Problem Formulation Objectives of the Study

at every turn. Stephen roams the labyrinth searching his mind for answers. The only way out seems to be to soar above the narrow confines of the prison, as did Daedalus and his son Braurer, 1985: 35. Stephen is certainly influenced by the environment around him that he has such a complicated mind. Stephen is sceptical to questions of life. According to the study above, there are some other common things in his life which represents that the way he has to go through in order to find the answers to the questions of life is complicated. Since along this book Stephen is conducting school life, he has his personal view on how school exists to him. Stephen then looks towards the priests at his school, but they are the same priests that beat him for not being able to do his homework because his glasses were broken. In Stephens mind, anyone who would lay out such unjust punishment could not be the worldly interpreters of any higher being that was really true and good. Stephen still honours the priests, but cares nothing for what they preach http:www.literature-study-online.comessaysjoyce.html.2002. The view that ‘teachers are always right and therefore students must obey them’ is criticized. Stephen considered his teachers as unjust persons according to his own experience. This research discusses a different point from those previous studies. It pays more attention to the schools where Stephen studied. In its daily activities, school does some actions of repression toward the students. It is a problematic phenomenon but, it is considered as something common since it occurs frequently and is accepted as a necessary thing. This research figures out how the actions of repression happen at school.

B. Review of Related Theories

To answer the problem formulation of this research, there are some theories which are used to support the analysis. Those theories are presented briefly as follows.

1. Theory of Character and Characterization

In the intrinsic elements of the work of literature, characters are those who are included in the work attributed with some certain moral, intellectual, and emotional qualities. A Glossary of Literary Terms stated that The grounds in the characters temperament, desires, and moral nature for their speech and actions are called their motivation…. Whether a character remains stable or changes, the reader of a traditional and realistic work expects consistency—the character should not suddenly break off and act in a way not plausibly grounded in his or her temperament as we have already come to know it. Abrams, 1993: 23 Abrams highlighted not only on the traits that characters have, but also the existence of motivation beyond characters’ actions. This motivation is not always mentioned, therefore an analysis on characters should do more than reading the written things. The method of attributing characteristics on the characters is called characterization. According to Abrams, there are two ways of characterization: showing and telling 1993: 23. In showing method, it is the character which by