THE CONVENTIONS OF NOIR THRILLER IN HARLAN COBEN’S THE STRANGER (A STRUCTURALIST STUDY) A JOURNAL

Abstract

This research aimed to (1) identify the general conventions of noir thriller in Harlan Coben’s The  Stranger  and  (2)  the  conventions  of  point  if  view  used  in  the  novel.  This  research  used  a descriptive qualitative study and content analysis. The data were sentences and discourses related to the conventions of noir thriller found in the novel. To gain the credibility of the analysis, the researcher used triangulation  method. The result of this research showed first, the general conventions of noir thriller in the novel. Those were having a flawed protagonist, focusing on the character’s conflicts, employing the suspense-based  plot, revealing the critique of socio-political  milieu of the novel and using the subjective point of view. The second result showed the conventions of point of view in the novel. In order to obtain subjectivity, the novel used third person limited and third person objective point of view.