AN ANALYSIS OF INTRINSIC ELEMENTS IN KHALED HOSSEINI S THE KITE RUNNER A THESIS BY KHALID MAWARDI SARAGIH REG. NO 060705014 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2011
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Alhamdulilah, all prise to Allah SWT that has given me all the mercy and blessing. Without the blessing and the mercy, I will not finish my thesis. Selawat and Salam with our prophet Muhammad SAW let peace upon him who has guided us from the darkness to the enlightment in the world as well as in the next world. I would like to thank to the dean of faculty of letters, Dr. Sahron,M.A, the head of English Department, Dr.H. Muhizar Muchtar,M.S, and the secretary of English Department, Dr. Nurlela,M.Hum. I would like to thank to my Academic Advisor,Dr.H. Muhizar Muchtar,M.S, and all lectures of English Department who given me valuable knowledge during the year of my study. Further, I would like to thank to my Supervisor,,Dr. Dra.T. Thyrhaya Zein, M.A, who has given her valuable time to guide me in my thesis and my Co- Supervisior, Dra.Syahyar Hanum, DPFE for correcting my thesis. My highest appreciation and greatest gratitude is dedicate to my beloved parents, Alm,Sael Saragih and Nurkimah Saragih, who have supported me with love, care, prayer, advice and Financial during my study. I express my deep thanks to my beloved brother, Ibnu ziat Saragih, Faisal Saragih, and of course to my beautiful sister Anita Zahara Saragih and Nurhidayah Saragih, for their support and prayer. I also thank to all my families who has supported me. Furthermore, I would like to thank my friends Hendra HS S.S for his support and his suggestion for me to finish this thesis, I hope god will bless him forever, and also thanks to my best friends, Fantastic four 06 (alfa Reza Lubis, S.S, Arwin Kurniawan, and Gillit Chicarito), and also thanks for my classmate
IMSI 2006, Tesen, Juara and Fikar, and the rest of you.my Highest Apretiation for all the mambers of PEMA FS USU Thanks for the years we have been through together. Last but not least, for my the only one in my heart Yaumil Rizki Adinda,your love and your support always make me stong and belive to finish my thesis, and also thanks for juniors, Stambuk 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 thanks for the support. And for the Bang Am thank you so much. At last, I really realize that my thesis is still far from being perfect so all the critics and suggestion hopefully can make the analysis better for the future. My Allah SWT blesses all of us. Medan, Maret 2011 The writer, Khalid Mawardi Saragih
AUTHOR S DECLARATION I, Khalid Mawardi Saragih, declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. Except where reference 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 others person s work has been without due acknowledgement in the main text of thesis. This thesis has not been submitted for the aware of another degree in any tertiary education. Signed: Date : March 2011
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : Khalid Mawardi Saragih Title of thesis : An Analysis of Intrinsic Elements in Khaled Hosseini s The Kite Runner Qualification : S-1/Sarjana Sastra Department :English Literature I am willing that my thesis should be available for reproduction at discretion of the Librarian of University of Sumatera Utara, Faculty of Letters, English Literature Department on the understanding of user are made aware of their obligation under of the republic of Indonesia. Signed: Date: March 2011