Literature

Literature
• Latin word: litaritura/litteratura “writing formed with
letters
• The imaginative work that pictures human life in
society which can be enjoyed, understandable, and
used by the society also
• Classified as fiction or non-fiction
 According
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-Indonesian Literary Scholar
“is a picture of the world and
human life, the main criteria
that is putted on the literary
work is everything that the
author wants to be pictured.”
(1994:26)
Rachmat Djoko Pradopo
 According
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to experts...
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-American Literary Scholar
“introduces us to new worlds of
experience means that the literary
work is an immediate part of the
literary environment, the
aggregate of all the socially active
literary works of a given epoch and
social group.” (1994:26)
Morris Dickstein
 According
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to experts...
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-Translation theorist
“is a description of human
experience that has dimensions
of personal and social as well as
well as the knowledge of
humanity that is parallel to the
form of life itself.”
Andre Lefevere
 According
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-Author of Theory of Literature
“is a creative activity,
a series of works art.”

Rene Wellek
 Importance of Literature
• A power stress reliever
• Fuels imagination
• Improves concentration and focus
• Keeps the brain active and healthy
• Expands a person’s vocabulary
 Importance of Literature
• Improves a person writing skills
• Improves a person’s communication skills
• Encourages critical thinking
• Teaches readers about history
• Can encourage empathy
Elements
Of
Literature
CHARACTERS

Antagonist (Villain)

Protagonist (Main Character)
 THEME

Love

Revenge

Hatred

joy

Etc.
 PLOT Peak of tension, plot
and character
• Chronological events

Sets story into Start resolving

action conflicts

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Introduce the characters
and setting
 POINT OF

VIEW
First Person Point of View The writer
The main character
has the
is telling the
narrator story
speaking

Second Person “I, the
“me”reader
to
Has anor “we”
external

Third Person Point of “You,”
narrator “your,” & the
telling
View “yours”
story
“He”, “She,” It, or
They
 SETTING
• Place
• Time
• Weather
• Social Condition
• Mood
 CONFLICT
Batman, Spiderman
• Human vs. Human
• Human vs. Nature Titanic, Jurassic Park
• Human vs. Society
• Human vs. Self Shrek, Hunger Games

Hamlet, To be or not to be
 TONE
• An author’s attitude
toward their subject
matter.
• Can be seen through
the word choice,
punctuation, and
sentence structure of
the authors
 GENRES OF LITERATURE
• Literary Fiction (Nobel • Romance
Prize) • Western
• Mystery • Science Fiction
• Thriller • Fantasy
• Horror • Comedy
• Historical • Suspense
 Individual activity
• Posted in Google Classroom as PDF or picture
I. Identify the elements of the literature
present in the story: Footnote to Youth by
Jose Garcia Villa
May Day Eve by Nick Joaquin
II. What did you learn?
Due date: Until Sept. 23 only