APPENDICES
BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR
Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an internationally
published novels, with themes including
have been adapted to film, including
Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965, in
His father is Patrick Michael Sparks, a
(née Thoene) Sparks, a
middle of three children, with an older brother Michael Earl "Micah" Sparks
the age of 33. Sparks has said that she is the inspiration for the main character in
his novel
Sparks was raised and is
Catholics, and are raising their children in the Catholic faith. "I was raised
Catholic, baptized, confirmed, Sunday School, went to Notre Dame, go to
confession, go to church weekly," the author says. "My oldest son is an altar boy.
All my children go to the Catholic school. My wife Catherine was raised Catholic.
We were married in the Catholic Church. God is the most important thing in our
lives. I suppose that's true of everybody's lives, whether or not they want to
believe it."
His father was pursuing graduate studies, and the family moved a great
deal, so by the time Sparks was 8, he had lived in Watertown,
in 1984 as
the
In his freshman year, his team set a record for the 4 x 800 relay. Sparks majored
in
wife that year, Cathy Cote from
While still in school in 1985, Sparks had penned his first (never
sophomore years at Notre Dame. He wrote another novel in 1989, also
unpublished, The Royal Murders.
After college, Sparks sought work with publishers or to attend law
school, but was rejected in both attempts. He then spent the next three years trying
other careers, including
withWokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding. The book was published by Feather Publishing, a
after release.
In 1992, Sparks began selling
transferred to
time,
The Notebook out of her agency's
to represent him. In October 1995, Park secured a $1 million advance for The
Notebook from
1996 and made the
With the success of his first novel, he moved to
first publishing success, he wrote several international bestsellers. Six of his
novels have been made into films:
According to his website, he has also sold the screenplay adaptations
of True Believer and At First Sight, though it is uncertain whether either film will
be made. His latest screenplay turned novel,
film produced by for
Sparks began his 16th novel, Safe Haven, on February 17, 2010, and it was published on September 14, 2010. Film producers asked Sparks on August 4
for rights to release a movie adaptation of this new novel and the deal was closed
the next day. On June 17, 2011 Nicholas Sparks stated on his official website that
Warner Bros. had bought the movie rights to his new book The Best of Me, which is coming out October 11, 2011. The production date for the movie has not been
verified, although Sparks believes that filming of the movie will start in 2012. On
August 2, 2011, Nicholas Sparks stated via his Twitter page that Safe Haven should begin production some time in October 2011.The Lucky One, starring
Sparks resides in
Miles, Ryan, and Landon; and twin daughters, Lexie and Savannah. Sparks has
donated a
charities. He contributes to the
of Notre Dame by funding
to $10 million" to start a Christian, international, college-prep
SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL
The film stars
who fall in love during the early 1940s. Their story is narrated from the present
day by an elderly man played by
home resident, played by
A modern-day nursing home, an elderly man named Noa
year-old heiress Allie Hamilton
immediately smitten. She continuously refuses his persistent advances until their
well-meaning friends lure them together; they then get to know each other on a
midnight walk through empty Seabrook.
Noah and Allie spend an idyllic summer together. One night, a week
before Allie is to leave town, she and Noah go up to an abandoned house called
Windsor Plantation. Noah tells her that he hopes to buy the house, and Allie
makes him promise that the house will be white, with blue shutters, a walk-around
porch, and a room that overlooks the creek so she can paint. They intend to make
love for the first time, but are interrupted by Noah's friend Fin
with the news that Allie's parents have the police out looking for her. When Allie
returns home, her disapproving parents ban her from seeing Noah again. Allie
reveals that they are going home that morning. Allie frantically tries to find Noah,
but is forced to leave without saying good-bye. The Hamiltons then send Allie to
New York, where she begins attending
by his separation from Allie, writes her one letter a day for a year, only to get no
reply as Allie's mother keeps the letters from her. Noah and Allie have no choice
but to move on with their lives. Allie continues to attend school, while Noah and
Fin enlist to fight in
Allie becomes a nurse for wounded soldiers. There, she meets the
wealthy Lon Hammond, J
is handsome, sophisticated, charming and comes from old Southern money. The
two eventually become engaged, to the joy of Allie's parents, although Allie sees
Noah's face when Lon asks her to marry him. When Noah returns home, he
discovers his father has sold their home so that Noah can go ahead and buy the
Windsor Plantation. While visiting Charleston to file some paper work, Noah
witnesses Allie and Lon kissing at a restaurant, causing Noah to go a little crazy,
convincing himself that if he fixes up the house, Allie will come back to him.
