Summary: | Ser! Ser! Plong! (SSP) is a panglipur wuyung novelette written by Suparto
Brata. In general, panglipur wuyung novelette can be interpreted as a love story
which contains leisure aspect. Panglipur wuyung novelette of SSP reflects the
behavior and habits of the leading figures in modern life, so as to reflect social
changes in the society.
This focused on the character and lifestyle which contained in the SSP
novelette and analyzed using narrative structure approach by Seymour Chatman.
Narrative structure is utilized to analyze the elements which contained in the story
such as character and characterization, plot, setting, sequence of events, the characters
association, and lifestyle changes on the figures contained therein.
It is shown that the actions of the characters and the setting changes is
important to build the plot. The flow of social change is shown and mainly occurs in
the lifestyle of the characters. Lifestyle changes are supported by dynamic setting of
space and time settings which shows the pattern of the lives of the characters who
undergo changes. The form of the changes indicated by the pattern of life of the rural
community that led to the habits of the metropolis and urban communities which
have a tendency to move towards a modern life .
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