Kamis, 09 Juni 2016
My
Journal
Short
Stories Course on Third Semester
Diyon Prayudi
3B
1125030076
Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic
University
Bandung 2013
Meeting 1, 20th
September 2013
INTRODUCE
“Syllabus”
Before Mr. Dian Nurrachman become our
lecture in Short Story Course we had taught by Mr. Uday and we had discussed about Syllabus of Short Story
Course, and as long as twice meeting we had studied with Mr. Uday.
And before the schedule was changed I
had meet Mr. Dian with all chief of classes. We had talked about changed of
schedule of Short Story Course and Mr. Dian was defined why this is happened.
Then, after discussed schedule for class “B” changed to Friday at fourth times.
And now the time to our class with
Mr. Dian and us discuss about syllabus and all about learning. Introducing
syllabus but not introduce himself because we were knew who is he.
Mr. Dian said that we have three
absent especially the chance to absent as long as his course and we have to
arrangement when we want to used it.
And one topic whose interesting me
for study hard is when Mr. Dian talked that he never try again to explain the
syllabus in the next time and if there are students who asked about the
syllabus so, he never answered.
Then, any assignment and others
activities which we do and finishing every week or meeting as:
1. Make a journal.
2. Reading the material
according the syllabus.
3. Bring data source (Books
base).
4. The discussion in the
class.
5. And other else.
I think Mr. Dian was explains very
clear about this first meeting and we hadn’t confused whatever have to doing by
us. Oh, I almost forget that if we haven’t the material or guide book which has
been copied at “Arifa” we not allowed to enter and following studying and also
if we haven’t read before for the material as syllabus we also can’t to enter.
Meeting 2,
27th September 2013
“Narrative
Technique”
Today we are learning short stories again. Last
meeting we have learned syllabus and a little of about historical about short
stories. Short stories is effect from busier the people when the last 17
century but just as a public social and also effect from the industrial. Short
stories are beginning when 19 century, any reason why the short stories
beginning when 19 century, because people haven’t time to read novel which
needed any time.
Many people who offered to public
media to write stories that’s able to read just a few minutes. It’s a reason
the short stories born. But, for this week I was not reading Richard Connell:
“The Most Dangerous Game” and Richard Ford: “Under the Radar” as the material
for we discussed in the class.
Before talked about the studying
material I will be explain about something I had accepted in the class by my
notes. Mr. Dian was explained “Narrative Technique” and part of the narrative
technique as:
Story and progressive plot
1. Event (s) is the keys to
comprehensive a plot (one sentence reflexed news)
2. Story is arrangement of
event (story is chronological, rough material exactly will be not plot yet)
3. Plot is a wave ripples
analogy (each part of plot is event)
4. Part of plot is story (The
primary of principle in a plot is “causality and cause-effect)
Plot almost same with Story, but not
same with it for example (Clue of story “So, Then” and Clue of Plot is
“Questions and Reason”).
The
Construction of Plot
Beginning Middle Ending
Aristotle’s
And then, after he explained this
material we made group (three group) according numbering at the time (just 1-3)
and we had gotten job for discussed “The Most Dangerous Games” and I don’t knew
because I haven’t read before studying.
I am lucky man because I am in group
with someone is smartest in the class. I helped and very easier to discussing
it. But, although I haven’t read I had knew that main topic of the text because
I used the technique of second semester is “scanning and skimming” and that is
very helpful to me and I can give contributed for my group.
Meeting 3,
04th October 2013
Today, we are studying short story
course together in this class. As usually the study is beginning with explain
from Mr. Dian Nurachman as lecture.
Firts story is “An Occurence at Owl
Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce and second story is “A Rose for Emily” by
William Faulkner. Before beginning
the discussion we have divided two group, group one and two. And for the first
group is me and my friends and the second group is my friends also (because we
are classmate).
I had discussed about “An Occurence at
Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce for the first group and “A Rose for Emily”
by William Faulkner.
And accidental I have the first group.
As usually I have not read before, actually jus read a little of from the text.
But, as usually again I used skimming and scanning.
An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge is
story about war, and it happened at korea. And this story is also tell about
public civil who has mixed up with this war.
This story beginning from a man stood
upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water
twenty feet below. So, it is quite how scared in this story for Farquhar who to
be hostage from sildiers of enemy and aslo their (shoulders) want to kill him.
In the second paragraph beyond one of
the sentinels nobody was in sight; the railroad ran straight away into a forest
for a hundred yards, then curving, was lost to view.
So, we will be find the meaning from each
paragraph just from main topic. And we will be expand main topic to be more
large again. The main of topic is story about war whom Farquhar to be hostage
and he want to escape from the souldiers and meet with his family but it is
nothing because it only images.
In the end of story is the interested
from Farquhar at the first or beginning who give drink and some of foods for
soldiers but in the end Farquhar to be hunted fro the soldiers and to be the
enemy of the soldiers.
For the second group has been discussed “A
Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. I know just a little of from this story
because I had focused to our group.
But, Mr. Dian Nurrachman had
talked about this story. This story have an relation of development of
government because the industrial revolusi. And I topic whose interesting me
that this story is only conversation of the neighbors from Emily whom she not
obey to government and the end she was death.
