NARRATIVE TEXT

Seperti yang telah dijelaskan pada Recount Text, bahwa antara Recount Text dan Narrative Text merupakan teks yang memiliki kesamaan. Perbedaannya hanyalah pada struktur yang membentuk kedua teks tersebut. Sekali lagi, kalau dalam Recount Text memiliki Series of Event (Rangkaian Kejadian), sedangkan dalam Narrative Text kita akan menjumpai Complication (Konflik). Well guys, let’s see the explanation of Narrative Text below:

A.     PURPOSE (TUJUAN)

Narrative Text mempunyai tujuan untuk menghibur pembaca atau pendengar tentang suatu kisah atau cerita yang terjadi di masa lalu yang berkaitan degan pengalaman nyata, dongeng/khayalan, legenda, ataupun peristiwa-peristiwa yang mengarah pada suatu krisis, yang pada akhirnya menemukan suatu penyelesaian.

B.      GENERIC STRUCTURE (STRUKTUR UMUM)

                1.      Orientation

               Bagian ini berisi tentang pengenalan tokoh/karakter dalam cerita, waktu dan tempat.

                2.      Complication

               Complication berisi tentang gambaran munculnya krisis atau masalah yang dialami oleh tokoh.

                3.      Resolution

              Pada bagian ini berisi tentang bagaimana tokoh dari cerita tersebut menyelesaikan masalah yang ada pada bagian complication.

                4.      Reorientation

              Bagian ini hanya optional, yang artinya bagian ini bisa ditampilkan ataupun tidak. Biasanya pada bagian ini berisi tentang perubahan yang terjadi pada tokoh dan pelajaran yang dapat diambil/dipetik dari kisah atau cerita tersebut.

C.      LANGUAGE FEATURES (CIRI-CIRI KEBAHASAAN)

   Ø  Using Past Tense

   Ø  Using Action Verbs (e.g. climbed, went, ran, etc.)

   Ø  Using Saying Verbs (e.g. said, told, asked, ordered, etc.)

   Ø  Time Connectives and Conjunctions (e.g. then, before, that, soon, etc.)

   Ø  Using Adjectives that form Noun Phrases (e.g. long black hair, two red apples, etc.)

   Ø  Using Particular Nouns as Personal Pronouns, animal, and thing (e.g. the king, the queen,

                 stepmother, etc.)

   Ø  Using Adverbs and Adverbial Phrase to point the place of event (e.g. here, in the mountain, 

                 happily ever after, etc.)

D.     CONTOH NARRATIVE TEXT

MALIN KUNDANG

Orientation	Once upon time, there was a boy named Malin Kundang. He lived with his mother in a very poor condition. They looked fire wood in the forest nearly to make a living. Malin Kundang was so unsatisfied with their bad luck. That’s why he decided to go to another city to look for a better life.
Complication	Not long afterwards, Malin asked his mother’s permission to go to a big city. He promised to come back soon with much money. His mother permitted him and always prayed for him. In his journey, Malin Kundang joined a merchant in a big ship.
Resolution	Actually, Malin was a diligent boy. He worked hard to get much money and everything changed. He became a rich merchant. His business partner asked him to marry  his daughter. Malin agreed. Then Malin and his business partner’s daughter got married. They had honeymoon and traveled all over the world.
Complication	Many years later, Malin’s ship anchored in his village. Many villagers welcome his arrival and admired his glorious ship. Furthermore, they wanted to see his success. Malin’s mother heard that her son had come back. She was very glad and eager to see him. With a happy smile in her lips, she went to the seashore to meet her son. Do you know what happened when she met Malin? He pretended that he didn’t know her. Of course she was very very sad and disappointed.
Resolution	In her desperation she cried to God to punish Malin. She cursed Malin Kundang and his ship to be a stone. Since then, people can see the big stone in the beach.