main two characters coming from different generations have the quality of a hybrid. They tend to use abivalent mimicry to establish their identities. Lastly, the
researcher compares the hybrid situation between the first generation and the second generation Omnus, 2012.
Similiarto Omnus’ research, this research stands on analyzing the hybrid identity of the main characters. Though, this research only uses one novel instead
of two novels. Last but not least is the study completed by Adhika Agung Pratomo, a
student of Sanata Dharma University on Hybridity and Resistance of Pakistanis in London as Seen through Two Main Characters in Hanif Kureishi’s My Son The
Fanatic: A Postcolonial Study. The author analyzes how the main two characters accept the British culture and identity hybrid and reject it resistance.
Furthermore, the paper investigates how the main characters develop a stance against the British society. The study covers the hybridity on the spectrum of
character, language, and the term hybrid itself Pratomo, 2013. While Pratomo mostly analyzes the reactions of the main characters, this
research particularly analyzesthe comparison and the factors that create the different stand points between Amir and Baba in term of hybrid identity. Both
characters try to blend in with the new culture. However, there is a different result of trying to do the assimilation or blending in within the spectrum of postcolonial
identity. This research in a nutshell, contributes to the further analysis of The Kite
Runner novel in the context of diasporic discourse, particularly in the discussion PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
of identity. Mostly, the discussion of the novel revolves on the psychological analysis of the characters or the literary symbols in the novel. A few of the
researchs take on the perspective of postcolonial study. Meanwhile, this novel carries such rich content of postcolonial materials even though the relationship
between the colonized and the colonizer in the novel is not a direct one. Thus, this research digs deeper on the understanding of the novel through postcolonial lens.
B. Review of Related Theories
There are four theories applied on this research. The first theory employed is the theory of character and characterization in order to analyze the
two main characters Amir and Baba. The secondtheory is the theory of diaspora. The third is the theory of postcolonial identityand the last is the theory of
hybridity. Those four theories are exerted in order to analyze how the identity of the main characters proceed and develop within the realm of diasporic discourse.
1. Theories on Character and Characterization
In order to analyze the main characters, the researcher applies the theory of character and characterization. In order to understand the theory of character,
the research utilizes the theory from M.H. Abrams that a character is the person shown in drama or narration and the persons seen by the readers to have morality
and temperament expressed by their dialogue. Characters are being provided with particular moral, intellectual, and emotional qualities. They have dialogue, action,
and motivation. A character possibly remains stable or “unchanged in outlook and disposition” or a character might experience a“radical change.”It is allowed as
long as the character does not stray way from the “plausibly grounded temperament” as it has already been writtenAbrams, 1997:33-34.
According to E.M. Forster inAspects of the Novel, popular new terms exist in differentiating characters; flat character and round character. A flat
character “a type” or “two dimensional” is constructed in “a single idea or quality” and shown without many individualizing details. Forster says that flat
character can be portrayed in one sentence. The advantages of flat characters are that they are easily recognized and remembered Forster, 1927: 67-72. Whereas,
a round character is complex in temperament and motivations, described in subtle particularity, and able of surprising the readers Forster, 1927: 77-78.
In analyzing the main characters, the researcher uses the theory of characterization. M.H. Abrams explicates that characterization is a process in
which the author explains the characters inside the story. An author is able to characterize a character using two ways which are “showing” and “telling”. In
showing, usually the author simply shows how the characters talking and acting. Thus, the readers can “infer the motive and disposition of the characters.” In
telling, the author intervenes directly to describe and often evaluate the characters in the story Abrams,1997:33-34.
There are many ways to describe a character. According to M.J. Murphy 1972: 161-173, there are nine ways to analyze a character. Those are personal
description, another character’s point of view, character’s speech, character’s past life, conversations among other characters, character’s reaction, direct comment
from the author, character’s thoughts, and character’s habit.Personal
