different view about this character, the reader will see it in many sides. The round character always changes around the story Forster 61. So, the character can be
divided in some ways. The categorizing of the character will help the reader to recognize the problems in the story. Through it, the reader will identify the problem
easier
2. Characterization
Novelists use certain methods to present characters in their story. The characters are represented in many ways. Henkle states that the presentation of the
character into the central view gives better understanding to the reader. He says, “Characterization is the central experience of the fictional, and the principal objective
of the creation that makes the reader understand a figure in the novel and experience it.” 87. In other words, the characterization plays a crucial part in the story. Through
the characterization, the reader can understand the character in the story and produce the easy way for them to identify the problems.
The reader, sometimes, has an oversimplified initial impression to the character. To reduce this case, the reader must learn the character carefully and find
all evidences related to that before deciding to make a final interpretation. In the process of understanding character, the readers sometimes misinterpret some of the
evidences. Thus, to help the readers, the novelist uses some ways to describe the character Stanton 17. Stanton suggests two ways in describing the character. The
first way is the personal description. It makes the reader easier to identify the
character. The second one is character‟s thought and dialogue. Every action is a manifestation of the character. Through the action, the reader can understand the
characters as well Stanton 17-18. Meanwhile, Guth and Rico try to define the characterization into a simple explanation. They say characterization is the way in
which an author portrays a character for the reader. Characterization occurs through exposition about a character as we
ll as through the character‟s action, speech and thoughts Guth and Rico 1857. They also state that character in the novel can be
interpret through what the author says about them, what others characters says, reading conclusion about their motives, their ambition, their problem, and their
desires 9. Meanwhile, Murphy suggests nine ways in which the author attempts to show
the character in the novel. There are a. Personal description
The characters are described by their physical description. b. Character as seen by another
The author describes the character through the eyes and opinions of another. Some characters in the story usually give the image of others characters through their
conversation or thought. c. Speech
The author gives us an insight into the character of the persons through what the person says. When the characters make a conversation with another, the readers
have a clue about their characters through their speech.
d. Past life The author gives us a clue to events that have helped to shape a persons
character. This can be done by direct comment by the author, through the persons thoughts, through his conversation or through the medium of another person.
e. Conversation of others The author gives the clue to a person‟s character through the conversations of
other people and the things they say about him. f. Reactions
The author gives the clue to a persons character by letting us know how that person reacts to various situations and events.
g. Direct comment The author describes or comments on a persons character directly. He gives a
clue about the characters through his speech directly. h. Thoughts
The author give direct knowledge of what a person is thinking about. i.
Movements The author describes a persons mannerism, habits, or idiosyncrasies, which
may also tell us something about his character Murphy 161-173.
3. Critical Approach
