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to leave the children in the woods to die. In the woods the children come upon the house of an evil witch who plans to eat them.
In this tale, the writer will analyze the problem by looking on the character’s characterization. The writer chooses this tale tells about the
relationship between family, which is taken from the reality or mimesis of reality world and this tale more literary and more sentimental to analyze.
B. Focus of the Study
This research focuses on the study of Hansel and Gretel’s characteristics in the tale
“Hansel and Gretel” created by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm by using character analysis.
C. Research Questions
The writer concentrates on answering questions as follow what are the main character’s characteristics in a tale Hansel and Gretel?
D. Objectives of the Study
The writer hopes the result of this study can be used for the readers who are interested in the study of literature, especially character analysis. The
writer also hopes the result of this study can give advantages literature knowledge, especially the study of tale Hansel and Gretel written by Jacob Wilhelm Grimm
published in final edition, 1857.
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E. Research Methodology
1. The Objective of the Research
The objective of this research is to understand what the main character’s characteristics in a tale Hansel and Gretel.
2. Method of the Research
In this research, the writer uses descriptive qualitative method. The research is based on the comprehension about the correlation of the conflict
of main character in the tale Hansel and Gretel which is evaluated from character analysis.
3. Technique of Data Analysis
The writer collected the data from several sources that related to the study. The data are analyzed by descriptive analysis.
4. Unit of Analysis
The unit of analysis of study is the tale of Hansel and Gretel that was written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. The writer takes the simplified version
that was published by Grimm’s Fairy Tales in final edition, 1857.
5. Instrument
In collecting data, the writer as the instrument reads, identifies, and classifies the information from the tale by quoting evidences to support my
arguments.
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. Character and Characterization
There are many definitions of character, they include: Character is like creature in fictional story; is presented with the characteristics and clues that are
described in the story such as action, person’s speech, description, environment, thoughts, and explanation.
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Brook and Warren view character as complexity of potentialities action.
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Robert Diyanni explains that a character is an imaginary person that lives in a literary work. Literary character may be major or minor, static or
dynamic.
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A character is some on in literature work who has some sort identity it need not be a strong on, an identity which is made up by appearance,
conversation, action, name, and possibly thoughts going in the head.
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Characters in fiction can be classified as major and minor, static and dynamic. A major character is an important figure at the center of the story’s
action or theme. Usually a character’s status as major or minor is clear. The major character is sometimes called a protagonist whose conflict with an antagonist may
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Singleton, et al., An Introduction to Literature New York: The world publishing company, 1996, p. 282.
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Henri Guntur Tarigan, Dasar-dasar Sastra Bandung: Angkasa, 1993, p. 148.
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Robert Diyanni, Literature Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama New York: McGraw Hill Companies, 2002, p. 54.
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Richard Gill, Mastering English Literature London: McMillan Master Series, 1995. P. 127
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spark the story’s conflict. Supporting the major character are one or more secondary or minor characters whose function is partly to illuminate the major
characters. Minor characters are often static or unchanging, they remain the same from the beginning of a work to the end. Dynamic characters, on the other hand,
exhibit some kind of change the attitude, of purpose, of behavior as the story progresses.
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Character has
different meaning
with characterization.
A characterization is the means by which writers present and reveal character. The
method of characterization is narrative description with explicit judgment. We are given facts and interpretive comment. The characterization also reveals characters
by letting us enter their consciousness, telling us what character think and feel.
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Characterization is the process of creating character in fiction. The manners of describing can be done through the events, author direct statement,
conversation, and though statement from others characters.
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B. Kinds of Character.
