Leading Character’s Personality As Reflected In Stephen Chbosky’s Novel The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
LEADING CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY AS REFLECTED IN STEPHEN
CHBOSKY’S NOVEL THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER.
A THESIS
BY :
PUTRI PRAMITASARI
REG. NO. 110705016
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2016
Universitas Sumatera Utara
LEADING CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY AS REFLECTED IN STEPHEN
CHBOSKY’S NOVEL THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER.
A THESIS
BY :
PUTRI PRAMITASARI
REG. NO. 110705016
SUPERVISOR
CO-SUPERVISOR
(Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum.)
NIP.
19630216 198903 1 003
(Mahmud Arief Albar, SS. M.A)
NIP. 19820904 200501 1 002
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from
Department of English
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2016
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University
of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination.
Head,
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S
Secretary,
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A. Ph.D.
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for
the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of
Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.
The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara on March 16th, 2016
Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara
Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA
NIP : 19511013 197603 1 001
Board of Examiners :
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S
..............................
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A. Ph.D.
..............................
Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum.
..............................
Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S
..............................
Universitas Sumatera Utara
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I, PUTRI PRAMITASARI DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHORS
OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCES IS MADE IN THE
TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL
PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
FROM A THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED
ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT
DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS.
THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF
ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION.
Signed :
Date
: March 16th, 2016
Universitas Sumatera Utara
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
NAME
: PUTRI PRAMITASARI
TITLE OF THESIS : LEADING
CHARACTER’S
PERSONALITY
AS
REFLECTED IN STEPHEN CHBOSKY’S NOVEL
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
QUALIFICATION
: S-1 / SARJANA SASTRA
DEPARTMENT
: ENGLISH
I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
REPRODUCTION
AT
THE
DISCREATION
OF
THE
LIBRARIAN
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
USER ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW
OF REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Signed :
Date
: March 16th, 2016
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,
My first sincere gratitude is addressed to The Mightiest Allah SWT, and also
to the prophet Muhammad SAW for the gracious mercy and tremendous blessing
that enable me in completing this thesis as one of the requirements to achieve the
Bachelor’s Degree from English Department at Faculty of Cultural Studies,
University of Sumatra Utara.
I would like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of
Sumatra Utara, Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA. Also, thank to the Head of English
Department Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S, and the Secretary of English Department
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. I also would like to express my sincere gratitude
to my Supervisor, Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum and my Co-Supervisor,
Mahmud Arief Albar, SS. M.A. who have contributed and given the valuable
evaluations, comments, suggestions, attentions, and supports during the completion
and accomplishing of this thesis. Thank you for the guidance, motivation, and
knowledge that you have given to me. I never imagined to have the superb
Supervisors in my study. And also my gratitude to all the lecturers in English
Department who have taught me during my study with the knowledge in their
respective fields.
My big gratitude to the Vocational School of Eria Medan, that has led me to
got the chance to be one of the students of English Literature in the University of
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Sumatra Utara. To the most special teachers of mine, Mr. Ansor who told me to take
the chance (thank you Pak), Mam Eny who made me realize more about English (but
sorry Mam, I have chosen the literature ;P). And also to all the teachers in the SMK
Eria, thank you very much for the all knowledges that have given to me.
My great gratitude to my beloved parents, Mr. Poniman Martomenawi and
Mrs. Prastuty Effendi, who always give prayers, supports, advices, and loves to me
so I could be in this greatest situation. Because so far, the biggest thing I've ever
made in my life is to become a bachelor’s degree, and I hope this will make you both
to be quite proud of me. Thanks to my brothers, Andi Pranoto and Ade Pramono,
who have made me realize that life is not easy to live. Thanks to my sister, Fitria
Purwanti who has become a faithful sister and always loves me sincerely. To my
brother and sisters-in-law, my nieces and nephews (Al, Lila, Filia, Shabira and
Sharkan). No matter happens, there will always be a lot of loves for you all. Because
I do love you, and I know you guys love me too. You are my everything, guys.