While trying on her wedding dress in the 1940s, Allie is startled to read about
Noah completing the house in the style section of a Raleigh newspaper and faints.
She visits Noah in Seabrook and he invites her to dinner, during which Allie tells
Noah about her engagement. Noah questions whether Allie's future husband is a
good man and she reassures Noah that he is. Later in the evening, Noah invites
In the present, it is made clear that the elderly woman is Allie suffering
from dementia, which has stolen her memories, and also that Noah is her husband.
Allie does not recognize their grown children and grandchildren, who beg Noah to
come home with them. He insists on staying with Allie.
The next day, Allie's mother appears on Noahs doorstep, telling Allie that
Lon has followed her to Seabrook after Allie's father told him about Noah. Her
mother takes Allie out for a drive to show her that there had been a time in her life
when she could relate to Allie's present situation. On returning to Noah's, she
hands her daughter the bundle of 365 letters that Noah had written to her. When
alone, Noah asks Allie what she is going to do; Allie is confused and confesses
that she doesn't know. Noah asks her to just stay with him, admitting it is going to
be really hard, but he is willing to go through anything because he wants to be
with her. Confused as ever, Allie drives off.
Allie drives to the hotel and confesses to Lon, who is angry but admits
that he still loves her. He tells her that he does not want to convince his fiancée
that she should be with him, but Allie tells him he does not have to, because she
already knows she should be with him. The film goes back to the elderly couple,
and Duke asks Allie who she chose. She soon realizes the answer herself; young
Allie appears at Noah's doorstep, having left Lon at the hotel and chosen Noah.
They embrace in reunion. Elderly Allie suddenly remembers her past before she
and Noah/Duke joyfully spend a brief intimate moment together; after originally
finding out about her illness, she had herself written their story in the notebook
soon Allie relapses, losing her memories of Noah yet again. She panics, and has to
be sedated by the attending physician. This proves to be too difficult for Noah to
watch and he breaks down. The next morning, Noah is found unconscious in bed
and he is rushed to the hospital; he later returns to the nursing home's intensive
care ward. He goes to Allie's room later that night, and Allie remembers again.
The next morning, a nurse finds them in bed together, having both died peacefully
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3.
THE ANALYSIS
3.1 Noah CalhounNoah Calhoun is the protagonist character of The Notebook. He is
seventeen years old. He is a hard worker man. He lives with his father in New
Bern. He likes watching the fade sun sink lower from the wrap-around porch if
his plantation-style home and sit there in the evening, especially after working
hard all day. He especially likes to look at the trees and their reflections in the
river. North Carolina trees are beautiful in deep autumn: greens, yellows, reds,
oranges, every shade in between. He always showers at the end of the day. After
he has combed his hair back, puts some faded jeans and a shirt, then goes to the
porch. He sits there everyday.
For the first time he sees a beautiful woman is playing with her friends in
that town, he falls in love with her. Her name is Allie. She comes from another
town, and spending her holiday with her family there. Day by day, they become
closer and have a special relationship. They are very happy together.
Everyday he always thinks about Allie, every moment that they ever had
is never forgotten. He loves her very much. Loving Allie is something special for
him. He likes give surprises to her. He will do everything to make her happy.
Sparks (1996:102) says,“I can remember every moment we were together, and in
each of them there was something wonderful. I love you, Allie, more than you can
ever imagine. I always have, and I always will.” He guided the canoe toward
bringing her hands to her face. “Okay, now you can open them.” They sat in the
middle of a small lake fed by the waters of Brices Creek.
He works at a shipyard for six months before he is laid off, then moves to
New Jersey because he has heard the economy is not so bad there. In December
1941, when he was twenty-six years old, the war began, just as Goldman had
predicted. Noah walks into his office the following month and informs Goldman
of his intent to enlist, then returns to New Bern to say good-bye to his father. He
receives a letter from Goldman thanking him for his work. Sparks (1996:29) says,
“I couldn’t have done it without you. You’re the finest young man who ever
worked for me, even if you aren’t Jewish.”
At first he is one of twelve employees, but as the years dragged on, the
company grew, and he is promoted. By 1940 he has mastered the business and is
running the entire operation, brokering the deals and managing a staff of thirty.
