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e The p irmary data are t aken from t he nove lchosen for t hi sstudy .s
e c n e r e f e r e h t m o r f e r a a t a d y r a d n o c e s e h t e li h
w In addiiton ,the wrtie ralso e h t f o c i p o t e h t o t d e t a l e r s e c r u o s r e h t o e h t d n a t e n r e t n i e h t m o r f a t a d d e r e h t a g
. y d u t s
z y l a n a o
T et henovel ,somestep sweret aken t o providet heanswert o each n
i n o it s e u
q the problem formulaiton .Frist, t he wrtie rread t he novel i n order t o e
d n
u rstand the story and then made note so fimpo tran tquotaiton sto gathe rthe i
e h t o t d e t a l e r a t a
d ssueexamined.
r e f e r e m o s o t g n ir r e f e r s a w p e t s d n o c e s e h
T ence sand somet heo ire swhich e
r e
w theory o f narrato r in orde r to observe and to ifnd ou t the narrator’ s d e s u e b l li w n o it a z ir e t c a r a h c d n a r e t c a r a h c f o y r o e h t e h t , e r o m r e h tr u F . n o it p ir c s e d
i a l p x e o
t nanddescirbet henarrato randEddie’sl fieexpeirencesi nt henove.l e h t f o y r o e h t d n a t p e c n o c n e v a e h r o e fi lr e tf a f o y r o e h t e h t f o e g a s u e h T
a n a o t p l e h l li w s e ir o e h t e s e h
T lyzet her elaitonoft hedescirp iton o fnarrato rand .
n e v a e h f o t p e c n o c e h t h ti w s e c n e ir e p x e e fi l t s a p s ’ e i d d E
t f o l l
A heset heo ire swhichweret het heoryo fnarrato ,rt heoryo fa tfelrfieo r a
y h p o s o li h p n e e w t e b p i h s n o it a l e r f o y r o e h t d n a t p e c n o c s ’ n e v a e
h nd ltierature .s
e c n e r e f e r d n a l a ir e t a m e h t m o r f d e ri u q c a e r e
w Finally ,the wrtie rdrew the o
d e s a b n o i s u l c n o
c n the analysi sto answe r the three quesiton s in problem .
3 2
V I R E T P A H C
S I S Y L A N A
n i d e d i v i d s i r e t p a h c s i h
T t othreepatr swhichconsist so ftheanalysi sonthe r
o t a r r a
n ,Eddie’ spastl fieexpeirences ,andt heconcep to fheaven,r egardingt ot he e
h t h g u o r h t d e l a e v e r h c i h w , e s a h p y r o t a g r u p t u o b a m s i c il o h t a
C narrator’ s
e h t , g n i d n a t s r e d n u s i m d i o v a o t ,s u h T . s e c n e ir e p x e e fi l s ’ e i d d E d r a w o t n o it p e c r e p
s i s i s y l a n a s i h t n i s u c o f n i a
m no tplaced on Eddie ,bu tthe narrator sa the main y
r o t s e h t f o r e t c a r a h
c .
.
A TheDescrip itono fNarrator
e h
T narratorint hiss toryspeak so ruse s“he”o r“she”and“they” ,“them”o r s r e t c a r a h c r e h t o e h t d n a e i d d E s i h c i h w , s r e t c a r a h c r e h t o e h t n o it n e m o t ” ri e h t “
h ti w d e t c a r e t n i e i d d E t a h
t .Thenarratori nt hi sstory neve rmeniton sori nrtoduce s .
y r o t s e h t n i f l e s r e h r o m i
h Therefore, according to Rohrberge rand Wood sin
e r u t a r e ti L t u o b A g n it i r W d n a g n i d a e
R (1971 :24), t hi spoin to fview i scalled a s .
e v it a r r a n n o s r e p d ri h t e h
t To be more speciifc ,the type o fthe narrator’ sth rid s
u a c e b w e i v f o t n i o p t n e i c s i n m o s i w e i v f o t n i o p n o s r e
p ei ngeneralt henarrator fo s t n e v e e h t d n a e i d d E f o s n o it c a e h t o t s s e c c a d n a n o it c a e k a t o t e e r f s i y r o t s s i h t
h t d n a e i d d E t a h
t eothe rcharacter sexpeirenced.
e h t w o h d n a g n i w e i v f o y a w e h t n o g n i d r a g e r , y ll a c if i c e p
S narratorrespond s f
r o s t n e v e y n a o
r o t a r r a
n ’ sway o fdescirbing ,such a snarrator’ scomment so ropinion ,s which .s
t p e c n o c e fi lr e tf a e h t h ti w n o it a l e r e v a h
.