I think this story is interested because
the author can make this story by more variation who can give enjoyable and not
boring to the reader.
And then both of them tell story in the
past (I think) because I am not know nearly about this story. But, whatever I
can see from date above page of this story.
So, well for the next meeting will be
interested if we are together to discussing more enjoable and more confidence
to share all abotu of this story in front of our class.
Meeting 4,
11th October 2013
Not
arrived because I was get back to my sweet home (BEKASI)
Meeting 5, 18th October 2013
“Point
of view”
Today we are discussing about point of
view. As usually Mr. Dian Nurrachman explained before. And I am going to write down
from my notes.
Point of view, in this case the author
or the writer very influence within story. And then point of view divide two
part:
1.
The same experience
The same
experience, but will be different if told again. In this case is the same
experience as for example, there are two students who following the program of
faculty, and then they have to told again in front of class, but one of them
not same in their story.
2.
Different manner
So, point of
view is who tells the story and how the story itself is told.
Point of view and narrative theory, some
technical forms:
1.
Author is the real person who compose the story
2.
Narrator is a person their in or outside the story, who
tells the story and from him the story gets told.
3.
Narrative is the story itself or something which is told
4.
Narratee is the explicit or implied person or audience to
whom the narrator adresses the narrative
Common technique in point of view
1.
First person (can be author or narrator)
2.
Third person (not participant in story)
Third person can
be divide two part, the first is third person limited and then third person
omnicient, and not anly both of them, anymore one as third person is third
person objective.
Then, we are beginning to discuss two
stories. But, today is different with the day before because we are together
here (A class and B class) and also increasing with D class.
So, before discuss beginning we have
divided to be four groups with different class to be united of class.
Two group discussing the same story
for same questions. A Clean, Well-Lighted will be discuss by first and second
groups. A&P will be discussed by third and fourth group.
We have instruction to find who is
author and to compare attitude of the figure or narrator itself. We are
analyzing together everyone search of purposes in text. There isn’t class A or
B here and also D class.
We have just fifteen minute to searching all
of instruction from Mr. Dian. After we have answered the crew of group divided
to believe to me to make presentation in front of other groups.
Time is over and then the delegation
of each groups perform, include of me. All groups has been so clearly to discussed
for assignment who given from our teacher.
And so am I, I can’t to make a
mistake for explain this story “A Clean, Well-Lighten” and really it is good,
we able to explained this story so well.
So, next week will more interest than
now.
Meeting 6,
25th October 2013
The Variety
of Characters and Characterization
1.
Characters
a.
As reader, we come to care to
fictional character. The imagery people that which author create to inhabit the
story
b.
Well-wrought fictional characters
come alive for us when we read, and they are real enough to live in our
memories long after their stories have ended
c.
Fictional characters process the
kind of reality that dreams have, a reality no less intense for being imagined
d.
Fictional character can be
approached with the same concern with which we approach real people
e.
We need to observe their actions,
listen to what they say and how they say it
2.
Classification of characters
a.
Major or main character (an
important figure)
b.
Minor or peripheral character ( one
or more secondary)
c.
Round or dynamic character (present
with more figure or always changes)
d.
Plot or static character (usually
her only one)
And
then for description about “protagonist and antagonist” is “hero” for
protagonist and “anti-hero” for antagonist.
3.
Characterization
a.
Showing or dramatic technique
b.
Telling narrative technique
It is the
last discussion before midterm and Mr. Dian have not explained more because he
is sick.
Tomorrow we
will be discussion by group. And we have divided our class to be twelve groups.
Then I and Ayu Pratiwi Ulfah to be partner in sixth group to discussing about
James Baldwin “Sonny’s Blues”
Meeting 7,
01th November 2013
Mid Test
Meeting 8, 06th November
2013
The Use of Figurative Language:
Metaphor, Metonymy, Simile and Symbol on (“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel
Hawthorne and “The Palatski Man” by Stuart Dybek)
Today I have to follow (G Class)
because on Friday I become committee of EXOLISTICS (Extra Ordinary Orientation
Literature and Linguistic Student). On Tuesday, I was preparing schedule for Wednesday
wish I can follow other class for Short Stories Course.
There are not many stories that I can
tell again because I was follow the other class. But, I can compare my class
and other class. In this class I think discussion have not interested than my
class. I know that I have friendship with their class. But this real if I
cannot find comfortable if following the other class.
The stories tell about religion. Two
of them talk about religion. Religion is about puritan’s religion. The first
one explain of group one I still understand because they explained by bahasa
and mix with English conversation. However, for the second one I rather
understand because of the group second explained by English conversation
although there is someone who uses bahasa when she explains.
Meeting 9, 15th November
2013
Mr. Dian is not come in the class
today. He is send message to me that he is not come and he want to us to move
next week to be double meeting. I have to confirm to all that our lecture is
not come and we have not met today.
In fact we have discussed about Edgar
Allan Poe “The Cask of Amontillado” and Flannery O’Connor “Good Country” today.