The yard has become the largest scrap metal dealer on the East Coast.
He spends his next three years with Patton’s Third Army, tramping
through deserts in North Africa and forests in Europe with thirty pounds on his
back, his infantry unit never far from action. He watches his friends die around
him; watches as some of them are buried thousands of miles from home.
The following week he returns to New Bern and buy the house. He
remembers bringing his father around later. He really loves his father. But his
father seems weak as he walks around, coughing and wheezing. Less than one
month later his father died of pneumonia and is buried next to his wife in the local
3.2 Allie Hamilton
Allie is a beautiful and charming woman. She comes from a privileged
family. She likes playing piano and painting. She spends a wonderful summer
with Noah. Noah is struggling to get her heart. She is very happy to know him.
She is younger than him. During their closeness, she is forced to leave when her
parents disapprove. She does not really like her parents decision, because she does
not want to part with Noah. But it can not. Finally, they are separated for many
years.
For a few years, she gets a job. She works at the hospital downtown as a
nurse. There, she meets Lon Hommond Jr, a lawyer. He loves her, but she never
care to him and still remembers Noah. She tries to write many letters to him, but
no answer. Lon has always tried to approach her with many ways, and she starts to
like him and becomes engaged to him.
She loves him, and loves Noah too. But something in her makes her
return to Noah to be sure she is not making a mistake and hurting anyone.
She is a permanent establishment to defend Noah to her mother. She
never feels love so much to other men, as she feels to Noah. Her mother does not Sparks
(1996:140) says,“The answer was that I wanted two things. First I want you. I
want us. I love you and I always have. But I also want a happy ending without
hurting anyone. And I know that if I stayed, people would be hurt. Especially Lon.
I wasn’t lying when I told you that I love him. He doesn’t make me feel the same
way you do, but I care for him, and this wouldn’t be fair to him. I love you deeply.
like him at all because between Allie and Noah have many diffrences. Her mother
always tries to separated them. But even so, she loves Allie so much, so does
Allie. Sparks (1996:136) says,”Anne whispered,”Do you love him?” “Yes, I do,”
Allie answered softly, “very much.” “Do you love Lon?” “Yes, I do. I love him,
too. Dearly, but in a different way. He doesn’t make me feel the way Noah does.”
Allie shook her head. “No, this is up to me.” Allie nodded and watched her
doughter for a moment, wondering. Finally she stood, went around the table,
leaned over, and kissed her doughter on the cheek.
She gets Alzheimer disease. It makes her difficult to remember anything
about her memories. She is so sad about that. She can not remember who she is,
and about her memories with Noah, her husband. But deepest in her heart, she
always loves him until forever. Sparks (1996:167) says,”The doctor says,”It is a
barren disease, as empty and lifeless as a desert. It is a thief of hearts and souls
and memories.” She really needs Noah to be beside her, accompanies her days,
and keeps her. Noah is very sad to know about her disease. He always tries to
make her comfortable and remember him. He is very loyal waiting for her to
3.3 Anne Nelson
She is Allie’s mother. She is charming, assertive, and rigid. She just has
one child, Allie. She always protects her with everything, but Allie does not like
her ways. They are always differences of opinion. Sparks (1996:135) says,”I
know we’ve had our differences, Allie, and that we haven’t seen eye to eye on
everything. I’m not perfect, but I did the best I could with raising you. I’m your
mother and I always will be. That meansI’ll always love you.”
Allie does not want hear whatever she tells to her, esspesially about
Noah. Her mother prefers to Lon than Noah. Lon has everything and his works is
good. She thinks if Allie lives with Lon, then their life will be happy. She knows
Noah is kind and sweet, but there is something that makes her does not like him.
She does not want her only daughter living in distress, because Noah lived in
mediocre family.
She wants the best thing for her. But over time, she relized that love can
not be enforced, and whatever her decision, she finally agreed to her daughter and
give her the freedom of choice. Sparks (1996:136) says,”I can’t make this
decision for you, Allie, this one’s all yours. I want you to know, though, that I
love you. and I always will. I know that doesn’t help but it’s all I can do. Allie
was silent for a moment, then: “What should I do?” “I don’t know, Allie. That’s
up to you. But I would think about it. Think about what you really want.” She
ever felt the same thing before, so that she relizes that it is not good.
