<![CDATA[This research is motivated by the use of a flashback narrative structure in the novel Nadira by Leila S. Chudori, which consists of eleven interconnected stories. The study aims to describe the stages of the narrative arc within the novel. A qualitative approach with a descriptive method was employed. The data consist of words, phrases, sentences, dialogue, and narrative segments related to the stages of the plot, while the primary source is the 11th printing (2025) of the novel Nadira, published by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG). Data were collected through document analysis and examined using the Miles and Huberman model, which involves data condensation, data display, and the drawing and verification of conclusions. The analysis was conducted by identifying and categorizing the data into five narrative stages: the introduction of the situation, the unfolding of events, the escalation of conflict, the climax, and the resolution. The results reveal 35 instances of narrative stages across the eleven stories, comprising 16 instances of the introduction of the situation, 6 of the unfolding of events, 7 of the escalation of conflict, 3 of the climax, and 3 of the resolution. These findings demonstrate that the narrative stages create a coherent progression, even though the events are presented through flashbacks. This structure serves to connect past and present events while building the development of the conflict toward its resolution]]>
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