SPM LITERATURE COMPONENT - NOVEL
THE CURSE
NAME OF WRITERS
NO
NAME
1 ADIBAH BINTI SAID
2
WAN HANIZAH BINTI WAN HALIM
3
NOORSURIATI BINTI M.A. WAHID
4
SCHOOL
SMK SERI BUDIMAN,
KUALA TERENGGANU
SMK BATU RAKIT,
KUALA TERENGGANU
SMK BUKIT TUNGGAL,
KUALA TERENGGANU
SMK BELARA,
KUALA TERENGGANU
ZURINA BINTI KHAIRUDDIN
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THE CURSE
Mapping of Characters
Datin Sharifah and Datok Zulkifli
(rich, adopted parents)
En.Saleh (father)
(angry and bitter)
Wife
(Crippled and senile)
Azreen (daughter)
(Hard-headed, independent, smart, brave and loyal)
Old Lady
Wise, traditional healer, Azreen’s true friend
Ostracized by the villagers, accused as the evil witch
Nek
Mohd Asraf’grandmother
Old and sick
Crazy, Pontianak-looking woman
(Madhuri’s real mother)
Madhuri (adopted daughter)
(Beautiful, obedient, adopted, 2nd wife of Haji Ghani)
Haji Ghani (Madhuri’s Husband)
Head of village, old, infatuated with Madhuri
Mohd Asraf
Azreen’s school-mate, Madhuri’s secret love
Puan Kamsiah
Ignorant, believes in superstitions and tradition
Fatihah
1st wife, old, bitter at Madhuri
Awang the Bomoh
Superstitious, practices weird things
Puan Normala
The village gossiper, main cause of havoc in the village
Siti
Kind, open-minded, caring
Julian
Azreen’s college-mate, cares deeply about Azreen
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Nek
Madhuri’s real mother
3
Awang, the Bomoh
THE CURSE
TIME PLOT
Day One
Rubber Estate
A body was discovered
London
Azreen received news of Madhuri’s death
She reluctantly went back to Malaysia
She had nostalgic memories of her childhood during the flight
Day Two
En.Saleh’s House
Puan Normala and the gang were gossiping about Madhuri’s sudden death
Graveyard
En Saleh was furious Azreen brought her sick and senile mother while as Azreen felt the same way because En. Saleh did not wait for her to pay her last respect towards her dead