She tries to talk to Noah and tells Allie about Lon when she comes to his
knows it. Sparks (1996:134) says,”Anne turned to Noah. “These last couple of
days must have been full of surprises.” “yes” he answered simply, and she smile
at him. “I know you don’t think so, but I always liked you, Noah. I just didn’t
think you were right for my doughter. Can you understand that?” She turned back
to her daughter. “This has nothing to do with trust. This has to do with Lon. He
called the house last night to talk to me about Noah, and he’s on his way here
right now. He seemed very upset. I thought you’d want to know.”
She comes to warn them that Lon is on his way to confront them both,
and she finally gives Allie the letters. When she leaves, she whispers to Allie that
she should follow her heart. She does it because she does not want her past as she
used to. She relizes that prohibit child relationship, it is useless and not good for
3.4 Lon Hammond Jr
Lon is a successful lawyer. He is the fiancé Allie. He is handsome,
intelligent, gentlemen, mature and responsible. He persues his job with passion,
not only winning case, but also making a name of himself. He knows he will win
the case because he masters the law and charms the jury. Part of it comes from
being able to select the cases he has the expertise to win. He has reached that level
in his practice. Sparks (1996:80) says,”But the more important part of his success
came from hard work. He had always paid attention to details, especially when
he’d begun his practice. Little things, obscure things, and it had become a habit
now. Whether it was a matter of law or presentation, he was diligent in his study,
and it had won him a few cases early in his career when he should have lost.”
The first time he meets with Allie, he is in love with her. He tells to her
parents about his feeling to her, and her parents agree. Then he says that he loves
her and proposes to her. She accepts him with smile and he is very happy. He
hopes he can live with her together and forever.
As long as their relationship goes, Allie meets Noah again and it makes
their relationship is not good anymore. Lon worries about Allie and always
remembers her. He always thinks about her. He loves her, he is sure of that. Not
only she is beautiful and charming, but she has become his source of stability and
best friend as well. Sparks (1996:84) expresses,”And now, a little detail bothered
him, not about the case. No, that was fine. It was something else. Something about
Allie. She was everything he’d always needed, and he’d never find another quite
In the four years they has dated, she has become everything he ever
wanted, and he knows he should spend more time with her. But practicing law
makes limiting his hours impossible. She has always understood, but still, he
curses himself for not making the time. Once he is married, he has shorten his
hours, he promises himself. He has have his secretary check his schedule to make
sure he is not overextending himself.
He is very patient with Allie. He does not know she has lied to him about
his trip and Noah. He asks Allie’s mother about Allie, and she tells everything
about Noah and the truth. He thinks he knows where Noah lives, New Bern. But
he pales then, remembering what Allie’s mother has said. He tries to make his self
happy and smile. Sparks (1996:83) expresses,”So what, he had thought when he’d
heard it, and had turned to smile at Allie. But she hadn’t smile. Lon brought his
palms together, as though he were praying, resting them against his lips. Then he
4.
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
4.1 ConclusionsAfter having analyzed the description of main characters in this paper,
character is the most important element in literature. It has a dominant part of
literary work which determines the integrated of literature from beginning to the
end. In literature, characters guide readers through their stories, helping them to
understand plots and ponder themes.
There are four main characters in the novel The Notebook: Noah Calhoun, Allie Hamilton, Anne Nelson, and Lon Hammond Jr. The major
characters are Noah Calhoun, Allie Hamilton and Lon Hammond Jr. The minor
character is Anne Nelson.
The protagonists are Noah and Allie. They are very much in love, but
nearly lose each other because of societal influences. They ultimately find the
courage and the strength to be with each other as life soul mates. Unfortunately,
nature deals them a bad hand at the end of their lives when Allie is struck down
with Alzheimer’s disease. It is only Noah’s great love that draws out her own and
keeps them together.
The antagonists are Anne and Lon. Anne does not think Noah is good
enough for their daughter, and Lon, who neglects the woman he loves by
prioritizing his career ahead of her. In the end, they have no power to keep these
two soul mates apart.
The climax occurs when Noah had a stoke at eighty years old. He must
found out she had Alzheimer’s disease, that he would always accompany her in
every moments. He tried to tell everything about their memories to her and helped
4.2 Suggestions
At the end of this paper, the writer hopes that this paper will make the
reader know more about character and plot of the novel. The writer realizes that
this paper is still far away from being perfect. For that, in this paper the writer
tries to use the simple words to make the readers understand it easily.
