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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Literature is said as medium of expressing ideas. Roberts and Henry 1993:1 said that literature refers to composition that tell stories, dramatize
situation, express emotion, an analyze and advocate ideas. It means that literature is the art of writing that is full of expression and ideas because it is a product of
imagination that comes from the author’s mind. In general, literary work itself can be divided into three kinds which are
known as “genre”, they are: poetry, drama, and prose. Poetry expresses a conversation or interchange that is grounded in the most deeply felt experiences of
human beings. Drama is literature designed to be performed by actors. Prose is the ordinary form of written language. Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs
1993:2 said classify prose into fiction prose and non-fiction prose. Fiction is originally meant anything made up or shaped, the prose stories based on the
author’s creation and imagination. It includes myths, parables, novels, romances, a nd short stories. On the other hand, non-fiction is literary works which describe
or interpret facts, present judgments, and opinions. It consists of news reports, essays, magazines, newspapers, historical biographical works and many other
forms of communication.
One of the most important aspects of the major novel is the interaction of contrary. Contradiction among characters makes both figures more real, but the
characters also act on one another and develop as a result of these interactions,
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which is often most of what a main stream novel is about. Character in a novel is not as puzzling as character in real life, a novel is short: it is a work of art, so it is
selective character in novel rather as we do in real life; from people’s actions, from what they say about themselves, from what other say about them.
Character is a person who is responsible for the thoughts and action within a story, poem, or other literature. Characters are extremely important because they are
the medium through which a reader interacts with a piece of literature. Every character has his or her own personality, used by a creative author to assist in
forming the plot of a story or creating a mood. The different attitudes, mannerisms, and even appearances of characters can greatly influence the other major elements in
a literary work, such as theme, setting, and tone. With this understanding of the character, a reader can become more aware of other aspect of literature, such as
symbolism, giving the reader a more complete understanding of the work. The character is one of the most important tools available to the author. Authors take an
indirect approach by indicating how their characters look and act, what they think and say, how they live and how other characters regard them.
The meaning of brutal is : brutal, savage Related Words
1. Brutish : cruel and savege 2. Brutishness : about cruel and savege
3. Brute : the cruel people 4. Aggro : savege and aggressive
5. Assassinate : kill quickly 6. Bruiser : the savege people
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8. Backlash : revenge and negative
This paper will discusse the characters personality in a Reacher novel One Shot by Child. In this novel there are a lot of scenes which are very brutal,
one of which is a stealing scene of car tried break the hands of the victim, strangled to death just to rob the victim’s money. The title of this paper is THE
BRUTALITY PICTURED in JACK REACHER “ONE SHOT”
Problem of the Study
What kinds of brutality pictured in the novel ?
1.2 Scope of the Study