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1. Smart
The author can give the readers a clue of the character of one of the people in the book through what the person says Murphy 164. That way of
characterization is called speech. In the novel, Briscoe is often called as Clare. At school, Clare has a good mark in her English comprehension. It indicates that she
is a smart student. Briscoe writes in the novel, “After break we had our English comprehension back. My mark said Very good” 84.
As a good student, Clare tries to love her study. Based on the novel, Clare is described as a smart student. Clare says, “School was cool. I got my homework
back with two stars –A++ and could do better. I loved school and they thought I had potential. If I wanted to, I could make it” 152. Her marks during school are
excellent. In doing the homework, Clare always completes them punctually. She says, “My homework was always completed in good time. No piece of work was
handed in late” 349. It is not easy to get those excellent marks because to enter the University, she must complete some requirements which are not easy to
achieve. Clare’s personality trait can also be known when the author describes the
character through the eyes and opinions of another Murphy 162. Clare’s teachers also think that she is a smart girl. The teachers write the report,
Clare no longer makes excuses. Work is now on time and a great deal of thought goes into it.
A truly excellent round of result-well done. A very able girl-will go far. Clare has been making steady progress. If it
continues she should do well in the next set of results. A truly delightful and intelligent young lady with remarkable recall. Should
do well in life 273. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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The report above shows that Clare’s teacher compliments her excellence. Clare’s personality trait as a smart girl can also be seen from the opinions of another
character of the story. She says, “My schoolwork could always be better, but it okay and I was, according to my teachers, ‘a delightful young lady with huge
potential” 374. Therefore, we know this kind of personality trait through the eyes and opinions of another.
Clare’s study goes well. She states, “In my exams I did quite well. Not as well as my teachers thought I could have done, but well enough not to cause them
any concern” 368. Clare says, On the day the results came out I walked very slowly to school, putting off
the moment of discovery. I was given a slip of paper. Hooray I had managed to pass all my GCEs Now I had ten O-levels under my belt, the
next stage was A-levels, which were two years away. There was a pat on the back for all of us from our teachers 377.
Those proofs above show how smart Clare is. When Clare has an interview before
entering New Castle University, the interview goes well. She says, “The interview had gone very well and they were impressed when I mentioned that I had a
pupilage lined up with Michael Mansfield. They offered me a place if I passed my A-levels with good grades” 389. In her hard life, she tries hard to study and gets
good marks in order to accomplish the requirements to enter the University.
2. Easygoing
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