An
Analysis of a Short Story
A Grave Problem
Written
by Teruko Hyuga
1.
Setting
Setting of Place : In Japan, Temple, Home, Kimono
Shop, and in an Auto Repair Shop.
Setting of Time : Winter
Socio-cultural Setting:
Modern society in which the people still hold the traditional value and principles.
2.
Character
Main Character :
Ø Mrs.
Hata: He is the late Kizo’s wife.
Supporting
Character :
Ø The
Priest.
Ø Haruo.
Ø Masako.
Ø Mr.
Akagi.
Ø Mr. Noma.
3.
Plot
Exposition : Paragraph 1. The story includes the
characters,
I (Mrs. Hata), the priest. The place of the story
happens just like in the temple
and at home.
Complication : Began in the second paragraph, some problems
faced by
Mrs. Hata.
Crisis :
The crisis when Mr. Nome directly wanted Hata to pay.
Falling
Action: Mrs. Hata paid Mr. Noma some amount of money as it should be.
Resolution : Mrs. Hata realizes that everything has changed
after Keizo’ death. However, she is persistent to face her life as it is prepared
for everything.
v Close Plot.
Mrs. Hata, the main character realized that everything has changed after
Keizo’s death. She has to be able to face her problem of life although it gets
harder. Haruo, her son is always with her mother, Mrs. Hata to face the
problems of their life preparedly.
v Flashback.
The writer presents the story stated by the events at present and later on
presents back the happenings in the past.
v Events:
Ø The
preparation or plan made by Keizo for his son, Haruo.
Ø How
Keizo passed away.
Ø How
Keizo was when he was still alive.
Ø Who
and how Keizo’s friends when he was alive.
4.
Point
of View: The story applies omniscient point of view in
which
the narrator is outside the work.
5.
Symbol : - Grave symbolizes
the change
-
Grave symbolizes the
end of life.
-
It is something that
makes us frightened, sad, and hopeless.
6.
Tone :
It presents sympathetic and ironical
fact as well as situation.
7.
Theme :
Human relationship
8.
Message
: - A good friend is not always a good one.
-
A goodness is not
always a goodness.
-
A badness is not always
a badness.
-
We should be always in
an alert.
9.
Comment
This story has a very good lessons for us.
In reality, we have to
be always in an alert condition in
our life. We have to be able to learn everything in our daily life. Whoever is
kind to us, he/she may become on the other way around. Goodness is sometimes only
slightly different from badness . Because of the good moral value, this story
is appropriately appreciated, and learnt.
10.
Summary
Mrs.
Hata was in a confusion when the priest of the temple where all her family
had been buried
asked her to move them to other temple. In case that she has not been able to
move them, she has to pay the priest 800¥. Mrs. Hata tried to get the amount of
money she needed. It wasn’t a little amount of money for her. By selling her
kimonos she hoped that she could solve the problem. However, Mr. Akagi, the
kimono buyer gave her low price. Mrs. Hata agreed but she would take the kimono
back when she got money. A friend of Mrs. Hata, Masako took other kimono and
she got high price.Having enough money, Mrs. Hata and Masako paid Mr. Akagi
again and they took the kimono back. Then they went to the priest to pay for
the grave. They negotiated. After such a long bargain, finally Hata paid the
priest 550¥. In the evening, after dinner, Mrs. Hata accompied Haruo, her son,
to fix the TV to the repair counter. Unfortunately, on the way home, they got
an accident. They took the broken car to Keizo’s best friend, Mr. Noma, the
auto repair shop owner, in the hope that they could pay the expense in ease.
However, to Mrs. Hata’s surprise, Mr. Noma asked her to pay right at the
moment. She paid Mr. Noma.
At last, Mrs. Hata realized that her
life became harder and more difficult after her husband’s death. To face her
new condition of life she had to be much tougher and stronger. Everything was
out of her imagination after the death of Keizo, her husband.
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