6. Main
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learner 3
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edition defines as “the most important one of several similar things in a particular situation”. In this
study main means the most important character.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
In this chapter, I will discuss four parts or subtitles, namely Review of Related Theories, Review on England Society in Regency Period, Review on Society’s View
on Marriage in the early nineteenth Century England and the last is Theoretical Framework. Review of Related Theories contains the theories or the approaches that
are relevant with this study. Review on Society’s View on Marriage in the early nineteenth Century England contains the society’s view of the status of women, the
social class, and the materialism in England in early nineteenth century. In the Theoretical Framework, I will discuss or explain the contribution of the theories and
review to solve the problem in my study.
2.1 Review of Related Theories
In this study, I use some theories to support her analysis. They are theory of character, the theory of characterization which is used to describe the characteristics
of the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, in order to find her marriage reason, and the theory of critical approaches.
2.1.1. Theories of Character
According to Abrams in his A Glossary of Literary Terms defines the character as “The persons presented in a dramatic or narrative work, who interrupt the
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readers as being endowed with moral and dispositional qualities that are expressed in what they say-the dialogue-and by what they do-the action 20.
E.M Foster in his Aspect of the Novel 1974 classifies the character into two kinds: flat and round characters. A Flat character is the character which is simple and
does not change or in other words they always stay the same. It means that they always behave and talk in the same way, so it makes the character become easily
predicted. On the other hand, a round character is the one who can make the readers surprised because of his or her action. This is very complex character because they
often change. According to Ian Milligan in The Novel in English, there are two kinds of
characters based on their role in a story, namely as Major and Minor characters 155. The major character is the character who becomes the focus in the story from the
beginning until the end, and it plays the important role in clarifying the theme of the story. In other word, if we understand the major character of the story, we also
understand the theme of the story. The minor characters are those who appear in a certain setting and just necessarily become the background of the major characters. In
other word, their role in the story is less important than the major character is. Holman and Harmon in their A Handbook to Literature classified characters
into Static and Dynamic characters. A static character is one who changes little or does not change at all. The pattern of action reveals the character rather than showing
the character changing in response to the actions. A dynamic character is one who
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