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Forster 1927, differentiates characters into two parts: flat character and round character. The flat character is presented without much
individualizing detail, and therefore can be fairly adequately described in a single phrase or sentence. Barnet, Burto, and Cain 2010 add that a flat
character is a static character, who at the end of the story the character is pretty much what he or she was at the start. Meanwhile, 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 persons, is capable of surprising the reader. In short, round character is dynamic, changing
considerably as the story progresses. According to Phillips 2009, a character on a film is imaginary
personages in fictional story. A character based on a real person or combination of traits from several people. Character’s action and language -
and sometimes thoughts, dreams, and fantasies - are the main ways viewers come to understand the character and to involves the viewers in the story.
b. Characterization
As Rohberger and Woods 1971 state that characterization is a particular personalities and physical attributes distinguish each character
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into two sections. The first section is direct mean which can bee seen from the character physical appearance. The second section, dramatic means,
shown by the situation where the character is involved, how the character behaves, and how the character speaks.
Murphy 1972 then adds that there are nine ways to understand characterization: 1 A characterization can be seen by its personal
description where the author of the novel gives picture of someone form it’s way of appearing and what the character is wearing. In short, the author
describes a character by its appearances and clothes. 2 A characterization of a character can be described trough the eyes and opinions of another.
Instead of describing a character directly the author gives a reflected image. 3 Characterization also can be seen from it’s speech. In this part, the author
usually gives the image from the way the character speaks. Whenever a character speaks, whenever the character is in conversation with another,
whenever the character puts forward an opinion, the character gives the reader some clues to his character. 4 Past life also become one of the way
for an author to make a characterization. From past life the author can give the reader a clue to events that have helped to shape a characterization of a
character. 5 A conversation of other characters and the things that other characters describe about others characterization also included as one of the
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