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Shaw was an interesting character and I was also interested in analyzing her problems, and how she solved the problem. The first part was ended with some
formulated questions in the chapter 1. Third, I gathered some related and supporting data about the character of the
story and human psychology. The data were gathered. Some theories related to the study were reviewed. To complete the study, it required a lot of thoughts, reference
books and notes. Forth, I analyzed the formulated problems as same as the theoretical framework.
Finally, the study ended with the conclusion. In the last part of this study, I prepared suggestions related to the teaching-learning activities using literary works.
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CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS
In this part, I describe the characterization of Darby Shaw and also her internal and external conflicts along with its resolutions.
4.1 Darby Shaw’s Characterization
Darby Shaw is the main character of The Pelican Brief because she is the center of the story and also holds the most important role in the story. She is also
a complex character because her character cannot be described easily. Darby Shaw is also a dynamic character because she undergoes some changes in her
life. Based on Murphy’s nine ways of characterization i.e. personal
description, character as seen by other, speech, past life, conversation of other, reaction, direct comment, thoughts, and mannerism, I will describe Darby Shaw’s
characterization in the novel The Pelican Brief. In this novel, she is characterized as a beautiful woman that is very clever and also diligent and brave.
4.1.1 Beautiful
In this novel, Darby Shaw is characterized as a good-looking woman. Her appearance always attracts people to see her. She has beautiful long legs. Darby
also has dark red hair. Her beauty is able to make her classmates turn their head to her. It happens when she enters Callahan’s class of Constitutional Law.
The door opened quickly and an attractive young female in tight washed jeans and a cotton sweater slid elegantly through it and sort of glided
along the wall to the third row, where she deftly maneuvered between the crowded seats until she came to hers and sat down.
She flashed a quick smile at the guy seated next to her, and for a second Callahan and his Nash questions were forgotten. Her dark red hair fell
just to the shoulder. She was that perfect little cheerleader with the perfect teeth and perfect hair that everybody fell in love with at least
twice in high school. And maybe at least once in law school p. 13
Her law professor also admits that Darby Shaw is beautiful. In fact, he is falling
in love with Darby Shaw and often spend the night together in Callahan’s house. The professor, Callahan, often says that Darby Shaw is beautiful. One example is
when he talks to Gavin Verheek, he says that “She’s beautiful and brilliant and soft and gentle” p.73
The beauty of Darby is able to make Callahan, one of the men who dates lots of women, fall in love with her. Calahan is such a playboy that never gets in
deep relationship or love with a woman for a long moment. Callahan never has a girlfriend although he is a handsome and rich a professor. But Darby with her
long legs, sexy body, and tight jeans and also her beautiful look is able to trap him in a lover relationship. It can be seen from the following quotation.
“It’s hilarious. The great Thomas Callahan, he of the disposable women, has fallen hard.’
‘I have not.’ ‘It must be a record. What, nine, ten months now? You’ve actually
maintained a steady relationship for almost a year, haven’t you?’ ‘Eight months and three weeks, but don’t tell anyone, Gavin. It’s not easy
for me.’ ‘Your secret’s safe. Just give me all the details. How tall is she?’
‘Five-eight, hundred and twelve pounds, long legs, tight Levis, independent, unpretentious, your typical Western girl.”p.97
From the quotation above it is clear that Callahan is really attracted to this girl. It means that Darby is much more beautiful than any other women who ever
get involved in love relationship with Callahan. In fact, Callahan is able to
