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THE DESCRIPTION OF MAIN CHARACTERS FOUND IN JULES VERNE’ S NOVEL “JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH”

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ANDREAS TARIGAN

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UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK

Kertas Karya ini berjudul “The description of Main Character Found in Jules Verne‟s Novel “Journey to the Centre of the Earth”. Kertas Karya ini bertujuan untuk menemukan serta menggambarkan tokoh utama di dalam novel tersebut. Penulis menggunakan metode penggambaran serta pengumpulan data yang di ambil dari novel tersebut. Adapun tokoh utama ini terbagi atas tiga orang. Mereka adalah Axel, Professor Liedenbrock dan Hans.

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UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT This paper entitled “The description of Main Character Found in Jules Verne‟s Novel “Journey to the Centre of the Earth”. This paper is aimed in describing and finding out the main characters found in the novel. The writers used descriptive qualitative method and the data were collected from the novel. The main characters are divided into three persons. They are: Axel, Professor Liedenbrock and Hans.

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

As human being, I would like to thank Almighty God who always love me and never stops giving His grace, health, strength and wonderful mind in completing this paper as one of the requirements to get Diploma III certificate

English Department Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara.

I would like to express my best gratitude and appreciate to Dean Faculty of cultural studies Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S for all opportunities and facilities he has given to me up to the end of my study.

I also would like to thank the head of Diploma III English Study Program,

Swesana Mardia Lubis M.Hum. who always gives me support in doing this paper.

Thank you to my Supervisor, Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama.M.Pd. for the valuable time in giving me the correction and constructive critics in completing this paper.

The most gratitude is dedicated to my beloved parents H.Tarigan and I. br. Sitepu for their great love, prayer, support and wonderful things that I cannot explain and repay. Thank to my sibling Turino Theo Tarigan and Kerinda

Swari br Tarigan. I present this paper for all of you.

I also thank my friend in Solidas and especially to my classmates, Class B, thank for all of you guys.

I will never forget to say my best appreciation to my best friends in campus, they are: Harry Bangun, Jeremy Josua, Faris, Crist Brema and Hans Posma

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA for support, care and another kind thing to help me to finish this paper. The last thank goes to my special someone Marys Yeremia Manurung who is always support me.

However, I realize that this paper is still far from perfection. That‟s why; I‟m waiting for any constructive critics and suggestion. Finally, I hope this paper can be useful for everyone.

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UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background of the Study …………………………………1 1.2. Problem of the Study …………………………………… 3 1.3. Scope of Study …………………………………………. 4 1.4. Purpose of Study ………………………………………… 4 1.5. Method of Study ………………………………………… 4

2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1. Novel ……………………………………………………. 5 2.2. Intrinsic ...………………………………………………... 6 2.2.1. Theme …………………………………………………… 6 2.2.2. Plot ……...... …...……………………………………..…. 7 2.2.3. Character …………………………………………….…... 8 2.2.3.1. Protagonist …………………………………………….… 9 2.2.3.2. Round Character ………………………………………... 10

3. THE DESCRIPTION OF MAIN CHARACTER

3.1. Axel …………………………………………………… 11 3.2. Professor Liedenbrock ………………………………… 16 3.3. Hans …………………………………………………… 18

4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

4.1. Conclusion ……………………………………………… 21 4.2. Suggestion …………………………………………...... 22

BIBLIOGRAPHY …………………………………………….…. 23

APPENDICE …………………………………………………….. 24

a. The Biography of Jules Verne (Author) …………………….... 24 b. The summary of “Journey to the Center of the Earth” ………. .25

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UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Literature is writing that is considered to be an art form, or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value, often due for ordinary usage.

According to Robert and Jacob (1995:2) says that literature is refers to compositions that tell stories, dramatize situation, and analyze and advocate ideas and literature may be classified into four categories or genre: (1) proses fiction,

(2) poetry, (3) drama, (4) nonfiction prose. From the classified, the writer decides to discuss the prose fiction, which is novel.

