Data Presentation RESEARCH METHOD

43 • Muhrad Ibrahim: A Turk, the wergi-bashi ship officer. • Abu Seif: the legendary robber and pirate from JeheÏen tribes. The data presentation according to the purpose of research will be in the form of table containing textual evidences of each character. Each table presents the data of each character to be examined. The tables will be in the form of appendices. It consists of columns named textual evidences, encounters, and critical notes. The textual evidences are the evidences gained from the text which is assumed to be the evidence of presentation of colonialism legacy in the text. The encounters is the explanation of when, where, in what kind of situation, incidents, events, ideas, or with which other characters the textual evidences occurs. The critical notes are the notes given by the writer to criticize the textual evidences based on postcolonial approach. The bolding sentences, phrases, or words in the textual evidences are an emphasizing of the important features to be analyzed. The following is one example of the table: Kara Ben Nemsi No Textual Evidences Encounters Critical Notes 1. Unfortunately Halef had one characteristic which made me uneasy at times. He was a devout, almost fanatical Moslem and out of his concern for my eternal soul he had a relentless desire to convert me to Islam. Upon reflection, I suppressed a smile as I recalled the comical antics that had accompanied his most recent, fruitless attempt . P. 3 This is Kara Ben Nemsi’s a German native comment towards Halef an arab native, the servant and guide of Kara Ben Nemsi when they travels through the gorges and crevasses of Jebel Mountain together. Kara ben Nemsi beside emphasizing Halef as rude and fanatical muslim, also showing his comical antics attitude toward this attitude. It appears to him that this Halef’s characteristic as foolish. 44 The complete tables of data presentation can be seen in appendices A, B, C, D, E, and F. From the data presentation, it is gained some findings which will be analyzed and discussed in the next chapter. 45

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

Based on the findings which are found on the data presentation, the followings are elaborations of the textual evidences found which will give a clearer picture concerning the representation of Arabs-Muslim characters and the European-Christian characters in Karl May’s travel narrative entitled Oriental Odyssey I: in the Shadow of the Padishah through the Desert .

4.1 Characterization

Since this study focuses on the analysis of the characters in the text, how the text treats the characters will be the main point of the discussion. The characters will be analyzed deeply according to the purpose of the research. The characters which are analyzed in this study are Kara Ben Nemsi, Hajji Halef Omar, Abrahim-Mamur, the Wekil, Munrad Ibrahim the Turk, and Abu Seif. Based on the data presentation, it is gained some characterization of each character, which can be seen in the tables below: Table 4.1 Character Characterization Kara Ben Nemsi the West, the occident, the self, superior, the center, the hero, rational, civilized, good, noble, brave, clever, human, high- skilled, advanced, helpful. 46 Table 4.2 Character Characterization Hajji Halef Omar the East, the Orient, the other, inferior, the margin, irrational, rude, fanatical Muslim, uncivilized, anti-westernanti- Christian, boastful, showing off, greedy, foolish, liar, believe in mysticism. Table 4.3 Character Characterization Abrahim- Mamur The East, the Orient, the other, villain, irrational, rude, fanatical Muslim, savages, evil, anti-westernanti-Christian, bestial, dangerous, believe in mysticism. Table 4.4 Character Characterization The Wekil The East, the Orient, the other, rude, anti- Christiananti-Western, savages, violent, foolish, ignorant, greedy, bestial.