CONFLICT FACED BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE NOVEL ENTITLED THE SECRET GARDEN

Abstrak

The title of this study is The Conflict Faced by the Main Character in the Novel entitled The Secret Garden. This study focused on the internal and external conflict faced by Mary and Colin, the main characters. The data for this study was taken from a novel entitled The Secret Garden. The data is analyzed through qualitative research according to the theory of literature proposed by Kenney (1966) and Thomas and Killman (2007). Based on the analysis, it was found that the main character faced internal and external conflict: man versus man and man versus nature. The internal conflict is also faced by the main character, man vs. self. Man versus man conflict is prevalent in the novel, as is man versus self-conflict. Meanwhile, for the conflict management strategy that is used by the character to manage the conflict, it is found to be those five strategic instruments proposed by Thomas and Killman. They are competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, and accommodating. However, the majority of the main characters use an avoidance strategy to deal with their conflict.