Finally, by read this paper the writer hopes that the readers are interested
in read a literature’s works or even they can make a literary as good as Nicholas
Spark’s work.
And the writer wants to add that this novel is very good to understand by
its words and has positive messages to the reader. Such as the message from this
2.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1
A character is a person depicted in a narrative or drama. Characters may
be flat, minor characters; or round and major. The main character in a story is
generally known as the protagonist; the character who opposes him or her is the
antagonist. Character is revealed by how a character responds to conflict, by his or
her dialogue, and through descriptions. Character, particularly when enacted by an
actor in the theatre or cinema. In literature, characters guide readers through their
stories, helping them to understand plots and ponder themes. Since the end of the
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Characterization
th
century, the phrase “in character” has been used to describe an effective
impersonation by an actor. The first model in the study of literature is often called
as Analytical. It means that the characters themselves are described by the
author. In other words, the author analyzes of the characters.
Edgar (1995:51) says,”Stories, like plays, are about characters, characters
who, though not real people, are drawn from life.” A character is a reasonable
facsimile of a human being, with all the good and bad traits of being human. A
story is usually concerned with a major problem that a character must face. The
character may win, lose or tie. He or she may learn and be the better for the
experience or may miss the point and be unchanged. Characters are the most
analyzed elements in literature because they provide the richest critical analysis of Characters are the
most important aspects of literature. They drive the story and the plot. They also
the author’s intent. In order to analyze characters in literature, it is important to
read who and what these characters are and the ways they related to the overall
themes in the story.
Peck (1986:105) says,”Characters in literary work are not like real life
people for they have been specially created by authors. When authors create
character, they select some aspect of ordinary people. Develop some of those
aspect whilst playing down other and put them together as they please, the result
is not an ordinary person but a fictional characters who only exist in the words of
literary works.” A novel is a world specially made in words by an author. A novel
exists in the way it does because an author has chosen to put it together in that
particular way. This means that novels are not real life. Finally, character is the
interest for the very personal that we want to see how others people live, how they
persue their goals. We measure our selves by them. Through action, speech,
description, and commentary, authors portray characters who are worth caring
about, rooting for, and even loving, although there are also characters you may
laugh at, dislike, or even hate. Whereas in life things may “just happen”, in a
stories all actions, interactions, speeches, and observations are deliberate. By
making such actions interesting, authors help you understand and appreciate their
major characters. Characters may be ambitious or lazy, serene or anxious,
aggressive or fearful, thoughtful or inconsiderate, open or secretive, confident or
self-doubting, kind or cruel, quite or noisy, visionary or practical, careful or
“losers”, and so on. With this sort of list, to which you may add at will, you can
analyze and develop conclusions about character.
As with ordinary human beings, fictional characters do not necessarily
understand how they may be changing or why they do the things they do.
Nevertheless, their actions express their characters. Actions may also signal
qualities such as naivete, weakness, deceit, a scheming personality, strong inner
conflicts, or a realization or growth of some sort. What the author, speaking with
the authorial voice, says about character is usually accurate, and the authorial
voice can be accepted factually. For this reason, authors frequently avoid
interpretations and devote their skill to arranging events and speeches so that
readers may draw their own conclusions.
2.1.1 Main Character and Peripheral Character
Main character is the character that often appears in the almost each
event and main character is the important and the special character, so that we feel
is so dominates the story. In certain novel, the main characters always appears in
almost each event and can be found in each page of the novel. When we read
novel or any other literary work, we will usually deal with some character. There
is character that classified as an important character and showed in the story
continuously. In the case, main character has always related with other character.
Peripheral character is the character that appears once or sometimes in a
novel, and may be relatively in short portion. It is called peripheral character often
2.1.2 Protagonist character and Antagonist character
A protagonist is the main
figure) of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical
conflict because of the
most identify. The terms protagonist and main character are variously defined and, depending on the source, may denote different concepts. In fiction, the story
of the protagonist may be told from the perspective of a different character (who
may also, but not necessarily, be the
who relates the fate of several protagonists, perhaps as prominent figures recalled
in a biographical perspective. Often, the protagonist in a
person as the
intrigue alone is what the audience feels toward a focal character, while a sense of
empathy about the character's objectives and emotions is what the audience feels
toward the protagonist.