According to Alternbernd and Lewis (1996: 14) that novel is fiction interpreted as prose narrative, it‟s imaginative, usually is logical and contain the truth of dramatization in the relationship of human being. Fiction is not created by dreaming at all, but using the comprehension of narrative prose in life. And the environment is a background or setting which characterizations to be spoken of.

Most novel are concerned with ordinary people and their problem in the societies in which they find themselves. The novels reflect a move away from an essentially religious view of life towards a new interest in the complexities of everyday experience. Novel is an immensely challenging task, as used in a broad sense, the term nonfictional proses literature here designates were intended to instruct, to persuade, to convert or to convey experience.

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Novel are containing of myth, history or fiction story. Although this is a fiction story, sometimes novel could content from the realistic treatment of life and human being.

According to Culler (1975:192) says that if fiction is a system, the most important subsystems in it is plot, themes, and characters. Character is one of the most important element in fiction, especially in novel. This element is the center role which the story will live, be understood, and enjoyed by the readers. In a story emphasizing a major character, you may expect that each action or speech, no matter how small, is part a total presentation of that complex combination of both the inner and outer self that constitutes a human being. Character can be good or bad people. Character has an important role in a story, without character, readers will not understand why the action happens and novel is meaningless.

Character‟s appearance in terms of how she or he acts and what other characters in the story say is the point of understanding the story and its conflict as a whole. The main characters have important role in a novel which appear in every part and also dominate in the story. There are two types of main character which are round character and flat character. The writer only emphasizes the main character and the round character that contain in this novel.

Robert (2003:133) says that the round character is usually the main figure in a story, profit from experience and undergoes a change or alternation, which may be shown in an action or actions, the realization of new strength and therefore the affirmative of previous decisions, the acceptance of new condition, or the

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA discovery of recognized truths. The round character usually plays a major role in a story. Round characters are often called the hero or heroine.

According to Alternbernd and Lewis (1998:170) says that protagonist is character who is admired by the readers or watchers, popularly he or she called as hero because he or she always does ideal role and follows the rules and values in society. Protagonist is character who is loved by the audience. He or she likes a hero and always gives sympathy emphasis. One of the protagonist character in this novel is Professor Liedenbrock, person who really curious about the Centre of the

Earth.

The writer chose “The Journey to the Centre of the Earth” novel by Jules

Verne because the writer interested in the story. The main characters in this novel are Axel, Liedenbrock, and Hans. The author is really creative in composing the novel so that messages of the story can be accept to the readers. This novel tells about an amazing journey, so much miracle and hindrance too. The writer would like to describe the main characters in this novel because the writer really interested and the characterization are unique.

1.2 Problem of the Study

Based on the background of the analysis about, the problem of the study may be recognized as follows:

How the main characters portrayed in the novel?

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 1.3 Scope of Study

In writing this paper, the writer decides to only discuss about the main characters found in Jules Verne‟s novel „Journey to the Centre of the Earth‟, which are Axel, Hans, and Professor Liedenbrock.

1.4 Objective of Study

To describe about the main characters portrayed in the novel „Journey of the Centre of the Earth‟ by Jules Verne.

1.5 Method of Study

In writing this paper, the writer used descriptive-qualitative method by reading the novel and collecting the data. Next step is the writer spent time in library to search some books to read the books which is relevant to the topic that can support the description of character, in order to finish out this paper. And also find information in Internet. According to Djajasudarma (2006:11),

“Metodologi kualitatif merupakan prosedur yang menghasilkan data deskriptif berupa data tertulis atau lisan di masyarakat Bahasa”. (Qualitative merhod is a procedure resulting descriptive data in of written text or spoken in language society). She also says, “Data yang dikumpulkan bukanlah angka-angka dapat berupa kata-kata atau gambaran sesuatu”. (Djajasudarma, 2006:16). (The collected data are not in the form or number, but words or description of something)

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 2. REVIEW RELATED OF LITERATURE

2.1. Novel

In this paper, novel is the source of the data. Wellek (1989) says that a novel is the pictures of humanity that written by its author which he or she wants to send to his or her readers. The evens written in the novel is fiction. It can be used as the mirror to the readers. The author wants to let his or her readers understand about the possible manner, habit, imagination, etc. written in a novel.

