RHETORIC SYMBOLS AS THE KEY IN ORGANIZING IDEAS OF NARRATIVE TEXTS FOUND IN DR. SEUSS CHILDREN BOOKS

The aim of this research was to describe how the rhetoric symbols were reinforced to organize the Ideas of Narrative Texts found in Dr. Seuss Children Books. He had written the children books more than 60 childrens books including several of the most popular childrens narrative books of all time coming from America. This study was descriptive Qualitative by using textual analysis. The sources of data of this research were Dr. Seuss children books in the form of narrative Horton Hatches the Egg, Thidwick-the Big Hearted Moose, The Kings Stilts, and Bartholomew and the Oobleck while the data in this research were all kinds of information in the sources of data referring to the focus of research. They were analyzed synchronically and diachronically in the process of data analysis. The result showed that the rhetoric symbols were synergized to the other symbols such as animals, natures, and objects which were wrapped in the concept of id, ego, and superego through the generic structure of texts involving orientation, complication, evaluation, resolution, and coda. Its hoped it could give the contribution to the concept of creative writing especially in narrative.