An antagonist is a character, group of characters,
represents the opposition against which the
words, a person, or a group of people who oppose the main character, or the main
characters. In the classic style of story wherein the action consists of
a
respectively. Edgar (1995:88) says,”The controlling impulse in a connected
pattern of causes and effects in conflict, which refers generally to people or
circumstances that a character (often the protagonist) must face and try to
energy, causing characters to engage in the decisions, actions, responses, and
interactions that make up most stories.
The principal opponent of the protagonist is a character known as
the
overcome. As with protagonists, there may be more than one antagonist in a story.
The antagonist may be the story's hero; for example, where the protagonist is a
criminal, the antagonist could be a law enforcement agent that tries to capture
him. Sometimes, a work will offer a particular character as the protagonist, only to
dispose of that character unexpectedly, as a
antagonists and protagonists may overlap, depending on what their ultimate
objectives are considered to be.
2.1.3 Types of characters: Round and Flat
A round character is a major character in a work of fiction who
encounters conflict and is changed by it. Round characters tend to be more fully
developed and described than flat. The basic trait of round characters is that they
recognize, change with, or adjust to circumstance. The round character usually the
main figure in a story profits from experience and undergoes a change or
alteration, which may be shown in (1) an action or actions, (2) the realization of
new strength and therefore the affirmation of previous decisions, (3) the
acceptance of a new condition, or (4) the discovery of unrecognized truths. Gill
(1985:97) says,”It is important able to recognize whether a character is round or
they usually role in a story, round characters are often called the hero or heroin.
The protagonist is central to the action, moves against an antagonist.
Flat character is a minor character in a work of fiction who does not
undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story. It remains the same
because it may be stupid or insensitive or lacking in knowledge or insight. Edgar
(1995:134) says,”Sometimes flat characters are prominent in certain types of
literature, such as cowboy, police and detective stoies, where the focus is less on
character than on performance.” Such characters might be lively and engaging,
even though they do not develop or change. They must be strong, tough, and
clever enough to perform recurring tasks like solving a crime, overcoming a
villain, or finding a treasure. Such as characters with variations in names, ages,
and sexes, have been constant in literature since the ancient Greek.
Authors use five ways to present their characters. Remember that you
must use your own knowledge and experience to make judgements about the
qualities of the characters being revealed. (1) Actions. What characters do is our
best way to understand what they are. As with ordinary human beings, fictional
characters do not necessarily understand how they may be changing or whay they
do the things they do. (2) Descriptions, both personal and environmental.
Appearance and environment reveal much about a character’s social and
economic status, of course, but they also tell us more about character traits. (3)
Dramatic statements and thoughts. Although the speeches of most characters are
functional essential to keep the story moving along, they provide material from
what characters say about each other, you can enchance your understanding of the
character being discussed. (5) Statements by the author speaking as storyteller or
observer. What the author, speaking with the authorial voice, says about a
2.2 Plot
Plot is a literary term define as the events that make up a story,
particularly as they related to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through
cause and effect.
An intricate, complicated plot is called an imbroglio, but even
the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional
ballads. Plot
than character. It is a beginning, a middle, and an end, and the events of the plot
must causally relate to one another as being either necessary or probable. Plot also
a
These parts are: exposition (of the situation); rising action (through conflict);
climax (or turning point); falling action; and resolution.
The exposition introduces all of the main characters in the story. It shows how they relate to one another, what their goals and motivations are, and
the kind of person they are. The audience may have questions about any of these
things, which get settled, but if they do have them they are specific and
well-focused questions. Most importantly, in the exposition, the audience gets to know
the main character
goal and what is at stake if he or she fails to attain this goal. This phase ends, and
the next begins, with the introduction of conflict.
Rising action starts with the death of the characters or a conflict. Generally, in this phase the protagonist understands his or her goal and begins to
work toward it. Smaller problems thwart their initial success, and in this phase
shows us how he or she overcomes these obstacles. Thus, at the end of this phase
and at the beginning of the next they are finally in a position to go up against their
primary goal. This part begins after the exposition. It consists of a beginnings of a
tension or complication that continues with the development of conflict between
the characters.
The point of climax is the turning point of the story, where the main character makes the single big decision that defines the outcome of their story and
who they are as a person. The dramatic phase that Freytag called the 'climax' is the
third of the five phases, which occupies the middle of the story, and that contains
the point of climax. Thus "the climax" may refer to the point of climax or to the
third phase of the drama.
