Background of the study Objective of the study Scope of the study

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

In a dictionary of literary terms and literary theory 1977:Perface, the main definition of literary term thus: “of or pertaining to, or of nature of, literature, polite learning, or books and written compositions; pertaining to that kind of written composition which has value on account of it’s qualities of form. Using the literary terms as extremely important because they are the medium through which a reader interacts with a piece of literature. Literature includes plays, essay, novels, poetry, and short stories. A novel usually tells of human life in their interaction with the environment and each other. In a novel, the authors make every effort to direct with the reader to the images of the reality of life through the stories contained in the novel. Holderness says that novel is attempting to give the reader the impression that it is “emanating life” in every direct way. Characters have conversations with each other to enable parts the reader to learn about whom they are, what role they are playing and about the events of the novel. Characters are the persons in a narrative of dramatic work of at such as novel, play, or film. A novel can, but doesn’t need to, have many characters. In novel, character can be differentiated into several kinds based on point of view of the appellation to be done. Identify character traits the main character displays. An author can reveal character traits in a description of the characters appearance or in how he or she acts and what other characters in the story say about her or him.

1.2 Objective of the study

The writer wants to know more about the main characters that can be found in Olen Steinhauer’s novel the tourist: Milo Weaver, Tina Weaver, Janet Simmons and Primkov. What they do and how they look like.

1.3 Scope of the study

It is important to make the limitation of the study to avoid the readers of getting confused. Olen steinhauer described the character in such wonderful ways that keep the readers guessing ang guessing. Character is one of the most important elements of fiction; the writer is interested in studying it, especially on the main characters. The writer wants to describe physical appearance of the characters, to explain the attitude of the characters through what they say and do in the novel.

1.4 Significance of the study