Character Definition of Terms

the main character in Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

2. Interpersonal Conflict

According to Redman conflict refers to the struggle between two opposing forces, idea and belief 363. There are two kinds of conflict, interpersonal conflict and intrapersonal conflict. Redman also states that Interpersonal conflict refers to a struggle between the protagonist and an outside force 363. In this study, interpersonal conflict refers to Christopher’s interpersonal conflicts, conflicts which happen between Christopher as the main character of the novel with other people around him.

3. Autism

According to Bryna Siegel autism is a disorder in the capacity for social understanding. Along with this there comes to be certain ways that the child with autism also has difficulties with language and how he processes the information coming from that senses 11. Based on this definition, Autism is defined as a disorder which makes a person has difficulty to interact and to communicate with other people. A person who suffers from autism tends to withdraw his self from his social environment. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 7

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter discusses the theories that are used to analyze the topic of this study. This chapter is divided into three sections, namely review of related theories, criticism, and context of the novel. Review of related theories consists of theory of character, theory of characterization, theory of approaches and theory of conflict. Criticism contains some criticism on Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time . Theoretical framework explains how the theories in review of related theories are employed to answer the questions in the problem formulation.

A. Review of Related Theories 1. Character

a. Definition of Character

Character can not be separated from a novel. According to Abrams, in his book A Glossary of Literary Terms, characters are “the person presented in a narrative or dramatic work, who are interpreted by the reader as being endowed with moral, dispositional, and emotional qualities that are expected in what they say in the dialogue and what they do in the action” 23. It means character is the person who is presented in a literary work, such a novel. Characters in a novel have their own characteristics or in another word, each character in a novel has different characteristics.