CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH FINDING
A. Data Description
1. Main Character
One of the essential elements of literary works, especially novels and plays, are characters. The people in a fiction text are known as characters.
They are usually presented through their actions, speeches and thoughts. Through characters, readers can identify the conflict, the main focus of the
story and the theme. In this chapter, the writer analyzes the main characters of David Lurie,
David Lurie is white who live in black community, South Africa. David is fifty two years old and divorce. He teaches Communication at the Cape
Technical University, where his real subject, Modern Languages has been abolished as part of great rationalization of educational resources. David is
still allowed to teach a single course on the Romantic poets. ‘He earns his living at the Cape Technical University, formely Cape
Town University College. Once a professor of modern language, he has been, since Classic and Modern Language were closed down as
part of the great rationalization, adjunct professor of communications. Like all rationalized personnel he is allowed to offer one special filed
course a year, irrespective of enrolment, because that is good for morale. This year he is offering a course in the Romantic poets. For
the rest he teaches Communication 101, ‘Communication Skills’, and Communication 201, ‘Advanced Communication Skills’. p. 3
He leaves his job at the University after having sexual relation with
one of his female students. Then he leaves the city and goes to the Eastern Cape where his daughter, Lucy, lives there.
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2. Supporting Characters
a. The character of Lucy
Lucy is David’s daughter from his first marriage. Lucy decided to move into a community on the Eastern Cape a year ago and the
commune’s house is the farm of Lucy. Her commune was a group of young people who self made products on a nearby market. Her father
helped her to buy the farm when the commune break apart and she convince her father that she has truly fallen in love with the place. She
has already expanded her business quite successful and has added a large number of dogs and wants to branch into cats. She also sales flowers,
potatoes, onions and cabbage in every Saturday morning where she is occasionally helped by black neighbor called Petrus in her work.
b. The character of Petrus
Petrus is a black man who is hired by Lucy to help her. In the new South Africa he buys a part of Lucy’s land and he builds a house for
himself on it. He has two wives: an older woman who lives in Adelaide and younger pregnant wife who lives with him on the farm. Petrus still
helps Lucy with her tasks but now he must be paid.
B. The Characteristics in Disgrace
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