Object of the study

Warren, Robert and Jacobs, An Introduction to Reading and Writing. 2 nd ed., Understanding Unseeing: an Introduction to English poetry and the English Novel for overseas Students, by Murphy and Society in the Novel by Langland Elizabeth. Those books are chosen because they provide some theories of literature, especially on character and characterisation related to criticism of a society, which are going to help the writer in analysing characters and characterisation. The writer also employs book of, Reading and Writing About Literature, by Rohrberger in order to help the writer in using approach of this study. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka by Robinson is employed to give information about Pakistani society in the 20 th century. Some journals and magazines’ articles are also used to gain description of Pakistani society in the 20 th century. In analysing this novel, first step writer do is read the novel and focus on what the characters say about themselves and others, and also what the author says about characters she or he made. The writer also focuses on mannerism and reactions of characters in order to acquire clear characteristic of characters. Hence, the writer can gain the answer for the first question. The second step is to analyse the characters, setting society and conflict in the novel and relate them to the information of Pakistani society religion, caste, belief, tradition, women condition and others in order to find out the social condition of Pakistan in the 20 th century represented by major characters in The Holy Woman. Looking at the result of second analysis, the writer is going to observe which social institutions are exaggerated, satirised, ironised, and criticised from the reality and which characters engage on those social institutions. The writer is also going to look at the author’s view point on certain social condition stated directly in this novel. Thus, the writer can discover the author’s criticism toward society in Pakistan brought by characters. At last, the writer will draw a conclusion from the analysis. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI