Literature - QWERTYUIOP

#Synopsis
QWERTYUIOP by Vivien Alcock is about a young gra uate na!e "ucy #eck $%o %as &ust'inis%e %er O levels at #el!ont (ecretarial )ollege* #eing a slo$ learner %ersel'+ s%e %as nocon'i ence t%at s%e $ill 'in a &ob* ,ortunately+ s%e is o''ere a &ob by -r* Ross+ t%e -anager o' Ross an #annisters* .uring %er 'irst ay+ s%e encounters !any /eculiar inci ents* "ater+ s%e'in s out t%at t%ere is a s/irit lingering aroun t%e o''ice t%at is a a!ant in %ol ing on to %er /osition as t%e co!/anys secretary* To$ar s t%e en o' t%e story+ "ucy tries to get ri o' t%es/irit t%at %as been %aunting t%at /lace 'or !any years by /utting t%e s/irit at /eace*

#SETTING
T%e story revolves aroun t$o !ain settings0 "ucys %ouse $%ic% s%e s%ares $it% %er !ot%er an %er Uncle #ert+ an t%e o''ice o' Ross an #annisters $%ere "ucy $orks as a secretary*

#CHARACTERS
1)Lucy Beck 0 (%e is a young+ s%y an insecure gra uate o' secretarial stu ies* (%e is issatis'ie $it% %er current li'e an is eter!ine to i!/rove it* (%e obtains a /osition $it% Ross an #annisters+ only to 'in t%at t%e /osition co!es $it% a c%illing secret*

2)Ghost of Ms B!oo"e
0 (%e $as t%e /revious e!/loyee o' Ross an #annisters* (%e is un$illingto let go o' %er /osition an continues to e'en %er /ost+ even a'ter %er e!ise*

#)Lucy$s "othe% & A %ouse$i'e $%o lives a %ar li'e* (%e %as to su//ort %er brot%er* ')(nc!e Be%t
0 .e/en s on %is sister 'or su//ort* 1e is also a runkar *

))H*%%y +*%ke
0 Ross an #annisters %an y!an* 1e is an ol !an $%o %as been $orking $it% t%eco!/any 'or years*

,)M% Ross & T%e younger /artner o' t%e co!/any* #THEMES
Possible t%e!es t%at can be 'oun in t%e s%ort story are eter!ination+ /ossessiveness+ loyalty+loneliness+ co!!it!ent+ t%e su/ernatural+ an co!/assion*

#M-RAL .AL(E& 1)+ETERMINATI-N&

.es/ite t%e su/ernatural nature by $%ic% -s* #roo!e ba gers an e!orali2es "ucy+ s%e s%o$sno signs o' giving in to %er e!an * Instea + s%e is stea 'ast in e'en ing %er /osition as t%esecretary*

2)/-SSESI.ENESS&
3ot even eat% coul /art -s* #roo!e 'ro! $%at s%e 'eels is rig%t'ully %ers* (%e continues to%aunt t%e o''ice t%roug% %er electronic ty/e$riter*

#)L-0ALT0&
As $it% %er /ossessiveness to$ar s %er &ob+ -s* #roo!e $as also e4tre!ely loyal to$ar s -r*#annister* Even a'ter s%e /asse on+ %er s/irit continue in its en eavor to serve %er e!/loyer*

')L-NELINESS&
"oneliness can be a strong in'luence in a /ersons li'e* -s* #roo!e %a no li'e outsi e o' %er o''ice* T%at !a e %er !ore /ossessive o' %er /osition in t%e co!/any5 a /ossessiveness t%at$ent beyon t%e grave*

))C-MMITMENT&
T%is attribute can be clearly seen in bot% "ucy an -s* #roo!e* #ot% are e4tre!ely co!!itte tot%eir /ro'ession*

Sinopsis QWERTYUIOP (Bahasa Melayu)

(eorang gra uan !iskin an !u a+ "ucy #eck yang baru sa%a&a selesai ta%a/ O i #el!ont (ecretarial )ollege* #eliau bera2a! untuk !encari /eker&aan untuk keluar ari belenggu ke!iskinan* -u&urla%+ ia ita$arkan /eker&aan ole% Encik Ross+ Pengurus syarikat 6Ross an #annisters7* Walau bagai!ana/un+ ia !eng%a a/i !asala% ari %ari /erta!a ia beker&a* .ia !eng%a a/i banyak insi en /elik a/abila ia !ula !enggunakan !esin tai/ elektrik* A/abila "ucy !ula !enai/+ /erkataan 6QWERTYUIOP yang bera a /a a barisan teratas /a a /a/an kekunci akan terus !uncul* .ia bera2a! untuk !engekalkan /eker&aannya+ lalu ia cuba untuk !engatasi ketakutannya* 8e!u ian+ ia !en a/ati ba%a$a ter a/at ben a %alus bera a i sekeliling /e&abatnya* .ia !en a/ati ba%a$a ben a itu iala% ro% )ik #roo!e+ bekas setiausa%a !en iang #annister yang tela% i/aksa untuk bersara setela% beker&a sela!a 9: ta%un* Ole% %al yang e!ikian itula% ro% cik #roo!e berkeras ber/egang ke/a a ke u ukannya sebagai setiausa%a i syarikat tersebut* -en&elang ak%ir cerita+ "ucy cuba untuk !eng%ilangkan ro% )ik #roo!e yang tela% !eng%antui syarikat itu sela!a beta%un;ta%un* .ia !e!beri ta%u )ik #roo!e ba%a$a !en iang Encik #annister !e!erlukannya i unia !ereka* "ucy ber&aya !enenangkan )ik #roo!e lalu )ik #roo!e %ilang !eninggalkannya.