Introduction to Literature
These are notes that I made long time ago when I was a lecturer. I want to throw away the note; however, I want to keep the record in digital. It's a review and a typing exercise for me. Note yang dibuang sayang, tapi jika tidak dibuang jadi sampah kertas. 1. Escape literature is literature that is written purely for entertainment; it takes us away from the real world; it enables us temporarily to forget our troubles; it is only object pleasure. 2. Interpretive literature is literature that is written to broaden and deepen and sharpen our awareness of life; it takes us through the imagination into the real world; it enables us to understand our troubles; it is object pleasure plus understanding. 3. Plot is the sequence of incidents or events of which a story is composed 4. Chronological plot is the arrangement of events according to the order in which they occur in time. 5. Flashback: interpolated narratives or scenes (often justified as a memory, a revery or a confessi