ASALAMUALAIKUM WR . WB The Traveler and The Four Young Man Grup II : •Yogi munandar •Kaswan Hermawan •Indra Galuh A.L
Jun 26, 2015
ASALAMUALAIKUM WR . WB
The Traveler and The Four Young Man
Grup II :
•Yogi munandar
•Kaswan Hermawan
•Indra Galuh A.L
THE TRAVELER AND THE FOUR YOUNG MAN
A
uthor : Harold Courlander
T
heme : Dishonestly
PLOT
E
xposition : The four young men saw a traveler who was
traveling from one city to another and had stopped in their village
for rest and a meal.
R
ising Action : The Four young men was envy to the traveler,
because he wore an expensive clothes. They try to get his clothes
and they would challenge him to a contest. Each one would tell an
improbable adventure and, if any man doubted the truth of any
story, that man would become the slave of the storyteller.
C
limax : When the traveler told his
improbable adventure story to the four young men,
and they felt shocked to hear that story, and they
thought the traveler will be a winner of the contest.
F
alling Action : The four young tricksters couldn’t
say a word. They were in a hopeless position. If they
declared his story to be true they were admitting to
being his runaway servants. If they said the story
was false they would lose the contest and become his
slaves anyway. They hung their heads in silence.
R
esolution : The old traveler tied their
belongings into a bundle, threw them over his
shoulder and resumed his journey, leaving the four
young men standing naked and bewildered in the
village shop and the last the traveler become a
winner .
CHARACTER AND SETTING
Character • The traveler : Smart and patient• The first young men : careless and crafty• The second young men : careless and crafty• The third young men : careless and crafty• The fourth young men : careless and crafty
• the head of the village : Wise
Setting• Where: in the village shop ( the place where someone get rest
and meal ) • When : in the midday.
POINT OF VIEW AND MASSAGE
P
oint of view
This story the author uses “. The third persons point of view“
Message
We should be always honest in every situation and keep respect to
everyone especially to old men. And also don’t ever try to trick to others.
LANGUAGE STYLE
Cultural Context ;
a. Once there were four young men who passed their time
creating the most far-fetched and incredible tales.
( something impossible )
b. leaving the four young men standing naked and bewildered
in the village shop ( a place for get rest and meal / food)
c. Before I was even born my mother asked my father to pick
her some plums from the tree in front of their house ( a type of
fruit , usually dark-red or purple with a stone in the centre)
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND LINK TO THE REAL LIFE
Figurative languange
Alliteration : most far-fetched and
incredible tales.
Link to the real life
We should keep honest and always respect to
everyone, especially to old men.
SUMMARY
This story tell about a society life. It tell a traveler who
met the four young men. They were very tricky. They want to get
traveler clothes because he wore an expensive clothes by the
wrong way. They tried to trick the traveler. They would challenge
him to a contest. Each one would tell an improbable adventure
and, if any man doubted the truth of any story, that man would
become the slave of the storyteller. But, in fact the traveler is
smarter than what they have thought before. The end of the story
the traveler won the contest and leaved the Four young to
continue his journey.