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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION

At the first part of analysis, the founding of natures of the male characters is needed. The male characters bring some natures which they share in common and belong to each of them. The natures of the male characters are analyzed by observing other character’s utterances, by statement of the author, and by the action and utterances of the character. Mr. Lewis Hale is a farmer neighbor of John Wright. He is a man in the middle of his age. He is naive, honest, and underestimating women. Mr. Henry Peters is a sheriff. He is a straight forward and a well-prepared person. He is also underestimating women. The last one is Mr. Henderson or County Attorney. He is a young man but has the highest social position in this play. He is a straight forward and critical person. He is also underestimating women and the things that women did. Using the Freytag’s theory, the play is divided into five elements of plot. The first is exposition, second raising action, third climax, forth falling action, and the last resolution. The exposition at the beginning of the play is describing the setting of place which is in the kitchen, setting o the time, which is in winter, social setiing, which is in a farmer- low class society, and also introducing the characters and their position. Before raising action there is an inciting incident. It is when the women find the bad sewing. The raising action is when the women find a bird cage. It makes them wondering that if there is a bird cage there must be a bird in it. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI The climax happens when the women find the bird inside the pretty box. In that moment they discussed about the possibilities that might happen to the bird because the way the bird killed is exactly the same with the way John Wright is killed. From that founding, finally the women can conclude that John Wright has killed the bird. The bird is the reflection of Minnie Foster herself so, it is logical for the women that Minnie Foster killed her husband. The falling action is the moment when the men are coming downstairs. The moment when the County Attorney is asking Mrs. Peters who is supposed to be married to the law, Mrs. Peters’ answers is “not just that way”. It assures that she is in the side of Minnie Foster and not going to reveal the motive. The resolution is stated at the end by the time the men arrived and asked about the quilt. The quilt is the symbol of the motive disclosure itself. When the men ask if the women are going to quilt it or knot it, Mrs. Hale answers that she is going to knot it. It does not only mean to end the quilt but also to end the end of the motive searching. There are some characters or natures of male characters that are found in the play which stimulate them to react against the condition and finally lead tem to the failure of motive disclosure. Not all of these natures are not good but the way the men act is just not in a place that it did not lead them to their goal. The reactions of the male characters that make them fail to get the motive of the murder are mosly influenced by their natures. The first nature is straightforward. In the exposition the staightforwardness is good to keep the thing run as fast as it can be. It is good to be straightforward but it makes them be PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI