THE INFLUENCE OF AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL PATTERNS ON THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS' PERSONALITIES IN KOCH'S “THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY"

Abstract

Appreciating a work of literature is interesting. A story is not only read but also brings some points in a certain literary work that usually gives us example how should human being behave in their everyday lives. Hudson (1965:10) says that literature is a vital record of what men have seen in life, what they have experienced of it, and enduring interest for all of us. Literature describes the events and conflicts that exist in life. The French philosopher, Louise de Ronald (1754-1840) was one of the first writer to argue that through a careful reading of any nation's literature 'one could tell what this people had been'. On this view, literature is a reflection of various problems of social structure, conflict, and population.