Arguments for Academic Writing

1. Reading Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers influences students to create the same school atmosphere as in the story.
2. Darrell Rivers’ characterization triggers readers with the same characterization to build the same condition as hers.
3. Structuralism contained in the story triggers the same structuralism in the reality life of the readers.

Essay

CHARACTER AND CHARACTERIZATION IN ENID BLYTON’S  FIRST TERM IN MALORY TOWER

By: Pustaka Sari (2211412053)

STATE UNIVERSITY OF SEMARANG

2014

I.                   INTRODUCTION

Character is an obligatory element included in a literary work. Not to mention, this is a must-have element in a fiction, as fiction itself is one kind of literary works. Besides character and its characterization, elements such as theme, plots, moral value, setting are also included in a fiction. However, for this essay, the one for the highlight is the character and its characterization in a fiction.

Character is a participant in the story, and is usually a person, but may be any personal identity, or entity whose existence originates from a fictional work or performance¹. This element is divided into some kinds, which are:

1.      Point-of-view character: The character from whose perspective (theme) the audience experiences the story. This is the character that represents the point of view the audience empathizes, or at the very least, sympathizes with. This is the "Main" Character in most cases, but not necessarily.

2.      Protagonist: The driver of the action of the story and therefore responsible for achieving the story's Objective Story Goal (the surface journey). In western storytelling tradition the Protagonist is usually the main character.

3.      Antagonist: A person, or a group of people (antagonists) who oppose the main character, or main characters. The Antagonist rarely succeeds the end of the book/series.

4.      Static character: A character who does not significantly change during the course of a story.

5.      Dynamic character: A character who undergoes character development during the course of a story.

6.      Foil: The character that contrasts to the protagonist in a way that illuminates their personality or characteristic.

7.      Supporting character: A character that plays a part in the plot, but is not major

8.      Minor character: A character in a bit/cameo part.

This element becomes the most interesting of the discussion since by digging up much more information about the characters, in this case is the characters in First Term at Malory Towers, really the readers will know what they get after reading the novel itself. By giving them the more deep evaluation about its characters, the anticipation of people can be raised. So that they are encouraged to know more about this novel written by Enid Blyton. This becomes the basic start to explain more about the characters in the novel.

The next thing to be discussed about is about the methods of developing characters. Readers can do this by understanding some of this ways:

1.      Appearance, which explains or describes the character's outward appearance so the readers can picture them, and identify them relative to other characters.

2.      Dialogue, which is what characters say and how they say it.

3.      Action, which is what characters do and how they do it.

4.      Reaction, which of others is how other characters see and treat a main character.

For further, there are three main topic should be elaborated more in this essay. First is on how reading this novel influences students of the same setting to create the same school atmosphere as in the story. For the next topic is how one character named Darrell Rivers triggers the readers with the same condition as her to build the same self-reflection. Lastly, it is about the structuralism made by the author of this novel is depicted in the reality life as well. These point will be explained further in the following chapters.

II.                TOPIC SENTENCE 1

Reading Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers influences students to create the same school atmosphere as in the story. It is not a judgment as an opinion, but really happens in the reality life as is depicted in the real life of some of the students. Some of students, girls mostly, read this book as their way to spend their leisure times. As the readers, they feel how the school in their real life is created not in the same way as Darrell and Sally’s school. This leads them to be the doppelganger of one of the character in the story, mostly they then will choose Darrell as their major role example.

The readers feel how Darrell live her school life monotonously at the beginning of the story which they can know how their life in their school was the same as hers in the beginning. By using this example, then the next is that how Darrell’s life triggers the readers’ life is really approved for the next topic. The readers then understand why Darrell and her friends want to make the life of their school to be more colorful, which is then added by some little attraction made by themselves. These attraction becomes the super powerful magnet for the readers to do the same thing, some of them are the same but mostly it is just almost-to-be, in order to make the same colorful atmosphere in their school.

This simple evidence of thought is clearly because of the statement coming from...

III.             TOPIC SENTENCE 2

Darrell Rivers’ characterization triggers readers with the same characterization to build the same condition as hers. As what has been mentioned above that Darrell does give such impact towards the readers. This is because of her major role in the story. The major role indirectly leads the readers to like the character of Darrell and then triggers them to do the same mirroring towards Darrell. Mostly, those readers also will think that they are the Darrell in their own life.