Falling action in the sense that the loose ends are being tied up. However, it is often the time of greatest overall tension in the play, because it is
the phase in which everything goes most wrong.
In this phase, the villain has the upper hand. It seems that evil will triumph. The
protagonist has never been further from accomplishing the goal. For Freytag, this
is true both in tragedies and comedies, because both of these types of play
classically show good winning over evil. The question is which side the
protagonist has put himself on, and this may not be immediately clear to the
audience.
confrontation, of what leads up to it, of why it happens the way it happens, what it
means, and what its long-term consequences are.
A plot device is a means of advancing the plot in a story, often used to
motivate characters, create urgency or resolve a difficulty. This can be contrasted
with moving a story forward with narrative technique; that is, by making things
happen because characters take action for solid, well-motivated reasons. As an
example, when the cavalry shows up at the last moment and saves the day, that
can be argued to be a plot device; when an adversarial character who has been
struggling with himself saves the day due to a change of heart, that is dramatic
technique.
The plot is based on the interactions of causes and effects as they develop
sequentially or chronologically. That is, the story’s actions follow one another in
time as the protagonist meets and tries to overcome the forces of opposition. One
is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some
artistics or emotional effect. In a well-plotted story, things precede or follow each
other not simply because time ticks away, but more importantly because effects
follow causes. In a good story nothing is irrelevant or accidental; everything is
related and causative. Often the protagonist’s struggle is directed against another
character- an antagonist. The essence of this unity is the development and resolution of a conflict is an protagonist. Just as often, however, the struggle may occur between the protagonist and opposing groups, forces, ideas, and choices.
All of which make up a collective antagonist. The conflict may be carried
farm, or a workshop. The conflict may also take place internally, within the mind
of the protagonist. Conflict is the major element of plot because apposing forces
arouse curiosity, cause doubt, create tension, and produce interest. There should
be uncertainty about a protagonist’s success, for unless there is doubt there is no
1.
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Broadly
speaking, "literature" is used to describe anything from creative writing to more
technical or scientific works. Literature refers to compotitions that tell stories,
dramatize situations, express emotions, and analyze and advocate ideas. Literature
helps us grow, both personally and intellectually. It provides an objective base for
knowledge and understanding. In literature is known the kinds of literature as
Prose fiction, Poetry, Drama and Non Fiction Prose.
Prose fiction or narrative fiction, includes myths, parables, novels or
romances, and short stories. According to Wikipedia, novel is a book of long
narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the
medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter
supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century. In a literature there is a
term which is known as character. Character plays a pivotal role in a drama,
novel, short story and all kind narratives writing. The character guides readers
through the story, helping them to understand plots and themes. In characters
there are two basic types of characters, their qualities, functions, and importance
for the development of the novel: flat characters and round characters. Flat
characters are two-dimensional, in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do
not change throughout the course of a work. By contrast, round characters are
In this paper, the writer will analyze about novel The Notebook who written by Nicholas Sparks who is an American author most noted for his
romance novels, based on true story. The novel was later adapted into a popular
romance film. The protagonists in the story are Noah and Allie. They live in a
different status, it makes them separated by Allie’s mother. But it does not make
Allie stop loving Noah. Their love is so strong. That is why the writer really
interested to analyze this story. It teaches about a sincere love and how to fight it.
The author, Nicholas Charles Sparks can make the readers appreciate all
events written in the novel. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska Dec 31, 1965.
When he was 28 years of age in 1994, he wrote The Notebook over a six month period. It was published by Warner Books in October of 1996 and is currently
only the third novel in recent history to spend over a year as a hardcover best
seller and 7 others novel which were domestic and international best-sellers which
have been translated into more than 35 languages, and 2 others which were
unpublished.
1.2 Objective of the Study
Many readers will not understand the propose of the author without
knowing the elements pictured on the main and major characters. Therefore, the
problem of this study are the elements presented on the events done by the
1.3 Scope of the Study
The writer just limits to analyze about main characters in novel The
Notebook, and a brief about of plot in those novel. It is important to limit the topic
in order to make the paper easily and clearly understood for the readers. The
analysis is to throw ideas pictures through the characters.
