SNOW WHITE : NARRATIVE TEXT AND THE STRUCTURE

Narrative text is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is the narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate the narrative through a process narration.

For example: 

SNOW WHITE

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her Aunt and Uncle because her parents were dead.

One day she heard her Uncle and Aunt talking about leaving Snow White in  the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they  didn’t  have  enough money to take Snow White.

Snow White did not want her Uncle and Aunt to do this so she decided it would be best if she ran away. The next morning she ran away from home when her Aunt and Uncle were having breakfast. She ran away into the woods.

Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw  the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, “what is your name?” Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.” 

Doc, one of the dwarfs, said, “If you wish, you may live here with us.” Snow White said, “Oh could I? Thank you.”Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story, and Snow White and the 7 dwarfs lived happily ever after.

Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.

Complication : Where the problems in the story developed. 

Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved.

Re-orientation/Coda : This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists  of  a  moral  lesson,  advice  or  teaching  from  the writer.