This can be clearly seen in a reader with the same perspective as Darrell has. Darrell is so annoying because of her sudden-burst anger since she cannot control it. Though, she has the good characterization as in the novel it is said that Darrell then befriends with a lot of people for her straightforward side and her high integrity for Malory Towers. Not to mention, in the end she gets Sally Hopes’ attention to be her only best friend. The author indirectly pushes the readers to make the same alliance for their own characters to be the exact same as Darrell has. For getting the same image of themselves, then the readers are pushed to hope that they can be blessed as Darrell gets in the story.

The influence of the major role character in a story is clearly mentioned once by...

IV.             TOPIC SENTENCE 3

Structuralism contained in the story triggers the same structuralism in the reality life of the readers. This next point is about how in the reality, students are divided into some groups as the same depicted in the story of First Term in Malory Towers. They are separated because of their perspectives, their behaviors, their abilities, etc. Actually, this is the peak of the topic should be discussed because no matter the author wants to describe about it by giving the readers about the symbolism of inequality, readers are blinded to know it by their hearts. They just know that the structuralism in the reality nowadays are the best.

Despite the fact that the author are also agree in the structuralism in the reality life, she wants to know how she can change it in a story. This is how the author writes about in the story. The readers know well that Gwendoline is a character should be avoided since she is sassy, and spoiled rich girl. It is like how in our surounding, a girl with a sassy, spoiled-look will come along with her ability of money. However, the author also wants to tell the readers how those spoiled rich girls are actually those who have problems in the society life. By telling this, Blyton wants the readers to destroy the strong wall encycling the structuralism of spoiled rich girls and wants the readers to enter the wall with a new structuralism itself that spoiled rich girls are also lonely girls. This is depicted how in our society actually they are abandoned by their own parents.

The participation of structuralism in the story in order to describe the surrounding conditions is permanently said by...

V.                CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

Thus, in by saying, the conclusion is that how the First Term in Malory Towers novel depicts the life of the readers as it can be seen in the characters and their characterizations as well. As what it is told in the first topic, that it gives more strong values towards the students. It comes to this conclusion since the novel itself tries to describe the students’ life in a women boarding school. The atmosphere is almost the same in the recent life, how students in the schools create a life the same as Darrell and friends’ style. Not to mention, how the structural life in the recent days are the same is depicted in the story as well. Another stronf point about the good advantages grabbed from this story is that about how Blyton’s style to make the readers with the same characterization as Darrell Rivers, then she triggers them to be the same as Darrell in facing their reality life. By the hope that those people can find the problem solving of their problems by only understanding the story and also its characters only. This becomes the conclution that the novel itself is rich of healing towards the readers with the same characterization in the real life as well.

Translation 5

KINDS OF TRANSLATION

According to Larson (1984: 15) translation is classified into two main types, namely form-based translation and meaning-based translation. Forms-based translation attempts to follow the form of the source language (SL) and it is known as literal translation, while meaning-based translation makes every effort to communicate the meaning of the SL text in the natural forms of the receptor language. Such translation is called idiomatic translation. A literal translation sounds like nonsense and has little communication value (Larson, 1984: 15). The literal translation can be understood if the general grammatical form of the two languages is similar. Larson (1984: 16) says that idiomatic translations use the natural forms of the receptor language both in the grammatical constructions and in the choices of lexical items. A truly idiomatic translation does not sound like translation. It sounds like it was written originally in the receptor language. Therefore, a good translator will try to translate idiomatically. This is his/her goal.

Catford (1978: 21) divides the three aspects of translation differently, those are: extent, level, and ranks.

Based on the extent, the types of translation are:

1. Full translation, it is a type of translation in which the entire SL text is reproduced by the TL text materials.
2. Partial translation, there are only some parts of the SL text to be translated into the TL text.

In terms of level, the types of translation are:

1. Total translation, the TL material replaces all levels of the SL text.
2. Restricted translation, it is the replacement of SL textual material with equivalent TL material at only one level; whether at the phonological level, graphological level, or at the level of grammar and lexis.

In terms of rank, translation is divided into:

1. Rank-bound translation, it means that the selection of TL text equivalent is limited at only one rank, such as word-for-word equivalence, morpheme-for-morpheme equivalence, etc.
2. Unbounded translation, it can move freely up and down the rank-scale.

