CONFLICT OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN MARY HIGGINS CLARK’S NOVELS

The study deals with the kinds of conflict which are experienced by the main characters in the novels and the problem solving which are taken by them. The objectives of the studyare to find the kinds of conflicts and the most dominant conflict which is experienced by the main characters and to find out how they solve their problems. The research conducted by using descriptive qualitative design. The data was collecting by reading and analyzing all the novels and finding out the conflicts which are experienced by the main characters. The results showed that all kinds of conflicts are appeared in the novels. There are 122 conflicts found which is consisted of 64 internal conflicts (52.46%) and 58 external conflicts (47.54%). The dominant conflict found in the novels was internal conflict, with number of 64 conflicts (52.46%) from 122 conflicts found. The problem solving which is taken by the main characters in the novel is mostly moving against the problems. The characters tried to figure out the cause of the conflicts they are experienced and solve them by moving against the conflicts.