General Structure and Language Feature Analysis from Narrative Text of Snow White and Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and Seven Dwarfs

orientation

One day, there was a queen sitting near a very beautiful window while tailoring and seeing the snow. Accidentally, her finger was pierced by a sewing needle so that three drops of blood dripped out. The drops of blood fell down on the snow. The red color of the blood which was stuck in the white of the snow looked very pretty. Suddenly the queen thought “If only i had a child whose skin were as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood”.

As the time went by, finally the queen gave birth of a very pretty princess whose skin was as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood. The queen grew up as a very pretty and kind-hearted girl. She was called Snow White. However, when Snow White was about teenager, the queen died because of an illness. After the queen’s death, the king married again.  This new queen was wicked and hated Snow white.  The queen gave orders that Snow White was to be treated as a servant.

complication

Everyday the queen stood in front of her magic mirror while asking “Who is the most beautiful woman in the land?” and the mirror always answered, “You are the most beautiful one of all.” The new queen asked the same question everyday and the mirror always answered the same thing. But one day the mirror answered that the queen was so beautiful but Snow White was much more beautiful than the queen. It made the queen so angry that she gave orders to one of her Huntsmen to take Snow White into the woods and kill her.

The Huntsman had such a kind heart that he couldn’t do the deed. He told her to run away.  In her fleeing into the woods, she found a place in which seven dwarfs lived.  Their house was small and strange. Snow White entered the little house and found it very untidy. Then, she started to clean up the entire house. In the upstairs she found seven little beds.  She was so exhausted that she stretched out on one of the beds. Not long after that, she was asleep on the bed.

resolution

When the Dwarfs came home they were surprised to find Snow White and after some argument, decided to let her stay.  She promised to cook and look after them. She lived there together happily.

complication

Unfortunately, The Queen discovered the place where Snow White was living and disguising herself as a witch. She then took a poisoned apple and set out for the Dwarfs cottage.  She gave Snow White the poisoned apple to eat and as soon as she bit the apple, she sank into unconsciousness.

reorientation/coda

resolution

Thinking she was died, the Dwarfs built a glass coffin and put her in it. For days she lay in the forest in her glass coffin.  One day, the Prince was riding through the forest looking for Snow White and found her.  He leaned over and kissed her. She opened her eyes and sat up with a smile. Everyone was happy at that time.  The Prince took Snow White to his palace where they were married and lived happily ever after.

General Structure:

1.      Orientation

2.      Complication

3.      Resolution

4.      Reorientation/Coda

Language Feature Analysis:

No.	Language Feature Analysis	Number
1.	Past Tense	38
2.	Time Conjunction	8
3.	Adverb of Time	3
4.	Action Verb	15
5.	Character	7
6.	Direct Speech	3

1.      Past Tense

Examples:

(1)   One day, there was a queen sitting near a very beautiful window while tailoring and seeing the snow.

(2)   Accidentally, her finger was pierced by a sewing needle so that three drops of blood dripped out.

(3)   The drops of blood fell down on the snow.

(4)   The red color of the blood which was stuck in the white of the snow looked very pretty.

(5)   Suddenly the queen thought “If only i had a child whose skin were as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood”.

(6)   As the time went by, finally a queen gave birth of a very pretty princess whose skin was as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood.

(7)    The queen grew up as a very pretty and kind-hearted girl.

(8)    She was called Snow White.

(9)    However, when Snow White was about teenager, the queen died because of an illness.

(10)  After the queen’s death, the king married again. 

(11)  This new queen was wicked and hated Snow white. 

(12)  The queen gave orders that Snow White was to be treated as a servant.

(13)  Everyday the queen stood in front of her magic mirror while asking “Who is the most beautiful woman in the land?” and the mirror always answered, “You are the most beautiful one of all.”

(14)  The new queen asked the same question everyday and the mirror always answered the same thing.

(15)  But one day the mirror answered that the queen was so beautiful but Snow White was much more beautiful than the queen.

(16)  It made the queen so angry that she gave orders to one of her Huntsmen to take Snow White into the woods and kill her.

(17)  The Huntsman had such a kind heart that he couldn’t do the deed.

