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.CHAPTER2
REVIEW
OF RELATED
LITERATURE
2.1.
Theories on
Character
Character
is one of the important
pa,-ts of a story. In this chapter, the writer tries
to
give
some explanations
about character.
Character
is
a
person or
animal
that
takes
part
in
a
story,
whether
he
plays
in
a
drama
or
in
a
story.
That
character
gives
some
colors
for the story. The story can be
interesting because of them. Character
in a story
is
made
up
by
an
author,
but
sometimes
an
author
takes
them
up
from
true
story.
In
a
drama,
a
character
is
played
by
one
that
has
already
been
chosen
by
the
author.
That
person
must
do
his/her
best
to
play
that
character.
An
author
creates
his/her
names,
action or appearance except
when
it
is a real story. The
followings are the opinion from
the experts about character:
"A
Character
is some one in a literary work who has some sort of identity,
which
is
made
up
by
appearance,
acti0n,
name
and
(possibly)
thoughts
going on in the head." (Gill, 1995, p. 127)
Besides, Kennedy put forth
his opinion about character such as follows:
"A
Character
is
presumably an
imagined person
who
in.'l bits a story ·-
although that
simple definition may admit to
a
few
exception."(Kennedy,
!99:,p.97)
In
a
story
or
drama,
there
are
main character
and
minor
character(s).
Main
character
is
the
actor
or
the
actress
who
has
&<
important
role
in
a
story
or
drama.
Miner
character
is the actor or the actress who
takes the :11inor role of the
story.
He is
only a supporter because he/she doesn't
play the main role. He or she
may help a story
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