Hard Worker The Description of Miss Prym’s Characteristics
27 Miss Prym’s curiosity makes her become a smart person. She does not need
to spend a lot of money to satisfy her thirst of knowledge because she can get it without paying. She gets a lot of insight after reading some books.
At first she doubted whether to share anything more with this man who was her enemy. But then she remembered a book on a Japanese martial
arts, she always read any books left behind by hotel guests, no matter what the books were about, because she didn’t want to spend her own money
buying them p.59.
From the text above, it can be concluded that Miss Prym is a curious person. Her curiosity improves her knowledge. She uses her knowledge whenever she is
facing a problem. It is analyzed by Murphy’s methods of characterization. It is derived from Miss Prym’s manner.
Miss Prym is still young, so she has many curiosities in her life. Whenever she meets with the Stranger, she is not afraid to follow what Stranger’s want. Her
curiosity is bigger than her fear. She had read many stories about young woman who decide go into the
forest with a Stranger, only to vanish without trace. For a moment she was afraid, but her fear was quickly replaced by a desire for adventure… p.9.
The text above proves that Miss Prym is a curious person. She wants to know what Stranger’s purpose is. It is analyzed by Murphy’s methods of
characterization. It is derived from her thought. “Why did you want to show me this?” she asked.
He didn’t respond. “Who are you exactly? And what are you doing here? Why did you show
me this, knowing I could go and tell everyone what’s hidden here on the mountain?” p. 10.
The text above also proves that Miss Prym is a curious person, she is interested with the Stranger. She has to know what the Stranger wants. It is
28 analyzed by Murphy’s methods of characterization. It is derived from Miss Prym
reaction.