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evidence and theories. Secondly, the writer described several bad experiences of the major character. Lastly, the writer analysed about the moral values revealed
through the major character’s bad experiences. Finally, the writer drew a conclusion of the analysis. The conclusion must
be accurate and cover all the analysis. Then the writer was crosscheck about the grammar, form and every part of this thesis. At last, the writer made a
bibliography and appendix.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
A. The Description of Major Character
According to Blair, the character is depiction of the figure in the story. The depiction includes the depiction of dialogue, thought and statement 1928: 52.
Murphy has nine ways to know the character‟s personality. The traits of the character can be seen by personal description, the other character, speech, past
life, conversation of others, reaction, direct comment, thought, and manner 1972: 161-173.
In this part of analysis, the major character is depicted. Florens as the major character has an important role in the novel. Florens is an African female
slave that grows up and enslaves in America. “Florens, she says, its 1690. Who
else these days has the hands of a slave and the feet of Portuguese lady?” 2009:
4. It takes in 1690. It describes that there are many white people in America that have a slave and have a wife from Portuguese.
“It was there I learned how I was not a person from my country, nor from my families. I was negrita. Everything. Language, dress, gods, dance, habits,
decoration, song- all of it cooked together in the color of my skin” 2009: 165. In
that quotation above, it is very clear that Florens was born from an African ‟s
mother. She is admitted as a „Negrita‟ or an African female slave who lives in
America. She is far from her family. She gets many bad treatments because she is a slave. Everything that she belongs such as: language, dress, gods and habits mix