Based on the purposes of translation, Brislin in Choliludin (2007: 26-30) categorizes translation into four types, namely:

1. Pragmatic translation: it refers to the translation of a message with an interest in accuracy of the information that was meant to be conveyed in the SL form and it is not conveyed with other aspects of the original language version. Example: the translation of the information about repairing a machine.
2. Aesthetic-poetic translation: it refers to translation in which the translator takes into account the affect, emotion, and feeling of an original version, the aesthetic form used by the original author, as well as any information in the message. Example: the translation of sonnet, rhyme, heroic couplet, dramatic dialogue, and novel.
3. Ethnographic translation: its purpose is to explicate the cultural context of the SL and TL versions. Translators have to be sensitive to the way words are used and must know how the word fits into cultures. Example: the use of the word ‘yes’ versus ‘yeah’ in America.
4. Linguistic translation: is concerned with equivalent meanings of the constituent morphemes of the SL and grammatical form. Example: language in a computer program and translation machine.

In his famous essay, On Linguistic Aspect of Translation, Jacobson in Leonardi (2000) identifies three kinds of translation: intralingual translation (monolingual translation), interlingual translation (bilingual or multilingual translation), and intersemiotic translation (verbal sign into non-verbal sign). Intralingual translation refers to a translation in which verbal signs are interpreted by means of other signs of the same language. It happens within the same language (monolingual). Interlingual translation is the one which refers to different languages whether it is bilingual or multilingual. Intersemiotic translation refers to an interpretation of verbal signs by means of other signs of non-verbal sign systems.

Translation 4

Metaphors
Metaphors link two unrelated things that are not normally linked. This linking does not create an open, or simple, comparison. Instead, it creates a hidden one where you are saying something is equal to something else, even though the two are clearly not the same thing. Consider the following example:

Example:

1. Max is a pig when he eats.
2. You are my sunshine.
3. It’s raining cats and dogs.
4. Even a child could carry my dog around for hours. He is a feather.
5. He is the Tiger Woods of his golf team.

Similes
Like metaphors, similes connect two unrelated things. Unlike metaphors, a simile connection is not the equivalent of an equal sign. Instead, it is meant to highlight a similarity and suggest that one thing is like another. This connect is an open, simple one. Similes are normally identified by the word “like” or “as.” See the below examples:

Example:

1. During the awful, horrifying accident, he remained as cool as a cucumber. (as cool as a cucumber to be calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation.)
2. As he never ate much, his arms were as thin as a rake. (as thin as a rake very thin)
3. That devilish monkey which stole my banana was as bold as brass! (as bold as brass very brave and confident; not afraid to say what you feel or take risks.)
4. The old man's beard is as thorny as a rose bush; I won't touch it! (as thorny as a rose bush very thorny.)
5. He washed his face until it was as smooth as glass. (as smooth as glass very smooth)
6. After finding a bag full of jewels, the young man's eyes looked as bright as the moon. (as bright as the moon very bright.)

Idioms
Idioms have no defining rules. They are, however, phrases that mean something other than the words that create them. Phrases that are common in everyday language and have figurative meanings that are widely understood are idioms. The literal meanings make no sense. Many idioms are also considered cliches because they are used so frequently. If you are using idioms in a written piece, try to avoid those that are overused unless you feel one is absolutely necessary to the purpose of your words. Consider the following example:

Example:

1. She wants to play it by ear. (The idiom is “play it by ear,” and the figurative meaning is to improvise instead of making set plans.)
2. He's been chasing his tail all week collecting data but the report is still not ready. (Spending a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but actually achieving too little.)
3. The boss examined my report with a fine tooth comb before submitting it to the senior management. (Examining something carefully to not miss out any details.)
4. To ensure a successful product launch, we must get our ducks in a row. (Getting your things well organized.)
5. Now that we have compeleted all the legal formalities, let's get the show on the road. (Putting up a plan or idea into action.)
6. Audition test was conducted by the director to separate sheep from goats. (Examining a group of people and deciding their suitability.)

Translation 3

1. Transference
    Example: - His name is Tiger Woods. --- Namanya Tiger Woods.
                  - I want to meet Mr. Black. --- Saya ingin menemui Pak Black.

2. Naturalization
    Example: - The economy of Indonesia is developing. --- Ekonomi Indonesia masih berkembang.
                  -You have to copy this by using photo copy machine. --- Kamu harus menyalin ini dengan menggunakan mesin foto kopi.

3. Cultural equivalent
    Example: -Ashanty did the baby shower in a hotel. --- Ashanty melakukan acara selapanan di sebuah hotel.
                  -The only transportation in this village is a carriage. --- Satu-satunya alat transportasi di desa ini adalah andong.

