A Description of Main Character in Marie Lu's

A DESCRIPTION OF MAIN CHARACTER IN MARIE LU’S NOVEL

BATMAN NIGHTWALKER

A PAPER

SHOFWAN.A.HADI

REG.NO.162202005

DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM

FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA

MEDAN

2019

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Universitas Sumatera Utara ABSTRACT

My paper which titled “A Description of Main Character in Marie Lu‟s Novel: Batman Nightwalker” will be discussing about main character, who has many different characteristic, behavior and activities. In this case, the writer will discuss about the main character. While discussing and arranging this paper, the writer uses descriptive method. This method describes the character‟s activities and behavior on the novel that related to this paper. The data that will describe by the writer is about the main character from Batman Nightwalker novel.

Keyword: Main character, Batman, Nightwalker

Universitas Sumatera Utara ABSTRAK

Tulisan yang berjudul “A Description of Main Character in Marie Lu‟s Novel: Batman Nightwalker” akan membahas tentang karakter utama, yang memiliki karakteristik, kebiasaan, dan aktivitas yang berbeda. Dalam hal ini, yang akan dibahas merupakan karakter utama yang terdapat dalam novel Batman Nightwalker. Dalam membahas dan menyusun tulisan ini, penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif, yaitu menggambarkan keadaan dan kebiasaan karakter yang terdapat dalam novel yang berkaitan dalam tulisan ini. Data yang akan digambarkan oleh penulis dalam tulisan ini adalah tentang karakter utama dalam novel Batman Nightwalker.

Kata Kunci: Main character, Batman, Nightwalker

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Universitas Sumatera Utara ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I, the writer of this paper would like to express my ratitude to ALLAH SWT for loving and blessing that gives health, wealth, strength, to do all my activities everyday. Without his blessing and loving, this paper would be mess up and never done. And also to complete this paper as one of the requirements to achieve Diploma Degree in Diploma Study Program at the Faculty of Culture Study in University of Sumatra Utara Medan. And then, I never forget to say thanks to those who always pay attention and help me in case of writing this paper. Beside of all above, I would like to express my appreciation to those who given me advice, support and spirit to accomplish this beloved paper. 1. Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S., the dean of Faculty of Culture Study who has legalized my gratitude from this faculty. 2. Dra. SwesanaMardiaLubis, M.Hum., the head of English Department of the Diploma Program at the Faculty of Culture Study in University of Sumatra Utara Medan. 3. Drs.SiamirMarulafau, M.Hum as my consultant who has given me some good and nice correction for the completion of this writing. 4. To my beloved parents, sisters, brother-in-laws, niece, nephew,and girlfriend who always support me from behind, either material, thought, education and never forget to pray for me so that I am always healthy and can complete this paper. 5. To all my friends at Sektap, which located inside the campus near Language Lab, who always support and entertain me everyday. 6. To all my friend that I know which I can’t mention one by one. Who given advice, suggestion during the period at the University of Sumatra Utara.

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Universitas Sumatera Utara TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ...... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ...... ii ABSTRACK...... iii ABSTRAK ...... iv ACKNOWLEGEMENTS...... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... vii 1. INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1. 1 Background of the Study ...... 1 1. 2 The Problem of the Study ...... 3 1. 3 The Scope of the Study ...... 4 1. 4 The Method of the Study ...... 4 1. 5 The Objective of the Study ...... 4 1. 6 The Significance of the Study ...... 4 1. 7 Reason for Choosing the Topic ...... 5

2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ...... 6 2. 1 Novel ...... 6 2. 2 Character ...... 12 2. 3 Divison of Character ...... 17 2. 4 Instrinsic Element ...... 18

3. A DESCRIPTION ...... 20 3.1 Batman Nightwalker ...... 20

4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ...... 27 4.1 Conclusion ...... 27 4.2 Suggestion ...... 27 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...... 29 APPENDICES A. Summary of Novel

Universitas Sumatera Utara CHAPTER I

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study

Literature is the playing form of composer‟s words which contains of certain purpose that will be informed for literature lovers. Basically, literature comes from Latin word, “littera” which means the letter or handwriting, it was used to refer to all written or printed words. Literature can be seen as a creation of human activities that live in social life with all problems. Literary works have function to entertain or teach some things for readers. The function of this literature can be found in any kind of literary works. Authors appreciate the problem and then put it into a work of literary fiction. As the work of literature has function to entertain, it can also be a movie. Literature has been classified into novel, fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction prose. From the above classification, the writer decided to discuss the fiction in a novel. A novel usually tells about human life which interact with the environment and each other. In a novel, the author makes every effort to direct with the reader to images of the reality of life through the stories contained in the novel. Novel rises something which describe the human life, it becomes as something that people may understand with the same principle in daily life, such as psychological truth, history, a consciousness of moral values and many more. This research is about the main characters in a novel. Character is an important factor that drives the novel's plot. The more complex a character, the more intricate the plot of the story. Because of this reason sometimes most readers just read the novel, enjoyed and completed without any value can be obtained. Thi22s can causea messages or moral values who want to be conveyed by the author can‟t be absorbed by the reader.

Universitas Sumatera Utara Nurgiyantoro (2002: 11) states that reading a novel, for most (large) people just want to enjoy the story presented. They will only get the impression, the general and vague about the plot and the particular section of interest.

Seeing the above opinion regarding the understanding of readers often miss important things in the novel that is in terms of the characters in the story and the importance of the values embodied on these characters, it is necessary to study in terms of the main character in a novel.

