her; that she is a journalist and a pretty woman. The writer here applies the direct comment technique Murphy 170.
One day, a journalist comes to interview me. She wants to know what it’s like to have my work known all over the country but to be entirely
unknown myself, since normally it’s only the singer who appears in the media. She’s pretty, intelligent, quiet 17.
Esther’s characters can be found through the narrator’s opinion, her saying, and also her reaction toward something.
4.2.1 Caring
Esther is caring. We can see it from what she does to her husband; her mannerisms toward her husband Murphy 173. She encourages him to write
when he thinks it is too hard for him. She buys him a ticket to Spain when he almost gives up writing his book and starts thinking that their marriage will not
work. Where is the ticket for?
Spain. I’m shocked. Air tickets are expensive, besides, I can’t go away now, I’ve
got a career ahead of me, and I need to look after it. I’ll lose out on a lot of potential music partnerships; the problem isn’t me, it’s our marriage 21.
She supports him though she accepts refusal from him to maintain their marriage. She loves him so much and gives him a chance to be alone so that he
can think and focus on his writing. “You can, you want to, but you don’t,” she says. “Your problem isn’t me, but you, so it would be best if you spent some time
alone.” 21. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
She cares about her husband so much, even more than she does for herself. This is seen from the character as seen by another Murphy 162. The narrator
sees it well. I look across at the woman who has just made some coffee and is now
reading a newspaper, whose eyes look tired and desperate, who is her usual silent self, who does not always show her affection in gestures, the
woman who made me say yes when I wanted to say no, who forced me to fight for what she, quite rightly, believed was my reason for living, who let
me set off alone because her love for me was greater even than her love for herself, who made me go in search of my dream; and suddenly, seeing that
small, quiet woman, whose eyes said more than any words, who was often terrified inside, but always courageous in her actions, who could love
someone without humbling herself and who never ever apologized for fighting for her man – suddenly, my fingers press down on the keys 24.
Esther is not an indifferent person. Being a war correspondent makes her learn much about life and love.
She even brings a piece of cloth with her everywhere which belonged to a soldier. If she did not care, she would not carry out soldier’s request before he
died. This shows that Esther is caring. This is admitted by another character in the story, Mikhail Murphy 162.
“Do you see this? The cloth is actually green; it looks black because it’s caked with dried blood. A soldier somewhere in the world asked her
before he died to remove his shirt, then cut it into tiny pieces and distribute those pieces to anyone capable of understanding the message of his death.
Do you have a piece?” “No, Esther has never even mentioned it to me.” 95.
Moreover, Mikhail says that Esther has helped him in difficulties, an action that will not be done if the person does not care about someone’s problems.
I found in Esther the partner I was looking for, the person who helped me set out on the mission I was entrusted with, the angel who opened the
doors, the roads, the paths, that will allow us – if our Lady is willing – to restore the energy of love to the earth. We share the same mission 95.
