Object of the Study

27 study. The first procedure was reading the novel. The researcher read the novel several times to understand the whole story. Besides, the reading focused on the main character’s responses to cultures shock experiences and conflict experiences when he deals with culture shock. Those two focuses were important to be observed in order to answer the two research problems of this study. During the reading, the researcher also underlined and noted down some related information to help answer the research problems. Having understood the story, the researcher quoted some relevant theories. The researcher began to read some books and journals that could give additional knowledge and direct contribution to the study. The reference theories that gave direct contribution were the theory of character and characterization, the conflict, and the culture, which were included on the review of the related theories. The next step was analyzing the novel by applying the theories on the analysis. In this step, the researcher tried to discuss the two research problems by using the selected approaches and related theories. In the last step, the researcher derived conclusions of the study. The conclusions included the drawing of the findings of the study, the implications, and the suggestions. 28

CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS

This chapter aims to answer the two the research questions of this study. It consists of two sections. The first section discusses the description of Kai Ting’s characteristics as a response to culture shock experiences. Besides, the second section discusses about Kai Ting’s intrapersonal and interpersonal conflicts in dealing with culture shock experiences.

A. The Description of Kai Ting

’s Characteristics as a Response to Culture Shock Experiences A novel, which is a type of literary works, can represent a real life situation. It can be adapted from a real story of human life. It includes several elements in which one of them is a character. As stated in Abrams 1993, characters are the persons presented in a dramatic, or native work who have moral, natural tendencies, and emotional qualities presented through their speeches and actions p. 23. There are several characters which are included in the novel entitled China Boy. The main character of this novel is Kai Ting, who is specially called as ‘China Boy’. The main character is regarded as a round character because he makes significant changes. In the very beginning of the story, Kai inherits Chinese beliefs and denies all about America. However, he can make changes by accepting American beliefs without erasing all the vestige of his Chinese beliefs. Therefore, the methods of characterization that are purposed by