1 AChris itan
g n i d r a g e
R to thenarrator’ scomment son Eddie’ spas tlfieexpeirence ,s t he r
o t a r r a
n in t hi sstory i sconsidered a saCh irsitan sincethe narrator respond sand e
s
u s termsr elatedwtihCh irsitantiyt onarrateEddie’ sexpeirencesthe ifvepeople .s
e ir o t s
, ll a f o t s ri
F the beginning o fthe story in which a momen tbefore Eddie’ s h
t a e
d show sthe narrato ’r sbeilef i sCh irsitan .In t hi spar,t t henarrator desc irbe s e
z il a e r e i d d E w o
h s thatt het wooft hestaffs a tRuby Pie rwli ldetacht hecar tand t
u o h s e i d d
E s in hi shear ti fhe ha senough itme to pul lthe ltilte gri lfrom the .t
r a c g n i p p o r d
d i D . s tr a c e h t o t r e h m o r f t o h s s e y e s 'e i d d
E hehave itme?Hert ot hecatrs— ! e k a r b e h t d e s a e l e r e h , s u s e J . g n i p p o r d e r e w s tr a c e h T . e t a l o o T . p m u h
W —
n o it o m y r e t a w o t n i d e p p il s g n i h t y r e v e , e i d d E r o f d n
a (p .18).
e h t , n o it a t o u q e h t g n i d r a g e
R narrator eu s s theword‘ Jesus,’i nwhichat erm g n i v a s f o t h g u o h t s ’ e i d d E s s e r p x e o t ,f e il e b y ti n a it s ir h C n i e m a n s ’ d o G e n if e d o t
. h t a e d s i h e r o f e b t h g ir l ri g e lt ti l e h t
e h t h g u o r h t , e r o m r e h tr u
F narrator’ sway o fdescirbing an expe irence fo e
h n e h w e i d d
E meet sthe BlueMan in heaven also show stha tthe narrator i sa n
a it s ir h
C .The Narrator ,a tthi spoint ,u s se an expression o fa Ch irsitan funera l .t
i o t g n i n e t s il e r a s r e n r u o m e h t s a e l b i B a s d a e r t s e ir p a h c i h w n i y n o m e r e c
e i d d
e u l B e h t y a d e h t s a w s i h T . s d a e h r i e h t g n ir e w o l s r e n r u o m e h t d n a e l b i B
o g a s r a e y e s o h t ll a , d e ir u b n e e b d a h n a
M .(p 4 . 9)
e h t , e r o m r e h tr u
F narrator also give sadescirpiton wtih an expression when h ti w p e e l s o t t n e w e h d n a r e i d l o s y m e n e e h t y b d e t a v it p a c g n i e b s a w e i d d E
. d o G o t y a r p d n a e r u t c i p s ’ e ti r e u g r a M
g n i k a m , e m a s e h t t s u j d e y a r p e h t u b , g n i y a r p r o f h c u m t ' n s a w e
H up the
x i s e s e h t u o y e v i g l l' I , d r o L " , g n i y a s , t h g i n h c a e t n u o c g n i p e e k d n a s d r o w
I f i s y a d e n i n e s e h t u o y e v i g l l' I . . . .r e h h ti w s y a d x i s e m e v i g u o y f i s y a d
n e e t x i s t e g I f i s y a d n e e t x i s e s e h t u o y e v i g l l' I . . . . r e h h ti w s y a d e n i n t e g
r e h h ti w s y a
d .. . . (p .69)" e
R latedtot hequotaiton,t henarrator eu s s theword‘Lord’, whichi sf amiila r e r a s y a w e s e h T . g n i y a r p f o y a w s ’ e i d d E w o h s o t , g n i y a r p f o y a w y ti n a it s ir h C n i
e h t y b d e s
u Narrator in relaiton tha tthe narrator ha sa reilgiou sbackground , t a h t e l p o e p e v if e h t d n a s e c n e ir e p x e s ’ e i d d E g n il l e t e r n i , y ti n a it s ir h C o t d e t a l e r
. n e v a e h n i t e e m e i d d E
.
