An Analysis of Character and Characterization in Novel Entitled “Love & Saffron” by Kim Fay

This study dealt with two research problems which are (1) What is the type of character presented in the novel entitled Love & Saffron; 2) What is the characterization presented of each character in the novel entitled Love & Saffron. Qualitative method was used to analyze the data in this study. In answering the first problem, this study applied the theory proposed by Nurgiyantoro (2012) and the other theory to answer the second problem is from Jones H Edward (1986). The discussion is focused on two main characters, namely Imogen Fortier and Joan Bergstrom. The data source was a novel entitled Love & Saffron. The data were collected through library research by reading the novel, identifying the novel using note-taking method, selecting, and classifying. The result of this study shows that there are three aspects of character namely main character, protagonist character, and flat character. In showing that aspect, the writer presented the dialogue from the novel. And also the other result of this study shows that there are three dimensions of characterization, namely the physical appearance, personality of the main character and the social relationship. This aspect is also shown by presenting the dialogue from the novel. The types of character in the novel Love & Saffron by Kim Fay are main character, protagonist character, and flat character because in that story that happened and found that type of character that related with the character in the novel. The characterization of each character is presented in the data, namely the physical appearance of the character, the personality of the main character and the social status of the main character