A Comparative study on vampire diaries TV series and the novel

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Millah, Umdatul (2021) A Comparative study on vampire diaries TV series and the novel. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

The study examines the characterization comparison of the main characters in the Vampire Diaries The Awakening novel and the Vampire Diaries Season 1 TV series. The main characters are Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore and Damon Salvatore. The objective of this study is to compare the characterization of the main characters mentioned before. The similarity and difference are the key findings that the writer wants to depict as it remains important. The study uses qualitative method since the research analyzes the intrinsic element of both the novel and TV series. The research used ecranisation by PamusukEneste to unravel the characterization of the main characters as well as the love story between them. The data taken then further used to explain ecranisation process that happened in the TV series. The findings show several similarities and distinctions of characterization between the characters in the novel and TV series. All of the main characters are more proper in the TV Series. Elena, for example, is kinder due to some reduction of traits such as obsessive and self-centered. Stefan is more confident due to the reduction of inferior and miserable traits while Damon stays the same. Each of the characters in the novel has similarities and differences compared to the one in the TV series. However, the main characters in the novel and TV series are more similar than different.The love story narrated in the novel and the TV series remains different, Elena is the one who chase Stefan and the opposite thing happens in the TV Series.