According to Indonesian Dictionary, Character is

“psychological traits, morals, or character that distinguish one person

from others”. And also according to W.B. Saunders (1977: 126)

“Characters are real and distinct properties shown by individuals, a

number of attributes that can be observed in individuals”. As reader, we

can identify how the character in novel run their role by reacted and

respond trough conflict, by conversation with each other and trough

description in novel. Basically, there are Main Character and Minor

Character. A Main Character plays the biggest role on the plot. On the

other hand, Minor Character has a less important storyline.

As closing, I have some reasons to discuss Character from literary

work which is written form in novel. First of all, Character is the most

important element in every literary works, especially novel. Then,

Character is the spearhead in a novel, whether the novel can impress the

reader or not. Because, if the reader is impressed with the character in a

novel, the reader will be increasingly curious about the character's

Universitas Sumatera Utara character. Last, Character can be role model for the reader who

read the novel seriously.

The writer wants to describe main characters in Marie Lu Conan Novel

“Batman Nightwalker”. Especially the writer discusses about the character of the main characters in this novel which are Bruce Wayne and Madeleine Wallace

This is a novel about superhero. The famous character in this novel is the major character, that is Batman . Batman is a Superhero in dc universe, created by Marie

Le, is an American young adult author. Bruce, who referred to himself as a

"superhero in arkham city", known for being a batman as a superhero in Arkham.

The writer take this novel from a book entitled “the DC icons series”. This book contains a collection of three stories about DC superheroes, created by Marie Lu which is New York Times Bestselling Autor of “Legend and The Young

Elites”.The writer is very interested with the main characters in the novel. Main character in this story has a very intelligent brain, and has a cold personality. She is best known for the Legend trilogy, novels set in a dystopian and militarized future. The novels form the basis of a movie to be produced.

1.2 Problem of the Study

The problems of the study are:

1. How is the main character described in Marie Lu novel “Batman

Nightwalker”?

Universitas Sumatera Utara 1.3 Scope of the Study

Literature has exactly wide scope of knowledge. My this paper the writer tried to describe only the main character. Like Bruce Wayne.

1.4 Method of the Study

The writer uses descriptive qualitative method and library research in doing this paper. There are many books must be read to complete this paper. Firstly, the writer reads and understand the story of the novel carefully and more than once, and then looking for characters of the main characters. Secondly, choosing the lines to make in as the sample. After that, the data has been found is interpreted by using some books about literature from the library and also browsing from internet. And the last, the writer analyzes the data and make conclusion.

1.5 Objective of the Study

The objective of the study were intended to:

1) To describe the main character like Bruce Wayne in Marie Lu‟s Novel

“Batman Nightwalker”

1.6 Significance of the Study

The result of the study were expected to be meaningful for :

1. Theoritically to recognize and identify the character in every literature

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Universitas Sumatera Utara 2. Practically that are going to conduct a further study on literature that

related to human characterization.

1.7 Reason for Choosing the Topic

The writer chooses Marie Lu Novel“Batman Nightwalker” as an object of him analysis because this book which is inspired, it taught a lot of new technology

, and make the writer know a little about the character in the novel. This novel is

New York Times Bestselling. Batman is arguably the most well-known, with

Guinness World Record listing him as the “most superhero movie character” in history. Moreover, story in this book really made me think hard like a superhero and more of all is the unique and briliant ways of the main charater in solving the case.

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2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Novel

Novel is a story which tells about someone‟s experience. According to R.J.

Rees (1973: 106) “Novel is a fictitious prose narrative of consorable length in which characters and actions representative of real life are potrayed in a plot of more or less complexity”. Novel usually long, complex and also related to human‟s habit and behaviour. Novel is also tell out somebody‟s experience that able to motivate other people. “Novel reflects a move away from an essentially religious view of life towards a new interest in the complexities of everyday experience” (John Peck and Martin Coyle :102). Novel is also a work of fiction, which means, novel works in the form of stories that potray real characters or events. “Novel is a story of prose, long enough to fill one or more volumes about either imaginary or historical people” (Hornby, 1974 :574)

People who writes novel is called “Novelist”. When the novelist writes a novel, the source or inspire could be get from anything, include true story.

Sometimes, the author writes from based on their experiences. This true story is more reliable than the other one that which based on imagination. It is because the second one couldn‟t happen in real life.Novelists frequently focused on the tensions between individuals and the society in which they live, presenting character who are at odds with that society. Some novelists are moralist, which means that they can relate individuals and society and put it their ideas about how

Universitas Sumatera Utara people should behave. Beside of that, the novelist should think as hard as he or she can to create the best-seller novel. The most important thing that novelist should knows are the elements. Element means everything that the novelists write on their novel.

Wellek & Warren (1993:140) Elements of literature can be classified into elements of form and content. Form elements are all linguistic elements that are used to pour contents into the elements of story facts, story means, literary themes, while content elements are ideas and emotions that are poured into literary works.

Wellek & Warren (1956). As an intrinsic element, the element also comprises a number of extrinsic elements. The element in question (Wallek & Warren, 1956:

75-135), among others, is the state of individual subjectivity authors who have attitudes, beliefs, and outlook on life all of which will affect the work that he wrote. In short, elements of the author biographies will also determine the pattern works it produces. Extrinsic element next is psychology, psychology of the author either in the form (which includes the process of creativity), psychology readers, as well as the application of psychological principles in the works. The division of the intrinsic elements of the structure works belonging traditional Martial Arts is the division based on the form and content elements-a dichotomous division of real people with little objection received.

Sayuti (2000:10) Novels are often contrasted with short stories, the difference being that short stories focus on intensity, while novels tend to be broad

"expands". Good novels tend to focus on the emergence of complexity, namely

Universitas Sumatera Utara the ability to convey complex problems in full, create a world that is "made", different from the short stories that are implicit, namely to tell the problem briefly.

