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4.1.1 Physical Traits
Murphy 1972 states that the physical character of the person described in the novel can be seen through what other characters say about him or her
appearances like face, skin, and eyes, and through direct comment from the author’s description of one character. In order to describe Dawan’s physical traits,
the researcher finds the description of her physical traits which are described through her brother and her cousin’s opinion, and the author’s description.
Here is what Kwai said about her sister’s physical trait: “You’re older than I am. Maybe they want older students. “Although Dawan
was already fourteen, and a year older than her brother she was in the same class as he was p. 14.
Here is what Noi said about Dawan’s physical trait: Noi glanced over to her young cousin, and Shrugged, “or, since Dawan is
still fresh and good-looking she can squat in some side-alley where the police won’t chase her way, and peddle faded jasmine garlands to the
powdered women of drunken soldiers p. 40-41.
Here is the description of the author about Dawan’s physical trait: Dawan stretched her lithe body upwards, up to grasp a wisp of air, and
almost burst out laughing, it was so fresh and cool and young, this morning p. 7
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
Although Dawan’s physical traits are not explicitly described, but from Kwai, Noi, and the author’s opinions, the researcher finds that Dawan is a
beautiful fourteen years old girl who has a lithe body and long black hair.
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4.1.2 Personal Traits
The other characteristic of Dawan is also described through her personal traits. To analyse Dawan personal description, the theory of character by Blair and
theory of characterization by Staton and Murphy are applied.
4.1.2.1 Loves Nature
From the beginning, Dawan is described as a young girl who loves nature. Murphy 1972 states the characters of a person in the novel can be seen through
his or her reaction to various situations and events. It gives the researcher a clue about the characterization of Dawan. Through her reaction about how she sees,
feels and thinks when she is playing around, it seems that she loves nature around her village.
The story starts with the beautiful description of nature where there is a girl who wakes up early and begins to enjoy the dawn before anyone else awake.
She listens to the morning noise by other leaving things around. Slowly, she closed her eyes again, and listens to the morning noises flow
about her. The pulsing croaks of the bullfrogs had died down now, and given place to the fragile first cries of small sparrows. The breezes of the
dawn sifting through the countryside, brushed against the wooden shutters of the windows, making them creak gently. Dawan liked this part of the day
best of all, when she waves of after-night twined so gently around the slow swirls of before-dawn p. 6.
Dawan hears the crowing of a rooster from the distance as a sign that it is now officially morning. Not wanting to wake up anyone else, she moves slowly
from her mosquito net and walks carefully to the outside of the house. Then she finds her brother, Kwai already awake since dawn. Dawan knows that this
morning is a special morning for them both. Together they tiptoe to the wooden
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