Story elements of my own story' " I'am fangirl "

 by Hilda Putri Wijayati

Title

The title of the story describes two about a friendship between a little boy and his pets.

Theme

 The theme is about a Friendship among a Little Boy with his two Pets ; they are Sparky and Peanut. Sparky is a dog while Peanut is a baby squirrel. It can be seen their friendship story from the 18th paragraph The 18th paragraph:

“The neighbors look at me awkward when I take Peanut out for a walk with Sparky. I just smiled and wave. Peanut is just like one of the family. He and I share sandwiches. My parents think it is odd that I have a pet squirrel, but I could not imagine my life without him”.

Characters

There are two kinds of characters in the story; main character and minor character.

Main Characters

The main characters in the story are Mother and the little Boy. Both of the characters possess affecting animals or animal lovers. Both of these characters are good manners. Mother is a nice and affection, it can be seen in the paragraph:

“I fondly remember how Mama would take me to the park. She would sit on the bench while I played. Sometimes she would feed sparrows and squirrels. It seemed that she had a way with the animals. Mama was attentive to her son. She allows her son to nurse a baby squirrel. The Little Boy, He is very keen on his two pets and fanciful or to be dreamer. It can be seen from this paragraph below:

“I love both of them equally. All three of us like to go on fun and exciting adventures. Soon we are going to take a trip to the Wild West and ride horses. I will be the sheriff. I will put bad gay in jail with the help of my deputies, Sparky and Peanut”.

Minor Characters

The minor characters are Sparky and Peanut. Sparky is a dog which accompanies this little boy wherever they go out before Squirrel has come to their life and they become good friends. Peanut is a baby squirrel, he is very funny and rather naughty. They like to play to disordered mother’s house.

 Context and Setting

The story begins when I (the boy) and his mother went to the park. He was keen on remembering their plan by saying,” I fondly remember how Mama take me to the park”. Then this story also narrates how the squirrel follow them,” After we got home Mama set her bag down. We had no clue the squirrel had been in there but we were about to find out soon”. Next the narrator alludes the surroundings by saying” The neighbors look at me awkward when I take Peanut for a walk with Sparky”. The situation could be imagined that the boy was happy to have a squirrel and a dog to be his best friends. It can be seen from the paragraph below:

“We got our handyman next door to build us a squirrel-sixed birdhouse and Peanut was happy. He does not always stay in the birdhouse, just when Mama is mad. Now Peanut has his own house and he is very happy. I see him every day and we have adventures all the time”.

Point of View

This story used first person point of view, this point of view is indicated by the use of first person pronouns, including “ I “. The eviedence ” I fondly remember how Mama take me to the park”. " I “ from little boy pov.

The plot of the story

Beginning 

 The story begins when I (the boy) and his mother went to the park. He was keen on remembering their plan by saying," I fondly remember how Mama take me to the park". Then this story also narrates how the squirrel follow them." After we got home Mama set her bag down. We had no clue the squirrel had been in there but we were about to find out soon". Next the narrator alludes the surroundings by saying" The neighbors look at me awkward when I take Peanut for a walk with Sparky". The situation could be imagined that the boy was happy to have a squirrel and a dog to be his best friends. It can be seen from the paragraph below:

"We got our handyman next door to build us a squirrel-sixed birdhouse and Peanut was happy. He does not always stay in the birdhouse, just when Mama is mad. Now Peanut has his own house and he is very happy. I see him every day and we have adventures all the time".

The Conflict

The conflict happens when Mama got mad after seeing her house was disordered by Sparky and Peanut. It is the main conflict between mother and his pets. Sometimes mother also want to have time for her and his little boy. One night, his mother took him to go out for pizza and they had to leave Peanut and Sparky together in the house.

The Climax

The climatic point occurs in the story when Mother go mad seeing her house was disordered. It can be seen in the paragraph below: "When Mama and I got home we found the garbage all over the kitchen floor and peanuts cracked in Mama's slippers. The broken wallnuts were kind of funny, but I do not think Mama liked it. When we went into the living-room, Mama got really mad. She found her chairs all torn up to shreds. She stormed all through the house very angry. She put Sparky in the dog house and told me I had to put Peanut in a cage".

Resolution

His mom doesn't feed the baby squirrels and locks the baby squirrels in a cage. Little boy every night feeds baby squirrels without his mother knowing.

Moral Values 

By analyzing this short story, it can be inferred that human beings have to love animals by feeding them as his mother does or playing together with them like the little boy has done. It can be seen in the first paragraph, "I fondly remember how Mama would take me to the park. She would sit on the bench while I played. Sometimes she would feed sparrows and squirrels. It seemed that she had a way with the animals. "

Based on the sentences above, it indicates that as human beings have to love not only to other people but also to the animals as God's creation in this world.