2 Op itmist
e h
T narratori san opitmisitcperson .In some par toft hestory, t henarrator w
o h s e b ir c s e
d to look fo rthe bes tin any stiuaiton and expect good thing sto .
n e p p a
h I twa sshown when t he narrator use san opening expression t o explain s n
e h w t n e m o m e h
t ltilteEddiemeet sltilteMarguertie ,Eddie’sf uturewfie,fort he e
h T . e m it t s ri
f narratordesc irbest hat “EVERYLIFEHASone rtue-loves napshot . .
” ) 9 . p
( The narratorpoint soutt ha tevery l fieha s ti sown rtue l ove momen,t i n . e fi w d n a d n a b s u h a s a p u d e d n e y e h t r e t a l t a h t e ti r e u g r a M h ti w e i d d E s i e s a c s i h t
e h
T narratoralso ha sthet endency t o beileveo rexpectt hatt hing swillt urn e
h t e k il , s n e p p a h d a b g n i h t e m o s fi n e v E . ll e w t u
g e r s i e v o b a n o it a t o u q e h
T arded ast hepoin to fviewoft henarratortoward e
h t e k il t s u j , e i d d E . n o s r e p a f o d o o h d li h c e h t y ll a i c e p s e , e fi
l narrator said, i sa s
a w o h w n o s r e
p no t rteated wel lby hi sfathe rand ended up growing up wtih .r
e h t a f s i h d r a w o t d e rt a h
f o t n i o p e h t s e d i s e
B view abou tlfie interconneciton ,the narrator also ,
t u o b a d e n o it n e
m "Srtanger ,s"t heBlueMan said ,"arej ustf amliyyouhaveyett o .
w o n k o t e m o
c (p .49)" ,in which explain stha tatlhough a person who barely e
m o s n i , n o s r e p r e h t o n a h ti w r e h t o h c a e w o n
k way have a relaiton .Thi swa s o n e v a h y l e c r a c s e i d d E h c i h w n a M e u l B e h t h ti w t e e m e i d d E n e h w n w o h s
. m i h t u o b a e g d e l w o n k
e h
T narrator show sthe interrelatednes so flfie wtih how sto ire so rthing s y
n a m n i n o it a l e r a e v a h s t s i x e n o s r e p a e r o f e b d e n e p p a h t a h
t ways .In t hi scase , e
h
t narrator shows i tdu irng Eddie’ smeeitng wtih Ruby, t he wfie of t he forme r .r
e i P y b u R f o r e n w o
d n A " . d i a s e h s ", u o y t c e f f a l li t s n r o b e r a u o y e r o f e b n e p p a h t a h t s g n i h T "
t e v o m e W " . ll e w s a u o y t c e f f a e m it r u o y e r o f e b e m o c o h w e l p o e
p hrough
e m a c o h w e s o h t r o f t o n f i n e e b e v a h r e v e n d l u o w t a h t y a d y r e v e s e c a l p
e m it h c u m o s d n e p s e w e r e h w , s e c a l p k r o w r u O . s u e r o f e
b —weo tfen t hink
. e u rt t o n s 't a h T . l a v ir r a r u o h ti w n a g e b y e h
t (p .123)" e
i d d E , tr a p s i h t n
I reailzes abou thisf ather’sl fiet ha thedid no tknow .Thi s e
h t , h c e e p s s ’ y b u R h g u o r h t , y a
w narratorexplainst hatt hemanyperson swhodid .
n e v a e h n i r e h t o h c a e d e t c e n n o c e b n a c , r e h t o h c a e w o n k t o n
l a c i h p o s o li h p s i h
T characteirsitcto viewlfieoft henarratorisi mpo trant i n o
t r e d r
t e e
m s in heaven .Also ,the narrator i sable to descirbe the meaning o flfie , ti s .
n e v a e h f o t p e c n o c e h t n o r e t a l d n a n o it a l e r
e fi l r e t f A n a n i e v e il e B .
