An Analysis of Intrinsic Elements in Five Short Stories of Hans Christian Andersen’s Collection

Abstract

Intrinsic element is one of the important elements in short stories. The researcher analyzed a collection of short stories by Hans Christian Andersen, namely The Snow Queen, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Fir Tree, The Real Princess and The Little Match Girl. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. Data collection is done by reading the entire short story, noting the required data. The results of data analysis show that: Character is the most important element in the short story. A collection of short stories by Hans Christian Andersen has a different character for each story. Next is the characterizations, and each short story has a different characterization. In short stories there are varied themes such as about friendship, struggle, or greed. Regarding the setting in the short story by Hans Christian Andersen, it also has different settings. There are settings of place and settings of time in each story. Meanwhile, the short stories by Hans Christian Andersen have something in common, namely that they use a chronological plot in the story. For short stories messages, there are many variations of messages in each short story.

Intrinsic element is one of the important elements in short stories. The researcher analyzed a collection of short stories by Hans Christian Andersen, namely The Snow Queen, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Fir Tree, The Real Princess and The Little Match Girl. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. Data collection is done by reading the entire short story, noting the required data. The results of data analysis show that: Character is the most important element in the short story. A collection of short stories by Hans Christian Andersen has a different character for each story. Next is the characterizations, and each short story has a different characterization. In short stories there are varied themes such as about friendship, struggle, or greed. Regarding the setting in the short story by Hans Christian Andersen, it also has different settings. There are settings of place and settings of time in each story. Meanwhile, the short stories by Hans Christian Andersen have something in common, namely that they use a chronological plot in the story. For short stories messages, there are many variations of messages in each short story.