00000ctm a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613592474 Buklod 20250505142347.0 t rm |||| u| ta 250505s1997 xx d |||| || | (iLib)UPD-00523171178 DCAL rda eng DMLUC LG 993.5 1997 E7 T46 Teodosio, Sharon Fiel Ramirez author. Defining children's stories through narrative structure an analysis of selected short stories by Gemma Cruz, Ma. Elena Paterno, and Alfred Yuson Sharon Fiel Ramirez Teodosio ; Prof. Nieves Epistola, adviser. Quezon City College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman [1997] x, 147 leaves illustrations 28 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Thesis (Bachelor of Arts in English Studies: Language) College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman 1997. This thesis validates Chatman's method of analyzing narrative structure as applied to thre short stories for children. These are Gemma Cruz's "Makisig, the Little hero of Mactan (1964), Ma. Elena Paterno's The Boy Who Listened to the Sea (1990) and Alfred Yuson's The boy Who ate stars (1993). The analysis here describes the narrative structure by identifying the distributive and integrative functions of each text. This is accomplished on two levels. First, in terms of the character or trait and the story's atmosphere. Second, in terms of the generic narrative structure in children's stories. The study reveals that patterns of generic narrative as well as character trait and story's atmosphere are the elements which differentiate stories for children thus justifying its autonomy as a discipline. Narration (Rhetoric) Children's stories Philippines. Epistola, Nieves adviser. Thesis FI UP UPD DCAL LG 993.5 1997 E7 T46 Thesis