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constitution of the human personality. Moreover, Abrams 1981 notes that a character is “an individual who exists in dramatic or narrative work and she has
moral dispositional qualities that can be seen from hisher dialogue and action ” p.
21. According to Forster 1927, character is divided into two types. Those are
a flat character and a round character. A flat character is built by a single idea, they cannot be changed. In the other side, round characters are complex and
develop time by time in the story and sometimes can surprise the readers. A round character is filled with many ideas. It is presented with such a unique
characteristic. Round characters usually take main parts in the story. Round character is like a real person in real life that has many personalities. Thus, the
character is difficult to be described. Milligan 1983 explains there is always a character that becomes the
center of the storyline. The character‟s action is significant and very much affect
the storyline. Because of that, we can have more understanding about the story through the character. Milligan called this as Major character as stated in his
book:
Major character is the most important character in a literary work. He plays a very important role because everything he does becomes the
content of the story. A major character becomes the center of the story because he endures problems, conflict, happiness, sorrow, etc. Through
his action, the readers know
the author‟s message of the story. p.155
Milligan also added that the story would not be complete without another supporting character, even they are less affecting the storyline. However, their
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roles are to support the main character in many different ways. Milligan 1983 says that Minor characters have less role than the Major character. Their presence
is just to support the main character to develop the story. They just appear in some particular time and setting. They do not endure the problem of the story.