dc.description.abstract | Literature is human creation as the medium to express beauty through
language both in spoken and written fields. Language is very important as the
way of communication. Sometimes, it is easy for some people to express their
feeling and thoughts orally, while for people who do not have enough ability
to express their feelings and thoughts, literature is the best way.
The Fourth Horseman tells about the life of the cattlemen in Peaceful
Basin, Arizona. Their lives are not only taking care and breeding the cattles
but also having their relationships with women. As the main character Libby
Fewkes gives a big influence for them because she is the most beautiful
woman in Peaceful Basin and almost all of the men like her and try to own
her, especially. His destiny only wants to live with her happily. But, another
cattleman takes her and makes her suffer. Her death influences the feud among
them. The condition becomes worse and worse because there are many feuds
rise from other cattlemen. These feuds finally result the war among them.
The aim of the thesis is to analyze her influences to the war among the
cattlemen and her relation with the other characters. The writer uses
psychological approach to analyze it. In the research, deductive method is
applied. The result of the discussion is that there are some conflicts among the
men because of a woman.
Key words: the cattlemen, Libby Fewkes, Frank Rachel, the war. | en_US |