Novel is one of the genres of literature. According to Cassidy (1991:1) stated that literature is a kind of entertainment. However, it is also something much more. Literature is like a house with a great number of windows. As you look out through each window, you can see different part of the world. People create literature to express their emotions and ideas about life. Since literature comes in several forms, writer must decide which form of literature to use.

The novel is a type of gendre prose in literature. Prose in the sense of literature is also called fiction. The work of fiction proposes to a literary work that tells something that is imaginary, imaginary, something that does not exist and takes place so that there is no need to find truth in the real world (Nurdiantoro, 1991: 2).

Figures, events and places mentioned in fiction are imaginary characters, events, and places.

As an imaginary work, fiction offers various human and humanitarian problems, life and life. The author lives up to sharing these issues with sincerity and then reiterates them through suggestions of fiction according to his views. So according to Attenbern and Lewis in Nurdiantoro (1995: 2), fiction can be interpreted as imaginary narrative prose, but it usually makes sense and contains truths that dramatize inter-human relations put forward by the author based on his experience and observation of life and carried out selective and shaped according to its purpose which at the same time includes unsus entertainment and war against the experience of human life.

Universitas Sumatera Utara Fiction refers to narrative prose, which in this case is a novel and then fiction is often considered synonymous with a novel (Abram, in Nurdiantoro 1995: 4).

Thus we can know that the novel has the same content as the contents of fictional works as described above. The novel is a work of fiction that offers a world, a world that contains idealized life models, an imaginary world that is built through various intrinsic elements such as events, plots, characters, settings, points of view, etc. which are all imaginary (Nurdiantoro, 1995 : 14).

A novel comes from Italian, namely novella which literally means a small new item, and then interpreted as: a short story in the form of prose (Abram in

Nurdiantoro, 1995: 9). In German it is called novella and in English it is called a novel, this term is then entered into Indonesian. Today the term novelle and novella contain the same meaning as the term in Indonesian called novellete and in English it is referred to as novellete, which means a work of prose fiction that is quite long, not too long but not too short (Nurdiantoro, 1995: 9)

Nurgiyantoro (2010: 10) suggests that novels are works of fiction built by building elements, namely intrinsic and elemental elements extrinsic. The novel is also interpreted as an essay in the form of prose contains a series of stories of someone's life with others on around him by highlighting the character and nature of the perpetrator. The novel is a type of literary work written in a narrative form contains certain conflicts in the life stories of the characters in the story.

Usually novels are often referred to as works that only tell part of someone's life. This is supported by the opinion of Sumardjo (1984: 65) that is, while novels are often interpreted as just telling stories about a part of someone's life, such as

Universitas Sumatera Utara the period before marriage after experiencing period of romance; or the part of life when someone is in a crisis in his soul, and so on.

Based on some expert opinions regarding the understanding of the novel above, researchers refers to the opinion of Nurgiyantoro (2010: 10) because of the understanding of novels it is related to the intrinsic element of the work of fiction.

This is in accordance with the goal research is to identify one of the intrinsic elements, namely the behavior of figures. In addition, the notion of the novel presented by Nurgiyantoro is clearer and easy to understand.

Novel is a story in prose that is quite long, which is described in a fairly complex plot. Prose novel, the disclosure of the story in a straightforward manner,without meter or rhyme and without a regular rhythm. Novel narrative, telling and explaining things in detail, from a description of the figure of a person, scenery, home and so forth, The explanation that can make the reader visualize clearly the object in their minds.

intrinsic Elements are the elements that build the literary work itself. Elements are what because the literary present as a work of Martial Arts. Intrinsic elements of a novel element (directly) participate and build the story. Extrinsic elements

(extrinsic) are the elements that are beyond the works of Martial Arts, but indirectly affect the building or system of the organism's Martial Arts. Extrinsic elements of a novel must be still seen as something important. Wellek & Warren

(1956). As an intrinsic element, the element also comprises a number of extrinsic elements. The element in question (Wallek & Warren, 1956: 75-135), among others, is the state of individual subjectivity authors who have attitudes, beliefs,

Universitas Sumatera Utara and outlook on life all of which will affect the work that he wrote. In short, elements of the author biographies will also determine the pattern works it produces. Extrinsic element next is psychology, psychology of the author either in the form (which includes the process of creativity), psychology readers, as well as the application of psychological principles in the works. The division of the intrinsic elements of the structure works belonging traditional Martial Arts is the division based on the form and content elements-a dichotomous division of real people with little objection received.

The genre encompasses a wide range of types and styles, including picaresque, realist, romantic, and historical novels. In general, the intinsic elements if literary works including novels include theme, plot, setting, tension, characterizations, the atmosphere, the central narrative, and style, The full length of the novel may consist of over 100.000 words, contain a number of characters,some of them are fully developed, have a more incidents, scene, or episodes, have a number` of settings, and may take a place in a long span of time.

It may have more than one theme, may have both minor and major conflict, and climaxes.

2.2 Character

In fiction, a character may be defined as a verbal representation of a human being. Through action, speech, description, and commentary, authors portray character that are worth caring about, rooting for, and even loving, although there are also characters you may laugh at, dislike, or even hate.

Universitas Sumatera Utara Characters may be flat, minor characters; or round and major. The main character in a story is generally known as protagonist, the character who opposes him is the antagonist. Character is revealed by how a character responds to conflict.

Every stories hinges on the actions undertaken by its main character, or protagonist, a term drawn from ancient Greek tragedy that is more useful in discussions of fiction than such misleading terms as hero or heroine. Additionally, stories may contain an opposing character, or antagonist, with whom the protagonist is drawn into conflict.

