Narrative Text

NARRATIVE TEXT

A. 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.

B. The purpose of narrative text

The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

C. 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 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

The Beauty and the Beast

once upon a time, there lived a merchant and his beautiful daughter named Beauty. One day, the merchant got lost in the forest and arrived at a place. He went inside and did not see anyone inside, so he finally decided to spend the night there.

The next morning, when the merchant left, he saw a beautiful rose in the garden. He thought of Beauty and picked it up. Suddenly, a terrible beast approached him and screamed at him for stealing in his garden. The merchant was frightened and explained that the picked the rose for Beauty, his daughter. The Beast said that he would let him go if he chose to send Beauty to stay with him. Fearfully, the merchant finally agreed.

At home, he sadly told it all to Beauty. The Beauty understood and made the decision to go to the palace. Initially, she was afraid  of the Beast but within a few days she realized that the Beast was kind and gentle. One day in the magic mirror the Beast had given her, Beauty saw that his father was ill. Unableto see his grief, the Beast allowed her to go home. Beauty was happy to be back again. Under Beauty's care, his father was able to quickly.

One day, Beauty thought of the Beast and looks into the mirror miraculously. She saw the Beast was also sick. She went to the palace to meet him. Beauty saw the Beast groaning in pain and dying. The Beast was sick because he loved and missed Beauty to much. Beauty the embraced him and told him that she loved him and kissed him gently. At that moment, the Beast transformed into a handsome prince. Beauty was shocked, the prince explained that her sweet words had destroyed the spell give by a witch to him. They soon get merried and live happy ever after.