ASALAMUALAIKUM WR . WB

The Traveler and The Four Young Man

Grup II :

•Yogi munandar

•Kaswan Hermawan

•Indra Galuh A.L

THE TRAVELER AND THE FOUR YOUNG MAN

A

uthor : Harold Courlander

T

heme : Dishonestly

PLOT

E

xposition : The four young men saw a traveler who was

traveling from one city to another and had stopped in their village

for rest and a meal.

R

ising Action : The Four young men was envy to the traveler,

because he wore an expensive clothes. They try to get his clothes

and they would challenge him to a contest. Each one would tell an

improbable adventure and, if any man doubted the truth of any

story, that man would become the slave of the storyteller.

C

limax : When the traveler told his

improbable adventure story to the four young men,

and they felt shocked to hear that story, and they

thought the traveler will be a winner of the contest.

F

alling Action : The four young tricksters couldn’t

say a word. They were in a hopeless position. If they

declared his story to be true they were admitting to

being his runaway servants. If they said the story

was false they would lose the contest and become his

slaves anyway. They hung their heads in silence.

R

esolution : The old traveler tied their

belongings into a bundle, threw them over his

shoulder and resumed his journey, leaving the four

young men standing naked and bewildered in the

village shop and the last the traveler become a

winner .

CHARACTER AND SETTING

Character • The traveler : Smart and patient• The first young men : careless and crafty• The second young men : careless and crafty• The third young men : careless and crafty• The fourth young men : careless and crafty

• the head of the village : Wise

Setting• Where: in the village shop ( the place where someone get rest

and meal ) • When : in the midday.

POINT OF VIEW AND MASSAGE

P

oint of view

This story the author uses “. The third persons point of view“

Message

We should be always honest in every situation and keep respect to

everyone especially to old men. And also don’t ever try to trick to others.

LANGUAGE STYLE

Cultural Context ;

a. Once there were four young men who passed their time

creating the most far-fetched and incredible tales.

( something impossible )

b. leaving the four young men standing naked and bewildered

in the village shop ( a place for get rest and meal / food)

c. Before I was even born my mother asked my father to pick

her some plums from the tree in front of their house ( a type of

fruit , usually dark-red or purple with a stone in the centre)

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND LINK TO THE REAL LIFE

Figurative languange

Alliteration : most far-fetched and

incredible tales.

Link to the real life

We should keep honest and always respect to

everyone, especially to old men.

SUMMARY

This story tell about a society life. It tell a traveler who

met the four young men. They were very tricky. They want to get

traveler clothes because he wore an expensive clothes by the

wrong way. They tried to trick the traveler. They would challenge

him to a contest. Each one would tell an improbable adventure

and, if any man doubted the truth of any story, that man would

become the slave of the storyteller. But, in fact the traveler is

smarter than what they have thought before. The end of the story

the traveler won the contest and leaved the Four young to

continue his journey.