The Relationship between Kim and the thesoo lama as seen in Rudyard Kipling's Kim

Maharani, Hana Pramita (2004) The Relationship between Kim and the thesoo lama as seen in Rudyard Kipling's Kim. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.

Abstract

Rudyard Kipling was a great writer in England who got a Noble Prize in Literature. Kim is Rudyard Kipling?s masterpiece novel. Kim is an adventure story that tells about a boy?s adventure with a holy man. The main characters are Kim and the Tibetan Lama, who have a good relationship. The thesis writer is curious to know how Kim and the Lama can make a good relationship although they are from different backgrounds. She wants to find out the factors that create the good relationship between Kim and the Lama; what kinds of relationship exist between Kim and the Lama, and the results of their relationship. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, the thesis writer uses literary approach. She applies the literary theories, namely characterization and setting as tools to analyse. She also applies the concepts of love and relationship to support the analysis. In the analysis it is proved that there are four factors that bind them and create a good relationship between them. There are also three kinds of relationship existing between them. And there are two outcomes as the results of their relationship. The thesis writer concludes that a good relationship is the base of having a better world.

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