The research object of this article was to determine whether a literary work can be interpreted in the process drama, in this case a novel. The survey was conducted in two primary schools in the Republic of Croatia on a total sample of 93 pupils (N=93), participants of the eighth grade of elementary school. The schools that participated in the research are: Samobor Primary School and Primary School of Count Janko Drašković from Zagreb. The first part describes the theory of interpretation of a literary work and dramatic work with students who has a wide application in the educational process as a teaching method in the teaching of the Croatian language. The process drama develops critical thinking and creativity that should become the imperative of modern education and education. Also, an important role of the process drama manager and the choice of participants, or the role assigned to the participants, has been explained. In addition, the paper describes the main elements of the process drama planning and design process drama. Dramatic techniques are described as forms of participant participation at some point in the development of process drama and explain the relationship between dramatic activities and teaching content that can be achieved in schools. It is explained the choice of novels as a literary work in the drama approach. The second part of the article describes the research methodology and refers to the course of performing a specific process drama in the classroom and a type of comparison lesson that is in the interpretative system. The goal was to bring the participants into a learning position by doing so because the students in the process of passing are really doing things, but in the imaginary world. The process of designing and preparing for the process drama is described. Detailed description of the process through which the students passed and their reactions and reviews of the Croatian language professor. Also, a description of the type of Croatian language in the interpretive system, students' reactions and reviews of the Croatian language professor.