Meeting 10, 22th November
2013
Edgar Allan Poe “The Cask of
Amontillado” Flannery O’Connor “Good Country People”
This page has been cut said Mr. Dian
in him explained. Because this book is not complete when print. I think is not
good for my feel today. I do not know what happen with me. I cannot to focus
when my friends explain their presentation like Asep Saipul Muhtadi who
explains the material; I can not to concern with my mind.
I have my poetry when I try to concern
with course. I write down in my note. I am going to focus again when I wrote my
entire mind in the paper. All right! I have concern in my mind.
I have not in my note. I write down
in my paper. The story of Edgar Allan Poe talks about romanticism, terror
(questioning life as the world consist of dark and dark). This story many talks
about figurative of speech like irony (we will go back, your health is
gracious). There are many figurative of a speech.
For discuss about Flannery O’ Connor
talk about postmodernist doubt that is internal conflicts and questioning life
as it should be. One more again, I have not too focused today. My reason is
nothing. However, I can understand this story when I ask to my friends in the
class. Before, we finished this class. Mr. Dian gives us the result of our mid
test. I have good score. I am very glad when I see my score. I think enough for
my story today.
Meeting 11, 29th November
2013
Joseph Conrad “The Lagoon” and James
Baldwin “Sonny’s Blues
I think I will be performs yesterday.
Because I remember that Mr. Dian is going to double meeting for meeting tenth.
However, it is against with my mind and the real that Mr. Dian’s sense is we
will have increased time in the same week.
However, we are going to obey of our
lecture. In the end, I have time to presentation today. I and ayu is one group
who talk about Sonny’s Blues. We have looking for some of reference on
internet. We have comprehended to the material. I have an obligation to find
biography of the author then ayu has an obligation to understanding the story.
I think we are best partner because we have realized to our job.
Eneng’s group is the first one who
will be presentation in front of class with their topic is Joseph Conrad “The
Lagoon”. They talk about racism and ethnic. The story talks about white man and
black man. They are same with my group who talk about racism and ethnic, talk
about suffer and discrimination.
Time is arrives to us for
presentation our job. I as moderator and Ayu as the narrator of the text beside
me help her if she cannot to handle it. I am very confident today. The firstly
I feel nervous. With confident we are beginning this section. Then ayu is
explains with fluently and hope the other can understand.
My topic is talk about genre music,
humanistic, life, family, racism, ethnic and something different at United State
America.
Meeting 12, 06th December
2013
John Steinbeck “The Chrysanthemums”
and Anjana Appachana “Her Mother” and Rudyard Kipling “The Gardener”
We are usually study at auditorium of
faculty on Friday at 13.00 a clock. However, we are here at faculty 3b to study
short stories course for the twelfth meeting.
We had performed just two groups
yesterday. We have performed three groups today. The first group is talk about
bad relationship between couples of married who have not happiness. The husband
is very busy with his job and as if he never acknowledges his wife. In this
story his wife was falling in love with other men although the man is not rich.
Character in story is Eliza and Henry, and also Thinker (other men).
Gender issue in this story is below:
1. Feminism (traditional
women)
2. Frustration
3. Pathetic victim by men
4. The chrysanthemum
I thing this story has something that
discrimination with gender. Men always get their jobs and women have not it.
The second group talks about
relationship between mother and her child. According to the topic “Her Mother”
this story talk about mother of child who school at United State America. I had
forgotten that figure comes from Indian. The culture of Indian is cannot to cut
their hair (for Indian’s women is very important).
The third group is talks about “The
Gardener”. I have not focused in this subject because I had tired. Increasing
this story very difficult to understand and a presentation is not clear. I
think not only me who cannot to understand. However, I have noted in my
notebook as below:
Character of the story is Helen,
Michael, George and other. The real of gardener on this story is an employee of
garden, father’s Michael or Jesus Christ. The author is Kipling as the writer
on 19 century who has experience about war (world war 1 and 2) and when United
Kingdom has the greatest in Europe.
I think enough for my journal today. I
have happiness because I can see her do best presentation.
Meeting 13, 13th December
2013
Chinua Achebe “A Civil Peace”, James
Joyce “The Boarding House” and Kate Chopin “The storm”
We are discussing three stories
today. I had known about A Civil Peace and The Storm. A Civil Peace in Survey
of English Contemporary I had presentation in front of class and that is my
job. I had known that is talk about is. The storm I had known on first semester
in Introduction to Literary Analysis by Mr. Nurkholis. So, I can understand
about that story.
The boarding house is one of them
which I am not know because today. The boarding house talks about reality life.
Talk about money, talk about sex, and dishonest. Character in the story is Mrs.
Mooney, Doran and Polly. Doran and Polly have a relationship. Then Mrs. Mooney
asked to them to get married because their relationship.
I am feel something who is different
today. We almost finish our course on third semester for short story course.
Next week we are going to final examination. I hope we will get the best score
for this semester. I hope that so much. I am going to say thanks for my lecture
(Mr. Dian Nurachman), thanks so much for your knowledge. I cannot understand
about story because of you. I can comprehend about the stories. I feel glade in
this section and in this class when we were discussing about course.