4. Functional equivalent, example: 

5. Descriptive equivalent
    Example: -Before Ramadhan, a month when all Moslem people do fasting, comes, doing such a naughty things are allowed.
                  -I saw Marc Marquez, one of Repsol Honda Team's riders, in Mall Pondok Indah yesterday.

6. Componential analysis, example: 

7. Synonym
    Example: -She is in blue. --- Dia sedang sedih.
                  -This toilet is out of order. --- Kakus ini sedang rusak.

8. Through translation
    Example: -Clarissa did meet her friends in New Year's Eve. --- Clarissa bertemu teman-temannya di Malam Tahun Baru.
                  -I get the Pandora Box only by kicking the Giant's eyes. --- Aku mendapatkan Kotak Pandora hanya dengan menendang mata si Monster.

9. Shift, example: 

10. Recognized translation, example: USA - AS, UNO - PBB

11. Compensation, example:

12. Paraphrase
      Example: -Richard said, "I like those things which only I, the one who can see them." --- Richard berkata, "Aku menyukai hal-hal yang mana hanya aku sendiri-lah yang mengetahui hal-hal tersebut. Hal-hal yang mana orang lain tidak mengetahuinya, contohnya dirimu yang tidak diketahui oleh siapapun, merupakan hal-hal yang aku sukai."
                    -What do you call the horses that win derbies? They are the horses that entered the derbies. --- Apakah sebutan bagi kuda yang memenangkan pertandingan balap kuda? Mereka disebut kuda yang ikut serta di dalam pertandingan tersebut, yang mana dengan ikut serta di dalam pertandingan tersebut maka kuda-kuda tersebut memiliki kesempatan untuk memenangkan perlombaan yang mereka ikuti dibandingkan dengan kuda-kuda yang tidak terdaftar di dalam perlombaan tersebut.

13. Couplets, example:

14. Notes
      Example: -p.s.: He is Ockward because he is awkward. --- Namanya Ockward karena dia aneh.
                    -해바라기 is sunflower in English. --- 해바라기 dalam bahasa Inggris adalah bunga matahari.

Academic Writing

A. Title
Comparison of Characterization on Enid Blyton's Novels St. Clare: The Twins at St. Clare and Malory Towers: First Term at Malory Towers

B. Background of The Research
Characters in a novel has an important role. Moreover, this internal point of a literary work determines what kind of moral value can be got from the novel itself. However, in deciding what kind of characters in a novel, then a readers should know also about their characterizations. The books were made by Enid Blyton, St. Clare: The Twins at St. Clare and Malory Towers: First Term at Malory Towers, have unique moral education as these two books were made for people characterization development.

C. Research Question
1. What kinds of characterization are written by Enid Blyton in both St. Clare and Malory Towers?

2. How are the characterization differentiated in both novels?

The origin background is that the characterization the author might make in the characters of the both novels.

D. Research Objectives
Moreover, the research objectives is to find out the characterizations and to compare the characterizations in two novels: St. Clare: The Twins at St. Clare's and Malory Towers: First Term at Malory Towers.

E. Benefits of the Research
There are some benefits would fit this proposal. The first is the theoritical benefits, and the next is the practical benefits. To make it simpler, the theoritical benefits should be that there will be some theories coming up in order to analyze such characterizations in real life. Then, in practical benefits, it should be that people after reading this proposal will understand how people with such characterization develop themselves and we can understand how to face them in the reality life.

F. The Review of Related LIterature

1. St. Clare: The Twins at St. Clare

The two girl twins, Patricia and Isabel O'Sullivan, having just finished school at the elite school called Redroofs, are expected to move on to senior school. While most of their friends at their old school, two of them Mary and Frances Waters, are moving to the equally elite Ringmere, the twins' parents are reluctant to send them to an expensive school as they are afraid the twins might become spoilt and snobbish. Furious at their parents' refusal to send them to the school of their choice, the twins are determined to be as difficult as possible at St. Clare's.

The twins miss their favourite sports of field hockey and tennis because only lacrosse is played at St Clare's. However, Isabel turns out to be quite good at lacrosse. She is selected by sports captain Belinda Towers despite having defied her earlier.

