AN ANALYSIS OF THE MORAL LESSONS FOUND FROM THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY BY LIBBA BRAY

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1 AN ANALYSIS OF THE MORAL LESSONS FOUND FROM THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY BY LIBBA BRAY A THESIS BY ROMAULI MANURUNG REG. NO : UNIVERSITY OF SUMATRA UTARA FACULTY OF LETTERS ENGLISH LITERATURE DEPARTMENT MEDAN 2011

2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to give thanks to my saviour Jesus Christ who always gives me His blessings, guidance and spirit to finish this thesis. The thesis deals with An Analysis of the Moral Lessons found from the Main Character found in A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. I would like to say thank to some lecturers who helped and guided me to write this thesis, they are: 1. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A as the Dean of Faculty of Letters in University of Sumatera Utara. 2. Dr. H. Muhizar Muctar, MS as the Head of English Literature Department in University of Sumatera Utara. 3. Dr. Hj. Nurlela, M.Hum as the Secretary of English Literature Department in University of Sumatera Utara. 4. Dr. H. Muhizar Muctar, MS as my Supervisor and Dra. Syahyar Hanum, DPFE as my Co-Supervisor for the precious advices, supporting assistance and understanding that motivated me to finish this thesis. 5. Drs. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H, M.A as my Academic Supervisor for the encouragement during my study at English Literature Department in University of Sumatera Utara.

3 I say thanks to God for giving me parents, E. Manurung and S. Situmorang who love and care of me and also struggle hard to fulfill all my needs. Thank you for your praying. I dedicate this thesis to both of you. Finally yet importantly, I would like to say thank to my friends Ayaki, Juita, Nela, Irma Sinaga, Noni Sinaga, Yulietha, and Anna Clova for all the time we had shared together. Finally, I hope this thesis will always be beneficial for the readers. Medan, 11 March 2011 The Writer, Romauli Manurung Reg.No

4 AUTHORS DECLARATION I, Romauli Manurung, declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. Except where references is made in text of this thesis, this thesis contains no material published else where or extracted in whole or in part from a thesis by which I have qualified for awarded another degree. No other person s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of the thesis. This thesis has not been submitted for aware of another degree in any tertiary education. Signed : Date : March 2011

5 COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name Title of this thesis Qualification Department : Romauli Manurung : An Analysis of the Moral Lessons found from the Main Character found in A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray : S-1/ Sarjana Sastra : English I am willing that my thesis should be available for reproduction at the discretion on the librarian of the English Department, Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatra Utara on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic Indonesia. Signed : Date : March 2011

6 ABSTRACT Karakter adalah figure yang terdapat pada karya sastra yang memiliki kepribadian, nilai moral dan mental. Skripsi ini berjudul Moral Analysis of the Main Character Found in A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. Masalah yang diangkat dalam skripsi ini adalah analisis mengenai nilai-nilai moral yang disampaikan pengarang melalui 4 tokoh utama dalam novel. Bab I skripsi ini mencakup penjabaran tentang sastra dan dilengkapi dengan latar belakang permasalahan, tujuan pengkajian, batasan pembahasan, dan metode penelitian yang digunakan. Bab II menampilkan definisi novel, devinisi karakter, dan definisi moral. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dijelaskan dalam Bab III, Analisis moral karakter utama dalam novel dijelaskan dalam Bab IV. Dan skripsi ini ditutup dengan kesimpulan-kesimpulan dari analisis serta saran bagi pembaca bahwa moral yang buruk dapat menjadi pembelajaran bagi para pembaca. Lampiran-lampiran yang berupa ringkasan cerita dan biografi pengarang disajikan untuk memudahkan pembaca memahami skripsi ini.

7 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... i AUTHOR S DECLARATION... iii COPYRIGHT DECLARATION... iv ABSTRACT... v TABLE OF CONTENTS... vi CHAPTER I INTODUCTION 1.1 The Background of Analysis The Problem of Analysis The Objective of Analysis The Scope of Analysis The Significance of Analysis The Method of Analysis Review of Related Literature... 6 CHAPTER II THEORITICAL REVIEW 2.1 Intrinsic Approach Character Moral... 12

8 CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY 3.1 The Data Collecting Procedure The Data Selecting Procedure The Data Analyzing Procedure CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion Suggestion BIBLIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY