INTRODUCTION
Background
of the Problem
A story (or "short story") is a narrative
that essentially focuses on one plot and a few characters. Plot
in short story is important because
plot is basic form of the story. From plot, the reader can follow the
sequence of events in a story that can make the reader’s interest to the story.
Therefore, plot is an important part in
a story.
Plot is very important to connect the events in the story in order
to be chronological events. Without plot, a story uncompleted,
it makes the readers will feel difficult to follow
the sequence events of the story. It can be solved by the function of the
title.
The main function of the plot is to make the
readers’ interest to read the story, and make the reader easy to understand
about the sequence events that happened in the story in order to they cannot
feel confused. To make the readers’ interest and easy understand about the
story is not easy. The plot should have some elements to reach this function.
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Overall,
the plot is an important part of a story. It reflects the content of that
creation or work. To get the readers’ interest, plot should have some elements
to be a good plot. The writer can come up with a good plot by practicing in
creating a story with the steps above.
THEORY
OF PLOT
The
Definition of Short Story
Short Story is a short
work of fiction. Fiction, as you know, is prose writing about imagined events
and characters. It means that short story tells about imagined events and
characters which made to arouse the reader’s interest to the story.
Next, short story is an
invented story, which is no more than 10,000 words in length. It means that
short story tend to be solid and straight to the goal.
Other
source also said that short story is a
short narrative that encapsulates generally a few major themes. It is not a
novel, which is a long narrative, full of characters, ideas, themes, and plots.
This statement means that short story just focuses on one plot and a few characters.
The
Definition of Plot
Plot is a
series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict. It
means that plot is important in a story, in other hand plot can called like the
heart of a story.
Next, plot is an element of
fiction that consists of the stages of action leading up to the climax of the
story. It
means that the conflict moves the story because it is
generating center out of which the plot grows.
Other
source said, plot is the sequence of incident
or events, which the story is composed and it may conclude what character says,
or thinks, as well as what he does, but it leaves out description and analysis
and concentrate ordinarily on major happening.
The
Importance and the Function of Plot
It is important to identify the
sequence events of the story. It helps to connect the events in the story in order to be
chronological events. Therefore, the readers can easy
understanding about the story.
Besides, plot also has a function. This function is to make the readers’
interest to read the story, and make the reader easy understanding to follow
the sequence events that happened in the story in order to they cannot feel
confused.
Kinds
of Plot
Plot is the basic form of a story. Plot divided into three parts. They are the beginning, which
consists of the exposition on introduction, the middle that consists of
conflict, and climax and the end, which converses anti climax, and resolution.
Elements of Plot
Plot should have
some elements to be a good plot to get the readers’ interest. There are some
elements of a good plot:
1.
Introduction
The beginning of the story where the characters and the sitting is revealed
or showed.
2.
Conflict
A character versus the internal
self or an external something
or someone. It means that internal is a struggle within one's self; a person must make some decision,
overcome pain, quiet their temper, resist an urge, etc. While external is a struggle
with a force outside one's self.
3.
Climax
The climax in a story happens when the rising action of the story reaches
the peak.
4.
Falling Action
Following the climax, the story begins to slowly
wind down. Falling action, one of the two final story elements, shows the
result of the actions or decisions the character has made.
5.
Resolution
The conclusion of the story. Here, the conflicts
are resolved, all loose ends are tied up, and the story concludes with either a
happy or a sad ending.