The twins soon make good friends with the other girls and play pranks on others in the school. Most pranks are directed at Miss Kennedy, their new history teacher for the term, who is a very timid and insecure teacher, though highly qualified. One of the pranks for Miss Kennedy is discovered by Miss Roberts and she punishes the whole form because of it. The class stops playing tricks on Miss Kennedy when the twins accidentally overhear her talking to a friend about giving up her job, despite needing the money to help her sick mother, because she cannot control the class.

2. Malory Towers: First Term at Malory Towers

The story starts with Darrell Rivers, a girl who is about to start her first term at a boarding school known as Malory Towers,checking herself in a mirror.When she arrives, she is sent to the head, Miss Grayling, with some other new girls, who tells them that Malory Towers considers its "successes" girls who become dependable, loving and prove to be women useful to society.Darrell soon learns the names of the girls in her dormy. Jean MacDonald is a sensible Scots girl. Irene is a scatter brain but loves music and maths. She is also very clumsy. Mary-Lou is a quiet and timid little girl, scared of 'almost' everything. Alicia Johns is a cunning, smart and funny girl, known for entertaining the first-formers with her pranks and sharp comments. Gwendoline Mary Lacey is a selfish,mean girl, boastful of her ways as she has been spoilt by her mother and mistress. Sally Hope is a closed up girl and keeps herself to herself, with no interests. Katherine is the head girl and is good at it. Emily Lake is a quiet girl whose only real interest is elaborate embroidery and sewing. Violet is another girl in the form and doesn't feature in the books much.Darrell herself was the tenth girl in the dormitory. Darrell wants to be a success, but is distracted by Alicia Johns, falling lower in her place in class and playing tricks on the staff. However, things are still going all right for Darrell, which is not the same story for the other new girls, Gwendoline Mary Lacey and Sally Hope. Gwen is spoilt and not liked, while Sally is withdrawn and unfriendly. Darrell tells Sally that their mothers know each other, and isn't Sally's new baby sister lovely? But strangely Sally angrily states she has no baby sister, and she wouldn't want one either. Gwen envies Darrell's improving steps as Darrell is considered as a proper first-former whereas Gwen is teased because of her ways.

A few chapters in we see Darrel's temper rise against Gwen.Gwen is not good at lessons or sports. Mary-Lou, a girl scared of everything, is held down in the water cruelly by Gwen, because Gwen, angry of being teased all the time, sees a moment of superiority in teasing her . Darrell seemingly 'rescues' Mary-Lou and gives Gwen a horrible shaking for teasing her.She even flares up at Katherine for not punishing people like Gwendoline and making sure that they learned their lesson.

Darrell regrets her lose of temper and makes amends so the girls like her again , but Gwen is reluctant to apologise to Mary-Lou. Gwen is becoming more unpopular, and is jealous of Darrell. Mary-Lou suddenly springs up a complete adoration of Darrell, as she truly believed that she had been drowning. She follows her around everywhere and desperately tries to befriend her. Unfortunately however, this only ends up in annoying Darrell.

Darrell wanted to take Mary-Lou out for half-term but she was going with Gwendoline and was too scared to tell Gwen that she wanted to go with Darrell. Next Darrell asks Sally if she would like to go out but she refuses. At half-term Darrell takes out the quiet Emily. Darrell sees Sally later that night. She says that Sally does have a baby sister, as her mother has just told her. Sally again denies it, the girls argue,Sally attempts to leave by giving Darrell a slight push but an angry Darrell pushes Sally so hard she flies across the room. The next morning Sally is in the San, seriously ill. Darrell is very worried as she thinks her push caused her illness. She prays for Sally and tries to keep updated on her health with constant questioning the teachers and matron. Late at night, a sleepless Darrell takes a walk, only to fall asleep behind some heavy curtains while hiding. She wakes up to her father's voice talking to Mrs. Grayling. She jumps out and hugs her astonished father.

Things are sorted out when Darrell's father explains that he came to operate on Sally and says it was not Darrell's push that made Sally ill. She had, in fact, appendicitis and had to get her appendix removed. Sally admits to Darrell she does have a sister but only pretended because she was jealous of sharing her mother with the baby. Darrell talks to her about her own sister and Sally experiences a change of idea. Sally's mother comes to visit Sally and Sally is no longer jealous and back to her own self. Darrell and Sally become friends.

