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Selasa, 18 Januari 2011

Marmut Merah Jambu By: Raditya Dika


This novel is one of the famous novel in indonesia. This novel tell about "LOVE". what Love does it mean.
this novel is base on the experience of Raditya Dika. Most of the story is about his love. from junior high school until now.
this novel is good novel baceuse, this is a funny novel. so that we can enjoy it feel comfortable to read it specially teenagers.  But in this case, novel of raditya dika is sad novel and he is one of the unlucky boy, when his girl friend think that he is a Guy or his face ugly. But in this case radiya can brings or represent of his novel in another style, Funny style. so we can enjoy it.

The Ugly Duckling By : Hans Christian Andersen


This story about a family of duck. whih is in their family there is one different duck, the different one is very ugly. so the ugly duck is not comfortable live with them and sometime he got offended from others. So finally, born as a ugly, the duck have to go and got some journey to find the identity. after that he got identity when the duck growth be a swan. so the conclusion is actually the ugly duckling is not a duck but a swan. and the ugly duck felt comfortable and he can accept in his community with swans.
This story is the same with story in indonesia " Itik Buruk Rupa". actually this short story is very relate with the author biography. The author is a guy  so the relation is he will felt comfortable if he with their community. the duck is ugly in duck community but beautiful in swans, because it is the real.

A Clean Well And Lighted Place By: Ernest Hemmingway


A clean well and lighted place is one of the famous works of him. this short story tell about a old man which always go to cafe and always got drunk. one night he go to a cafe which is it is his favorite cafe. and at that time in cafe there are two waiter there is old and young waiter. young waiter hate the old mn very much because the old man always got drunk in a cafe until midnight. it is very distrub of time of the young waiter to get a sleep with his wife. and after that to make the old man not comfortable he clean the table and after that the old man go from cafe after pay the cost.
the old waiter angry/dissapoented with the young waiter. because he can felt the same with the old man. he said that this cafe better for him than a Bar , because the old man need a clean and well and lighted place like this cafe. beside that he dont have wife. or lonelyness.
* i think this short story tell us about the differentiation between the Young man The old man 
and we can see the picture above the differentiate between the old man and the sea. The young waiter have works and not lonely, while the old man is lonely.

Hansel and Gretel By : Brothers grims


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The story of Hansel and Gretel is one of many tales written by the brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, who
lived in Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. Their famous collection of Tales for Pupils and the
Home (1812) brought together for the first time in print, more than 200 stories handed down through
generations by word of mouth. Indeed, although Hansel and Gretel blends many of the characteristics
traditionally associated with fairy tales, this story is best considered a ‘folk tale’. As such, and in keeping with
the genre of the folk tale, the story of Hansel and Gretel centers on the clash between good and bad and an
ultimate victory for justice.
SUMMARY

Hansel and gretel was one of the famous fairy tales created by grims brothers. Hansel and gretel tells of the plight of a young brother and sister abandoned in a forest by their wicked stepmother. The pupils are led by a magic bird to a little house in the forest, made of cake and candy. However, the house belongs to an evil witch who
wishes to eat the children. . On returning home with the treasure, they find that their wicked stepmother has gone. A joyful reunion with their father and their new wealth gives the story a happy ending.

Senin, 17 Januari 2011

The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemmingway

Novel of “The Old Man and the Sea” is a story about a struggle of a old man in the sea to get a big fish, the name of fish is Marlin. The name of the old man is Santiago. In this novel Santiago described as a loneliness man. His wife was died, he doesn’t have children and he is a closed man. He only accompanied by a child his name is Manolin. He have a dreams that he will get a big fish in 85 day. After he had gone eighty-four days without taking a fish in the Gulf Stream.
And after that he go to sailing on the sea to get a big fish alone. Actually his friend Manolin wants to accompany Santiago to sailing, but Santiago doesn’t want it. And he goes to the sea alone. On the sea he looked turtle, dolphins and others. After that, he feel that his fish hook get a pressure. And after that he looks it. And he realizes it is Marlin. And he try defeat the fish. And he can defeat the fish in a few days. But the blood of the fish was mixed with the water on the sea. So that make shark come to Santiago boat. And the shark attack Santiago but in a few days Santiago can defeat them. But, Santiago can’t keep his fish. Because he have to cut his fish and throw to the shark. And finally, he only can bring head of the Marlin. And he can show to other people that he is still strong and brave.