Method of the Study

29 platform outside and scamper down the ladder to the cool ground p. 7. Joyfully, Dawan feels the fresh, cool and young morning by stretching her body upwards, up to grasp a wisp of air, and almost burst out laughing. Then, she sees Kwai racing past her down the small path to the river. She darted off after him, weaving her way quickly between the tall leafy trees. The mud oozed through her toes as she ran, and sometimes cool puddle-water splashed up and streaked her bare legs. Shaking the long black hair out of her eyes, she would reach up and grab handfuls of wet leaves, gleefully scattering dewdrops and rainwater everywhere p. 7. Dawan and her brother then go to the old bridge, a place where they often spent their times playing and sharing their peaceful feeling to the things around. For a long while neither of them spoke, but set together in easy companionship, watching the sunglow creep over the awakening world. A coy breeze played with the drowsy countryside, tickling the long blades of the paddy-fields, flirting with the loose strands of her hair, wrinkling the translucent skin of the river wither. Dawan felt the deep joy of a new day radiate forth from within her p. 9. Both Dawan and her brother enjoy the morning by sitting on the edge of the old bridge, looking around, and then Dawan begins to sing her own song. The song which is made by herself gradually and unconsciously – that it has always seems to her that she is born knowing it p. 9. Misty morning mist is lifting, melody of trees slowly sifting through the gold-green branches Dappled morning sun is flying, breaths of breezes rising, dying, brushing over the earth’s brown skin. 30 Happy morning my heart is singing, arms spread wide the dawn is bringing its sunglow to this land, my home. The reason why the author has written a short story of Sing to the Dawn is because she wants to express her homesickness of her second home, Thailand. The setting of the novel depicts a rural atmosphere, which presents a peaceful situation of a village. The situation that makes everyone feels happy and fresh. Being happy is one thing that people want. From this story, Ho proves that nature can bring a positive effect in our life. As a human being, we need nature as a place where we can feel serenity – where nature provides a condition of peace and tranquillity.

4.1.2.2 Curious

Curiosity is an eager wish to know or learn about something. Blair 1948 states that the description of figures in the story can be seen through person’s statements, dialogues, and thoughts, which aims to describe to the readers what a character is like such as; his or her behaviour and how he or she lives. In the novel of Sing to the Dawn, Dawan is described as a young girl who has a deep curiosity to learn. Dawan is a curious young girl. She is curious to learn many things, especially about the reality happens in her village. Murphy 1972 also states that character can be seen through the way of thinking of a person being described and the conversation of others to know about that person’s description. Through Ho’s