A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S NOVEL MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS A PAPER BY M. TOMMY HUSEIN PANDIA REG. NO. 152202066 DIPLOMA OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2020 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I am M. TOMMY HUSEIN PANDIA, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the reference is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for or awarded another degree. No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in any tertiary education. Signed Date : January, 2020 i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : M. TOMMY HUSEIN PANDIA Title of paper : The Description of The Main Characters in Agatha Christie’s Novel Murder on The Orient Express Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya Study Program : English I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the direction of the Librarian of the Diploma-III English Study Program Faculty of Culture Study USU on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia. Signed Date : January, 2020 ii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally written in prose form, and which is typically published as a book. There are many elements that can create a novel, one of them is character. A character is any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work. Characters are essential to a good story, and it is the main characters that can drive plot, attract readers’ empathy (or loathing), have the greatest effect on the plot or are the most affected by the events of the story.in this paper, the writer has an interest to describe the main character in a novel written by Agatha Christie that has the best story and main character, entitled Murder on The Orient Express. It is tells about the best detective who solve a murder case on The Orient Express. In describing this novel the writer uses library research by descriptive qualitative method. Keyword : Major, Action, Description iii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Novel adalah karya fiksi naratif yang relatif panjang, biasanya ditulis dalam bentuk prosa, dan yang biasanya diterbitkan sebagai buku. Ada banyak elemen yang bisa membuat novel, salah satunya adalah karakter. Karakter dapat berupa manusia, hewan, atau tokoh yang diwakili dalam sebuah karya sastra. Karakter sangat penting untuk cerita yang baik, dan karakter utama yang dapat mendorong plot, menarik empati pembaca (atau membenci), memiliki efek terbesar pada plot atau yang paling terpengaruh oleh peristiwa-peristiwa dalam cerita. Penulis tertarik untuk menggambarkan tokoh utama dalam novel karangan Agatha Christie yang memiliki cerita dan tokoh utama terbaik, berjudul Murder on The Orient Express. Bercerita tentang detektif terbaik yang menyelesaikan kasus pembunuhan di The Orient Express. Dalam menggambarkan novel ini penulis menggunakan penelitian kepustakaan dengan metode deskripsi kualitatif. Kata Kunci : Mayor, Aksi, Deskripsi iv UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alhamdulillahi rabil 'alamin, I expresses my highest gratitude to Allah SWT for love, blessing, health, opportunity, and mercy to complete this paper. This paper entitled "A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S NOVEL MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS” is submitted as the one of the requirements to get Diploma III certificate from English Study Program in Faculty of Culture Study, University of Sumatera Utara. I presents my sincere appreciation to : 1. Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S as the dean of Faculty of Culture Study, University of Sumatera Utara, for the support and contribution to help my study running well in this faculty. 2. Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum as the Head of English Diploma Study Program. Also this paper would not have been possible without the help, support,suggestion, guidance, correction and patience of my advisor 3. Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum as my supervisor for his advice, supervision, and crucial contribution in the improvement of the result of this paper. 4. The Lecturers in English Diploma III for all the knowledge, help, and support. 5. My beloved parent Ir. M. Taufik Sembiring Pandia and Meiny Mora Lubis, S.E, also my sister Yulitami Annisa Pandia, S.S and all my big family for your love, support and pray. v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 6. Lyly Lyan Anwar as my girlfriend. I really appreciate for everything you have done, thankyou very much. You are one of the reasons why I keep the spirit to finish my college. 7. All of my friends in Solidas 2015 and everyone who help me to make this done. Medan, January 2020 The Writer, M. Tommy Husein Pandia Reg. No. 152202066 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ......................................................................................... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ..................................................................................... ii ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... iii ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................ v TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................. vii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the study ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Problem of the study .............................................................................................. 4 1.3 Objective of the study ............................................................................................ 4 1.4 Scope of the study .................................................................................................. 4 1.5 Significance of the study ........................................................................................ 5 1.6 Method of the study ............................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE .................................................................................. 6 2.1 The Novel ............................................................................................................... 6 2.2 The Character ......................................................................................................... 7 2.3 The Main Characterization..................................................................................... 10 vii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 2.4 The Major Character .............................................................................................. 12 2.5 The Ways to Describe The Characters in Novel .................................................... 13 CHAPTER III A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S NOVEL MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS ........................ 15 3.1 Hercule Poirot ....................................................................................................... 16 3.1.1 Action ........................................................................................................... 16 3.1.2. Statement y the author ................................................................................ 17 3.1.3. Statement by the other characters. ............................................................... 18 3.2 Ratchett ................................................................................................................. 19 3.2.1. Action ........................................................................................................... 19 3.2.2. Statement by the other characters ................................................................ 20 3.2.3 Description .................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER IV CONLUSION AND SUGGESTION ....................................................................... 22 4.1 Conclution .............................................................................................................. 22 4.2 Suggestion .............................................................................................................. 23 BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................. 24 APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................ viii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work, and is not confined to published sources (although, under some circumstances, unpublished sources can also be exempt). According to Roberts (1993: 1): ―Literature also refers to compositions that tell stories, dramatize situations, express emotions, and analyze and advocate ideas. Before the invention of writing,