JANIE WATCHING GOD (Psychological Approach) THEIR EYES WERE A THESIS Submitted as a partial fulfillment of Sarjana Sastra degree English Department of Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts Sebelas Maret University By: Dinar Eka Sari C1311007 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS AND FINE ARTS SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY 2014
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PRONOUNCEMENT Name Student Number : Dinar Eka Sari : C1311007 This research entitled ges As Their Eyes Were Watching God (Psychological Approach) is neither a kind of intended plagiarism nor written by other. All works and pieces of writings consulted in this research are cited properly. If someday it can be proven that I cheat, I am ready to take any consequences given to me from the English Department, Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts, Sebelas Maret University. Surakarta, May 2014 Researcher Dinar Eka Sari iv
MOTTO (Zora Neale Hurston) -Their Eyes Were Watching God- v
DEDICATION This Thesis is dedicated to: My beloved mother and father My beloved little sister and brother All of my best friends vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, I would like to thank Allah for always blessing and guiding me so that this research can be conducted and finished smoothly. In writing this thesis down, I realize that I have been receiving tons of encouragements from many people. Therefore, I would like to sincerely express my deepest gratitude here. 1. Drs. Riyadi Santoso, M.Ed., Ph.D., as the Dean of Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts, Sebelas Maret University. 2. Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A., Ph.D., the Head of English Department, for all the supports given to us and for being so kind in taking care of us. 3. Dra. Nani Sukarni, M.S, my thesis supervisor, for being such a great mentor for me, and for the guidance, advices, and supports given to me during the research process and even before that. 4. All lecturers of English Department, for the great lessons about everything, not only about the courses but also about life. 5. My beloved Mom and Dad and also my family. Thanks for support, advice, pray and for all have been given to me. 6. My best friends in English Department, Yuni, Yessy, Tira, Retno, Feni, Irma, Rifqi, Wika, Cahya. Thanks for every single thing that you made for me. Thanks for accompanying me so far. vii
Last but not least, I like to say thanks for all those people who have done transferring prayers and powers to me, whose names have not been addressed personally above, thank you for being so kind and always being so willing to take care of me. I realize that this thesis is far from perfect, but I hope that it can give a contribution to the world of English literature. Surakarta, May 2014. Dinar Eka Sari viii
TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE...i...iii. iv MOTTO... v..... vi.......vii... ix.... CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION A. Research Backg 1 B. C. D. E.... F. 7 1. a).. b).. c).. d). ix
2... CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW A. B. Literature and psychology. C.. D.. E. Theory of. CHAPTER III: ANALYSIS T...27 a. b.....31 c. E.. 34 d... 42 e... CHAPTER IV: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION A.. B.. BIBLIOGRAPHY x
ABSTRACT r True Love In Her Marriages As Reflected In Zora Neale Hurs Their Eyes Were Watching God. Thesis: English Department, Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts. Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta. The purpose of this research is to explain n finding her true love in her marriages. Janie experiences three times of marriages before she finds her true love. When she was sixteen years old, Janie has idea of love like the relationship between a peer tree and bees in blossom. However, Janie does not find the ideal marriage that she hopes in her first and second marriages. In her first and second marriages, she gets all dreams within a marriage in general, such as a social status, position, and wealth. Nevertheless, Janie does not feel happy at all. She is not given the opportunity to express her own desires. She merely wants to be loved, respected, and given attention as a wife. This research employs psychological approach to answer the problem statement. This research uses seven types of love by Robert Sternberg to explain each characteristic of love that Janie has faced before she finds her true love. Then, this research discusses in detail the process in finding a true love by using the theory of love by Scott Peck. Next, this research also combines theory of personality by Carl Rogers. By using this theory, entitled Fully Functioning Person, Janie does not only follow her desire for a moment, but also is able to find a true love. She finds true love in linear with the development of spiritual growth as a mature woman. This thesis is descriptive qualitative library research. The data is divided into two kinds. They are main data and secondary data. The first one is taken from the novel of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. The second one is taken from the other sources outside the novel such as criticism, articles, and essays of the novel. The analysis of the data s beyond true love, empty love with Logan Killicks, companionate love with Joe Starks, and perfect love or true love with Tea Cake. The conclusion that can be drawn from the analysis is that Janie finally finds her true love in her last marriage to Tea Cake. Although memory in her heart. The point is, she is not only gets her true love but also experience spiritual growth in her life, she become more a mature woman. Key words: types of love, marriage, development of personality xi