4
T henarratori sapersonwhobeilevesi nanatfelrfie .Thi sviewi sr elated t o e
fi lr e tf a e h t t u o b a s f e il e b n a it s ir h
C t that he vas tmajortiy o fCh irsitan susually f
o d n i k e m o s n i e v e il e
b heaveninwhich beilever senjoyt hepresenceo fGodand e
h t o s l
a freedom from suffe irng and sin .In addiiton ,as the oppostie o fheaven , s
n a it s ir h
C alsobeilevewtih theexistenceof llhe ,whereunbeilever so rsinner sare d
e h s i n u
p . Through the Blue Man’ sspeech ,the narrator descirbe sthe common y r e n e c s e m a s e h t s a h d n a n e d r a g e s i d a r a p a s i n e v a e h t a h t n e v a e h t u o b a n o i n i p o
. n e d E f o n e d r a G h ti w
t a o lf n a c y e h t e r e h w e c a l p a , n e d r a g e s i d a r a p a s a n e v a e h f o k n i h t e l p o e P "
ti w y r e n e c s t u B . s n i a t n u o m d n a s r e v ir n i e z a l d n a s d u o l c n
o hou tsolacei s
s s e l g n i n a e
m (p .35).
e h t , e s a c s i h t n i , e r o m r e h tr u
F narrator i sconsidered a sa Ch irsitan w ho e
v e il e
b s ni Cathoilc’ spurgatory, at emporaryplaceo fpunishmentf o rpeoplewho .s
n i s d e s s e f n o c n u h ti w d e i d e v a
h Thenarrator, i n r elaiton t o Eddie’ sexpeirences , y b e c n a h c d n o c e s a d e v i e c e r y ll a u s u d e i d o h w e l p o e p e m o s t a h t s y a rt r o p
e h t , r e v e w o H . h t a e d r e tf a d lr o w e h t n i e m it e r o m a g n i d n e p s r o g n ir e d n a w
r o t a r r a
n tellst ha tEddiewa sno tgetitng asecond chance, i nstead hewa sdrieclty .
n e v a e h o t t n e s
d o o g e h t e v o b a s t a o lf n e tf o l u o s e h t , h t a e d r e tf a e fi l t u o b a s e ir o t s e h t n
I -bye
a e k il g n i g n il c r o , s t n e d i c c a y a w h g i h t a s r a c e c il o p r e v o g n ir e v o h , t n e m o m
l a ti p s o h o t r e d i p
s -room ceiilngs .These are people who receive a second n
a h
t e g t o n n a c d n a y li m a f r o o p a n i n r o b s i n a M e u l B e h t , e r o f e b d e n o it n e m s A
n e h W . n o it a c u d e h g u o n
e he i sten ,the Blue Man joins hi sfathe rto work in a s
w e s e h e r e h w , p o h s t a e w
s bu tton son coats .He grows up into a nervou sman .r
e g n o rt s s s e n s u o v r e n s i h e d a m s k r o w e h e r e h w p o h s e h t e li h w
s g n i h t e d a m y l n o p o h s e h t n i e s i o n e h t d n a , e r u t a n y b d li h c s u o v r e n a s a w I "
s o h t l l a t s g n o m a , e r e h t e b o t g n u o y o o t s a w I . e s r o
w e men ,sweairng and .)
9 3 . p ( g n i n i a l p m o c
n o r e t a
L ,t heBlueManexplains yw h hi sskint urnstobluishcolo rilkenow . s
n i a l p x e e
H tt ha hegoestoachemistt oseeksomethingf o rhi snerves .Somehow , c
i d e m e h
t ine ,slive rnirtate ,whichhegetsf romt hechemis,ti slate rconsidered a s .
n o s i o p
i k s y M . y l e g n a rt s e m t a g n i k o o l e r e w e l p o e p , n o o S
" n wast urningt hecolo r .
h s a f o
y m l it n u , e t a rt i n r e v li s e r o m n e v e d e w o ll a w s I . d e t a ti g a d n a d e m a h s a s a w I "
c e f f e e d i s a , e u l b o t y a r g m o r f t n e w n i k
s toft hepoison.( p .41)”
Therefore ,becauseoft hesideeffec toft hemedicinet ha thet ake sturn shi s s
i e h , e u l b o t n i n i k
s dismissed from t he factory .Luck liy ,a tfe rbeing dismissed , s
n i o j n a M e u l B e h
t a carniva land end up i n Ruby Pier ,working a sa sideshow n
a M e u l B e h T . r e k r o
w ,somehow ,also recognize sand befirends wtih Eddie’ s .
