people’s representatives are no more than heartless people who think about nothing but only the prosperity for them and their family, but still the law can not
touch them just like Napoleon in Animal Farm. Through Animal Farm, I hope that the readers will get benefit and wisdom
of life. We all know that the greed of Napoleon the pig and his tyrant reign is not a good example of life. Through the novel, we all know that authority can change
someone’s heart as well as Napoleon whose reign is worse than Jones’. The readers can also learn the characteristic of Boxer, a faithful but foolish horse
whose slogans are “I will work harder” and “Comrade Napoleon is always right”. He was a healthy and very strong horse for his young age. In his old age, without
noticed, Napoleon sends him to the horse slaughterer by telling him that he will be sent to a doctor. The characteristic of Boxer is also not a good example in life.
Besides muscle, we must also strengthen our brain and in present day brain is even more important than muscle. There are a lot of morals that we can find in
Animal Farm that represent our own life. In other words, Animal Farm is a story of human’s life that is illustrated with the animals’ life.
E. Definitions of Terms
• Character
According to Barnet 1988:71, character has two meanings. The first meaning is a figure that appears in a literary work such as novel, poetry or drama. The second
one relates to the understanding of personality which means the mental and moral qualities of a figure, e.g. a character is strong, weak, or immoral.
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According to Abrams 1981: 20 character is the person presented in a dramatic or narrative work who is interpreted by the readers as being endowed with moral and
disposition qualities that are expressed in what they say the dialogue and by what they do the action.
In this study, it refers to Napoleon.
• Characteristic
According to Oxford Advanced Dictionary 1974 Edition Revised Reset in 1985, a characteristic is mental or moral qualities that make one person different
from others. According to Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary 1990 Edition,
characteristic is the complex of mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person, group or nation.
According to The Grolier International Dictionary 1981 Edition, characteristic is the combined of moral or ethical structure of a person or group.
In this study what I mean by characteristic is mental or moral qualities that make a person different from others. The definition of characteristic is necessary to
expose the description of the main character of the novel, Napoleon.
• Personality
According to Oxford Advanced Dictionary 1974 Edition Revised Reset in
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1985, personality is qualities that make up a person’s character. According to Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary 1990 Edition,
personality is totality of an individual’s behavioral and emotional characteristic. According to The Grolier International Dictionary 1981 Edition, personality is
pattern of collective character, behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental traits of an individual.
In this study what I mean by personality is qualities or individuals behaviour that make up a person’s character. The definition of personality is necessary to expose
the description of the main character of the novel, Napoleon.
• Greed
According to Oxford Advanced Dictionary 1974 Edition Revised Reset in 1985, greed is strong desire for more food, wealth etc, especially for more than is
right or reasonable. According to Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary 1990 Edition, greed is
excessive or reprehensible acquisitiveness. According to The Grolier International Dictionary 1981 Edition, greed is a
rapacious desire for more than one needs or deserves, as of food, wealth, or power.
In this study, the broad definition of greed is necessary for the description of Napoleon’s personality. The word greed is to show Napoleon as someone with a
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strong desire for everything that is more than he needs and deserves. Thus, greed is something that describe Napoleon’s trait.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
