as baby.
Who knows, your life might have been so different.”His wrinkled hand caressed
Abe’s hair. Secretly he wiped away his tears. He didn’t want the boy to see
them.”
5.
Setting
a. Setting
of place :
-
Street
In sentence” They
were walking along the street, the old man and his seven year old grandson”
-
Shop
In sentence” suddenly
Abe saw something in one of the shop windows that made him grab his
grandfather’s arm.”
-
Old
Man’s House
In sentence”
Afterwards, the old man lay down on his bamboo bed to rest” and “It was dusk,
time for them to go to home.”
-
School
In sentence “He was
late for school”
-
the dump
In sentence “At the
dump, Abe found him picking some empty cans”
b.
Setting of time :
It was dusk, midnight, It was around seven
thirty when he got up ,the next morning, afternoon and evening
6.
Style :
This
short stories using Neutral diction. Neutral diction because this story using
ordinary vocabulary, with a shunning of longer word
7.
Tone attitude :
Old
man
Grandpa, ”He said,” look at the
rocking chair! Isn’t it beautiful? It must be very expensive. I’d like to see
you sit in it while drinking your cup of coffee. ”He could see it so clearly.
He pressed his face against the shop window and said” I’ve got some money
saved, but it’s probably not enough. But I promise I’ll buy that chair for you
one day.”The old man smiled gently at his grandchild. He was touched by the
boy’s words.”Ah,you poor thing!” He said to himself.”If only your
parents hadn’t abandoned you as baby. Who knows, your life might have been so
different.”His wrinkled hand caressed Abe’s hair. Secretly he wiped away his
tears. He didn’t want the boy to see them.
In
paragraph above, Old man was wise, he want Abe think, if Abe made joke by said”
Ah,you poor thing!”, so Abe wouldn’t
buy rocking chair for him. Although, he wiped away his tears
Abe and shopkeeper
”Excuse me, sir, ”Abe
interrupted, pointing to the rocking chair, ”how much is that chair?”
“why? Do you want to buy it?
Do you have a lot of money ?”Asked the shopkeeper mockingly.
“not right now. But maybe
later.”
In paragraph above, Abe want to
know about price of rocking chair, so he asked shopkeeper. Although,
shopkeeper asked mockingly. Abe still courted by said “not right now. But
maybe later.”
8.
Symbol :
Wheel
to describe about life in sentence” Life is like a wheel, turning round and
round “
9.
Theme : If
you ever become rich, don’t look down on poor people.
10.
Moral Value :
·
Do not give up in life although Life is
difficult
·
If
you ever become rich, don’t look down on poor people
·
Keep trying hard and do not
give up
Conclusion
Short
story the old man and the little boy tell Abe about life and his grandfather. By
using theme If you ever become rich, don’t look down on poor people.the writers
hope to readers don’t look down on poor people, Keep trying hard and Do not give up in life although Life is difficult
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