Love Problem Character Definition of Terms
intervene authoritatively in order to describe and often to evaluate, the motives and dispositional qualities of his characters. The author can merely present his
characters talking and acting and he leaves the reader to infer what motives and disposition lies behind what they say or do. The author can also assign the role of
an outside observer, giving his own explanation, comments and judgment about the character. Alternatively, one character may comment on the motives and
behaviour of another in the form of conversations or as private thoughts that only the reader can overhear them. In brief, Murphy mentions nine ways of how the
characters are presented by the author: 1. Personal description
The author can describe a person’s appearance and clothes. 2. Character as seen by others
Instead of describing a character directly, the author can describe him through the eyes and opinion of another. The reader gets, as it were, a reflected image.
3. Speech The author can give the reader an insight into the character of one of the
persons in the book through what the person says. 4. Past life
By letting the reader learn something about a person’s past life, the author can give the reader a clue to events that have helped to shape a person’s character.
5. Conversation with others The author can give the readers clues to a person’s character through the
conversation of other people and the things they say about him or her. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
6. Reactions The author can give the reader a clue to a person’s character by letting the
reader know how that person reacts to various situations and events. 7. Direct comment
The author can describe or comment on a person’s character directly. 8. Thoughts
The author can give us direct knowledge of what a person is thinking about. 9. Mannerism
The author can describe a person’s mannerisms, habits, or idiosyncrasies which may also tell us something about his character.
The methods of characterization were used to analyze the way Jane Austen presents the characters to the readers. I also used Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
by Barnes Noble and Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice by Penguin to facilitate my study furthermore.
However, not all of the methods of characterization are used to analyze the characterization of the characters in the novel. It is because the author of the
novel, Jane Austen, does not use all of the methods of characterization above, but only some of them are used.