S ING 1100040 Table of content

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ... i

PREFACE ... ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... iii

ABSTRACT ... iv

1.7 Clarification of Related Terms ... 4

1.8 Organization of the Paper... 5

CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FOUNDATION ... 6

2.2.2 The Plot ... 12

2.2.2.1 The Beginning of A Story ... 13

2.2.2.2 The Complication of A Story ... 15

2.2.2.3 The Climax of A Story ... 16

2.2.2.4 The Resolution of A Story ... 17

2.3 Previous Studies in Narratology ... 19

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 21

3.1 Research Design ... 21

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ... 29

4.1 A Story with Branching Plots ... 29

4.1.1 The Role of the Narrator ... 30

4.1.2 Branching of Plots ... 32

4.1.2.1 Plot in A Single Chapter: The Missing Friend ... 34

4.1.2.2 Plots Developed Across Chapter ... 37

4.2 Potential Meanings from the Story with Branching Plots ... 56

4.2.1 Elevating the Level of Suspense ... 56

REFERENCES ... 66

LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1The Beginning of “Adjusting to New Sibling” _{... 22}

Table 3.2_{The First Complication of} “Adjusting to New Sibling” _{... 23}

Table 3.3_{The Second} Complication of “Adjusting to New Sibling” _{... 24}

Table 3.4The Climax of “Adjusting to New Sibling” _{... 25}

Table 3.5The Resolution of “Adjusting to New Sibling”... 26

Table 4.1 _{Establishing the Ground for the Major Plot ... 30}

Table 4.2 _{The Narrator Creates Conflict in Family ... 31}

Table 4.3 _{The Narrator Creates Conflict in Education ... 31}

Table 4.4 _{The Branching of Plots ... 33}

Table 4.12The Beginning of “Adjusting to New Sibling” _{... 41}

Table 4.13_{The First} Complication of “Adjusting to New Sibling” _{... 42}

Table 4.14_{The Second} Complication of “Adjusting to New Sibling” _{... 43}

Table 4.20The Resolution of “The Birth of A New Sibling” _{... 49}

Table 4.21 Introduction of Radish ... 50

Table 4.22The Beginning of “The Missing Toy” _{... 51}

Table 4.23The First Complication of “The Missing Toy” _{... 51}

Table 4.24 _The Second Complication of “The Missing Toy” _{... 52}

Table 4.25The Third Complication of “The Missing Toy” _{... 53}

Table 4.26The Climax “The Missing Toy” ... 54