(18)   He told her to run away.

(19)   In her fleeing into the woods, she found a place in which seven dwarfs lived. 

(20)  Their house was small and strange.

(21)   Snow White entered the little house and found it very untidy.

(22)   Then, she started to clean up the entire house.

(23)   In the upstairs she found seven little beds.

(24)   She was so exhausted that she stretched out on one of the beds.

(25)  Not long after that, she was asleep on the bed.

(26)  When the Dwarfs came home they were surprised to find Snow White and after some argument, decided to let her stay. 

(27)  She promised to cook and look after them.

(28)  She lived there together happily.

(29)  Unfortunately, The Queen discovered the place where Snow White was living and disguising herself as a witch.

(30)  She then took a poisoned apple and set out for the Dwarfs cottage.

(31)   She gave Snow White the poisoned apple to eat and as soon as she bit the apple, she sank into unconsciousness.

(32)  Thinking she was dead, the Dwarfs built a glass coffin and put her in it.

(33)  For days she lay in the forest in her glass coffin. 

(34)  One day, the Prince was riding through the forest looking for Snow White and found her.

(35)   He leaned over and kissed her.

(36)   She opened her eyes and sat up with a smile.

(37)  Everyone was happy at that time. 

(38)  The Prince took Snow White to his palace where they were married and lived happily ever after.

2.       Time Conjunction

·        As à  As the time went by, finally a queen gave birth of a very pretty princess whose skin was as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood

·        Then à Then, she started to clean up the entire house.

·        After à After the queen’s death, the king married again.

·        After that à Not long after that, she was asleep on the bed

·        Accidentally à Accidentally, her finger was pierced by a sewing needle so that three drops of blood dripped out.

·        Suddenly à Suddenly the queen thought “If only i had a child whose skin were as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood”.

·        Finnally à finally the queen gave birth of a very pretty princess whose skin was as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood

·        While à One day, there was a queen sitting near a very beautiful window while tailoring and seeing the snow.        

3.      Adverb of time

·        Once day

·        Everyday

·        As the time went by

4.      Action Verb

·        Pierced

·        Entered

·        Married

·        Treated

·        Came

·        Stood

·        Opened

·        Kill

·        Put

·        Run

·        Kissed

·        Leaned

·        Sat up

·        Took

·        Told

5.      Direct Speech

a.       Paragraf 1, line 5 à Suddenly the queen thought “If only i had a child whose skin were as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood”.

b.      Paragraf 3, line 1 à Everiday the queen stood in front of her mirror while asking  “Who is the most beautiful woman in the land?”

c.       Paragraf 3, line 1à …., and the mirror always answered “You are the most beautiful one of all.

6.      Characters

The character of story is specific à Snow White

a.       Characters in story:

·        Snow White          

·        The Queen (Snow White’s Mother)

·        The King               

·        The Wicked Queen           

·        The Huntsman       

·        The Dwarfs

·        The Prince

b.      Setting: Kingdom, the forest, and seven dwarfs’s house.

c.       Moral value:  Envy will only bring disaster in the future. While a good person will get happiness and respect from the people around him.

7.      Resume

Suatu hari lahir seorang putri cantik yang kulitnya seputih salju dan bibirnya semerah darah, dia kemudian dipanggil Putri Salju. Namun saat Putri Salju tumbuh menjadi gadis remaja, Ratu meninggal karena sakit dan Raja menikah lagi. Ratu baru ini  jahat dan iri dengan kecantikan Putri Salju. Ratu jahat memerintahkan seorang pemburu untuk membawa Putri Salju ke hutan dan membunuhnya. Pemburu yang baik hati tidak bisa melakukan perbuatan tersebut. Dia menyuruh Putri Salju berlari. Di dalam hutan Putri Salju bertemu dengan para kurcaci, mereka tinggal bersama dan hidup bahagia. Ratu jahat yang tahu Putri Salju masih hidup datang ke rumah kurcaci yang menyamar sebagai nenek yang sudah tua, nenek itu memberi Putri Salju apel beracun untuk dimakan. Setelah menggigit apel beracun, Putri Salju jatuh pingsan. Berpikir Putri Salju sudah mati, para Kurcaci menaruhnya di dalam peti kaca. Suatu hari, seorang Pangeran sedang berkelana di hutan dan menemukan Putri Salju.  Dia membungkuk dan menciumnya. Putri Salju membuka matanya dan duduk sambil tersenyum. Semua orang senang. Pangeran lalu membawa Putri Salju ke istananya di mana mereka menikah dan hidup bahagia selamanya.

