Point of View questionnaire

1. What point of view does the story use? Is the story told from a first-person perspective, in which the narrator is one of the characters in the story, and refers to himself or herself as “I”? Or is the story told from a third-person perspective, in which the narrator is not one of the characters in the story or may not participate in the events of the story?

A: The story is told from Jane’s point of view. It is told from a first-person perspective which the narrator is one of the characters in the story and refers herself as I.

2. What are the advantages of the chosen point of view? Does it furnish any clues as to the purpose of the story?

A: The advantage of the first-person perspective is that the author can give thoughts and how she feels. First-person perspective can explain and describe more on how the characters are feeling. It gives a good opinion about Godfrey and a bad one of Allan, and gives approval to Lalla’s decision of coming back.

3. Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Does he/she have a limited knowledge or understanding of characters and events in the story? Does the narrator know almost everything about one character or every character including inner thoughts?

A: I would say that the narrator’s understanding and knowledge of character and events in the story is everything. But then it’s not that it is unreliable because most of the things are explained. The narrator knows everything about one character including the inner thoughts. The narrator understands and has much knowledge about one character. For the other character, the understanding and knowledge is limited but most of the thoughts were explained.

4. Does the author use point of view primarily to reveal or conceal? Does he ever unfairly withhold important information known to the focal character?

A: The point of view is used to reveal the character resolution. The narrator doesn't withhold the important information known to the focal character. The information, details, and understandings are clearly told. The point of view is the one that gives approval to Lalla’s decision of coming back.

Characters questionnaire

1.  Who is/are the main character(s) in the story? What does the main character look like?

A: The main characters are Lalla, Jane, Godfrey, and Allan.

Lalla: She is a fourteen years old girl and the oldest sister out of the 3. She grew out of games and laughs when they moved from London. She has a long, cloudy brown hair, the tilt of the nose, the blue eyes, and the curve of the pale mouth.

Jane: She is twelve years old girl and also Lalla’s sister. She admires Lalla and wants the best for her. She is short and square with a curly hair and blue eyes.

Godfrey: He is eighteen years old boy. He has a mousey hair, some kind of too big nose, not very tall, and he wore spectacles. He is the Royston boys’ cousin. He visits Cornwall as often as he can because he likes to see Lalla.

Allan: He is from London. He is a good-looking as to be almost unreal. He is fair and tall. He’s Rosemary’s brother.

2. Describe the main character’s situation. Where does he/she live? Does he/she live alone or with others? What does the main character do for a living, or is he/she dependent on others for support?

A: Lalla, Jane and Godfrey lived in Cornwall. Lalla and Jane’s family moved to Cornwall after their father died. Godfrey lived somewhere else but then he visits Cornwall often because he wants to see Lalla. Allan lived in London and came to Cornwall for a Ball Party. First Lalla and Jane lived together with their family. But then after Lalla went to London for work, she lived with Rosemary and Allan. But then in the end, Lalla came back and lived with her family again. Lalla works as a Magazine Editor and a model in London. Godfrey does part-time work. Jane is just a student so she still depends on her mother. The story doesn't what Allan did for work.

3. What are some of the chief characteristics (personality traits) of the character? How are these characteristics revealed in the story? How does the main character interact with other characters? Note the degree of complexity of his/her behavior, thought, and feelings; their appearances their habits mannerisms, speech, attitudes and values. What is the main character’s attitude towards his/her life? Is he/she happy or sad, content or discontented? Why?

A: Lalla grew out of games and laughs when they moved from London. She thinks that she is too old for those childish games. She is cold towards the people who she first met. But then she will act normal towards the people who is the same age as her or older than her. When Lalla went to London to work and engaged with Allan, she thought that that was her happiness and true love. But then after time, she realized that it is not a true love or happiness so she came back and being the same Lalla again.

Jane is a friendly girl. She always wants to make friends with people she just knew. Janes wants the best for Lalla and felt sad when she moved to London to work and engaged. But then Jane is happy again because her sister came back. That’s because she knew that things that can make Lalla happy is staying with her family and Godfrey not Allan.

Godfrey is a friendly guy too. He often visits Cornwall because he likes to see Lalla. He is the one who started to talk to Jane and make the Royston boys became friends with Jane and Barney. He is always happy when he is with Lalla. But then when he saw Lalla with Allan at the Ball Party, he felt sad and worse when he knows that they are engaged. But then at the end when Lalla came back, Godfrey became happy again. Godfrey is a very good person. When Lalla didn’t chose him, he didn’t complain or talked to her. He just let Lalla do whatever makes her happy.

Allan is the guy Lalla met during the Ball Party. He is sure happy when he is with Lalla. But then after Lalla told him about her true feelings towards Godfrey, Allan was disappointed but then he let her go. Allan is quite cold and acted grand but then inside, he is a good person.

4. What sort of conflict is the character facing? How is this conflict revealed? Is it resolved? If so, how?

A: The conflict is that Lalla doesn’t know her true feelings. She is covered with fame and money. She went to London to work as a Magazine editor and a model and got engaged with Allan. She doesn’t really like the things she had. Jane and the whole family know about this. They knew that Lalla doesn’t truly like what she had done or had. At the end, Lalla realize that the things she had is not what she wanted so she broke off the engagement and went back to Cornwall to see Godfrey.

5. Is any character a developing character? If so, is his change a large or a small one? Is it a plausible change for him? Is he sufficiently motivated? Is the change given sufficient time?

A: There is not much of developing character. There is only Lalla who is a developing character. Her change is huge because it is her way of thinking and affect very much on her life. It’s like choosing how to live your life. The story gave sufficient time for the character to change. 

