if possible. She wanted other people to be grateful for what they already had because there would always be something to be thanked for in every single day.
The discrimination that the whites done towards the main character, makes her change her way of thinking. She is a little different from who she is before.
She wants to have a better life, and freedom. It is one characteristic of postcolonial study. The colonized wants a freedom, and gets the equality between
their culture, and the other.
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION
This thesis reveals about the result of colonization towards black people in 19
th
century which is seen in the main character. The novel that the writer used is an autobiography of the main character who is the writer itself. When The Pelican
Laughed is a novel which the view is the social history. It talks about the history
of the past life of the main character who is struggling in facing the unfair treatments towards her.
Based on the analysis that has been discussed by the writer, the three problem formulations have been answered. First, the writer discusses about the main
character‟s characterization in the novel. The writer finds out the main character‟s characterization. Alice, the main character is a tomboy and brave woman. She
used to wear boy‟s clothes and be with where the men are. She does not like to do girly things such as cooking in the kitchen with her mother. She prefers something
to do with the outdoor activities such as taking care the horse or vans out with her dad and the other men. Alice is also a brave girl. She fights back again her friend
when her friend accuses her of doing something she does not do. She is really confident in fighting back against her boss also. She keeps standing in her opinion
if she is right. She defenses herself. Besides tomboy and brave, Alice is also a persistent woman. When she is curious about something, she keeps doing
whatever she needs to do, even when it risks her she will keep standing unless she already get the answer of her curiosity.
