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2. For other researcher who want to do the study and get more knowledge
about feminism, especially about feminism theory, on A thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini or another literary work.
E. Research Methodology 1. The Objective Research
The study is held in purpose of knowing Laila characterization described by Khaled Hosseini, the Oppression and gender inequalities presented by Laila and also
described how she survived through the violation on A thousand splendid suns novel.
2. The Method Research
The researcher will uses the descriptive qualitative method to analyze A thousand splendid suns novel by finding some evidence from women character and its
relation using theory of feminism.
3. Data Analysis
The data gathered from the novel are analyzed qualitatively using the theory of feminism.
4. Instruments
The instrument of this research is the writer himself, by reading Khaled Hosseini novel comprehensively, by noting and clarifying in definite categories.
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5. The Unit of Analysis
The writer makes use of The text of a thousand splendid suns novel 2007 written by Khalred Hosseini, published in 2007 by Harper and Row, New York as the
unit of analysis.
6. Place and Time
This research began in January 2008 in library of Faculty of Letters and Humanities, State Islamic University “Syarif Hidayatullah” Jakarta, library of
American corner, National Commission of violence against woman, and woman study’s library of University of Indonesia.
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. Character and Characterization
The people in a fictional text are known as character in a story. Character is an important element that will develop the story, because character is person who carries
out the events of fiction story and those events become a story
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.The term of the character refers to the person or player of a story, character and characterization refers
to the players characteristic and attitude, more refers to the personal quality of the character.
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Characters are divided into two types; there are mainmajor characters and minor character, the major character is a character that always appears and dominated
in every part of the story. That is character that is often told in the story, either as a conflict maker or those experiences a conflict to influence the plot development, the
involvement intensity of the character in the events the develop the story is a criterion that is used to determine major character
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Adip Sofia Sugihastuti, Feminism Dan Sastra, “Menguak citra perempuan dalam layar terkembang”Bandung: Penerbit Katarsih, 2003.p.69
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Departement Of English, university of Victoria, Character And Characterization, from
http;web.uvic.cawguidepagesLTcharacter.html. retrieved, January 2, 2008
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X.J Kennedy, Literate: “an introduction of fiction, poetry and drama” New York; Harper Collins , published ,1991 p.47
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