CHARACTER PORTRAYAL IN F. SCOTT FITZGERALD S NOVEL THE GREAT GATSBY A THESIS BY: ILDA ANGELIA TO REG. NO: 060705064 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2010
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to give thanks to my savior Jesus Christ who always gives me His blessings, guidance and spirit to finish this thesis. The thesis deals with CHARACTER PORTRAYAL IN F. SCOTT FITZGERALD S NOVEL THE GREAT GATSBY. 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. Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum as the Head of English Literature Department in University of Sumatera Utara. 3. Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum as the Secretary of English Literature Department in University of Sumatera Utara. 4. Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum as my Supervisor and Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum as my Co-Supervisor for the precious advices, supporting assistance and understanding that motivated me to finish this thesis. 5. Dra. Roma Ayuni Loebis, M.A as my Academic Supervisor for the encouragement during my study at English Literature Department in University of Sumatera Utara.
I also say thanks to God for giving me husband Mr. Jack and a beautiful daughter Ameylia Putri Hananya or I usually called her Mey-mey, and my younger sister July Anggraini, 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 you. Thank to Kak Vera, Kak Dona, Kak Meydi, Bang Dody, for your praying. Hope that you are proud of me. Thank to Elis Susianti, my sister, Yohanna, and Bobby for your support and care. Finally yet importantly, I would like to say thank to my friends Junastri, Miss, Nova, Novi, Yosi, Nellissa, Yuanita, Giat, Joni, Elpan, Dix, Hendra and Rances for all the time we had shared together. Finally, I hope this thesis will always be beneficial for the readers. Medan, September 2010 The Writer, Ilda Angelia To Reg. No 060705064
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ABSTRACT Skripsi ini berjudul CHARACTER PORTRAYAL IN F. SCOTT FITZGERALD S NOVEL THE GREAT GATSBY yang merupakan suatu pembahasan mengenai penggambaran karakter dalam novel The Great Gatsby. Tujuan dari pembahasan ini adalah untuk mengetahui penggambaran karakter dalam novel yang ditulis oleh Fitzgerald yang menggambarkan keadaan sosial kondisi pada saat itu. Setelah melakukan pendeskripsian karakter, penulis juga membedakannya ke dalam dua bagian yaitu flat character dan round character. Untuk melengkapi kajian ini penulis menggunakan pendeketan intrinsik karena karakter adalah salah satu unsur intrinsik yang membangun sebuah novel. Di samping itu interpretasi juga digunakan untuk menganalisis data yang terseleksi dalam bentuk kutipan. Metode ini lebih dikenal dengan sebutan deskriptif kualitatif analisis.
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AUTHOR S DECLARATION COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Analysis... 1 1.2 Problem of the Analysis... 4 1.3 The Objectives of the Analysis... 4 1.4 Scope of the Analysis... 5 1.5 Significance of the Analysis... 5 1.6 Review of Related Literature... 5 CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW 2.1 Literature... 7 2.2 Novel... 10 2.3 The Concept of Character... 15 2.4 The Kinds of Character... 22 CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY 3.1 Library Research... 23 3.2 The Data... 23 3.2.1 Data Collecting... 23 3.2.2 Data Selecting... 24 3.2.3 Data Analyzing... 24
CHAPTER IV CHARACTER PORTRAYAL 4.1 Nick Carraway... 26 4.2 Jay Gatsby... 29 4.3 Daisy Fay Buchanan... 33 4.4 Tom Buchanan... 37 4.5 Myrtle Wilson... 40 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion... 43 5.2 Suggestion... 45 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES Appendix 1. SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL Appendix 2. BIOGRAPHY OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD