English Lit Major: June 2015

· Plot

The story begin when Alexandria Maria McKenzie, an owner of a book store in new York , casting a love spell for a purpose to found the perfect husband for her because she desperately need one. She need a man who has $150.000 in his bank account because she need to pay of her family debt immediately or else her childhood house would be sold by the bank , who love animal , and most important thing is the man who is a fan of the mets ( a baseball team in America ). On the other hand, there is an handsome rich , who has an architecture company with his uncle , named Nick Ryan who is in need to find a wife. His uncle just recently died and his uncle left a will that saying nick would get his uncle shares of the company if he married and the marriage lasted for over a year. Nick is a man who is emotionally unavailable . he hate the idea of a marriage because he think that marriage is time consuming and he is not ready to be in one.

Maggie ryan is alexa best friend and also nick sister. She wants to help her best friend and also his brother so she said to his brother “ I Found a perfect wife for you”. With that nick make an Marriage Bargain to alexa saying that he will give her $150.000 if they both married and lasted for over a year.

· Theme ( Romance )

The author used Romance as the theme. Romance is usually about love and passion . So the author tried to tell a story about alexa’s and ryan ‘s relathionship . It Focused on a romance between the main character that is not showed at the beginning of the novel but growing over time as you continue reading it.

· Languange / Writing Style

The target audience of this contemporary novel is young adult , so the author tried to used a “ now “ language or usually called informal language. she tried to use a language that is easy to understand or is normally used in a daily conversation among people nowdays.“ One hair from a male family member – her brother was still pissed.” The word “ Piss “ in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Internal Students’s Edition means : To urinate , but the word piss in the above sentence means : angry at somebody. She used a slang word that is commony used in a daily life, not like a classic literature that using formal words in it .Beside using “ now “ language she also used a lot of figurative language such as personification , simile, metaphor and hyperbole.

“ The Mets have heart and character, and I need a man who can root for the underdog.”

“ When the lawyers finally descended like a pack of vultures on the scent of blood money…”

“…Nick would be nothing but a figurehead.”

“ In the end, one of the only family he loved had used him as a pawn.”

“ Nicholas Ryan had a fortune at his fingertips.”

· Characterization Of The Main Character.

§ Alexandria Maria Mckenzie

- Eccentric

The fact she is making a love spell tell us that she has an eccentric or strange behavior.

“ She felt like an idiot for creating a love spell, but she had no option left and Little to lose”.

- Selfless , Desperate And Caring

She loves her family so much so she would do anything for her family including to be married for money.

“ The lies of the night pressed down on her spirits as she realized she’d made a bargain with the devil for cold hard cash. Cash to save her family”.

“ Could she live with herself, knowing she was to selfish to make a sacrifice for her family?Did she have a choice?”.

- Funny

She is humorous and it showed in many dialogue of hers in the novel.

“ He had ton of garlic at dinner and I didn’t want him near me” She laughed.

- Honest

She always speak what was inside her mind and she always tell the truth.

“ I see you’re the same overbearing bully who teased me about my chest size. Some things don’t change.”

o Nicholas Ryan

- Hard worker.

He really a hard worker and it showed with how good he did his job that the author described in her novel.

“ Nick believed In many things. Working hard to accomplish a goal…. And creating buildings. Buildings that were solid, yet aesthetically beautiful.smooth angles and sharp lines blending together. Bricks and concrete and glass attesting to the solidity that people craved in ordinary life. The short moment of wonder when a person looks upon the final creation for the first time. All of these things made sense to him.”

- Selfish and afraid of commitment.

“ As nick had drifted in and out of relationships, one thing became clear – all women wanted marriage, and marriage meant messiness. Fight about emotion. Children tearing them both at the seams, wanting more attention. Needing more space, until the end became the same as every relationship.”

- Organized.

“ He probably scheduled his days by the minute.”

- Stubborn.

“ He refused to let her beat him, and sensed victory close.”

- Caring.

“ He’d thought of her surrounded by people in the bookstore she created and wanted to join her world for just a little while.

· Setting

The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst is a Contemporary Novel that took place in a lot of places but the setting mainly in New York city.

“ As the owner of an eclectic bookstore in a trendy upstate New York college town, she figured she was allowed some quirks”.

· Point Of View

The author used an ominiscient point of view for her novel. The narrator/The author knows what each character is thinking and feeling.

- POV of Alexa

“ Alexandria Maria McKenzie stared into the small homemade campfire in the middle of her living room floor and wondered if she had officially lost her mind.”

- POV of Nick

“ Nick wouldn’t waste any more time gripping about unfairness. He decided to make a clear list of the attributes his wife would need, and see if he could think of any appropriate candidates.”

· Conflict

The conflict happen around the complicated marriage arrangement between the main character and how their personality is completely different. At how they confront their past and the stubbornness of the main characters that they actually love each other but they just afraid to take the risk of a broken heart if they try to let in each other in their life.

· Climax

The climax is when they start to let each other in but nick’s father tell him that alexa only wants his money and will trap him with a baby. And coincidently alexa is pregnant with nick’s baby but when she try to tell him. He remembered and believed what his father said. And he said mean things to alexa saying that she only wants his money. Alexa felt hurt and left him.

· Reference

I used this site for my reference at how I should do this assignment.

- http://ndla.no/en/node/13288

- http://www.roanestate.edu/owl/elementslit.html

No	Deskripsi	Jumlah	Harga Beli Satuan	Pengeluaran	Harga Jual Satuan	Pemasukan
1	Baju Pria Warna Polos	0	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp.0,-
2	Baju Pria Motif	0	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp.0,-
3	kemeja Pria	1	Rp. 42.500,-	Rp.42.500,-	Rp. 65.000,-	Rp. 65.000,-
4	Baju Wanita Polos	1	Rp. 25.000,-	Rp. 25.000,-	Rp.45.000,-	Rp.45.000,-
5	Baju Wanita Motif	0	Rp. 30.000,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp.50.000,-	Rp. 0,-
6	Cardigan	0	Rp. 30.000,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-
	Total			Rp.67.500,-		Rp. 110.000,-

No	Deskripsi	Jumlah	Harga Beli Satuan	Pengeluaran	Harga Jual Satuan	Pemasukan
1	Baju Pria Warna Polos	0	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp.0,-
2	Baju Pria Motif	0	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp.0,-
3	kemeja Pria	1	Rp. 42.500,-	Rp.42.500,-	Rp. 65.000,-	Rp. 65.000,-
4	Baju Wanita Polos	1	Rp. 25.000,-	Rp. 25.000,-	Rp.45.000,-	Rp.45.000,-
5	Baju Wanita Motif	0	Rp. 30.000,-	Rp. 0,-	Rp.50.000,-	Rp. 0,-
6	Cardigan	1	Rp. 30.000,-	Rp.30.000,-	Rp.55.000,-	Rp. 55.000,-
	Total			Rp.97.500,-		Rp. 165.000,-

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