THE QUALITIES OF WOMAN AS CHARACTERIZATION IN JOHN STEINBECK’S THE PEARL

Abstract

This research aimed to (1) find out the qualities of woman as characterization
portrayed in the main female character, Juana and (2) explain how they influence
Kino’s character development in John Steinbeck’s The Pearl. To analyze the data,
this research used qualitative method. The data of the research were the
expression related to (1) the qualities of woman as characterization portrayed by
the main female character, Juana, and (2) how they influence Kino’s character
development in the work of John Steinbeck’s The Pearl. The results of this
research show the qualities of woman portrayed by the main female character,
Juana and how they influence Kino’s character development. Juana, is portrayed
as a woman having characterization such as being responsible, strong, loyal and
caring, responsive (including the action she does) and so forth.The qualities of
woman possessed by Juana as her characterization in the novel seems to give
more courage and motivation, convince him to do more as a husband, and offer
such a strong intuition to deal with problems so that he could consider and
reconsider the action he is about to take.