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Characterization is one of the elements which develop from the inside of the novel. It is the way of the author to show the figure and to show the character of the story. This element is needed in composing a literary work. Through characterization, the readers can understand the the life of individual character told by the author. Characterization can be seen from the dialogue among the characters, what they are doing, what others say about them, the reaction to the events and so on.

The word “character” is usually used in two ways, namely refering to the individuals who appear in the story, and the mixture of interest, desires, emotion, and moral principles that make up each of these individuals (Stanton, 1967:17 )in Nurgiyantoro, 2002:165). According to Abrams (1981:20), characters are people in dramatic or narrative work, who are interpreted by the reader as being endowed with moral and dispositional qualities that are expressed in what they say, the dialogue, and by what they do, the action. Character basiccally can be differentiated into main character and minor character