o o t r e i P y b u R e h t n i s k r o w o h w r e h t a f
h ti w d e s u f n o c s k o o l e i d d E , n a M e u l B e h t h ti w g n it e e m s i h g n ir u d , s u h T
s i e h e r e h
w nowatfe rwha ther emembered i srescuingal tiltegri l irgh tbeforehi s T
. h t a e
d herefore, t heBlueManhimsel fstatrsto speakwtihEddiet o gives al tilte n o s a e r e h T . e i d d E f o e s u a c e b s i h t a e d s i h f o n o s a e r e h t t a h t e i d d E o t n o it a n a l p x e
e u l B e h t n e e w t e b n o it a l e r d e t c e p x e n u e h t s w o h s o s l a h t a e d s ’ n a M e u l B e h t f o
t a h W
" . . .killed . . .you?"
. e i d d E t a d e li m s e H . d e s ir p r u s ti b a d e k o o l n a M e u l B e h T
.) 6 3 . p ( d i a s e h " , d i d u o Y "
e h t a h w h ti w d e k c o h s l e e f e i d d E , h t u rt e h t g n i n r a e
L hears from the Blue E
. n a
M ddiereacts shockingly t o shows tha the neve rpersonally knowst he Blue s
e o d e h d n a n a
M no tkli lhim .The narrator descirbes ,“LISTEN ,MISTER," .
u o y w o n k n e v e t ' n o d I ? K O , u o y d e ll i k r e v e n I " , d e p s a r E I D D
E (p . 39)"
e h t m o r f , e r o f e r e h
T narratordescirpiton ,based on Eddie’ sspeech and r eaciton,i t h
e i d d E t a h t d i a s e b n a
c a snorelatedmemo ir eswtiht hi sBlueMan. e
h t m o r f , y r o t s s i h h ti w e u n it n o
C narratordescirpiton, t heBlueMan begins d
d E l l e t o
t iet hestory o fhi sdeath .Hebegins to t ellt hestory wtih t wo point so f n
a M e u l B e h t m o r f e n o , w e i
v ’ sangleandt heotheri sf romEddie’ sangle .
TheBlueManfrisltyt akesEddie’ sangletoexplainhi sdeath .Het ell sEddie r e v o s e il f l l a b e s a b e h T . s d n e ir f s i h h ti w l l a b e s a b g n i y a l p s i e i d d E e lt ti l w o h
e s a h c e i d d E e r e h w t e e rt s e h t o t n i t u o d n a d a e h s ’ e i d d
E s atfe ri tand made an e
h t , e l g n a s i h t n i , e s a c e m o s n I . m i h t i h t s o m l a e li b o m o t u
a story goe sinoto a g
n i d n e y p p a
h becauset hel tilteEddiei ss afef rombeinghi tbyt heca.r
. t e e rt s e h t o t n i t u o d n a d a e h s 'e i d d E r e v o s e il f ll a b t a h t n e h w t n e m o m a e k a T
d d
E ie ,weairngt awnypant sandawoo lcap ,chase satfe rti ,andr unsi nf ron t c
e e r c s r a c e h T . A l e d o M d r o F a , e li b o m o t u a n a f
o hes ,veers ,andj us tmisse s 2
4 . p ( m i
h -4 3 .)
t a h t r a c e h t d n i h e b n a m e h t s i h c i h w , e l g n a s ’ n a M e u l B e h t m o r f ,r e v e w o H
i d d E t i h t s o m l
a e,t hes torygoe sdfiferent .TheBlueManpracitceshi sd irving ,and y
o b e lt ti l a y b d e w o ll o f t e e rt s e h t s s o r c a s e c n u o b l l a b e s a b a y l n e d d u
s chases atfe r
e l b a g n i e B .
ti to avoid t he acciden twtih t he l tilte boy ,anothe rbad t hing come s f
o e s u a c e B . d r a w r e tf
