CHARACTERIZATION AND THE HIM IN FADA EBO

Abstract

This paper has attempted to discuss Fadaebo as a living character according to literary characterization. It based the discussions on one of these elements of literature called character. Generally in literature, characterization is the process of developing highlights and details about a character. The discussion is based on Plato and group’s view that literary art is an imitation of existential reality. The HIM (personality) in Fadaebo is focused and discussed in relation to the meanings of his names. His pronounced character traits are also discussed as are portrayed by his words. The reader is hereby finally given the adjudicative powers to decide if Fadaebo is a round, flat, or dynamic character.