THE UGLY AMERICAN AND THE UGLY SARKHANESE
Name : 1. Farah Assuani Bt Rusli 2. Nur ‘Atifah Bt Abd Ruddin 3. Arni Rahayu Bt Mohd Rosli
Group : S2 / T1 SN2
ENGLISH
WAJ 3103
SYNOPSIS the story about the American engineer
named Homer Atkins wants to help the villager to solve their problems that face difficulty to lift up the water from bottom to up the hill. After thinking, he comes out with the idea to build the water pump to solve that problem. On the way to build the water pump, he had to do many draft of the water pump and take account some material to build it.
Luckily, he has a brilliant wife that willingly share some ideas in helping him to create the water pumps
After finished make a draft, he discuss with headmen to talk about his water pump. The headmen satisfied with his idea and bring him to Sarkhanese man named Jeepo. He is a mechanic at the village. After talking with him , they finally agree to build water pump based on the draft. Homer find that Jeepo is an intelligent mechanic too. While doing the water pump, the work very hard and manage to complete in a day.
after tested the water pump, they build several others to sell to villager. Finally the water pumps were sold out and they had successfully to help the villager.
THEME The hardship of an engineer to build a
water pump Sarkhanese faced problem which they
needed to lift the water from the river to their home at the terrace of hill
The American engineer, Homer Atkins wanted to solve the sarkhanese problem by inventing a water pump
CHARACTER Homer Atkins
An American engineer Intelligent Creative thinking Workaholic Hot-tempered Like to drink beer
CHARACTER Emma Atkins
Wife to Homer Atkins Good listener Likes to cook Likes to do housework Supportive
CHARACTER Jeepo
A Sarkhanese man A mechanic Hardworking Intelligent
SETTING: PLACE In a room
A meeting was held between Homer Atkins and the ambassador about the road construction
Atkin’s House The house is near to Haidho where Homer
was drawing his water pump Emma used to listen to Homer’s problem
in dining room
SETTING: PLACE Chang Dong village
Homer met the headmen to talk about his water pump
Homer and Jeepo worked out on the water pump at the river
SETTING: PLACE Factory
Located outside of the Chang Dong Village
Homer, Jeepo and their workers worked hard to build up the water pump
SETTING: TIME Two weeks after a meeting with the
ambassador Homer and Emme flew to Sarkhan
Six o’clock in the morning A Sarkhanese boy, Ong appeared at the
time and stayed at his house
SETTING: TIME Middle of afternoon
Homer and Jeepo has done a lot of water pump
Late afternoon The water pump was ready to be tested
At night Jeepo got idea to improve the water pump
SETTING: TIME Two days after the succesful of water pump
They rent a factory outside the village At the end of six weeks
They had built 24 pumps At morning
The workers had to get order from the villagers.
Everybody worked at the Jeepo-Atkins Company Limited.
MORAL VALUE Don’t overcome the stress by negative habits.- Homer should handle the stress in a positive way, not overcome his problem by drinking alcohol.
Everyone should be a supportive partner
- Emma always support her husband by giving
suggestion, advice and become a good listener to Homer
We should determined and working hard in what ever we do.
- Homer and Jeepo work very hard and able to
managed their time to complete the water pump in a day.
We should brave to face the changes in order to improve our life.
- The headman was willing to accept Homer’s
idea water pump for the villagers own good.
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