novelist’s philosophy of life 1969:163. In this thesis, the writer would like to focus on how the message reveal through describing Edmund, one of the main
character in the story The Chronicles of Narnia:The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
The writer chooses this novel as the object of this thesis because from the characters and the story of this novel the writer can get something lay behind the
literary work itself, which is the message that appears in the story. Interestingly enough, the novel is not specifically written for children but also for adult. C.S.
Lewis in The Chronicles of Narnia:The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has a message that useful not only for children but also for adult or some generation.
B. Problem Formulation
The writer formulates two problems to be analyzed in this thesis. The problems are formulated as:
1. How is Edmund’s characteristic and his conflict? 2. What is the message revealed throug
h Edmund’s characteristic and his conflict?
C. Objective of the Study
The objective of this novel is how Edmund, one of the main characters, described. The conflict that faced by the character can
also supports Edmund’s character and reveals the message by describing him. The first objective is to find
out the characteristics of Edmund and find out the conflict that he faced to support
his characteristic. The second objective is to find out possible message that revealed through describing Edmund.
D. Definition of Terms
It is important to explain the meaning of certain word related to the topic to avoid ambiguity. These are the terms that are used.
1. Character and characterization Characters are the persons represented in a dramatic or narrative work.
The characters are known by the reader as some people who have moral and dispositional qualities. These qualities are usually expressed in what they say the
dialogue and what they do the action Abrams, 2012:46. While characterization is the process in by which an author creates character Rohrberger
and Woods, 1971:20. 2. Conflict
A Handbook to Literature describes conflict as the struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in the plot. Conflict can be argument
opposing forces, like man against man, nature, fate, society or perhaps the internal on
e between two opposing parts of man’s personality Holman and Harmon, 2009: 123.
3. Message Message is actually the same with theme. A message is define as the real
meaning or some easy conclusion that can be simply stated or summarized inside a work of art Beaty and Hunter, 1989: 899. While, Kenny says that theme has
more complexity than message. Message becomes one of the elements that makes or form a theme. Nevertheless, it has no direct value as suggestion aimed to the
readers 1966: 89. From that explanation, message can be seen as one form of the theme in a simple form, but not all themes are considered a message.
