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events. And the plot is interactions of causes and effects as they develop sequentially or chronologically.
2.3 Characters Character according to Roberts and Jacobs in book Literature: An
Introduction to Reading and Writing 1995:131 said that character is natural facsimile of a human being, with all the good and bad traits of being human. The
character is interaction with another character, with a difficult situation, or with an idea or general circumstances that force action. Through action, speech,
description, and commentary, authors portray characters who are worth caring about, rooting for, and even loving, although there are also charaters you may
laugh at, dislike, or even hate. Characters from every area of life, and, because we all share the same capacities for concern, involvement, sympathy, happiness,
sorrow, exhilaration, and disappointment, you should be able to interest yourself in characters and the ways they deal with their circumstances.
From the above statement, concluded that character is any representation of an individual being presented in a dramatic or narrative work through extended
dramatic or verbal representation. Through action, speech, description, and commentary, authors portray characters who are worth caring about, rooting for,
and even loving, although there are also charaters you may laugh at, dislike, or even hate.
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2.4 Setting Setting according Roberts and Jacobs in book Literature: An Introduction to
Reading and Writing 1995:158 said that setting is concerned with the places where story take a place. Setting refers to geographical location of the story, time
period, daily lifestyle of the characters and climate of the story. Background elements can be divided into three main elements, namely a place, time, and
social. Backgrounds on the location of the place suggest the occurrence of the events recounted in a work of fiction. The setting is important to give realistic
impression to the readers, created a certain situation at a glanced is really
happened.
From above the statement, concluded that setting is the place or location of the action. Setting refers to geographical location of the story, time period, daily
lifestyle of the characters. The setting provides the historical and cultural context for characters.
2.5 Intrinsic Approach
