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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Literature according to Roberts and Jacobs (1995:2) refers to compositions that tells stories, dramatize situations, express emotions, and analyze and advocate ideas.
An idea is resulted from general and abstract thinking. In literature, ideas relate to meaning, interpretation, explanation and significance. Literature embodies values along with ideas. Ideas are vital to an understanding and appreciation of literature. Ideas are not as obvious as character or setting. It is important to consider the meaning of what you’ve read and then developed an explanatory and comprehensive assertion. Ideas can be found in any of these: direct statements by the authorial voice, direct statements by a first-person speaker, direct dramatic statements by characters, figurative language, characters who stand for ideas, and the work itself.
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This paper provides an analysis about unique values in Thomas Harris’s Novel The Silence of The Lambs. The word “unique” is generally defined as position that shares an intelectual as a serial killer that makes the main character become the mastermind of his work. In literature, a man is equal to character or person that takes part in the story of the novel. That is why the focus of analysis in this paper is the main character’s personality which leads him to become a sociopath.
The writer could find out in the novel of Thomas Harris such uniqueness where the values are debatable. Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a serial killer who has a mental illness, who is cannibal (eating human body parts). He is an expert in psychology and is able to frighten, manipulate, and bend others to his will with mere words. This is the background as well as the reason why the writer chooses the title: The Reason for Dr. Hannibal to kill the 9 people in Thomas Harris’s Novel The Silence of The Lambs.
1.2 Problem of the Study
The problems of the study are formulated as follows:
1. What are the reasons for Dr. Hannibalto kill the 9 people in Thomas Harris’s Novel The Silence of The Lambs?
2. What are the characters of the playersin the novel The Silence of The Lambs?
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The scope of study only focuses on the dark side of the character and on the darkness in the novel.
1.4 The Objective of the Study
In relation to the problem of the study above, the objectives of the study are:
1. To mention the kinds of reasons for Dr. Hannibal to kill in Thomas Harris’s Novel The Silence of The Lambs.
2. To describe the characters of the players in Thomas Harris’s Novel The Silence of The Lambs.
1.5 The Purpose of the Study
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1.6 The Reason for Choosing the Topic
The writer chooses the topic because this novel has an interesting story about how clever and genius Dr. Hannibal Lecter is. And the writer is interested in finding out the personal character as stated as “Pure Sociopath”. The writer is also fascinated about his pschoanalysis and other character such as Clarice Starling.
1.7 Method of the Study
