Prose Assigment

Analyze of short story "The First Confession"

Groups:

1. Oktaviani Ika Amalia
2. Dewi Musfirotul Azizah
3. Aprilia Ariyanti
4. Shilvia Nur Qomariya
5. Kasista Kistiati

Setting of time in the Story “First Confession” By Frank O’Connor

1. Every Friday

2. When mother was at work

3. Every day to school at three

4. At the end of the elsson

5. Another day

6. When the priest looked round

7. The day the whole class went

8. But at three o’clock

9. On Saturday and be at the chapel

10. When she ha manoeuvred me down the long flight of steps to the chapel yard

11. Die in the night

12. It was my turn now

13. I can’t leave you out of my sight for a minute

14. Before I could even get to my feet to defend my self she bent down and gave me a clip across the ear

15. I don’t know will I get rid of you at all today

16. When I had time to think

17. After seven years would have more to tell than people that went every week

18. The next time, the priest steered me into the confession box

19.”Well, now,” he said,

20. After the shadow of the church

Setting of places:

1.       Ireland

2.       House

3.       Dinner time

4.       Restaurant

5.       Going home

6.       In the yard outside

7.       His bed

8.       Hospital

9.       Bishop

10.   Paradise

11.   Valley of the river

12.   Church

13.   Hell

14.   Beach

15.   Road

16.   Chapel yard

PLOT

The plot is chronological order.

Complement of plot:

1.       Exposition: the story is beginning from the Jacky’s grandpa died and his grandma came to live with his family.

2.       Raising act: when Jacky’s grandma cooked for dinner, Jacky didn’t touch it, and his sister Nora tried to make him. But he hid under table and took the bread knife for protection. From what he did, their family asked him to make his first confession. The teacher who will be teaching him before first confession is Mrs. Ryan but he didn’t like her.

3.       Climax: The way of Mrs. Ryan teaching made Jacky afraid of doing his first confession. He preferred to avoid it. Because he was afraid if he did his confession he will came to the hell, like what Mrs. Ryan said to him.

4.       Falling Act: When Jacky met the priest, he changed his mind about his first confession. The priest told him that first confession did not terrify like Mrs. Ryan said.

5.       Resolution: Jacky came to the church and made his first confession with the priest. And Nora accompanied him to make his first confession.

Elements of Plot

1.       Foreshadowing: “When Mother was at work and my grand mother made the dinner I wouldn’t touch it. Nora once tried to make me, but I hid under table from her an took the bread knife with me for protection.”

Basic Conflict

1.       Person VS Person

This story is closed plot; because the writer is give the resolution. Ending of this story is happy ending.

Characterization

1.       Jacky: He is naughty boy, difficult to receive the suggestion from old parent and he need attention from his family.
“. . . . . I don’t want to go to confession at all.”

2.       Nora:s0metime she is go0d pers0n and bad pers0n(round character)
“ Nora suddenly changed her tone. She became the raging malicious devil she really was.”

3.       M0m:patient

4.       Dad:quite pers0n

5.       Grandm0m:old w0man,impatient, discriminate.

6.       Mrs ryan:always tell scary st0ry to tightening the children.

7.       Pries: kind pers0n, give the lightness to jacky about religi0n.