Darrell visits Sally almost every day and decides, to boost Mary-Lou's confidence ,they would be nice to her and think up a plot to help her.Darrell discusses it with Alicia only to discover that Alicia isn't interested in boosting Mary-Lou's ego and claims that Darrell's idea wouldn't work and tries to point out flaws in the plan. Darrell thought they were good points but Sally ignores them-much to Alicia's annoyance. Darrell swims in a quiet part of the pool so that only Mary-Lou would be there to save her. Darrell was supposed to pretend to have difficulties in the water so Mary-Lou would throw in the float, the problem was, the float was off to be mended. So Mary-Lou, an awful swimmer who was generally scared of everything jumped in to save her fully clothed.

A jealous spiteful Gwen forms a wicked plan to tease Mary-Lou and frame Darrell and Alicia.Gwen pretends to become best friends with Mary-Lou and at the same time does horrid things to her, she places a spider in her desk, takes her pens and prayer book, cuts her racket strings and even tears off buttons from her shirts. Gwen does this all behind Mary-Lou's back and plants false evidence against Alicia and Darrell.However,nobody believes it to be their work. Finally Gwen takes Mary-Lou's favorite pen and smashes it by stamping on it. She quickly gets rid of her inky shoes in a old sports cupboard and smears Darrell's shoes with ink. When the first-formers see the smashed pen they conclude that the culprit will have ink on their shoes. They find Darrell's shoes and accuse her of smashing Mary-Lou's pen. Darrell tries to make everybody believe she didn't do it but the first-formers conclude that she did it in a fit of horrible rage and refuse to believe her. Even Alicia refuses to believe Darrell which breaks Darrell's courage as she wanted Alicia to be her friend. Only Sally and Mary-Lou, herself, stand by Darrell. Determined to help Darrell, Mary-Lou sneaks out of their dorm at night, conquering her fear of the dark, and finds Gwen's inky shoes and the bottle of ink she used to smear Darrell's shoes. Satisfied, Mary-Lou takes the evidence and goes to bed.In the morning she reveals the truth to the first-formers who decide that Gwen must buy Mary-Lou a new pen and forgive her. The term ends with Darrell turning down Alicia's friendship and claiming to become Sally's' and Mary-Lou's friend. She leaves by train with Sally whilst Mary-Lou goes by car, promising she'll be back next term.

The object of this study is a Novel. It is more focused to the characters and characterizations in the novel. 
Meanwhile, the Research Instruments for this proposal is using Content Analysis Technique.

The quotations adapted from the book are:

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Meanwhile, the sources of this proposal are coming from:

1. Clearinghouse, Eric.2002.Developing Character through Literature: A Teacher's Resource Book.Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED): Washington DC.

Translation 2

Aesthetic-poetic translation: it refers to translation in which the translator takes into account the affect, emotion, and feeling of an original version, the aesthetic form used by the original author, as well as any information in the message. Example: the translation of sonnet, rhyme, heroic couplet, dramatic dialogue, and novel.

Question for Proposal Academic Writing

Background Question :
1. What kinds of characterization are written by Enid Blyton in both St. Clare and Malory Towers?
2. How are the characterization differentiated in both novels?

Purpose of this Proposal :
The purpose of this proposal is to find out the characterizations and to compare the characterizations in two novels: St. Clare: The Twins at St. Clare's and Malory Towers: First Term at Malory Towers.

Quotation :
Reference Lists :
1. Clearinghouse, Eric.2002.Developing Character through Literature: A Teacher's Resource Book.Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED): Washington DC.
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Judul Tugas Academic Writing

Title : Comparison of Characterization on Enyd Blyton's Novels St. Clare:The Twins at St. Clare's and Malory Towers: First Term at Malory Towers

Translation 1

Definisi Penerjemahan

Sharie's Side Story

A NAME

Should I call myself "Cute"?
No
What about "Short-haired Girl"?
That's too lame to think about
Again, how about "Beautiful"?
Are you trying to make them puke?
So, how will they call me?
Sharie, as origin as it is...

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Sharie's Side Story

A WOUND

At the classroom...

"Let's count, how many people are there here?"

"One, two, three,..., five! Come on, let's all talk!"

"Yes, but hey! Come join us Dharigra!"

"..."

"Oh, don't be ashamed. We won't harm-... Hey, Sharie's here! Come, join us to-... Wait, what's the matter with your legs? Oh, you're wounded!"

"..."

