An analysis on the character development of the protagonist in Henry James' "The Portrait of a Lady" - Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository

CHAPTERII
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T,I'I'EITA'I'U
REVIEW OF'I'IIERULATTID

In this chaptcr.thc wrilcr wrxrld likc to disr:usslhc thcorcticalframcwork
which will be uscd as a mcansto analyzc tlte novel thc writer will be discussing.
'I'hey

are novel, characLerizalion,characler;how to study a character,the structure

of Henry James' novel and the meaningthrough social cofitrast (the American vs
the European)

2 . 1 .N o v e l
'l'lre

novcl possesscsthe sanrebasic elcnrentsas drama and thc short story.

The advantageo[ the novel is its length, which makes it possiblefor the writer to
develop all the basic elements to achievc the purpose of the writer, as describe

Ibllorvs :
According to Little (1966:68),"'l'he novel is the longest form of prose
fiction, in wlrich we rnay fin