20 is studied by relating psychological approach to Dawan
‟s thoughts that appear in the novel.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
This chapter presents the result of the study. This chapter is divided into three parts. The first part is about the description of Dawan, the main character of
Sing to the dawn novel. The second part is about Gender Schema that can be found in the novel. The third part is
about Dawan‟s mind development, in relation to gender schemata.
A. Description of Dawan
According to Abrams 2005 characters are people that are presented in the dramatic of narrative work, who are interpreted by the readers as being endowed
with moral and disposional qualities that are expressed in how the characters say and what they act p. 2. The readers understand and identify the characters by
reading statements that explain the characters. The statements can be about the actions that are done by the character
or the characters‟ sayings. In addition, Abrams 1985 states that there are two characters in the novel, the first is a major
character which is the main character who always appears in the whole story of the novel and the second is a minor character which does not fully appear in the
story and their roles just to support the development of the major character p.20. Boyd 2012 states that in fictional literature, authors use many different types of
characters to tell their stories. The first is a dynamic character which is a person PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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a major crisis. Most dynamic characters tend to be central rather than peripheral characters, because resolving the conflict is the major role of central characters.the
second is a static character which is someone who does not change over time; his or her personality does not transform or evolve.
In this novel, Dawan is considered as a major character. Dawan always appears in the whole story which means she appears from the beginning of the
story until the end. There are also conversations that are about her eventhough she is not included in those conversations. Dawan is also a dynamic character because
she is the central character and she changes over time as a result of facing a central conflict.
Dawan, a young village girl, wins a scholarship to study in a city school. Her brother, Kwai, places second and is initially jealous. His jealousy causes a
conflict between the two previously-close siblings. This hostility is further exacerbated by Dawans father, who feels that the city is not a place for a girl.
Dawan faces obstacles at every turn, and eventually overcomes these obstacles . She proves to herself and to others that she is fully capable of handling the
scholarship and the responsibility it entails. The conflicts in this novel are mostly about Dawan, the major character. Dawan also changes over time, from a
pessimistic person into an optimistic perso. Therefore, she is the dynamic character in this novel.
