CONFLICT OF CHARACTERS IN THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR NOVEL

ABSTRACT: Through the conflict, the storyline would be comes alive and made the readers understand thevalue of the story. This research study also related to the conflict which entitled Conflict of Characters in TheSun is Also A Star Novel. The analysis of this research focused on the conflict faced by the characters andapplied the theory from William Kenney (1966). The data were taken from a novel entitled The Sun is Also aStar by Nicola Yoon that produced in 2016. It was collected through qualitative method through documentationand note taking process. The analysis was done by classifying utterance expression, selecting the data, reducingthe data, analyzing, and concluding the data. The characters in the story faced two kinds of conflict. The internalconflict found in the problem that arises from within the characters itself. However, the external conflicthappened because of the influence of incompatible goals and the different opinion. These conflicts usingmanagement conflict to solve the problems consists of: conflict denial, conflict avoidance, capitulation,domination, distributive bargaining and compromise.

Keywords: Internal and External Conflict, Factor Influence the Conflict, Conflict Management Strategy