Bu Mus‟ love to her students also has no dicrimination. She loves all of
her students. She does not want to lose anyone of them. I later heard that, after visiting us, Bu Mus rode her bike for dozens of
kilometers, deep into the pepper plantations in the forest in order to find Kucai. She searched for her student among hundreds of underage boys and
girls working as pepper pickers; not one among them had ever been to school p. 350.
After the passing of Pak Harfan, some of students become very pesimistic about their study. Some of them even leave their school for work. Because of her
love to the students is very deep, Bu Mus tries to find and persuade them to go back to the school. It is analyzed using Murphy‟s methods of characterization. It
is derived from Bu Mus‟ reaction.
c. Strong
Bu Mus is not just a woman or a primary school teacher. She is an extraordinary woman. She is a very strong woman.
Bu Mus asked anyone who would listen about Kucai, showing them his photo. After two days in the plantation, sleeping in the houses of the
residents, Bu Mus succeeded in finding our class president p. 350.
After riding her bike for dozens of kilometers, deep into the pepper plantations in the forest, Bu Mus still has to spend two days in there in order to
find her student, Kucai. Only a strong woman who can do that kind of effort. It is analyzed by using Murphy‟s method of characterization. It is derived from Bu
Mus‟ reaction. The strongest thing that belongs to Bu Mus is her heart. She never wants
anybody to see her cry, even in the saddest situation.
“Wipe away your tears,” Bu Mus said with resolution as she attempted to hide her own. “Wipe them away immediately Outside of this room, don‟t
ever let anyone see you cry” p. 358. The text above shows that Bu Mus is a strong woman with a strong heart.
It is analyzed by Murphy‟s methods of characterization. It is derived from the speech of Bu Mus.
d. Determined
Bu Mus‟ biggest dream is being a teacher. She will focus on that and do
anything to make it happen. Upon graduating from SKP, she was offered a job with PN as the rice
warehouse head secretary, a very promising position. She had even been proposed to by the son of a business owner. Midah, Aini, Izmi, and Nurul,
her classmates, could not for the life of them understand why Bu Mus had turned down those two attractive offers p. 46.
Bu Mus is a determined person. She will not take a job that is not her real dream. She always try her best to catch her dream.
“I want to be a teacher,” said the fifteen years old girl. She didn‟t say the sentence defiantly or with gusto. She spoke calmly and slowly. But
whoever was there when she spoke that sentence would know that Bu Mus dug every letter of each word from deep in her heart, and that the word
„teacher‟ bubbled in her mind because she admired the noble profession of teaching p. 46.
The text above shows that Bu Mus is a determined person. Being a teacher is her big dream. Bu Mus will give her best effort to make it happen. It is analyzed
by using Murphy‟s methods of characterization. It is derived from the author‟s direct comment.
Bu Mus‟ dream is not just being a teacher. She wants to be a teacher who
can fight with her students for their education.
