society. She struggles for the equality to become the person in her own right, the significant person.
In this study, the writer wants to develop both of those comments, the statements which describe Inge as a figure of woman who struggles in facing the
oppressions that she got from her society, patriarchal society. In this study, the writer also wants to find out the feminism values that are revealed by Inge as the
main character. It is interesting to discuss the character of Inge since she acts differently from the other women characters in this novel. Her characteristics
reveal the effort of feminism values that women should have a progress in thinking to determine their selves, as a significant person, not the other. She no
longer can be said as woman who is submissive, obedient and passive in dealing the condition that she has to face.
B.
Review of Related Theories
1. Theories of Character and Characterization
Since this discussion is aimed to analyze the characteristic of Inge, related to this idea of feminism, therefore it is important to present theories of character
and characterization. Character is an important element in the story. Character is commonly
used in two ways Abrams 1985:23. The first way is the character designates the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
individual who appears in the story. Second, the character refers to the mixture of interest, desires, emotions and moral principles that make up each of this
individual and character gives a certain situation or circumstances in the story because he or she shows his or her emotion on it.
According to Abrams, character may remain essentially “stable”, or unchanged in outlook and disposition, from beginning to end of a work, or may
undergoes a radical change, either through a gradual process of motivation and development or as the result of a crisis 1985:23.
Foster differentiates fictional character into flat and round characters. A flat character is built around “a single idea or quality” and is presented without
much individualizing detail, and therefore can be fairly adequately described in a single phrase or sentence. While a round character is complex in temperament
and motivation and is represented with subtle particularity; such a character therefore is as difficult to describe with any adequacy as a person in real life, and
like real person, sometimes surprising the readers 1927: 29. Character and characterization are related and cannot be separated from
each other. In real life, human sense of character naturally varies with their power of perception and understanding. Human being can find his or her own
characterization by seeing others’ judgments towards something. According to Murphy 1972: 161, the author always reveals the character
of imaginary person in the story. It is called characterization. Therefore, characters exist for the readers as lifelike. There are few ways in which an author
attempts to make his or her characters understandable to, and come alive for the readers:
a. Personal description. The author can describe a person’s appearance and clothes. The telling and accurate description can help the readers to know the
characters further. b.
Characters as seen by another. Instead of describing a character directly the author can describe the character through the eyes and opinions of another
character. c.
Speech. The author can give us an insight into the character of one of the persons in the book through what person says. It can be whenever a person
speaks, whenever he or she is in conversation with another character, whenever he or she puts forward an opinion, he or she is giving the readers some clue to his
or her character. d.
Past life. By letting the readers learn something about a person’s past life the author can give the readers a clue to events that have helped to shape a person’s
character. This can be done by direct comment by the author, though the person’s thoughts, through his conversation or through the medium of another person.
e. Conversation of others. The author can also give the readers clues to a
person’s character through the conversation of other people and the things they say about him or her. People do talk about other people and the things they say
often give as a clue to the characters of the person spoken about. f.
Reaction. The author can also give the readers a clue to a person’s character PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
by letting the readers know how that person reacts to various situations and events.
g. Direct comment. The author can describe or comment on a person’s character
directly. h.
Thoughts. The author can give us direct knowledge of what a person is thinking about. In this respect he or she is able to do what we cannot do in life.
The author can tell the readers what different people are thinking. These are some of the ways in which an author makes his or her readers
aware of the personalities and the characters of the people that he or she writes about in his or her books. By knowing about the characterization the readers will
understand why the character does the thing and the emotional feeling of the readers will also be involved when they read the story.
2. Theories of Feminism
