The Characterizations of Professor Snape in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone

Ni Komang Arie Suwastini; Luh Gede Eka Wahyuni; Luh Winda Agustina; Erika Citra Sari Hartanto; Ni Nyoman Artini

doi:10.23887/ijll.v6i1.34943

Authors

Ni Komang Arie Suwastini Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
Luh Gede Eka Wahyuni
Luh Winda Agustina Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
Erika Citra Sari Hartanto Universitas Trunojoyo Madura
Ni Nyoman Artini

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23887/ijll.v6i1.34943

Keywords:

Harry Potter and the Philosopherâ€™s Stone, Severus Snape, characterizations

Abstract

J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has presented readers with different unique teachers. Even though Rowling’s series disclose Professor Snape as a hero, the first novel depicted him as an insufferable character set to thwart the main characters’ adventure. This study aimed to provide more objective portrayals of Professor Snape through interactive qualitative data analysis. The subject of the study is J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Meanwhile, the characterizations of Professor Snape become the object of the study. As the main instrument of data collection, the researcher conducted close reading. The analysis consisted of a concurrent process of data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing, which are also synchronized with the data collected at the beginning of the research. This study reveals that Professor Snape was depicted as knowledgeable, curious, observant, hardworking, loner, partial, loyal, responsible, and authoritative. These results show that Professor Snape has good characters. However, they were overshadowed by his brooding appearance. This conclusion implies that students should not judge their teacher or others based on their appearance.

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