A long time ago there was a king called Ratu Boko who lived in Prambanan in central Java. He had a beautiful daughter named lara jonggrang.
The queen promised that she would become the wife of a handsome young prince who lived nearby. Then one day a horrible looking giant saw her. The giant lived by himself in the mountain in central java. He immediately decided that she had to become his wife.
The king boko explained to him that his daughter would soon merry the young prince. “I don’t care!” shouted the giant. “she must be my wife”. Everyone was afraid of the terrible Giant. He was over ten feet tall and always carries a long sword. Kong boko and his daughter did know what to do.
Suddenly lara jonggang thought of a way. “I shall agree to become your wife.” she said, “if you can build a thousand temples in one night. “ She thought that the giant would be unable to do this, but the giant laughed. “Oh that is easy! He said.
He called together thousands of man from neighboring villages; they work so hard that just before the sun rose. They had built nine hundred and ninety nine temples.
Lara jonggrang become frightened. She went quickly to the nearest village and asks for help. “Wake up all the cocks.” She said, “and make them crow. When the giant hears that he will believe that it is already morning.” When the giant hears the cocks crow, he thought he had been beaten. “Stop work!” he cried. He was so angry that he cut off the heads of the workers with his sword before they could run away.
Later he found out that Lara jonggrang had tricked him. He then turns her into the thousandth temples. “If she does not want to marry me, “he said, “I should not allow her to merry anyone else.”
Later his father made a statue of her. You can still see this statue at prambanan.
The Summary of This Story
The story was about the event that happened in central java for many years ago,
Title : the legend of Lara jonggrang
Orientation:
v Ratu Boko was the father of the Lara jonggrang and a wise man in that central java.
v Lara jonggrang was the daughter of Ratu Boko and he was very beautiful girl.
v Young prince was a handsome man who live nearby.
v Giant was a horrible man who lived in the mountain in central java and did not have the goodness to other. He was a tall man.
v Man from neighboring village are workers who helped Giant in building the temples in one night,
v Cocks were the animal that helped the queen in postponing the giant planning.
Setting:
In central java.
Complication:
The giant saw the queen from his place and then he decided want to merry the queen directly to be his wife, then Ratu Boko explained that the queen would soon merry the young prince who live nearby. But the Giant responded with a horrible answer. He said that “you should be my wife” then everyone was afraid toward the giant’s behavior. King Boko and his daughter did know what to do.
Resolution:
After few minutes the queen thought of a way to solve the problem, then she told to the giant that, “I would agree to be your wife if you were able to build one thousand temples in one night. She thought that the giant unable to do this.
Complication:
The giant answers directly, he said, “That was so easy for me. The without wasting time he call thousand man in order to finish the temples in one night. Then the queen felt afraid.
Resolution:
In the early time before the sun rose, the queen went quickly to the nearest village to ask for help to the cock. Then ask them to crow in order to make sure that the sun had been already risen so the giant realized that he had already beaten.
Complication:
After hearing the cocks’ crow, he felt very despondent and angry to all the worker and Lara jonggrang, he said to all workers “stops……..stop…… then he cried loudly. So that he cut off the heads of several of the workers before they could run away. Later he found out that Lara jonggrang had tricked him. He then turns her into the thousandth temples. “If she does not want to marry me, “he said, “I should not allow her to merry anyone else.”.
Resolution:
Because the giant not allow anyone else to merry her so His father made a statue of her. You can still see this statue at prambanan.
How typical that a "giant of a man" is demanding, small-minded and ultimately, controlling of the life of a woman he desires. If he can't have her, no one can. He knows nearly nothing about her, except that her appearance is beautiful.
BalasHapusAfter it is explained to him that Lara has already been promised to another, the giant sums up much about his own ugliness in the three words he shouts: "I DON'T CARE!" Many of us know that beauty and ugliness come from deep within and are not just superficial characteristics. Good looks may attract us, but the person within may be vain, dishonest and cruel -- they cease to look good. We may find that someone who is plain is brilliant, funny and wonderful -- and they become beautiful in our sight.
There are those whose beauty exists on all levels and those who are ugly through and through. Lara would seem to illustrate the first sort of person and the giant, the latter form.
This is almost certainly a myth, but in mythology we find core truths about humanity and about ourselves. Again and again, we find these myths repeated in every culture. What is maddening is that people do not seem to learn from these stories.
Men who seek beauty for beauty's sake, but do not love or even know the person behind the beautiful face will read this story and not see themselves as the ultimate destroyer of beauty. By "owning" beauty, one does not become better looking themselves.
The giant can be likened to men of power (wealth and influence) who exist today. They objectify a person who is beautiful and want that person. They will stop at nothing to have that person for themselves, exclusively. Today we have the foolish old men with flashy young trophy wives. There are the wealthy old women who made huge investments in plastic surgery and liposuction who are anorexic; they marry men less than half their age and are shocked when these 20-something men "cheat" on them with 20-something women and run up huge credit card bills.
Mentioned above are modern examples of "ugly giants". The trophy wives and younger men are nothing to compare to Lara Jonggrang. Typically, these people are not really beautiful and they do not put up a fight. They use their youth and good looks as bait and rarely does love or even friendship exist as a motive for their marrying someone much older and/or less attractive than themselves. They are seeking a life of ease, latching on to someone else's fame, attempting to gain access to "important people" for reasons that may not at all be apparent -- they may even be stalking an elusive family member who visits you once every year, unannounced.
Lara's father's resolution essentially demonstrates the principle of the sadness of "beauty made into a lifeless object to be admired." A statue can be possessed, but no longer has feelings that can be given or taken. A statue cannot love or return admiration.
A statue can be destroyed, but a replica can be built; this is not true of a living person. A statue will eventually decompose, but a living person will age more rapidly and their beauty will fade far more quickly -- especially when the life they are living is not a happy one, as would have been the case had Lara Jonggrang felt she had no choice but to marry the giant.