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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThe thesis discusses about the cruelty of Leonard Mantle based on Thomas
Keneally?s By The Line. I am interested in discussing cruelty because cruelty makes
many people suffer feel afraid and live under pressure. I choose Thomas Keneally
because he is the most famous author in Australia. Furthermore, I am interested in his
characters because most of his characters are the malevolent and they fight against the
innocence. It is very different from the other authors whose characters are small people
who win over the wicked and rich people whereas in Thomas Kenealy?s novel, it happens
in the opposite. In analyzing the thesis, I choose to discuss By The Line because the story
is interesting. It is very different from the other stories that I have read because it tells
about a cruel character, who extremely dominates the other characters. I analyze the
main male character, Leonard Mantle because I want to know the causes of his cruelty
and the effects of his cruelty. I will prove that the causes of his cruelty are his
environment and his conflicts. Furthermore, I have desired to analyze the effects of his
cruelty toward people and himself. In analyzing the thesis, I use literary approach,
namely characterization and conflict since my discussion is about Leonard Mantle?s
character. I also use conflict to prove how his conflicts with some characters, such as
Brian Jordan, Stell Jordan, Hilda Mantle, and The Coroner influence his cruelty. Since he
tries to overthrow them by threatening of murdering, slaughtering in order to protect his
life from their accusation and punishment. Finally, his cruelty saves him from
punishment, but it has devastating effects toward his wife, Hilda Mantle, and his
neighbor?s son, Daniel Jordan. Both of them live under pressure and fear. Furthermore,
his cruelty also influences many people to isolate him from their community.