Struktur Naratif Cerita Rakyat Sumbawa Barat

Oral literature will always change according to the dynamic of their community. Some oral literary works in Indonesia are extinct already due to not yet documented. Oral literature is, actually, a cultural treasure of Indonesia able to show the rich variety of cultures and values and the incredible creativity of their community. Change and the loss of a variety of oral literature mean the extinction or change of property contained in them. One form of Indonesian oral literature still enjoyed today is folklores of West Sumbawa. Therefore, this study aims to document the oral literature of West Sumbawa in the form of folklores. Furthermore, the folklores collected will be analyzed by using Vladimir Propp’s theory of narrative structure. The result shows that the folklores of West Sumbawa have fourteen actor functions. The fourteen functions can be distributed into five environmental actions. Oral literatures will always change according to the dynamic of their community. Some oral literary works in Indonesia are extinct already due to not yet documented. Oral literature is, actually, a cultural treasure of Indonesia able to show the rich variety of cultures and values and the incredible creativity of their community. Change and the loss of a variety of oral literature mean the extinction or change of property contained in them. One form of Indonesian oral literature still enjoyed today is folklores of West Sumbawa. Therefore, this study aims to document the oral literature of West Sumbawa in the form of folklores. Furthermore, the folklores collected will be analyzed by using Vladimir Propp’s theory of narrative structure. The result shows that the folklores of West Sumbawa have fourteen actor functions. The fourteen functions can be distributed into five environmental actions.