Messages written in a novel for readers can help peaceful among the society. A novel is picture of human habits, manners, attitudes, etc. of humanity, therefore the event can be drawn negatively or positively by the authors.

According to Peck (1984:102), most novel are concerned with ordinary people and their problem in the societies in which they find themselves. It means that novel present a documentary picture of life. Taylor (1981:46) says the novel was the first of the two to develop end of the Neo-Classical period it was recognize as a major literary form. It is normally a prose work of quite some length and complexity which attempts to reflect and express something of the quality or value of human experience or conduct. Novel‟s subject may be taken from patterns of life or as an exotic and imaginative time or place. The work may create the illusion of actual reality or frankly admit the artificiality of its fictional world in order to direct our attention to an imagination relationship between the subject matter or theme of the work and the real world in which we actually live.

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Peck (1984: 1030) adds that novels, however, are long works with a great amount of detail in every page. They thus present all the complicating facts that need to be taken into account before we can reach any sort of judgment. The effect of this detail is what we come to recognize the complex reality of a character or event in the story.

2.2. Intrinsic

The intrinsic elements are the analysis of the literature itself without looking the relation with the external aspect (Robert, 1965: 11). The elements of prose which build up a complete and good story are theme, character, plot, setting, point of view, structure and style (Roberts and Jacobs. 1993:51). These seven elements are regarded as a tool to analyze the structure of a novel. In this research, the writer just explained some elements which support this paper.

2.2.1. Theme

Theme is one of the fundamental components in a story or fiction. Theme is the basic story that dominated the subject matter of literary work. The theme is the first point in compiling the work of literary authors. This theme is to be conveyed and solved by the author through his story. According to Robert Stanton

(2007: 7) stated that theme gives a strong explained about the unity of what is happening in the story and tell about the story of life in a common context. The purpose of theme is to give a shape and effect in our mind, to make the story easy to remember.

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Peck and Coyle (1984:141) says that theme of work is the large idea or concept it is dealing with. In order to grasp the theme of work, we have to stand back from the text and see what sort of general experience or subject links all its detail together. The theme of a work is generalization: an idea that can be broadly applied both to the work itself and to real-life situation outside the work.

A good theme has to represent the entire story in the novel. Sometimes, the theme shapes in to the fact that comes from human experience. The theme ease readers to understand the main character‟s conflict and emotion that has write by the authors. Through theme, the authors try to give his readers an insight into how the world works or how he or she views as human being.

2.2.2. Plot

Plot is a literary term defined as the event that make up the story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence.

Robert and Jacob (1995:88) says that plot is stories are made up mostly of actions or incidents that follow each other sequentially. Finding a sequential or narrative order, however, is only the first step toward the more important consideration. The plot, or the controls governing the development of the actions.

In a well-done story, all the actions or the incidents, speeches, thoughts and observations are linked together to make up an entirety, sometimes called an organic unity. The essence of the unity is development and resolution of conflict or conflicts-in which the protagonist, or central character, is engaged. The pattern

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA in which the protagonist meets and resolves the conflict is called the plot, which has been compared to the story‟s map, scheme, or blue print. The plot is based on the interactions of cause and effect as they develop sequentially or chronologically. That is, the story actions follow one another in time as the protagonist meets and tries to overcome the forces of opposition.

2.2.3. Character

Literature is a story which tells the story of human life with all the miscellaneous life. With that understanding, there would have been requites as a manifestation of the human figure and his life to be told. The character in this story will do its job to be a source story. In a story emphasizing a major character, you may expect that each action or speech, no matter how small, is part of a total presentation of that complex combination of both the inner and outer self that constitutes of human being.

