25 according to Griffith
’s theory 1986, he is a round character. Therefore, he is a central and dynamic character since throughout the story he is one of the main
character in the story and undergoes some changes. Before the writer analyzed the personality development of Edmund
Pevensie, the writer analyzed the description of Edmund Pevensie. To analyze the description of Edmund Pevensie, the writer uses six out of nine ways of
characterization according to Murphy’s theory 1972. The first one is personal
description. The second is direct comment. The writer described Edmund Pevensie through how the author describes Edmund directly. The third is the
conversation with others. The writer used this way to described Edmund Pevensie through how he reacts to various situation and events. The fourth way is the
speech. The writer described Edmund Pevensie through what he said. The fifth way is character as seen by others. Through this way, the writer described
Edmund through the opinion of other characters. The sixth way is the thought. The writer analyzed on what he thought through the novel.
4.2 Edmund’s Personal Description
In this section, the writer will describe Edmund Pevensie generally according to Murphy’s theory 1972. In the novel, Edmund is described as one
of The Pevensies. He is the third children among his siblings. Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmud,
and Lucy. p. 3. …but on the first evening when he came out to meet them at the front door
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26 of him, and Edmund who was the next youngest wanted to laugh and had
to keep on pretending he was blowing his nose to hide it pp. 3-4
From the passage above, Edmund is older than Lucy the youngest children in the family and the youngest boy among them. Meanwhile, Peter is the
eldest child and Susan is the second child. Edmund and his siblings are sent away from London due to a war. Because of the situation, they live with an old
professor in the heart of the country. Edmund is a student and his age is only a year older than Lucy. It can be
shown by passages below: “Please, your Majesty,” said Edmund, “I don’t know what you mean. I’m
at school…..at least I was…it’s the holiday now.” p. 33 And Edmund gave a very superior look as if he were far older than Lucy
there was really only a year’s difference……p. 45
4.3 Edmund’s Initial Personality
This part aims to describe the personality of Edmund Pevensie before he undergoes the personality development. The writer descri
bes Edmund’s personality by analyzing his characteristic according to Murphy’s theory on how
the author describes the character.
4.3.1 Bad-Tempered
In the beginning of the story, Edmund is commonly described as a boy who has some bad attitude and one of them is bad temper. The author gives direct
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