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Now, everyone was standing in a circle, surrounding me. Emmm... I was not okay. Well, uh, why, uh... Look! I wasn't careful when I hopped of the bicycle that I touched the one's muffler unintentionally. And, now there was a big wound, a burn to be honest. Ahh, so painful T_T

Then, this babbling mother hen, Aerish and Popuri, kept persisting me to get the ointment from the infirmary. But, yes, being an obstinate girl I just sat down to my usual desk in front of Dharigra's place. And, yes at usual those another three Cobras, Makio, Nakahara, and Ryuko sat beside me, judging me from top to toe. The heck with those three Koalas since they even didn't seem to help cure my wound. Ahh~ helpless -___-

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"What's with that wound for? Did you get rid of your tattoo? How come did we not know your tattoo?"

"The hell with tattoo, Makio. I'm an innocent one, so tattoo IS COMPLETELY NOT MY STYLE."

"Then, how would you explain to THAT wound?"

"I cursed those who invented muffler for being hot!"

"Tch, such a pathetic."

"Tch, only a small wound and you cursed for this small thing."

"It's painful, you know Nakahara. It's not like I did it intentionally. But, the pain is not a joke!"

"Then, like I care about that."

"Meannie~ Aerish, it's painful. Can you help me get rid of this burn? Huhuhuhu~"

"Some other times, you should be careful Shar. Look! I ever got that kind of burn and now the stretch mark is still there. Aerish, is there any help we can do to this whinning big baby?"

"Who's a big baby Popuri? Don't be so meannie like Nakahara or Ryuko. Won't help me at all."

"Just saying. PMSL. Hey, Aerish, help her."

"Why don't you just go to the infirmary now, and get the ointment there? I'm already sick of your sad whinning, Sharie. Your tears won't hep to cure it, too."

"I don't want to. It hurts. Is there any other ointment from the infirmary for being applied to my wound?"

"Okay, I'm quit! I don't know what I should do to you Shar. Any ideas, guys?"

"Nope. Just let her be like that all the time today. She's annoying if she's in this state. Now, who wants to get my treat?"

"I'm staying. Sharie is alone."

"Me, too. She's annoying, yet wounded. I'd better stay."

"Thank you Makio, Aerish! Such a big helper you both are."

"Tch, party poop-ers. Come on, Popuri, Nakahara. let's buy something to eat. I send you both Makio and Aerish to do this mission until the classes today are dismissed."

"Bye!"

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Here I was, stucked in the classroom along with Makio and Aerish... Not to mention, there sitting behind me was Dharigra. I just kept looking at the three of them who copied the English task from my book. If you were expecting a silent setting, WRONG! Look at this two love-birds, Makio and Aerish who kept arguing. Only me and Dharigra who kept silent.

Then, the pain struck again. How could this burn be so burning? It drove me crazy since the pain wasn't endurable! I bit my lips in order not to scream my pain out of lungs. But, these love-birds had no attention that they were completely ignoring me. Ahh~ it's so unbearable. But, then this seems-would-not-talking man then throwed his low yet sexy voice to me.

"Just go to the infirmary. Ask one of the nurse there to give you the ointment. You look so awful biting your lips, you know."

"No. That must be really hurtful!"

"Do it now or it will be worse!"

"I don't want to-..."

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Sharie's Side Story

A CONFESSION

If I were the winner, I would say those "three most valuable words" to you...

If I were the winner, I would compensate with all of the possibilities it would have...

If I were the winner, this feeling towards you would be confessed...

Sharie's Side Story

A DREAM

The breeze coming to my face, then I felt it. Hmm . . . So fresh!

Then I opened my eyes to see what's going on actually. Suddenly, those papers blocked my sight, damn!

Sharie's Side Story

A SENTENCE

During the break, instead of going to the canteen or playing some games with the gank, as the vice class leader I had to accompany the class band to the audition for the next school program called Camping Scout. The clas band would do an accoustic performance at that day. That was what the class leader planned. To make the plan be performed, there was an audition as well. And, that was the chance of us to do it.

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AYAH

Ayah adalah . . .

Sharie's Side Story

A BET

-Another morning comes, another busy time comes, let's just start it with a smile . . . Work hard!-

Sharie's Side Story

CONVERSATION

艰难喘息着 没有你的每天
我还不愿意睁开眼
心疲惫不堪 还要继续着明天
害怕你心痛 对你隐瞒着一切
拼命想你 以为你会知道

It’s hard to breath in every day that I don’t have you
I still do not agree to open my eyes
My heart is exhausted having to continue to tomorrow
Afraid of hurting your heart, I hide everything from you
I desperately think of you, thinking that you will know . . .

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