Some character may be given some traits, which make them more attractive or unattractive to the better than the watcher. Such trait practically always be assigned to the protagonist (hero or heroine).

Reader and Woods (1987:4) says that, the character in a good novel are interesting, intriguing consistent, convincing, complex and realistic. If the author has created a particularly vivid or individualistic character, then we, as readers, will find that character interesting regardless of whether or not sympathize with him or her. There are some explanations about the way to express a character with same points that consist of:

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 1) Why they say about themselves

2) What others say about their character

3) What is said by the narrator or the author of them

4) The reaction of another character

5) The figures reaction to a particular situation

6) The character reaction to their environment

7) Physical characteristic and the shape of their bodies

8) How to dress them

9) Accent or their social position

10) The attitude of their lives

11) Habits and their mental condition

2.2.3.1 Protagonist

Protagonist is the major character with whom we generally sympathize.

A protagonist is considered to be the main character or lead figure in a novel, play, story, or poem. According to Alternbernd and Lewis (1998:170) said that protagonist is character who is admired by the readers or watcher, popularly he or she called as a hero because he or she always does ideal role and follows the rules and values of society. The character that is focus of interest traditionally has positive qualities such as high ethical standard, commitment to duty, perseverance and courage. The self-identification toward the character is an empathy given by

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA readers or watchers. A fiction must have a conflict and pressure had by the protagonist.

2.2.3.2 Round Character

Character can be either static or developmental character, depending on whether or not they change over the course of the story. Round character includes that fictional creation who have complex many faceted personalities and in independent inner life which itself invites our interest. Robert (2003:133) says that the round character “usually the main figure in a story” profits from experience and undergoes a changed or alteration, which may be shown in an action or actions, the realization of new strength and therefore the affirmation of previous decisions, the acceptance of a new condition, or the discovery of unrecognized truths. Round characters however present us with more facts that is, their directors portray them in greater depth and in more generous detail. Such as a round character they appear to us only as he appears to the other character in the story, if their views of him is differ, we will see him more than one side. In other stories, we enter the character‟ s mind and come to know him through his own thoughts, feelings and perceptions.

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 3. THE DESCRIPTION OF MAIN CHARACTERS

3.1. Axel

Axel is Professor Liedenbrock‟s nephew and assistant. Axel is protagonist and narrator of the story. Axel lives with his uncle, because his parents died when he was young. His uncle decided to take care of him in their stead.

As written below:

“My uncle was tolerably well off for a German professor. The house was his own, and everything in it. The living content were his god-daughter Grauben, a young Virlandaise of seventeen, Martha, and myself. As his nephew and an orphan, I became his laboratory assistant.” (Jules Verne 1996:4)

During living at his uncle‟s home. Axel was hiding something. That he had engagement with a Virlandaise girl who was living in Professor Liedenbrock‟ home too, namely Grauben. This girl is also his partner in work. He was being loved by this girl sincerely.

As written below:

“We had become engage unknow to my uncle, who was too much taken up with geology to be able to enter inti such feelings as ours. Grauben such a lovely blue-eyed blonde, rather given up gravity and seriousness; but that did not prevent her from loving me sincerely.” (Jules Verne 1996:11)

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Axel is also loves working with Professor and learning about earth and its minerals. He prefers to work with his uncle than spend the time with any job.

Based on the narrative below:

“How well I knew all these bits of science! Many a time, instead of enjoying the company of lads of many own age, I had preferred dusting these graphites, anthracites, coals, lignites, and peats! And there were bitumens, resins, organic salts, to be protected from the least grain of dust; and metals, from iron to gold; metals whose current value altogether disappeared in the presence of the republican equality of scientific specimens; and stones too, enough to rebuild entirely the house in Konigstrasse, even with a handsome additional room, which would have suited me admirably.” (Jules Verne 1996:4)

Axel is also very smart man. One day, he helped his uncle to solved a problem. He found a key of document that was thought by his uncle for many time. That‟s made his uncle overjoyed. Then, he felt very proud of him.