Abram (1981: 76) says that “Character is people who are appeared in a narrative prose or novel and it is interpreted by the readers as a person who has moral quality and certain tendency such as being expressed in what they say and what they do”.

Character is the people in a novel are referred as characters. We asses them on the basic of what the author tells us about them and on the basic of what they do and say. Another point to remember is that the characters are part of broader pattern. They are members of a society, and the author distinctive view of who people relate to society will be reflected in the presentation of every character.

“Character is a person or other being in a narrative, such as Novel, Movie,

Video Game and television series”(Matthew Freeman, 2016: 31). Character may be entirely fictional or may be based on real-life story, it is suitable to statement by Maria DiBatista (2011: 14) “The Character may be entirely fictional or based on real-life personin which case the distinction of a fictional versus real character may be made.However, in studying about characters, requires an analysis of other

Universitas Sumatera Utara characters in the work. “The Study of the character requires an analysis of its relation with all of the other characters in the work” (Aston and Savona, 1991:

41)

Characters able to make the reader more curious, more interesting and more reaistic. When the author achieved that situation, it will be called a good novel. “The Characters in a good novel are interesting, intriguing, consistent, convincing, complex and realistic. If the author has created a ill particularly vivid or individualistic character, then we, as reader, will find that character interisting regardless of whether or not we symphatize with him or her” (Reader and Woods, 1987: 51). Character in novel is specially created by the author. They choose some ordinary people and develop them and put them together as they please.

Kenny in Nurgiyantoro (2002:187) states that, for the appearance of a flat character as the main character, should be defferentiated into flat character stereotype as substiute for imagination and flat character individualized.

The flat character stereotype as a substitute for imagination is made very simple figures showed a lack of role imaginative creativity. The type of character is usually used as a companion of a round character, just as an extra in the story.

In the other hand, the flat character individualized is a character that is the result of pure of imaginative creativity. He or She is characters who has created by the author as a result of the creation and appreciation of the intense imagination.

The flat character individualized had a disposition that is easily recognized as where the flat character, but the character of his which is the result of creativity

Universitas Sumatera Utara imaginative original,processing an intense and important role or predominant in the story make a type of flat character who is very fit to be a main character.

Taylor (1981:62) states that character is a mere construction of words meant to express an idea or view of experience and must beconsidered in relation to other features of the composition, such as action and setting, before its full significance be appreciated.

Peek and Coyle (1984:105) stated that the people in a novel are referred to as character. We assess them on. The basis of what they do and say.

Roberts and Jacobs (1993:131) states that in fiction, a character may be defined as a verbal reprsentation of human being. Through action, speech, description and commentary, autor portray characters who are worth caring about,rooting for, and even looking, although there are also characters you may laugh at, dislike, or even hate.

For a story stressing a major character, you might hope that every activity or speech, regardless of how small, may be and only downright presentation about that complex consolidation about both those inner and outer self that constitutes a person.

Reader and Woods in Aziez (1987:61) stated that the characters in a good novel are intersting, intriguing, consistent, convincing, complex, and realistic. If the author has created a particularly vivid or individualistic characte, then we, as the readers, will find that character interesting regardless of whether or not we sympathize with him or her.

Universitas Sumatera Utara Based on four quotations that character is the form of a characteristic or trait of human or animal, character also refers to the quality of the moral and ethical standards and principles. In literature, the character has some special meaning primarily that of other people who are represented in the novel. And additionally a character sketch of a formal descriptive analysis of certain virtues, character has two types of flat characters and round characters.

According to Nurgiyantoro, round character is a character in fiction portrayed as having complex, multifaceted personality. They change as they experience and many problems and conflicts (2002:183-184). Sometimes, it is difficult to explain about these characters because they do not only have one trait of personality. They also evolved or changed in the story. Usually, changes that occur in a round character are influenced by the confilcts which also experienced the character.

In the other hand, flat characters is simple characters that has only one personal quality. According to Nurgiyantoro, flat character is a simple character that has only one personal quality. The nature and behaviour of this character are flat, monotonous, reflecting only one nature (2002:181-182). Unchangeable nature of the flat character is also used as comparison when the other characters change their behavior. It just has one personality, good or bad pesonality.

Because of its simple personality, flat character always easy to recognize wherever he is present and easily remembered by the reader. But just because of the simple personality, it‟s not mean the flat character can not be main character.

According to Steven Croft (2002:113) characters are the central feature in any

Universitas Sumatera Utara play or novel. Here are some ways to get a picture of character:

What the characters looks like (physical appearance, clothing, etc.)

What characters say and how it is said.

What the characters thinks (often we learn about this from a character's

soliloquies).

How character acts–watch out for reaction to different situations.

How character's words match their actual deeds or their underlying motives.

What other character changes as the play goes on.

In their book “literature: an Introduction to Reading and Writing”, Robert and Jacob (1987) describe that in analyzing a literary character, the writer begins to determine the character's outstanding traits. A trait is a quality of mind or habitual mode behavior, such as never repaying borrowed money, avoiding eye contact, or always thinking oneself the center of attention.

Sometimes, of course the traits we encounter are minor and therefore negligible. But often a trait maybe a person's primary characteristics (not only in fiction but also in life). Thus, characters may be ambitious, lazy, serene or anxious, aggressive or fearful, thoughtful or inconsiderate, open or secretive, confident or self-doubting, kind cruel, quite or noisy, visionary or practical, careful or careless, impartial or biased, straightforward or underhanded, "winner or loser," and soon.

Koesmobroto (988:67) distinguished two types of character, main or major character and minor character. Major character is the most important character in the story. Basically, a story is about this character, but he cannotstand on his own; he needs other characters to make the story more convincing and lifelike. Minor

Universitas Sumatera Utara characters are of less important than those of the main. The main characters in fiction or in a play is called protagonist. In traditional fiction the protagonist is also the hero or heroine, an admirable character that embodies widely accepted strength and virtues, who is morally good. The antagonist is unsavory enough the world villain or villainess is used. It has often been assumed that characters in a literary work can be judged from four levels of characterization.

