17 ways. They are: the personal description, character seen by another,
speech, direct comment, reactions, and mannerisms. These are the methods of characterization dominantly used by Colfer that I find in the story.
To underline the personality analysis in this study, I use the theories of psychoanalysis from the book, An Outline of Psychoanalysis
1949 by Freud and Personality: Theory and Research 1997 by Pervin and John. The writer chooses those theories based on my learning that they
completed each other in providing strong opinions and arguments about psychoanalysis.
G. Context of the Novel
1. Background of the Novelist
Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, on the south east coast of Ireland, in 1965. He spent four years in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and
Italy. He wrote a children’s book, Benny and Omar 1998, based on his experiences in those nations. Its sequel, Benny and Babe, was
published in 1999 and shortlisted for the 2000 Bisto Book of the Year Award. He wrote a further childrens novel, The Wish List, and a series
of books for children aged 6-8 years: Going Potty 1999; Eds Funny Feet 2000; and Eds Bed 2001.
He used his love of Irish history and legend in the writing of Artemis Fowl 2001, a story of 12 year old criminal mastermind from
North Dublin who holds a leprechaun to ransom. This book was
18 followed by two others in the series: Artemis Fowl: The Arctic
Incident 2002; and Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code 2003. The fourth and fifth books in the Artemis series are Artemis Fowl: The
Opal Deception 2005, and Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony 2006. Artemis, a 12-year-old criminal genius, is an anti-hero who was
inspired by the arrogant rich children Colfer used to teach in Saudi Arabia. During the writing process, Artemis evolved from a two-
dimensional figure into a complex and fascinating character that readers could both love and hate. Colfer said in The Times, 10 January
2005: When I started to write I had no intentions of making Artemis the central character; he was just the bad guy Holly was up against and
that was it. My real anxiety was whether readers would want to go on reading about someone they were meant to hate. But then parts of me
started to go in, and he developed a conscience and it became a very interesting book to write.” A film about Artemis is currently being
developed. He also wrote a series books for younger children, about
brothers Will and Marty: The Legend of Spud Murphy 2004; The Legend of Captain Crows Teeth 2006; and The Legend of the Worst
Boy in the World 2007. His other childrens novels include a sci-fi thriller, The Supernaturalist 2004, and Half Moon Investigations
2006, the story of 12-year-old Fletcher Moon, and the youngest qualified private detective in the world. His latest books are the sixth
