Character Portrayal in L.A. Meyer’s Novel Bloody Jack

Abstract

This thesis is titled "Character portrayal in LA Novel Meyer's "Bloody Jack". The author tries to analyze the portrayal of the main character in a novel written by Bloody Jack LA Meyer. Figures seen through the portrayal of individual character. Chapter I of this thesis includes a description of the literature that comes with the background of the problem, objective assessment, discussion of limitations, and the research methods used. Chapter II displays a novel definition, definition of character, and character types. The method used is described in Chapter III, then in Chapter IV analyzes the main character and also some supporting characters. This thesis closes with the conclusions of the analysis and advice to the reader that it is very important to know a person's character. Appendices in the form of a summary of the story and the author's biography is presented to facilitate readers to understand this thesis.

Skripsi ini berjudul “Character Portrayal in L.A. Meyer’s Novel “Bloody Jack”. Penulis mencoba untuk menganalisis penggambaran tokoh utama yang pada novel Bloody Jack karangan L.A. Meyer. Penggambaran tokoh terlihat melalui karakter individual. Bab I skripsi ini mencakup penjabaran tentang sastra yang dilengkapi dengan latar belakang permasalahan, tujuan pengkajian, batasan pembahasan, dan metode penelitian yang digunakan. Bab II menampilkan defenisi novel, defenisi karakter, dan jenis-jenis karakter. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dijelaskan dalam Bab III, kemudian pada Bab IV menganalisis tentang karakter utama dan juga beberapa karakter pendukung. Skripsi ini ditutup dengan kesimpulan-kesimpulan dari analisis serta saran bagi pembaca bahwa sangat penting mengetahui karakter seseorang. Lampiran-lampiran yang berupa ringkasan cerita dan biografi penulis disajikan untuk memudahkan pembaca memahami skripsi ini.