2.3 Division of Character

There are four kind of character. They are major character, minor character, protagonist character and antagonist character.

Major character or also called main character is a character that has a dominant role and the most often appear in the story. According to Nurgiyantoro, major character is the most presented character in the story. He or she is the most telling character, either as subject or objects of the conflict. Even on particular stories, major character is always present in every scene and conflict (2002:176-

177). The presence of major character is very dominant because he or she is the figure who is always present in the story an also affects the development of the conflict and climax in the story. Although the major character is not always present in every scene, any conflict will always be associated with him or her.

Minor character or also called peripheral character is an extra character that just appear several times in the story. According to Nurgiyantoro, minor character is a character that appearsless often then major character (2002:177). Minor character is important character in the story after main character. Without minor character, major character‟s role will not be perfect. Conflict can not be done only by the main character. It needs others characters to make the conflict more varied.

Universitas Sumatera Utara The protagonist is a character whom we admire, that one kind of popularly called a hero-the figure who is the embodiment of the norms, values, and ideal for us (Altenbernd & lewis in nurgiyanto 2002-178) protagonist figures show something in accordance with our point of view and our expectations of the reader. So we often recognize them as having similarities with us.

The antagonist is a character that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend. Nurgiyantoro (2002-179) stated that the antagonist character, might be called the oppostion to the protagonist, directly or indirectly, both physical and mental.

2.4 Intrinsic Elements

Novel as a work of fiction is built by an element called element intrinsic. The building blocks of a novel include themes, plot, background, characters and characterization, perspective, language style, and mandate. An intrinsic element novels are elements that directly participate in building story. This is supported by the opinion of Nurgiyantoro (2010: 23), namely, the element intrinsic (intrinsic) are the elements that build the literary work itself. These elements make literature present as literary works, elements that are factually found if people read literature. The intrinsic element of a novel is the elements that (directly) participate in building the story. This combination of various intrinsic elements is what make a tangible novel. Or, conversely, when viewed from our angle readers, these elements (stories) will be found if we read a novel. The element in question,

Universitas Sumatera Utara to mention only part, for example, events, stories, plots, characterizations, themes, settings, storytelling, language or language style, etc.

In the intrinsic element, analyzing a literary work is done on the text itself.

Millie and Yates in Teeuw (1982:228) states that, there are at least six methods by which an author can show the characters. They are :

1) By what the person say

2) By what someone else says

3) By his or her action

4) By indicating his or her thoughts

5) By the way that other people treat him or her

6) By the autor‟s direct words

Universitas Sumatera Utara CHAPTER III

THE DESCRIPTION OF MAIN CHARACTER IN MARELU’S BATMAN

NIGHTWALKER

3.1 Batman Nightwalker

In studying and describing the main character based on the novel begin, the writer determining by the character‟s traits and habbit. Trait is a distinguishing quality or characteristic, it belongs to a person. Habit is activities that commonly do by somebody in several times. Each character in this description has different traits and habit. Each of the main character is describe based on the novel that has firstly read. The most important to be describe in this chapter, is the main character in the novel and the other aspects being found here.

Bruce Wayne is a fictional superhero made by DC Comics, DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest comic book companies in America, and produces material featuring many cultural heroic characters including: Superman, Batman,

Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Nightwing,

Green Arrow, and Aquaman. Unlike most superheroes, Batman does not have super powers and instead has extensive knowledge in the field of knowledge and technology. Batman has a physical condition above normal humans. He is agile in various acrobatic matters and is an expert in escaping. Unequaled intelligence, he is a scientist, engineer, criminologist, greatest tacticist, expert in disguise, and often gathering information.

Universitas Sumatera Utara In the story, the character of Bruce Wayne is always the same and unchange in the story. His characteristic is arrogant, knowing everything,genius, and, reckless. Burce wayne is not only a character that features a beautiful clear deduction, but also, quite surprisingly, as a very sympathetic and genius character.

The gotham city is the story of burce wayne, if Bruce Wayne is destined to be in a car, this must be the one: the newest aston martin made specifically on request. now he drives the car to the speed limit, the vehicle was a gift from

WayneTech, equipped with the latest security features, Bruce turned back sharply the car immediately calculated the road ahead, and on the windshield, he saw a line of transparent numbers appear and disappear.

In this story, it showed Bruce Wayne character is arrogant

“ya. Aku ingat.” “dan bagaimana aku bisa melakukan dengan baik tanpa menguji apa yang mampu dilakukan mahakarya ini?” “memamerkan keamanan WayneTech di acara amal tidak sama dengan menggunakannya untuk memancing kematian.” “Itulah persisnya yang kulakukan,” Bruce bersikeras. “Berusaha sampai disana tepat waktu.” (lu marie, 2018:12-13)

“yes i remember Bruce” “and how I can do it without testing what this car can do alfred ?” “showing wayne security at a charity event is not the same as using it to provoke death” (lu marie, 2018:12-13) “that‟s exactly what I did trying to get there on time Alfred,” said Bruce. (lu marie, 2018:12-13)

He entered the road that turned toward Bellingham Hall. Bruce realized he would think of his parents today, on the day the guardianship was opened. But, no matter how much he prepared himself, the memories were still grimacing at his heart.the red carpet was held from the front curb to the stairs, and a group of paparazzi clustered on the side of the road, their cameras were close to his car.