As written below:

“‟Axel,‟ said he very mildly; „you are a very ingenious young man, you have done me a splendid service, at a moment when, wearied out with the struggle, I was going to abandon the contest. Where should I have lost myself? None can tell. Never, my lad, shall I forget it; and you should have your share in the glory to which your discovery will lead.‟” (Jules Verne 1996:21)

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA The key that had been found by Axel. A key brings them to break the code a letter written by Saknussemm. They have already solved the secret of that document successfully. A script that bring them to the journey. After that, Axel and his uncle were starting make a plan to make a journey to the centre of the

Earth itself. Here, Axel was feeling worry because he and his uncle knew the risk that they would take.

As quoted:

“I have therefore good reason for asking if it is possible to penetrate through such a medium. „So, Axel, it is the heat that troubles you?‟ „Of course, it is. Were we to reach a depth of thirty miles should have arrived at the limit of the terrestrial crust, for there the temperature will be more than 2372 degrees.‟” (Jules Verne 1996:24-25)

In the very beginning the journey, Axel felt very worry to his self. He also felt nervous and choking He always thought that he couldn‟t do a thing well like as his uncle as was. Then, he was being a coward person.

As quoted below:

“My uncle went ahead with a light step. I followed him not without alarm, for my head was very apt to feel dizzy; I possessed neither the equilibrium of an eagle nor his fearless nature. As long as we were protected on the inside of the winding staircase up the tower, all was well enough; but after toiling up a hundred and fifty steps the fresh air came to salute my face, and we were on the leads of the tower. There the aerial staircase began its gyrations, only guarded by a thin iron rail, and the narrowing steps seemed to ascend into infinite space! „Never shall I be able to do it,‟ I said.

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA „Don‟t be a coward; come up, sir‟; said my uncle with the coldest cruelty.” (Jules Verne 1996:36)

“I spent that whole night in one constant nightmare; in the heart of a volcano, and from the deepest depth of the earth I saw myself tossed up amongst the interplanetary spaces under the form of an eruption rocks.” (Jules Verne 1996:62-63)

Axel is also a persistent man, even though sometimes he looks likes coward and looser, but he could encourage himself. No matter how hard the situation was, Axel could take all the trouble conditions became a lesson.

As quoted:

“But I was compelled to rise, to stand up, to look. My first lesson in dizziness lasted an hour. When I got permission to come down and feel the solid street pavements I was afflicted with severe lumbago.” (Jules Verne 1996:36)

As uncle as nephew. Axel has similarity with his uncle. To continue the journey, Axel was not forgot the detail things he wants to bring during the journey.

As written below:

“To complete the exact inventory of all our travelling accompaniments, I must not forget a pocket medicine chest, containing blunt scissors, splints for broken limbs, a piece of tape of unbleached linen, bandages and compresses, lint, a lancet for blending, all dreadful articles to take with one. Then there was a row of phials containing dextrin, alcoholic ether, liquid acetate of lead, vinegar, and ammonia drugs which afforded me no comfort.” (Jules Verne 1996:49)

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Axel and his uncle were continued their journey, until they found a guide who would bring them to the centre of the earth namely Hans. Axel actually know more the condition he want to through. Many time he talk with his-self like mumbling.

As written below:

“‟Besides,‟ I said to myself, „where‟s the risk? Here we are travelling all through a most interesting country! We are about to climb a very remarkable mountain; at the worst, we are going to scramble down an extinct crater. It is evident that Saknussemm did nothing more than this. As for a passage leading to the centre of the globe, it is mere rubbish! Perfectly impossible! Very well, then; let us get all the good we can out of this expedition, and don‟t let us haggle about the chances.‟” (Jules Verne 1996:51)

Axel. Behind all the intelligence and his greatness. He still has the nature of pessimistic in himself. Facing the real condition, he is right now. He wants to back to his love.

