ANALYSIS ON THE ELEMENTS OF THE TAXIMAN'S STORY

                                 THE TAXIMAN’S STORY

                                       (Catherine Lim)

CHARACTERS:

     Taxi man- the taxi driver who and the father of Lay Choo, he has eight children’s six sons and 2 daughters. He is a lovely and caring father.

     Madam- the teacher who is the passenger of the taximan and who’s rushing for her meeting to the National University of Singapore and also whom the taximan tell his own story.

     Lay Choo- The daughter of taxi man, a good daughter, and the daughter caught by his father doing what his father didn’t expecting that she can do.

SETTING:

    • In the road and country of Singapore and also to the National University of Singapore.

THEME:

    • The distinctness in behavior and moral virtue between past and present generation.

POINT OF VIEW:

• The story used First Person Point of View

     

    • The taximan was the main character of the story and also the narrator of his own story, here are some lines proving that the story used First Person Point of View.

- I must work hard if wants to success in Singapore. People like us, no read, no write, we must sweat to earn money for wife and children.

- I will take you there. In plenty good time for your meeting, Madam. This way better, less traffic, less car jams. Half hour should make it, Madam, so not to worry.

- People born many, many children, every year, one child is no good at all. Two children, three children, enough, stop. Our government say stop! Lucky for me, all my children big now. Four of my sons working one. A businessman, two clerks, a teacher in Primary School, one in National Service one still schooling. My eldest daughter, she is twenty plus, stay at home, help the mother.