Universitas Sumatera Utara “Bruce menyadari Alfred masih berbicara padanya tentang keselamatan. “Aku mendengarkan, kok”, katanya “Aku meragukannya. Apa kau dengar aku menyuruhmu menjadwalkan pertemuan dengan Lucius Fox besok? Kau akan bekerja dengannya selama musim panas – minimal kau sebaiknya mulai menyusun rencana detail.” “Baik, Sir” “Dan jaga kelakuanmu malam ini. Paham?” “Aku berniat berdiri diam disudut dan tak bersuara sama sekali” “Lucu seklai, Master Wayne. Akan kupegang kata-katamu” (Lu marie, 2018:15)

“Bruce realized Alfred still talking to him about safety. “I listen to it anyway,” “I doubt it. Did you hear I told you to schedule a meeting with Lucius Fox tomorrow? as a matter of fact you start to make plans in detail.” “okay, Sir.” “And keep your behavior tonight understand?“ “I intend to stand still in the corner and not speak at all.” “Very funny, wayne master. I'll hold your words.” (Lu marie, 2018:15)

From the text, it can be seen Bruce Wayne character is obedient.

Richard Price, son of mayor gotham city this time. it had been months since the last time they had spoken, but Richard's height had increased by a few centimeters so he had to look up to find the young man's gaze. Bruce explain to

Richard about his work internship in Wayne Tech, it can be look from this statment.

“Kan, sudah kubilang,-izinkan aku masuk ke WayneTech sesekali. Memotretku di lobi atau semacamnya. Cuma itu yang perlu dilihat ayahku” “entah lah, bung. Lucius pasti langsung melaporkan yang sebenarnya ke ayahmu kalau dia sampai tahu” “Oh, ayola, Bruce! Ini masa lalu”. “Itu perusahaanmu, kan? Kau membiarkan saja kutu buku itu mendiktemu harus melakukan apa?” “Aku tidak mau melindungimu” “Kalau kau mau bilang pada ayahmu kau bkekerja magang di WaynTech, kau harus benar-benar bekerja magang.” “Richard mengeluarkan suara jengkel ditenggorokan, “itu bukan urusanmu.” “Kenapa, sih, kau mengotot?”

Universitas Sumatera Utara “yang harus kau lakukan cuma menyinggungnya satu atau dua kali didepan ayahmu. Bukannya kau rugi apa-apa.” “Aku tidak bisa.” Kata Bruce, menggeleng lagi. “Maaf” (lu marie,2018:26-27)

“right, I told you permission, I went to Wayne Tech every now and then. take me in the lobby or something. that's all my dad needs to see” “I don't know, bro. lucius must immediately report the truth to your father if he knows” “oh come on, Bruce! For the sake of the past " “it's your company, right? do you just let the nerdy teach you what to do?” “I don‟t want to protect you” “If you want to tell your father that you work an internship at WayneTech, you have to really work on an internship.” “Richard making an annoying noise in the throat. „that is none of your business.” “why are you insistent?” “all you have to do is offend it once or twice in front of my father. It's not like you lose anything.” “I can not,” said Bruce, shook his head again. “sorry.” (lu marie,2018:26- 27)

From the text, it can be seen Bruce Wayne character is obedient.

They sat together in the court's waiting room, watching TV news repeating the recordings of aston martin crashing into the runaway car. two weeks had passed since the collision, and Bruce still felt rather insecure about the brain damage he had suffered. he didn't go to school a week full of it, and spent the second week facing questions from friends as fast and a crowd of reporters gathered at the manor gate.

Bruce character, arrogant and brave, can be seen again from his statment,

Bruce said

“Ya, mobil kita melakukan semua yang seharusnya, kan?” Bruce membenarkan diri. “itu uji coba fitur keamanan yang hebat, ya?” “Itu salahku” ucap Lucius “Aku seharusnya tak memintamu membawa mobil itu ke acara amal.” “Yah, Aku berakhir ditempat yang tepat pada waktu yang tepat.”

Universitas Sumatera Utara “Atau tempat yang salah pada waktu yang salah, Burce. Kenapa kau melakukannya? Kau mendadak merasa ingin menegakkan keadilan?” “Sebab aku tahu aku bisa menghentikannya, kurasa,” “dan Polisi tidak bisa. Apa aku harus diam saja dan menontonnya?” (Lu Marie, 2018:40-41)

“Yeah our car does everything it should, right?” Bruce justifies himself. “that's a great trial of security features, huh?” “it‟s my fault,” said Lucius. “I shouldn't ask you to take the car to a charity event.” “Yeah, I ended up in the right place at the right time.” “or the wrong place at the wrong time, Bruce why did you do it? you suddenly feel like upholding justice?” “cause, I know I can stop it, I guess,“ “And the police can‟t. Do I have to stay quiet and watch?”(Lu Marie, 2018:40-41)

Bruce began to wonder if there was anything the girl couldn't do. Bruce could feel his interest in Madeleine, could feel the urge to talk more with this girl, know everything about him. But, Bruce isn't chatting with ordinary people, this is

Madeleine, the murderer who is in prison at Arkam Asylum, a criminal who challenged him in unspoken games. Madeleine victims watched their buildings and laboratories be blown up by criminals involved with them. He might not hesitate to do the same thing to Bruce and WayneTech. Bruce repeated this to himself a number of times until he felt he had regained complete control.

The character of Bruce curious and firm it showed from his dialogue,

Bruce said

Cukup basa basinya. “dan, kau mempelajari semua ini dari ibumu?” “Apa pentingnya buatmu?” kata Madeline “Sekarang, dia sudah meninggal. Meninggal di penjara.” “Apa yang dilakukannya sampai berakhir di penjara” “Kau selalu ingin tau, ya?” (Lu Marie, 2018:127)

Enough chit chat. “And, did you learn all this from your mother?” “what's important for you?” said Madeline “Now, she is dead.died in prison.”