As the following statement:

“I felt melancholy under this savage aspect of nature, and my thought went away to the cheerful scenes I had in the far south.” (Jules Verne 1996:57)

“If I had been alone I might have once more tried the effect of argument; but in the presence of the guide I held my peace; my heart flew back to my sweet Virlandaise, and I approached the central chimney.” (Jules Verne 1996:72) 3.2. Professor Liedenbrock.

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Liedenbrock is Axel‟s uncle and mentor, a man who works as a professor in geology and mineralogy. As a mentor, he was taking of care with the progress of his class.

As quoted:

“He was professor at the Johannaeum, and was delivering a series of lectures on mineralogy, in the course of every one of which he broke into a passion once or twice at least. Not at all that he was over-anxious about the improvement of his class, or about the degree of attention with which they listened to him, or the success which might eventually crown his labours. (Jules Verne 1996:2)

He is so famous that people come from around the world to attend his lectures. He was the curator of the museum of mineralogy in his city.

As quoted:

“And if there was always a full audience to honour the Liedenbrock courses, I should be sorry to conjecture how many came to make merry at my uncle‟s expense. To all these titles to honour let me add that my uncle was the curator of the museum or mineralogy formed by M. Struve, the Russian ambassador; a most valuable collection, the fame of which is European.” (Jules Verne 1996:2-3)

As a scientist, Professor Liedenbrock was a persistent, hardworking and optimistic man. He never giving up on his research easily.

Based on the narrative below:

“When I awoke next morning that indefatigable workers were still at his post. His red eyes, his pale complexion, his hair tangled between his feverish fingers, the red spots on

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA his checks, revealed his desperate struggle with impossibilities, and he weariness of spirit, the mental wrestlings he must have undergone all through that unhappy night.” (Jules Verne 1996:17)

In the very beginning journey to centre of the earth Liedenbrock were so prepare what all the things his nephew and he wanted to bring. He is a detail person.

As quoted:

“As the Professor‟s reflections, they went far in advance of the swiftest express. We were alone in the carriage, but we sat in silence. My uncle examined all his pocket and his travelling bag with the minutes care. I saw that he had not forgotten the smallest matter of detail.” (Jules Verne 1996:32)

“My uncle did not forget a supply of tobacco, coarse grained powder, and amadou, nor a leathern belt in which he carried a sulficient quantity of gold, silver, and paper money. Six pairs of boots and shoes, made waterproof with a composition of indiarubber and naphtha, were packed amongst the tools.” (Jules Verne 1996:49)

Professor Liedenbrock, is a persistent and intelligence yet, he is also a caring man. During the journey, he never pays out his attention from his nephew.

As written below:

“I must admit that my uncle kept as close to me as he could; he never lost sight of me, and in many straits his arm furnished me with a powerful support. He himself seemed to possess an instinct for equilibrium, for he never stumbled. The Icelanders, though burdened with our loads, climbed with agility of mountaineers.” (Jules Verne 1996:66)

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 3.3. Hans

Hans is the Icelandic guide who accompanies Axel and Liedenbrock during their journey to the centre of the earth. He is calm, wise, stoic man, and does not talk much during the trip.

It can be seen in the following statement:

“In the evening, I took a short walk on the beach and returned at night to my plank-bed, where I slept soundly all night. When I awoke I heard my uncle talking at a great rate in the next room. I immediately dressed and joined him. He was conversing in the Danish language with a tall man, of robust build. This fine fellow must have been possessed of great strength. His eyes, set in a large and ingenuous face, seeded to me very intelligent; they were of a dreamy sea-blue. Long hair, which would have been called red even in England, fell in long meshes upon his broad shoulders. The movement of this native were lithe and supple; but he made little use of his arms in speaking, like a man who knew nothing or cared nothing about the language of gestures. His whole appearance bespoke perfect calmness and self- possession, not indolence but tranquility. It was felt at once that he would be beholden to nobody, that he worked for his own convenience, and that nothing in this world could astonish or disturb his philosophic calmness. (Jules Verne 1996:46)

Hans is a very surprising man. many people around him likes his integrity. With his calmness, he does more action than talk, without fell tired.

