Characteristics In The Little Marmaid Novel

Literary Review

Theoretical framework

This chapter briefly explain some theories as the basic theories to analyze the data according to the topic is Personality traits in the little marmaid short story. There are; The Definition of Novel, Character in Literary work, Theory of psychoanalitical, and The Trait Concept & Theory of Personality.

The Definition of Novel

Talking about novel is never end since some century before till nowadays. Ian watt is one of the experts who states “The novel is the form of literature which most fully reflects this individualist and innovating reorientation”. Other words, Eagleton has proposed “novel can investigate a single human consciousness for eight hundred pages. Or it can recount the adventures of an onion,

In other words, the plot and resolution of conflict revolves around these characters. (2) Minor characters serve to complement the major characters and help move the plot events forward. (3) Dynamic - A dynamic character is a person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis. Most dynamic characters tend to be central rather than peripheral characters, because resolving the conflict is the major role of central characters. (4) Static - A static character is someone who does not change over time; his or her personality does not transform or evolve. (5) Round - A rounded character is anyone who has a complex personality; he or she is often portrayed as a conflicted and contradictory person. (6) Flat - A flat character is the opposite of a round character. This literary personality is notable for one kind of personality trait or

Stock characters are instantly recognizable to readers or audience members (e.g. the femme fatale, the cynical but moral private eye, the mad scientist, the geeky boy with glasses, and the faithful sidekick). Stock characters are normally one-dimensional flat characters, but sometimes stock personalities are deeply conflicted, rounded characters (e.g. the "Hamlet" type). (8) Protagonist - The protagonist is the central person in a story, and is often referred to as the story's main character. He or she (or they) is faced with a conflict that must be resolved. The protagonist may not always be admirable (e.g. an anti-hero); nevertheless s/he must command involvement on the part of the reader, or better yet, empathy. (9) Antagonist - The antagonist is the character(s) (or situation) that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend. In other words, the antagonist is an obstacle that the protagonist must