Universitas Sumatera Utara “what did he do to end up in jail?” “You want always to know, huh?” she said. (Lu Marie, 2018:127)

In one motion, Bruce grabbed and grabbed both of Cameron's wrists.

Bruce shouted loudly as he struck Cameron on the head. the blow landed badly.

Cameron hit a concrete wall. His hands were weak, and he collapsed. While Bruce stood there, the police arrived. He turned and saw Madeleine approaching his brother. his hands pressed against his stomach, and the pain made him as white as winter. Sparks glowed on the floor near them. Bruce grabbed Madeleine's hand and began to run with him to take cover on the concrete wall. Madeleine had time to fight, her shoes were still pointing at her sister to protect her, but her movements were leamah, shaky. Bruce intended to shout something to Madeleine when he saw the girl's eyes widen in shock. Bruce looked back at Madeleine.

Blood broke in his shirt, and he struggled to breathe in Bruce's arms.

In this dialogue we can see the role of Bruce in the development of the plot and it‟s important role in the story.

“Mereka akan membawamu ke rumah sakit, Medeleine. “Kau dengar aku? Kau akan baik-baik saja.” “Terlalu mulia,” “hemat nafasmu,” sahutnya “Tapi, teruslah bernafas. Mengerti? Teruslah bernafas.” “Sayang sekali,” kata Madeleine “Kita bertemu seperti ini.” “Kau berjuang dipihak yang salah,” kata Bruce “Maafkan aku, Bruce akhirnya berkata. Madeleine berusaha fokus padanya. “Aku juga”

“They will take you to the hospital, Madeleine. Do you hear me? You will be fine.” “Too noble,” “Save your breath,” said Bruce. “But keep breathing. Understand? Keep breathing.” “To .... too bad,” said Madeleine

Universitas Sumatera Utara “We meet like this.” “You fight on the wrong side ,” he said. “Forgive me,” Bruce finally said. Madeleine tried to focus on him. “Me too.”

Full moon illuminates the streets of Gotham City tonight, Bruce splits the freeway in a new car. And soon, Bruce himself will enter the university of life, in

Gotham City, and take over the position of his parents while Lucius and Alfred continue to prepare for Wayne Industries. Bruce reached into his pocket and issued a letter left by Madeleine before escaping from Arkham. Bruce read the words again.

Maybe they are not suitable partners, but after all destiny has paired them.

And someday, in the future, maybe they will be paired again. Bruce wondered what he would say if he met Medeleine again. But when he looked at the distance, what he saw was only a sea of light, the heart glowing Gotham City which lay in front of him. He didn't know what kind of future he was waiting for, but he knew whatever it was, would definitely stay here. This city looks like a protected place.

This city looks like a home.

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CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

4.1 Conclusion

The Writer of this paper has finised describing the main character of this novel, and it is the writer makes conclusions based on what the writer has written.

Character on the begining until the end of the novel since that could be conclude that each character has each different dealt with point-of-view, habitual, behaviour and personality, Just like character in novel that the writer describe like Bruce

Wayne is billionaires industrialist and notorious playboy. Although he has no superhuman powers, he is one of the world's smartest men and greatest fighters.

His physical prowess and technical ingenuity make him an incredibly dangerous opponent.

4.2 Suggestion

The writer of this paper would like to give a suggestion that presence of the main character in this paper can increase the value of reflected human concerns are to be good read since they give good lesson as a mirror to look at ourselves, especially our behaviour, quality of mind as the real character. Beside that, the writer is giving and improving the basic knowledge of literature.

This paper tries to show the personality of Bruce and how people see it.

The personality of Bruce are analyzed to show that the eccentric nature combined with intellegence and utilized for the community can be the main attraction

Universitas Sumatera Utara I hope to readers will be motivated to read and study about the character in a novel and know that sometimes having eccentric and intelligence is also can be acceptable to society as long as it provides positive benefits.

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Universitas Sumatera Utara APPENDICES

BIOGRAPHY OF MARIE LU

Marie Lu was born in Beijing, China in 1984. Her given name is Xiwei. Although Lu moved the United States at age 5, her early life in China greatly influenced her work. Her mother lived through repression by the Chinese government during the Cultural Revolution. On a walk with her aunt, 5-year-old Lu witnessed tanks and soldiers preparing for what would become the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.

In 1989, Lu and her family moved to the United States, settling in Texas. She went to college at the University of Southern California, where she studied political science. Lu originally considered becoming a lawyer, but she ended up taking a job as an art director for a video game company. She has said in interviews that certain elements of Legend, such as the Skiz fights, were inspired by her love of gaming. Lu started writing as a young girl, and she wrote novels for 12 years before Legend, her first book accepted for publication, hit bookshelves in 2011. Legend attracted attention almost immediately - CBS Films bought the movie rights before it was even published. Since then, Legend and its two sequels Prodigy and Champion, have made Lu a household name among teenagers and adults.

Universitas Sumatera Utara Lu‟s work stands out amongst a bevy of dystopian novels and series. An interesting coincidence is Lu's birth year being the same as the title of George Orwell‟s seminal novel 1984. With 1984 being a foundational pillar of the dystopian genre, one might imagine Lu‟s prowess for writing dystopian stories was ordained. The Young Elites, the first novel of Lu‟s hotly anticipated second series, departs from Lu‟s dystopian beginnings but promises to be as popular. Fox and Temple Hill Entertainment bought the movie rights shortly after the novel‟s publication. The Rose Society, the second book in the planned Young Elites trilogy, is scheduled for release in 2015.

