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    Of Bunga Telur and Bally Shoes

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    Jamal decides to get married and his mother chooses a bride for him. Jamal discovers the wedding expenses will be high and tries to reduce the budget. He is unable to get a large enough bank loan and ends up selling his nice shoes to raise funds. On the eve of the wedding, Jamal realizes he has no good shoes left for the ceremony.

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    Of Bunga Telur and Bally Shoes

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    Jamal decides to get married and his mother chooses a bride for him. Jamal discovers the wedding expenses will be high and tries to reduce the budget. He is unable to get a large enough bank loan and ends up selling his nice shoes to raise funds. On the eve of the wedding, Jamal realizes he has no good shoes left for the ceremony.

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    Jamal decides to get married and his mother chooses a bride for him. Jamal discovers the wedding expenses will be high and tries to reduce the budget. He is unable to get a large enough bank loan and ends up selling his nice shoes to raise funds. On the eve of the wedding, Jamal realizes he has no good shoes left for the ceremony.

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    Of Bunga Telur and Bally Shoes

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    Jamal decides to get married and his mother chooses a bride for him. Jamal discovers the wedding expenses will be high and tries to reduce the budget. He is unable to get a large enough bank loan and ends up selling his nice shoes to raise funds. On the eve of the wedding, Jamal realizes he has no good shoes left for the ceremony.

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    OF BUNGA

    TELUR AND
    BALLY SHOES
    Synopsis
     This short story is about Jamal, a young Kelantanese man
    who decides to get married. His mother chooses a bride for
    him - a beautiful, educated, rich and cultured girl. Soon, Jamal
    gets involved with the wedding preparations and discovers
    that expenses will be very high. Therefore, he works out a
    more reasonable budget. However, he still has to raise funds
    to pay for the expenses. Jamal tries to get a bank loan of
    RM5000 but rejects it when he finds the loan repayment to be
    too steep. He is happy to get a small loan of RM1500 from his
    mother. Finally, on the eve of his wedding, Jamal has no good
    shoes for his wedding. He had sold his Bally shoes to his
    Cousin Lan to raise funds for the wedding. 
    Plot
    In this story, all the key events are woven into a pattern. It comprises the following :-

    Exposition
    Jamal decides to get married. A bride is chosen for him.

    Rising Action
    Jamal finds that he lacks funds for the wedding. He thinks of ways to reduce
    expenses.

    Climax
    Jamal suggests using Hacks sweets instead of 'bunga telur'. His traditional sister
    threatens to call off the wedding.

    Falling action
    He sells his Bally shoes to his cousin, Cousin Lan.

    Resolution
    At the dress rehearsal, Jamal discovers that he has no good shoes for his wedding!
    Setting
    There are two main settings - the physical setting and the social setting.

    The following are some of the physical settings in the story :

    * The state of Kelantan


    * Jamal's house
    * The bride's house
    * The bank
    * Cousin Lan's house
    * A few shops in Kelantan

    The social settings show the following :

    * A matriarchal setting society, where women are the dominant force and
    men are weak and have lost their masculinity.
    * A traditional 20th century society where traditional unwritten roles of
    behaviour for men and women prevail.
    * There are no good means of public transportation
    CHARACTER TRAITS
     Jamal  Jamal’s sister
     responsible, obedient,  Concerned
    honest  temperamental
     Careful, practical  Traditionalism
     Sensitive
     Jamal’s younger sister
     Jamal’s mother  Helpful
     Helpful, generous  Generous
     Wise, assertive  Kind-hearted
     Generous
    Theme

    Being responsible
    The importance of custom and traditions
    The need of moderations
    Status consciousness
    Moral Values

     Thrift
     Patient
     Self-control
     Generosity
    THE END

    THANK YOU

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