Setting questionnaires

1. Place: the geographical location of the story – a country or a city, a large city or a small village, indoors or outdoors, or both.

A: First, the story took place at London. But then after Lalla’s father died, the family moved to a small city called Cornwell. That’s because their mother can’t afford the place at London. Then the story took place at London again when Lalla went back to London together with Rosemary and Allan to work and engaged with Allan. But then at the end of the story, Lalla went back to Cornwell to stay together with Godfrey.

2. Time: the period in history, the season of the year, the day of the month, and/or the hour of the day in which the events of the story occur.

A: The story doesn’t tell the time of the story, period of the history, or the day month and hour. But from what the story had described, when Lalla and her family went to the beach, it tells me that the season in the story is summer.

3. Social environment: the location of characters and events in a particular society and/or a particular social class (lover, middle, upper class).

A: Lalla’s family comes from London so they are on the upper class. The Royston boys, Godfrey, lived in Cornwell which is like a rural city which I would consider as a middle class. The events are particular social class, the ball Lalla attended and where she met Allan. Lalla and Allan are temporary lovers. At the end, Lalla ends up with Godfrey. 

Plot questionnaires

1. What is the story about? What are the main events in the story, and how are they related to each other?

A: The story is about a family with 3 kids and a mother, Barney, Jane, Lalla. The father died in the car accident. So this family moved to Cornwell. Then they meet  Roystons (their neighbor). The Roystons family had a cousin that visited very often Godfrey, Lalla became good friends with Godfrey and wrote I letters. The others were David and Paul. The main event was when Lalla met Rosemary's (a friend from London) brother, Alan. They met an talked. After Lalla finishes her O levels, she wanted to move to London to live with Alan and Rosemary. This story is related on how the characters meet and how their personality are the same and some ate unique. 

2. Are the main events of the story arranged chronologically, or are they arranged in another way?

A: The story are arranged in chronologically. Sometimes the story is fast-forward to about a month. But most of it is in chronological order. 

3. How is the story narrated? Are flashbacks, summaries, stories within the story used? 

A: In this story, some part of the story, the narrator used flashbacks. Flashbacks are used when Jane thinks about the time when they are in London. Most parts of the story is in chronological order.

4. Is the plot fast-paced or slow-paced? 

A: The plot is slow-paced. That's because the story goes step by step. The plot doesn't usually skip the parts. The plot was explained and arranged order. It doesn't go fast.

5. How do the thoughts, behaviors, and actions of characters move the plot forward?

A: The decision that Lalla made about going back to London to be a model and a magazine editor, it changes that plot and change the way the things in Cornwell are usually are. 

6. What are the conflicts in the plot? Are they physical, intellectual, moral or emotional? Are they resolved? How are they resolved? Is the main conflict between good and evil sharply differentiated, or is it more subtle and complex?

A: The conflict is when Lalla wants to go back to London with Rosemary and Alan to work and lived there. After she worked there, she became a magazine editor and a model. She is also engaged with Alan. Her family knows that it is not what Lalla wants. But then she is attached to fame and money. The conflict is some kind of moral and emotional. When the days are near to the day that Lalla is going to marry, she realize that all that she is doing is not what she wanted. After she realize it, she cleared up with Alan and Rosemary and return back to Cornwell to stay with her family and Godfrey. The story's conflict is not about good or evil. But it is about how people think and about what they want which they don't realize it because of attractive things like fame and money. 

7. What is the climax of the story and at what point in the story does the climax occur? Is the ending of the story happy, unhappy, or indeterminate? Is it fairly achieved?

A: The climax in this story is when Lalla decide to go to London and when she decide what is the right thing for her. When Lalla go to London and became famous, it is just what attracts her. But then at last she realize on what she really wants. The story ends happily. 

8. Does the plot have unity? Are all the episodes relevant to the total meaning or effect of the story? Does each incident grow logically out of the preceding incident and lead naturally to the next?

A: There is just one meaning to this story. It is that the best thing in life can be found at home. All the episode are smooth does go smoothly together. There is no plot twist. The little twist in the story is when Lalla liked Alan and when she realize that the things that she wants is at home.

9. What use does the story make of chance and coincidence? Are those occurrences used to initiate, to complicate, or to resolve the story.? How improbable are they?

A: The ending of this story, it is not all by chance. But then it is ending ended by Lalla realize about how she really feels and wants. The ending is so intense because we don't know that what Lalla is going to decide. But still the ending ended that Lalla comes back to Cornwell and stayed with her family and Godfrey.

Short Story Title

Lalla By: Rosamunde Pilcher

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Reflection about the book

                This project helps me appreciate the novel I chose more than before. Before, I don’t really like to read books. I thought that they were boring and there is so much hard vocabulary that I don’t understand. But then this project, it forces me to read. At first, I don’t really like it. But then, as I read more and more, I can’t stop and I can’t put the book down.  In my head, book doesn't really feel that bad.

                This story is fun. It’s like adventure and I’m sure that kids who don’t like reading books come to read this novel, they will love it. I saw this book many times at the book store. I never buy it. But then in school, I saw the same book so I try to get it and use it for my project. When I read more and more, I love it and I manage to finish the book.

                I feel really lucky that I chose this book to read. The way the author describes, I can just feel it. I feel like I’m in the situation that the main characters are in. It’s so excited the way the author describe. It just makes you can’t put the book down. I really recommend this book to everyone. No matter how old you are, if u read it, you won’t regret.