As quoated:

“‟Oh, never mind him. People like him get over the ground without a thought. There is so

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA little action in this man that he will never get tires; and besides, if he wants it, he shall have my horse. I shall get cramped if I don‟t have little action. The arms are all right, but the legs want exercise.‟” (Jules Verne 1996:52)

“Obeying orders, Hans tied all the non-fragile articles in one bundle, corded them firmly, and sent them bodily down the gulf before us.” (Jules Verne 1996:73)

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

4.1. Conclusion

Novel is one of the literature creations that have a realistic quality. Some novels are fictitious and some are based on true stories. In general, novel is the author‟s conception about social sphere. Besides that, reading a novel is influential for the reader‟s life, because we can understand as well as realize the real condition and life of the story in the novel.

After analysing the main characters in novel Journey to the Centre of the

Earth by Jules Verne in this paper, character is one of important elements in the novel, besides theme, plot, setting, point of view. Characters in a novel are the persons of presented in works of narrative who convey their personal qualities through dialigues and actions by which the readers or audience understand their through; feelings, intentions, and motives.

From discussion in the previous chapter, writer would like to conclude the description of the characters in the novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth by

Jules Verne is only about the main character. There are three main characters, there are Axel, Professor Liedenbrock, and Hans.

By doing hard efforts and working hard in understanding the topicdiscussion, the writer has been able to complete this paper as one of the requriments to arquire D-III certificate at University of Sumatera Utara.

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At the end of this paper, the writer hopes that this paper will make the readers understand more about characters in novel Journey to the Centre of the

Earth by Jules Verne and the readers will be intrested in reading this novel.

This paper can give a clear explanation about characterization to the readers. This paper also can be used as guidance to the other students in analyzing the novel, especially the main characters. The writer hopes that the other students can analyze other elements of literary works; theme, plot, setting, point of view and especially characters of Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

I hope this paper analysis may at least add the vocabulary of literary study in which may be useful

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c. The Biography of Jules Verne (Author)

Jules Verne, a 19th century French author, is famed for such revolutionary science-fiction novels as 'Around the World in Eighty Days' and 'Twenty

Thousand Leagues Under the Sea‟. Born in Nantes, France, in 1828, Jules Verne pursued a writing career after finishing law school. He hit his stride after meeting publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel, who nurtured many of the works that would comprise the author's Voyages Extra ordinaires. Often referred to as the "Father of

Science Fiction," Verne wrote books about a variety of innovations and technological advancements years before they were practical realities. Although he died in 1905, his works continued to be published well after his death, and he became the second most translated author in the world.

UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA d. The summary of “Journey to the Center of the Earth”

This book is about the quest to the center of the earth. The expedition is led by

Professor Otto Liedenbrock and includes Axel and their Icelandic guide Hans.

Liedenbrock stumbles upon this discovery when he was going through a runic script. In the runic script, he discovers a coded message written by an Icelandic alchemist Arne Saknussemm, saying that he has been to the center of the earth. He goes on to describe how exactly he did it. So, Professor Otto Liedenbrock, Axel, and Hans go to Sneffels where they are let down by cloudy skies. But on the last day the sun comes out and they enter the correct crater. Once in they face many mishaps like being in a chamber filled with combustible gas and face several prehistoric creatures. After the journey, they return to Hamburg to great acclaim--

Professor Liedenbrock is hailed as one of the greatest scientists of history, Axel marries his sweetheart Graüben, and Hans eventually returns to his peaceful life in

Iceland.

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