Putri Salju dan Tujuh Kurcaci

Pada suatu hari, seorang Ratu duduk di dekat jendela yang sangat indah sambil menjahit dan melihat salju yang turun. Tanpa sengaja jarinya tertusuk jarum jahit sehingga tiga tetes darah yang keluar dari jarinya. Darah tersebut berjatuhan di atas salju, warna merah yang menempel di atas putihnya salju, terlihat sangat cantik. Ratupun berpikir. ‘’Seandainya aku punya anak dengan kulit seputih salju dan bibir semerah darah.

Ratupun akhirnya, melahirkan seorang Putri yang sangat cantik yang kulitnya seputih salju dan bibirnya semerah darah. Sang putri tumbuh menjadi gadis yang sangat cantik, dan baik hati. Ia kemudian di panggil Putri Salju. Namun, ketika Putri Salju tumbuh menjadi gadis remaja, Sang Ratu meninggal karena sebuah penyakit. Setelah sang ratu meninggal, sang raja menikah lagi. Ratu baru ini jahat dan membenci Putri Salju. Sang ratu memerintahkan agar Putri Salju diperlakukan sebagai seorang pembantu.

Setiap hari sang ratu berdiri di depan cermin ajaib sambil bertanya " Siapa wanita paling cantik di negeri ini?" dan cermin ajaib itupun selalu menjawab, "Anda adalah yang paling cantik di antara semuanya." Sang ratu yang baru itu mengajukan pertanyaan yang sama setiap hari dan si cermin pun selalu menjawab hal yang sama. Tapi satu hari cermin menjawab bahwa ratu itu sangat cantik tapi Putri Salju jauh lebih cantik dari sang ratu. Hal itu membuat sang ratu sangat marah sehingga dia memberi perintah ke salah satu pemburu untuk membawa Putri Salju ke hutan dan membunuhnya.

Ternyata sang pemburu memiliki hati yang baik sehingga ia tidak bisa melakukan perbuatan tersebut. Ia mengatakan pada sang putri untuk kabur. Dalam pelariannya ke hutan, ia menemukan tempat di mana tujuh kurcaci tinggal. Tempat tinggal mereka kecil dan aneh . Sang Putri Salju memasuki rumah kecil tersebut dan tempat itu sangat berantakan. Kemudian, ia mulai membersihkan seluruh rumah. Di lantai atas ia menemukan tujuh tempat tidur kecil. Dia begitu letih sehingga dia berbaring di salah satu tempat tidur tersebut. Tidak lama setelah itu, dia tertidur di tempat tidur itu.

Ketika Kurcaci pulang mereka terkejut menemukan Putri Salju dan setelah berdialog, mereka memutuskan untuk membiarkan dia tinggal. Dia berjanji untuk memasak dan merawat mereka. Ia tinggal bersama di sana dengan bahagia.

Sayangnya, sang ratu menemukan tempat di mana Putri Salju tinggal dan menyamarkan dirinya menjadi penyihir. Kemudian ia mengambil apel beracun dan berangkat ke pondok sang kurcaci. Dia memberikan apel beracun tersebut ke pada Putri Salju untuk dimakannya dan seketika ia menggigit apel tersebut, ia jatuh pingsan.

Berpikir dia sudah mati, kurcaci membuat peti mati kaca dan menempatkan dia di dalamnya. Selama berhari-hari ia terbaring di hutan di dalam peti kacanya. Suatu hari, seorang pangeran berkelana ke hutan mencari Putri Salju dan menemukannya. Dia membungkuk dan menciumnya. Dia membuka matanya dan duduk dengan tersenyum . Semua orang senang pada saat itu. Pangeran membawa Putri Salju ke istananya di mana mereka menikah dan hidup bahagia selamanya.