CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Research

In novel “ Up At The Villa “ written by W. Somerset Maugham, there are several characters that have intellectual and emotional deep from this novel that makes the story is alive. But, there is one character which makes the writer interest to analyze it. The writer choose Karl Richter because he have emotional deep and bad memorize in his past, he is the one character which has the same memorize in the past with central character in the novel. Because about it, the writer interest to discuss about Analysis Character of Karl Richter In Novel Up At The Villa by using physiological approach. In this scientific research paper, the writer use physiological approach and literary from physiologist and linguist such as Sigmund Freud, Oxford, and so on. It is can help the writer and the readers to understanding the topic and to enrich this research contents. In this study, the writer only focus to the character of Karl Richter for main discussion. From this scientific research paper, the writer hopes that this study can give significant input for study of English prose.

CHAPTER II

DISCUSSION

2.1 Character and Physiology

Sigmund Freud said that psychoanalysis has three applications:

a method of investigation of the mind and the way one thinks;
a systematized set of theories about human behavior;
a method of treatment of psychological or emotional illness.

Freudian psychoanalysis refers to a specific type of treatment in which the "analysand" (analytic patient) verbalizes thoughts, including free associations, fantasies, and dreams, from which the analyst formulates the unconscious conflicts causing the patient's symptoms and character problems, and interprets them for the patient to create insight for resolution of the problems.

Character is all the mental or moral qualities that make a person, group, nation, etc different from others ( Oxford, 1995 : 186 ).

From that two theories, in novel character is identically by physiology because without have emotional and behavior character can not alive and the reader can not feel the interaction in the story.

In novel “ Up At The Villa “ the round character of Karl Richter is the guy who escape from his country. He is a student of art, he is young and he run into Italy as a violinist. He like to smoking, he can speak English well enough but with a foreign accent and also pleasant. But, he has bad memorize in his past. His father die because of shot himself through the heart when he finishing his education. The police has arrested him because of the his father accident. This is make him become introvert.

The character of Karl Richter has emotional deep in his behavior it is because the author wants to make the different character, different emotional, and different situation than others character to make the readers interesting to the story.

2.2 Setting and Character

The setting is the location where the story takes place. A story may take place in a home, countryside, town, school, or wherever the author chooses to have the action occur. The setting is usually revealed very early in a story ( www.google.com ).

From character of Karl Richter, there are several setting which used the author to make the reader know what interaction that the character use to the other character such as :

1. Access to it was most convenient from the great room in which were the frescoes and thither she led him. On the way through he paused to look at a handsome cassone that stood against the wall; then he caught sight of the gramophone.

2. It was dark in the room, but the window were wide open and the moon shone in. Mary was sitting in a straight-backed antique chair and the youth sat at her feet leaning his head against her knees. He was smoking a cigarette and in the darkness the glow shone red.

Setting helps the reader visualize the action of the work, and thus adds credibility and an air of authenticity to the characters. It is important to create and sustain the illusion of life.

2.3 Plot

Plot is a plan or an outline of the events in a play or novel ( Oxford, 1995 : 887 ).

In novel “ Up At The Villa “ character of Karl Richter’s plot is describe forward and back, he always back to his past and it was called flashback. He tells to Mary why he escape into Italy and he also tell about his background.

2.4 Characterization

Characterization is the process of conveying information about characters in narrative or dramatic works of art or everyday conversation. Characters may be presented by means of description, through their actions, speech, or thoughts ( www.wikipedia.com ).

The character of Karl Richter in novel “ Up At The Villa “ is not the central character or antagonist character but he just a round character. He only opposite and round character are not necessarily more alive or more convincing than others character. It is because Karl Richter only see at least two chapter in this novel, and he die in chapter two.

A few minutes later he got up. She was shattered. He stood at the side of the bed looking down at her.

“You asked me not to forget you. I shall forget, but you won’t.”

She did not stir. She glared at him with terrified eyes. He gave a little harsh laugh.

“Don’t be afraid. I’m not going to hurt you.”

She said nothing. Unable to withstand the anger of his cruel stare, she closed her eyes. She heard him move stealthily about the darkened room. Suddenly she heard a report and then the sound of a fall. It brought her to her feet with a shriek of dismay.

“God, what have you done ?”

He was lying in front of the window, with the moonlight pouring down on him. She flung herself down on her knees beside him and called him by his name.

2.4.1 Eros

Eros is desire or strong wish to have or to do something that has in human inside for example, married, relationship, and so on ( www.google.com ).

He rose to his feet and passionately clasped her in his arms. He was twenty-three. She was not a goodness to pray to, but a woman to possess.

They went back into the silent house.

From that part, he and central character make a love in her room. It is mean, he has a desire to know more his partner. As human, it is normal because every people have desire into theyside.

CHAPTER III

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Crowther, Jonathan. (1995). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. London: Oxford University Press