AN ANALYSIS OF MAIN CHARACTER IN NOVEL THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

Abstract

Literature, however, cannot be separated from human life, since it emerges from an author who lives as human being. Thus literary works are bringing up social problem existed in the society. Literature is a reflection of conditions around the writer, about experiences facing the life, or showing the ideal condition wanted by the author. Novel  is one of the examples of fiction, besides short story and epic, which are include in it also. Novel is the picture of real life and manners, and of the time that it is written. The other words, novel could be said “realistic”, because it describes about the picture of human life  (Wellek and Warren 2016 : 15). For instance, love, the struggle for men to achieve independence and success in their life, the relationship, which happened among them, and etc. Character is personality or traits. Character is ones who are involved in the story .If we talk about personality or traits. It is meant we will know the method of characterization. Method of characterization is the techniques an author uses to reveal the personality and character of a fictional person an author reveals a character’s personality. Character is also meaner person. In the literary work there is character that never develops until end. It is called flat character. There is also character  that develops or changes. It is called round character.