Psychological Approach Review of Related Theories
and so on. In this study, the researcher will focus only on the personality development. Therefore, this explanation which discuss about physical stuff can
be ignored. The second one is characters as seen by another. The author can describe a
character through the eyes and opinions of another. The reader gets it, as it were, a reflected image.
The third one is speech. Each character will show his characteristics through what he says and what he does. Briefly, whenever he puts forward an
opinion, he is giving us some clues to his character. The fourth one is past life. The author will let the readers to learn
something about someone‘s past life, so that readers can have clues to events that have helped to shape a person‘s character. There are four ways to do this; through
the author‘s direct comment, the person‘s thoughts, his conversation with the other characters or the medium of another person.
The fifth one is conversation of others. The author gives readers clues to a person‘s character through the conversation of other people and the things they
say about him. People do talk about other people and the things they say often give as a clue to the character of the person spoken about.
The sixth one is reactions. The author can also give us a clue to a person‘s character by letting us know how that person reacts to various situations and
events. The readers can con sider how patient someone is and how well someone‘s
intelligence is through his respond to certain event.
The seventh one is direct comment. The author can describe or comment on a person‘s character directly. The eight one is thought. The author can give
readers direct knowledge of what a person is thinking about. In this respect, the author is able to do what readers cannot do in real life. The author can tell readers
what people are thinking. Therefore, the readers will get the clue about a person‘s characteristic directly through his thought. The ninth one is mannerism. The
author can describe a person‘s mannerism, habits, or idiosyncrasies which may also tell readers something about his character.