1.4 Significance of the Study
By writing this paper, the writer hopes can finish the study at Diploma 3
English literature and improve the information about the main characters
including the status and moral of them. By knowing this, it can improve the
readers to increase the habit for reading among the young people.
1.5 The Method of Research
In writing this paper the writer uses some research methods, such as
library research, field research, and experiment. The writer has three steps in
writing this paper. First, the writer read the novel in several times to make her
understand about the story. After having understood about it, the writer focuses to
analyze the main character. Second, the writer watched the film twice to make
more understood the story. The last, the writer browsed data from internet to look
for the compliment sources and also to know the biography of the writer, then the
ABSTRACT
The title of this paper is The Analysis of The Main Characters in Nicholas Sparks’ Novel The Notebook. In this paper, the writer will analyze about novel
The Notebook who written by Nicholas Sparks. He is an American author known for his novel filled with romance that is not fictional. The novel was later adapted into a popular romance film. The story is interesting to be analyzed because of the love story who are very strong. All the attempts of the characters to keep their deep love on each other. They show the readers that nothing can be disturb their love. Many readers will not understand the propose of the author without knowing the elements pictured on the main and major characters. Therefore, the problem of this study are the elements presented on the events done by the characters.
ABSTRAK
THE ANALYSIS OF MAIN CHARACTERS IN NICHOLAS
SPARKS’ NOVEL “THE NOTEBOOK”
A PAPER
BY
AGRENY MELISA SIMAMORA
REG. NO. 092202021
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA
FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDIES
DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM
MEDAN
It has been proved by Supervisor,
NIP. 19610204 198601 2 001 Dra. Persadanta Br.Karo,M.Hum
Submitted to Faculty of Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for DIPLOMA (D-III) in English
Approved by
Head of Diploma III English Study Program,
NIP. 19521126198112 1 001 Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the D-III Examination of the Diploma III English Study Program, Faculty of Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera.
The examination is held on June 2012
Faculty of Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera Dean,
NIP. 19511013197603 1 001 Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A.
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ABSTRACT
The title of this paper is The Analysis of The Main Characters in Nicholas Sparks’ Novel The Notebook. In this paper, the writer will analyze about novel
The Notebook who written by Nicholas Sparks. He is an American author known for his novel filled with romance that is not fictional. The novel was later adapted into a popular romance film. The story is interesting to be analyzed because of the love story who are very strong. All the attempts of the characters to keep their deep love on each other. They show the readers that nothing can be disturb their love. Many readers will not understand the propose of the author without knowing the elements pictured on the main and major characters. Therefore, the problem of this study are the elements presented on the events done by the characters.
ABSTRAK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First, I want to express my gratitude, tribute, and honor to Jesus Christ
who has blessed me with health and capability to finish this paper in order to
fulfill one of the requirements to finish my study at English Diploma Study
Program, University of North Sumatera.
Second, I would also to thank you so much to my beloved Dad, and
Mom, because their great love and care to me, I can do all this paper well. And to
my beloved brother, Suandry (Imon) who loves me and helps me whenever I need
his help. And to all my families, I love you.
Third, I would also to thank the Dean of Faculty of Literature Studies,
Drs. Syahron Lubis M.A. I also thank to the supervisor, Dra. Persadanta Br.Karo,M.Hum who has guided me to finish this paper, and to the reader, Dr. Matius C.A.Sembiring, M.A who has helped me to fix this paper.
The last, thank you so much to all my best friends, Felicia (Emen), Nopita (Jang or bodyguard), and Zee (Sing) who have accompanied, helped, kind, and care to me. You guys are so important for me. I also thanks to Heri
(Awan) because always ready to lend your motorcycle and accompany me to do this paper until midnight, and to Bang Tau thank you so much because you have become someone special for me. Thank you to all my Senior High School friends,
and to all my Diploma III English Department friends, Class A and B, my seniors,
Thank you for our time together during this moment. Hopefully we all
success
So many thanks to all the people in my life who have been willing to help
and be a special person. I can not say one by one, but deep in my heart I am very
greatful to you all
Thank you…
Finally, I do realize that this paper is still far from being perfect.
Therefore, I welcome any constructive critics and suggestions towards this paper.
Medan, 2012
The writer,
Reg. No. 092202021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2.1.1 Main Character and Peripheral Character... 6
2.1.2 Protagonist Character and Antagonist Character ... 7
2.1.3 Types of Characters: Round and Flat ... 8
