THE SHORT STORY ANALYSIS ON

“ HANSEL AND GRETEL “

Created by:
Ilma Ayunda Arum
XI IPA 5
SMAN 6 TAMBUN SELATAN
Tp 2019/2020
 TABLE OF CONTENT

PREFACE................................................................................................i

BACKGROUND......................................................................................ii

CHAPTER 1

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND......................................................1

CHAPTER 2

THE ANALYSIS..............................................................................3

SUMMARY AND
SUGGESTION.....................................................7

REFERENCE..................................................................................8

BIBLIOGRAPHY..........................................................................11
 PREFACE
Praise be to Allah SWT for giving us convenience so that we can complete this paper on
time. Without His help, of course, we would not be able to finish this paper well. Prayers
and greetings may be abundantly bestowed upon our beloved king, the Prophet
Muhammad, whom we will later turn to his shari'a in the hereafter.

The author thanks God Almighty for the abundance of His healthy favors, both in the form
of physical health and reason, so that the author is able to complete the making of a paper
as an English conversation task (short story) with the title "Hansel and Gretel".

The author certainly realizes that this paper is far from perfect and there are still many
mistakes and flaws in it. For this reason, the author expects criticism and suggestions from
readers for this paper, so that this paper can later become a better paper. Then if there are
many errors in this paper the authors apologize profusely.

Appreciation and thanks to Mr. Dana as English conversation teacher of SMAN 6 Tambun
Selatan, who have put all love and affection and attention to moral as well as material. May
allah swt always bestow grace, health, gifts and blessings in the world and in the hereafter
over good mind that has been given to the author.

Thus, hopefully this paper can be useful. thanks.

Bekasi, 25 november 2019

-Author
 BACKGROUND
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background work.

Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living in
a forest in a house constructed of cake, confectionery, candy, and many more treats. The
two children escape with their lives by outwitting her.
CHAPTER 1
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

1. Orientation
This is the beginning of the story, where characters and setting are established. The conflict
or main problem is introduced as well.

2. Rising Action
Rising action which occurs when a series of events build up to the conflict. The main
characters are established by the time the rising action of a plot occurs, and at the same
time, events begin to get complicated. It is during this part of a story that excitement,
tension, or crisis is encountered.

3. Climax
In the climax, or the main point of the plot, there is a turning point of the story. This is
meant to be the moment of highest interest and emotion, leaving the reader wondering
what is going to happen next.

4. Falling Action
Falling action, or the winding up of the story, occurs when events and complications begin
to resolve. The result of the actions of the main characters are put forward.

5. Resolution
Resolution, or the conclusion, is the end of a story, which may occur with either a happy or a
tragic ending.

6. Character
The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them
distinct from other people or places.
7. Setting
A particular setting is a particular place or type of surroundings where something is or takes
place.

8. Plot
Plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story, or the main part of a
story. These events relate to each other in a pattern osequence. The structure of a
noveldepends on the organization of events in the plot of the story.

9. Conflict
Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or
groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet

10. Point Of View (POV)

Point of view is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of
the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration
that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story,
poem, or essay.

11. Theme
Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be
stated directly or indirectly.
CHAPTER 2
THE ANALYSIS

N Element Details
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1 Theme The clever siblings
2 Setting Time : in the afternoon
Place : at the forest, wicked
witch place
Situation : tense and warm
3 Plot Orientation : A poor
woodcutter and his wife had
two children named Hansel
and Gretel. Their mother
died when they were young.
Hansel and Gretel were very
sad. Soon their father
remarried but their
stepmother was very cruel.
Rising Action : One day, she
took the children deep into
the forest and left them
there. Clever Hansel had
some breadcrumbs in his
pocket and had dropped
them on the way so that
they could find their way
back home. Alas! The birds
ate all the crumbs and they
couldn’t find the path that
led back home.
Climax : Gretel in delight and
both ate it hungrily. Now, a
wicked witch lived there.
When she saw Hansel and
 Gretel, she wanted to eat
them. She grabbed the
chil¬dren and locked them in
a cage. The witch decided to
make a soup out of Hansel
and eat him first. She began
boiling a huge pot of water
for the soup. Just then,
Gretel crept out of her cage.
She gave the wicked witch a
mighty push from behind
and the witch fell into the
boiling water. She howled in
pain and died instantly.
Falling Action : Hansel and
Gretel found treasure lying
around the cottage. They
carried it home with them.
Resolution : Their
stepmother had died and
their father wel¬comed
them back with tears of joy.
They never went hungry
again!

4 Conflict The conflict of the story is

when hansel and gretel step
mother bring them to the
forest, they were lost and
found the wicked witch
place
5 Point of View Third person point of view
6 Characters HANSEL, as the main
character
GRETEL, as the main
character
WITCH, as the subordinate
THEIR FATHER, as the
subordinate
THEIR STEP MOTHER, as the
subordinate
SUMMARRY AND SUGGESTION

Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch
living in a forest in a house constructed of cake, confectionery, candy, and many
more treats. The two children escape with their lives by outwitting her.

In my opinion, this story is very nice. The plot are awesome, the character, situation,
etc is quite well made.
But this story need a little more detail, like in the fifth paragraph, “a wicked witch
lived there. When she saw Hansel and Gretel, she wanted to eat them” how was the
witch look like?
 REFERANCE
“HANSEL AND GRETEL”

A poor woodcutter and his wife had two children named Hansel and Gretel. Their
mother died when they were young. Hansel and Gretel were very sad. Soon their
father remarried but their stepmother was very cruel. One day, she took the children
deep into the forest and left them there. Clever Hansel had some breadcrumbs in his
pocket and had dropped them on the way so that they could find their way back
home. Alas! The birds ate all the crumbs and they couldn’t find the path that led
back home.

Hansel and Gretel went deeper and deeper into the forest. They were hungry and
tired. Finally, after walking for a long time, they saw a cottage made of chocolate,
candies, and cake. “Look, Hansel! A chocolate brick!” shouted
Gretel in delight and both ate it hungrily.

Now, a wicked witch lived there. When she saw Hansel and Gretel, she wanted to
eat them. She grabbed the chil¬dren and locked them in a cage. The witch decided
to make a soup out of Hansel and eat him first. She began boiling a huge pot of
water for the soup. Just then, Gretel crept out of her cage. She gave the wicked
witch a mighty push from behind and the witch fell into the boiling water. She
howled in pain and died instantly. Hansel and Gretel found treasure lying around the
cottage. They carried it home with them. Their stepmother had died and their father
wel¬comed them back with tears of joy. They never went hungry again!
-THE END-
Her name is Ilma Ayunda Arum, she was born in Bekasi, 08 Maret 2003, she's a second child
of Sukanda and Fitri Churniati. Her friend called her 'ilma', she was born in a very dilligent
family, when she was a little girl, her father often told her to be a dilligent, kind, and
generous person.
When she was 6, she start her education in sd Bojong Rawalumbu VI, then after graduate
from elementary school, she continue her education in SMPN 16 Bekasi at 2015. After
graduate from junior highschool in 2018, she continue her education in SMAN 6 Tambun
Selatan.
She was a part of Osis or student council and active at other organization as PMR etc.
Now she still sit in grade XI, after she graduate from senior highschool, she had a plan to
continue her education in UNDIP (universitas diponegoro).
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

OTHER SOURCES:

https://shortstoriesshort.com/story/hansel-and-gretel/, restried on, Monday 25

november 2019
https://literarydevices.net/plot/ ,restried on, Monday 25 november 2019
https://itseopiskelu.kepa.fi/en/node/478, restried on, Monday 25 november 2019