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Narrative Structure in the novel The Body by Stephen King

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This research focuses on the narrative structure that appeared in the novel The Body by Stephen King through Vladimir Propp's narrative structure perspective. This research applied gualitative method with the aims of describing the narrative functions and spheres of actions found in the novel and why the others are absent. The result shows that there are eleven from thirty-one narrative functions founded in the novel and they are: absentation, villainy, beginning counteraction, the first function of the donor, provision on a magical agent, departure, guidance, struggle, the hero's reaction, return, and victory, the other twenty narrative functions were absent due to the absent of princess, false hero, and the dispatcher spheres of actions. It also shows there are four from seven Spheres of actions founded in the novel: villain, hero, donor, and helper, the other three spheres of actions were absent for the reason that they were usually only found in folktales. The conclusion is only eleven narrative functions and four of Spheres of actions can be found in the novel.

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BSI-2022-MUH n

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x, 47 hlm.: ilus; 30 cm.

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English

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Narrative Structure
Seven Spheres of Actions
The Body
Thirty-one Narrative Functions
Vladimir Propp

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