Short Story Elements : WorksheetName of story : THE COUNTRY DOCTORAuthor : Che Husna Azhari

1. SettingPlaceIn a village named Molo The place where Dr. Yucks own village and the place that he opened his new clinic.

TimeIn 1898 The date of birth of Mother Moccis on her identity card which would make her 93 years old.

Weather conditionsHot The day was hot and his bussiness in his clinic was slow when he looked out of the window of his shop flat.

Social conditionLife of the upper class and the lower class His family lived in palace and the villagers of the oil palm lived in village

Mood/atmosphereUpset He felt upset that they were always in rude health and never needed his services while they preferred the services of the General Hospital which were free.

2. PlotIndentify the storys point of introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.Introduction Dr. Yuck always felt that he was made for better t hings. He think that he was the most articulate person, good-looking man, extremely well-read and very good doctor. However he felt upset that all the peoples there were always in rude health and never needed his services. They also preferred the services of the General Hospital which is free and sometimes preferred the traditional village doctor to Dr. Yuck. The clinic wasnt making as much money as he would have liked it. Luckily his family never starve. His began wonder if his clinic was cursed. His mother thought it was a diabolical plot to run away from his relatives.

Rising Action He decided that he had to move out and start all over again. Maybe in his own village. After that moment, Dr. Yucks new clinic in Molo also turned out to be a shophouse, overlooking the marketplace. The opening of Yucks clinic was really the talk of the town. The second talk of the town was who was to become the receptionist and clinic attendant at Dr. Yucks. In the end Dr. Yuck chose a young man much in need of life support. Dr. Yucks clinic meanwhile was doing a booming business, much to his surprise. His relatives came from far and wide to get treatment.

Climax Dr. Yuck needed assistant and finally he decided on Husin Tok Niks daughter. The local imam Brother Lah was most rankled at Dr. Yucks choice because his daughter has not been chosen. Brother Lah keep talking what he had done for Dr. Yuck from his childhood. There were some conflicts and misunderstanding between them.

Faling Action His elder sisters call from Bongi to said that they younger brother Jeepie is getting married and Dr. Yuck have to sort out the dowry. Dr. Yuck was supposed to arrange the home-coming feast for Jeepie and his brand-new bride but he have totally no idea of such things. He is a novice. Elder sister tersely reminded him. He is the famous person around that place. She said Youre the country doctor, remember? Dr. Yuck relented after that. The whole thing was a resounding success

Resolution Within a day Dr. Yuck was back at his clinic. He decided that he want to show to all that person that had always insult him and make him felt so down in everything. He will become a new greatest country doctor.

3. Conflict (include supporting details)

i. State the type of conflict/problem in the story

Man vs. SelfThe protagonist who is Dr. Yuck felt so upset and lost all the time because his bussiness on hi clinic were so slow and no one from the village wants to see him for the treatment. He began to wonder if his clinic was cursed.

Man vs. ManThe protagonist who is Dr. Yuck had to faced the cruel Brother Lah who is so angry with him about the job that Dr. Yuck needed assistant. At first, Dr. Yuck decided on Hussin Tok Niks daughter but he has so many conflicts with Brother Lah. Finally he did the done thing and hired Brothers Lah daughter.

ii. Describe the central conflict/problem the protagonist is facing?Is it psycological, physical or both?

Protagonist is facing conflict with psycological and pyhsical.The protagonist depends all his life on luck. However, he has kind elder brother, Brother Nahrou who had helped him at all the time when he had a problem. He also had to opened a new clinic at Molo to have a new life there.

4. Characters (Based on the number of characters in the story chosen)

Character(protagonist/antagonist/supporting)Characteristics

Protagonist(Dr. Yuck Azuri) Good-looking man Extremely well-read Good doctor

Antagonist(Dr. Yucks mother) Cruel Dominate power

Supporting(Brother Nahrou) Helpful Always on his back when he needed him Brilliant

5. ThemeWhat is the main idea in the story? (include supporting details)

Dont easily give up for all that happens in our life. At the beginning of the story, Dr. Yuck felt upset when no one from the village wants to get a treatment from him. The clinic wasnt making as much money as he would have liked it to. Luckily he could still count on his wife. At first, he felt so down and dont know what to do. However, he still got his elder brother that helped him so much until the ending of the story.

6. Is the story trying to teach a lesson? If so, what do you think the lesson is?

Yes, because as Ive read this short story, Ive learned that family become first for all times. When Dr. Yuck is in the big problem, his elder brother, Brother Nahrou, meanwhile, was forever on his back to help him when he needed someone. Besides that, his elder sister always reminded him that he cannot give up and have to be more mature when solving the problems. His family were so close and that teach me a lesson that family were so important to our life.