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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

Novel is one of written works in literature, especially those considered of

superior or lasting artistic. According to Merriam Webster, literature is written

works such as poems, plays, and novels that are considered to be very good and

to have lasting importance. Basic genre of literature are poetry, drama, and prose.

Novel is a literary prose shaped like a short story. It generally tells all problems

that occurring human life. So distinguish between the novel of the short story is

the scope of the problem presented. The novel has the broader scope, not only

focused on one incident / problem alone. Even allowed to reveal the whole

episode a novel way of life story characters. The problems that had not had a

strong enough connection with the characters or the story can be include in the

novel. The purpose of the problem that is not too strong to do with character or

subject matter that is the problem or incident that if the issue / incident is not

included in this story will not effect or interrupt the cohesiveness of the story. A

side issue is commonly referred to as digress. By understanding the above can be

concluded that the novel is a prose literary works that tell the human life episodes

or characters that give freedom to the emergence of degrees or not should always

be centered on the main story. By the digress, this novel is generally divided into

fragments. From that sense we can know that a novel does not have a specific

reference in terms of quantity of writing.The novel does generally have a long

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In this paper, the writer in interested to analyze the Intrinsic Elements of

the novel such as Theme, Plot, Character, Setting and point of view . Little

Woman tells about murch family that have four children but they have different

character. Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March are four sisters living with their mother

in New England. Their father is away serving as a chaplain in the Civil War, and

the sisters struggle to support themselves and keep their household running

despite the fact that the family recently lost its fortune. In the process, they

become close friends with their wealthy neighbor, Theodore Laurence, known as

"Laurie."

As the girls grow older, each faces her own personal demons and moral

challenges. Jo, our beloved protagonist, must tame her tomboyish ways and learn

to be more ladylike while pursuing her ambition to be a great writer. Meg, the

oldest, must put aside her love of wealth and finery in order to follow her heart.

Beth, the shy one, must conquer her bashfulness, while Amy, the youngest, has to

sacrifice her aristocratic pride. The girls are guided in their personal growth by

their mother, "Marmee," and by their religious faith.

1.2 Problem of the study

1. What are intrinsic elements found in the novel?

1.3 Scope of the study

In analyzing this novel the writer would like give limitation.

they are finding out the theme and the plot, describing the setting of the novel, and

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The purpose of this study is to find out the theme and the plot of the

novel, to describe the setting of the novel, and the last is to explain the character

and the point of view of the novel.

1.5 Method of the study

There are two method for getting the data of this paper They are

qualitative and quantitative but on this circumstances, she applies qualitative

because all the data are taken from the novel.

1.6 Review of Related Literature

Novel Intrinsic Elements are the elements that build up in the literary

works of literature itself. The purpose of the elements that is included in the

literary work itself. In general, the intrinsic elements of literary works including

novels such as theme, plot, character and setting.

Abrahams (1981:119) says that novel which means a work of prose fiction

which moderately long, not too long, but also too short

Suharianto ( 2005) says that The theme is the basic story that dominated

the subject matter of literary work. The theme was the staring point in compiling

the work of literary authors. This theme is to be conveyed and solved by the

author through his stor. The theme became the basis of development of the whole

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Characterization is one of main element in a story which tells the story of

human life with all the miscellaneous life. With that understanding there would

have been required as a manifestation of the human figure and his life to be told.

The characters in this story will do its job to be a source story. Figure is a living

thing ( humans ) who have physical and temperament. Characterizations often

called disposition, which is depiction of the characters. This depiction includes a

state of physical and spiritual leaders. The situation is a form of birth figures and

who the characters, characters attitudes, beliefs, costumes.atc.

All events that occur in human life certainly will not escape from the

bondage of space and time. So also, in the short story or novel in which it is the

telling of human life and all problem. The scene and will continue to establish the

timing behavior of the life of every character in the story. Thus it can be

interpreted that background is a place and time of occurrence or the story.

Background or setting is often called in literature prose (short stories and novels)

not only serves as a pointer place and time of the story. Background in literary

prose is also used as a place of extraction of these values to express the author of

the story. According Nurgiyantoro ( 2004:227-233) background can divided into

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