Approach of the Study
22 “You promised me that, if I came with you, you would answer any
questions I asked you.” “In the first place, you shouldn’t believe in promises. The world is full of
them: promises of riches, of eternal salvation, of infinite love. Some people think they can promise anything, others accept whatever seems to
guarantee better days ahead, as, I suspect, is your case. Those who make promises they don’t keep end up powerless and frustrated, and exactly the
same awaits those who believe those promises” p.10.
The dialogue above is between Miss Prym and Stranger. From the dialogue above, it can be concluded that Miss Prym is naïve, because trust a promise from
the Stranger, a person who she just met. It is analyzed by Murphy’s methods of characterization. It is derived from the manner of Miss Prym.
Since Miss Prym is the only young people in Viscos, she is still young to know about love. Usually, a rich man comes to her only for sex, rather than
propose her to marry him. Miss Prym understands what Stranger’s want is. He may think that young women from remote villages were naïve a proposal to
escape from Viscos. Miss Prym, however, had understood just about everything. Like all older
men, he was obsessed with the idea of sex with a younger woman. Like all human beings, he thought money could buy whatever he wanted. Like all
Strangers, he was sure that young women from remote villages were naïve enough to accept any proposal, real or imaginary, provided it offered a faint
chance of escape p. 11. Some tourists who came to Viscos may think that younger woman like Miss
Prym will easily to be tempted because they are so naïve. They may just offer a proposal with promises to bring them out of Viscos. The incident above proof that
Miss Prym is naive as seen through thought. It is analyzed by using Murphy’s methods of characterization 1972.
23 Miss Prym is still young, meanwhile the Stranger is older. It is clear that
Stranger’s experience is much more than Miss Prym. Miss Prym just too naïve to show as if she knows everything what Stranger’s talking about.
His comment was merely intended to provoke her: obviously a young woman like her would never have heard of Durenmatt, and he knew that she
would again try to appear indifferent, as if she knew whom he was talking about p.15.
From the incident above it can be concluded that Miss Prym is naïve. Compare to Stranger, Miss Prym’s knowledge is limited. Stranger understands the
young person and a girl from remote village, like Miss Prym is trying to look indifferent. They will pretend as if they what other’s said. It is analyzed through
Murphy’s methods of characterization 1972. In this case, it is derived from the speech. pp. 164-166.