The Comparison of Characters, Setting and Characterization Analysis Between Novel and Film of Paper Towns (A Study of Comparative Literature)

Abstract

This thesis examines the comparison between film and novel of Paper Towns by John Green. In both novels and films, has two elements, namely the intrinsic element and the extrinsic element. In this thesis, the researcher focuses on the intrinsic elements, there are in characters, characterization, and setting. The comparison between novel and the film version of Paper Towns. The method used by researchers is a qualitative method. Researchers used the original novel in English, as well as watched the film on Netflix. To include a table in the form of snippets of scenes from Paper Towns film.The theory used is the book Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction by Susan Bassnett. The characters in the novel are diverse, when the novel become a film, many of these characters disappear. Usually the characters that are not used in the film are characters that do not have an impact on the threads of the story. The setting in the novel is presented in a more complex and detailed manner than in the film. The characterization in the novel is also complex, but it does not mean that after being a film the characterization that is already in the novel changes