Conflict Analysis of Novel Main Character: A Discourse Perspective

This study aims to analyze the conflicts of main characters depicted in the Sidney Sheldon novel entitled “Tell Me Your Dreams” published in 1998 using both discourse analysis approach and textual analysis. It is to find out how discourse can be formally use to analyze and reveal the internal and external conflicts of the main characters using a medium of lexical choices and the flow of the dialog among the characters. This study used a qualitative descriptive research method. It is concerned with the description and explanation of phenomena involving the main characters of the novel. The lexical choices and some linguistic features used in the dialog among the main characters shows show both internal and external conflicts in this novel. In this novel there are also external conflicts. Using certain lexical terms in the plot, this novel is packed with neat stories and provides images and knowledge of life for readers.


I. INTRODUCTION
Literary works are creations delivered communicatively about the author's intentions for aesthetic purposes. These works often tell a story, either in the first or third person, with a plot and through the use of various literary devices related Conflicts and tragedies depicted in literary work give readers the awareness that it can happen in real life and is experienced directly by the reader.
The novel is a work of prose fiction that is narrative written. Generally a novel tells the story of the characters and their behavior in everyday life, with a focus on the strange sides of the narrative. The word novel comes from the Italian language, novella which means "a story, a piece of news" and the novel has a story that is more complex than a short story. Fiction is narrative prose which is imaginary. Even so a work of fiction still makes sense and contains truth that can dramatize relationships between people. A literary work must have intellectual and extrinsic elements. Intrinsic element to help the development of a literary works or stories such as themes, plots, settings, characters, conflicts and so forth. This paper focuses on the conflicting main characters depicted in the Sidney Sheldon novel Tell Me Your Dreams published in 1998 which has been translated into Indonesian using both discourse analysis approach and textual analysis. It is to see how connected discourse can be formally analyzed to reveal the internal and external conflicts of the main characters using a medium of lexical choices and the flow of the dialog among the characters. According to Mayr (2008), discourse analysis can be viewed from two perspectives. They are structuralist and functionalist. The structuralists view discourse analysis as the use of language in the top level of clauses and sentences which focuses on how the structure of the text is drawn from the cohesion and coherence (cf. Halliday and Hasan, 1987: 21-23; Halliday, 1994: 129). Meanwhile, the functionalist view discourse analysis as a form of 'language in use' (the use of language) which can not be separated from the purpose and function of language in social praxis. This Sydney Sheldon novel was chosen because the story is very good, thrilling on each plot and provides additional knowledge about the disease Multiple Personality Disorder. Sydney Sheldon is a well-known novelist whose literary works have been translated into many languages and his works are always best sellers. The novel consists of 418 pages and was published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 6, January 2005.

II. METHOD
This study used a qualitative descriptive research method. It is concerned with the description and explanation of phenomena involving the main characters of the novel. This method is applied to find out the conflicts of the main characters described textually on the novel entitled, "Tell Me Your Dreams". There are many theories and approaches used in analyzing a literary work. One of the things is the flow of one's life is conflict. This study uses a technique of documentation in collecting the data and mechanical documentation done by documenting texts and discourse related to and described on the novel (cf. Laba, Riana and Schmoll 2015:193). In this context, the documents referred to text and discourse existing in the novel. It is further remarked that discourse analysis can help language researchers to see linguistic elements of a particular text.

III. FINDINGS & DISCUSSION
The definition of literary works and novels is explained for theoretical basis of this library research. According to Sugihastuti's view (2007: 81-82) literary works are the media used by the author to convey his ideas and experiences. As a media, the role of literary works as a medium to connect the thoughts of the author to be conveyed to the reader. In addition, literary works can also reflect the author's views on various problems observed in his environment. The social reality that is tends to focus on the emergence of complexity, which is the ability to convey complex problems in full, create a world that "is", in contrast to the short stories that are implicit, namely to tell a problem briefly. Clearly's house. About a dozen blocks from his house. "I will stay at his house tonight, and we will take the morning train to Chicago." But after getting closer to Jim's house, Ashley thought, No, this is wrong. I don't want to destroy everything. In this novel there are also external conflicts. External conflicts are conflicts that occur between the main character and supporting characters (conflicts between people). External conflicts between Ashley, who is Toni and her mother, are as follows: Toni thought, how much her mother would hate the internet. But his mother hates everything. He only has two ways to communicate: shout or whine. Toni could 38 never make him happy. "Can't you do anything right? You stupid child! " His mother snapped too often. Toni remembered the terrible accident that made her mother die. Still ringing in his ears how his mother screamed for help. The memory made him smile. (Chapter 2: 37-38) The second example is when Ashley was Alette Peters, an artist. External conflicts are also shown in the following paragraphs: Alette wants to be a painter. He could hear his mother's brown-brown voice. "You're wasting paper and paint. You have no talent. " (Chapter 3:40) In that paragraph, it is explained how the external conflicts that Ashley often experienced as a child. He always gets unpleasant treatment from his own mother.
Always under pressure and every action he does is always wrong in the eyes of his mother. This external conflict also eventually gave birth to the birth of these new personalities.

IV. CONCLUSION
In Sydnel Sheldon's novel entitled "Tell Me Your Dreams", there are two conflicts that can be categorized as internal conflicts and external conflicts. In the external conflict, overall said this conflict occurred between Ashley and her mother. This conflict with his mother became one of the triggers for the emergence of MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder) or multiple personalities in Ashley besides sexual abuse committed by his father as a child. This main character is depicted as a shy person and difficult to interact with others because of his gloomy childhood in this case Ashley, then when he becomes Toni, his character will turn into a strong and expressive figure, and when he becomes Alette, he will become a melancholy figure and gentle. It is also that he unconsciously raises an internal conflict within him which shows the inner turmoil between him and his subconscious. And this is what is analyzed as an internal conflict.
This literary work focuses on the struggle of patients with MPD multiple personality disorder or can be called a person with multiple personalities to recover from his illness. These symptoms are indeed frequent not seen and not felt by the sufferer. So here those involved in the treatment process tend to use a psychiatrist and hypnotherapist. This literary work is also interesting to be raised because many of us are not aware that the environment will affect one's mental health and how much a child's success becomes successful both from association and healthy mentally and psychologically obtained from the love and love of both parents.
Conversely, the growth and development of a child's soul will become blunt and become a soul soul that is sick if not properly maintained. This novel is packed with neat stories and able to provide images and knowledge for its readers.