Personal life Marie Lu is the author of Legend Series, the Young Elites series, the Warcross series, and Batman Nightwalker in the DC icons series. As of 2016 she lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband, their son (born 2019) and dogs.[

Work Legend trilogy  Legend (November 29, 2011)  Prodigy (January 8, 2013)  Champion (November 5, 2013)  Life Before Legend (Novella #0.5) (January 5, 2013)  Life After Legend (Novella #3.5) (2018)  Life After Legend II (Novella #3.6) (2018)  Rebel (4th book in the series) (Will be published in October 2019) The Young Elites series  The Young Elites (October 7, 2014)  The Rose Society (October 13, 2015)  The Midnight Star (October 16, 2016) Warcross series  Warcross (September 12, 2017)  Wildcard (September 18, 2018) DC Icons series  Batman: Nightwalker (Book 2) (January 7, 2018) Spirit Animals series  The Evertree (Book 7) (March 31, 2015)

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Universitas Sumatera Utara SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL

If Bruce Wayne is destined to be in a car, this one must be one: the latest

Aston Martin, made to order, frightening, sparkling, and as black as charcoal, decorated with metallic luster along the roof and hood. Now he drove the car to its speed limit, enjoying the roar of the engine, the way it responded to the softest touch while splitting the road that was bathed in the sunshine outside Gotham

City. The vehicle was a gift from WayneTech between the legendary car manufacturer and the Wayne empire.

When it was time for people to see the bats fluttering into the night to hunt. when Bruce reaches the inner city, he sees their flock forming a silhouette in the darkening sky, turning out from a dark corner of the city to join their colony.

Bruce felt a surge of familiar nostalgia. His father set aside land near the Wayne mansion as one of the largest bat sanctuaries in the city. Bruce still has childhood memories squatting in amazement in the front yard. But of course that is impossible.

For years, Bruce missed countless nights by bending at the desk, listening obsessively to police radio and following his own unsolved cases. study the technology created by his company to improve the city's security.

Bruce walked up to the entrance to the hall. Other guest guests mingled at the invitation, That was the survival skill he had learned since the death of his parents. There are people who invited him to dinner just to try to get gossip from him. People who are willing to betray friends to become friends. Every now and then a rich schoolmate spreads false news about him due to jealousy. Those who

Universitas Sumatera Utara were willing to do anything to date him and then share the details in the yellow newspaper the next morning.

Guilt struck him, and Bruce could not answer. If he could intervene in the alley where his parents died many years ago, his life would probably be very different. Lucius is right, of course, and that spreads the shyness all over his body. his pale skin might have saved his life.

Arkham, the first day. the prisoners taunted Bruce from behind bars, his appearance today was the exact opposite of when he came to a charity event for his birthday, wrapped in a special suit and standing next to his Aston Martin.

Now, he is wearing a blue worker uniform from head to toe, his hands hidden behind a pair of yellow rubber gloves. It's not compassion, but Bruce decided it was close enough. He barely remembered reporting it out. He doesn't even remember entering Alfred's car.

When Bruce looked down into the girl's hand, he saw that she had folded the paper napkin into a rose, but every time he turned his wrist, the flower turned into a scorpion, they stared a little longer. then, Bruce came out of the range of the girl's gaze and exhaled, he could see the girl's eyes crossing in a regular pause between the trunks of the tree, more than at night.

The rain continued to pour outside as they arrived, painting everything with a gray mist. Behind the foggy window of the Draccon room in the city resort police department, Bruce could barely see the lights of the independent theater of

Gotham City shining through the rain of rain. He just turned away after Draccon entered the room again, carrying two steamy coffee mugs and a thick manila

Universitas Sumatera Utara folder clamped under his arms. Bruce opened the folder. The one who stared back at him was the official photo of Madeleine Wallance's arrest, Bruce skimmed his profile, but not much was important there, besides the fact that Madeleine had a special talent in technology.

Without thinking, Bruce reached into his pocket and pulled out the quadrilateral tapper. If Draccon can speak in his ear, the detective should not scream at this time. Bruce lifted the rectangular object to the window so Madeline could see it, Madeline's expression did not change much. However, his eyebrows raised slightly which was enough to explain he did not think Bruce would immediately dismantle his disguise.

Bruce entered a narrow corridor. Two Nightwalker guards who are dressed in black accuse the gun and aim at it. Bruce reacted instinctively as he rolled in front of them and swung his foot at the first guard, knocking him down. when the guard fell, the drone reached forward and caught it, the bullet hit the keuda guard's foot, which fell to the floor, shouting. the injured guard looked at Bruce confused, but Bruce did not have time to explain he was not here to hurt people. He left the guard there and ran again.

In one motion, Bruce grabbed and grabbed both of Cameron's wrists. Bruce shouted loudly as he struck Cameron on the head. the blow landed badly. Cameron hit a concrete wall. His hands were weak, and he collapsed.

While Bruce stood there, the police arrived. He turned and saw Madeleine approaching his brother. his hands pressed against his stomach, and the pain made him as white as winter. Sparks glowed on the floor near them. Bruce grabbed

Universitas Sumatera Utara Madeleine's hand and began to run with him to take cover on the concrete wall.

Madeleine had time to fight, her shoes were still pointing at her sister to protect her, but her movements were leamah, shaky. Bruce intended to shout something to Madeleine when he saw the girl's eyes widen in shock. Bruce looked back at

Madeleine. Blood broke in his shirt, and he struggled to breathe in Bruce's arms.

Full moon illuminates the streets of Gotham City tonight, Bruce splits the freeway in a new car. And soon, Bruce himself will enter the university of life, in

Maybe they are not suitable partners, but after all destiny has paired them.

This city looks like a home.

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