*wink*
To all my friends, Mama “qudut”, Mami “udin”, Mimi “boreg”, Ima “chan”,
Puput Lubis “tembong”, Ayak, emak Evi, dewi “sdt”, Ve “bohai”, Afik, Habil, Sola,
Yasir, Bang Yusuf, and all the IMSI’s friends that can not be mentioned one by one.
Thanks for all the things that can be called as the support, love, and your affection
for me. Thank you for being part of my life, and being my friends. This is very
meaningful for me.
Special thank goes to the special person, Mahyudi Sembiring. Thank you for
the patience, prayers, support, and love for me all the time. This relationship has
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taught me that every decision we make in life is a decision that must be faced and
accepted sincerely. Let's learn to live a life nicely without any regrets that can come
over to us, by being together.
Finally, I hope that this thesis will give a positive contribution to the
educational development or those who want to carry out further research.
Medan, March 16th, 2016
The Writer,
Putri Pramitasari
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ABSTRAK
Skripsi
ini
berjudul
LEADING
CHARACTER’S
PERSONALITY
AS
REFLECTED BY STEPHEN CHBOSKY’S NOVEL THE PERKS OF BEING
A WALLFLOWER. Skripsi ini membahas tentang kepribadian dari karakter utama
bernama Charlie yang dibagi ke dalam Id, Ego, dan SuperEgo. Adapun teori yang
digunakan dalam analisis ini adalah Teori Psikoanalisis yang dikembangkan oleh
Sigmund Freud. Di dalam tulisan ini penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif
kualitatif yang menjelaskan analisis sesuai dengan uraian hasil penelitian yang
terkait. Dan dari hasil analisis tersebut, penulis memperoleh kesimpulan bahwa
dalam mengambil setiap keputusan, Charlie dikendalikan oleh libido melalui Id, Ego
dan SuperEgo. Kepribadian Charlie lebih didominasikan oleh tekanan dari Id yang
membuatnya menjadi pemurung.
Kata Kunci: Kepribadian, Karakter Utama, Psikoanalisis
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ABSTRACT
This
thesis
entitled
LEADING
CHARACTER’S
PERSONALITY
AS
REFLECTED IN STEPHEN CHBOSKY’S NOVEL THE PERKS OF BEING A
WALLFLOWER. This thesis discusses about the personality of the leading
character, named Charlie which is divided into Id, Ego, and SuperEgo. The theory
that is used in this analysis is the Psychoanalysis Theory developed by Sigmund
Freud. The writer uses the descriptive-qualitative method that describes the analysis
according to the description of the results related to the research in this thesis. And
the results of this analysis, the writer comes to the conclusion that in taking any
decisions, Charlie is controlled by libido through the Id, Ego and SuperEgo.
Personality of Charlie is more dominated by the impulse of the Id that makes him to
be a melancholic person.
Keywords: Personality, Leading Character, Psychoanalysis
Universitas Sumatera Utara
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHORS DECLARATION ..........................................................................
v
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION .....................................................................
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................
vii
ABSTRAK .........................................................................................................
x
ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................
xi
TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................
xii
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION ....................................................
1
1.1. Background of the Study .....................................
1
1.2. Problem of the Study ...........................................
4
1.3. Objective of the Study .........................................
4
1.4. Scope of the Study ...............................................
4
1.5. Significance of the Study .....................................
5
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE..............
6
2.1. Psychology of Literature .....................................
6
2.2 Definition of Character .........................................
11
2.3 Definition of Personality ......................................
14
2.3.1 Psychoanalysis Theory ................................
15
2.3.2 The Id ...........................................................
18
2.3.3 The Ego........................................................
19
2.3.4 The SuperEgo ..............................................
20
METHOD OF RESEARCH.....................................
25
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
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3.1 Research Design ...................................................
25
3.2 Data Collection .....................................................
26
3.3 Data Analysis ........................................................
27
ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS ..................................
29
4.1. Charlie’s Id...........................................................
29
4.2. Charlie’s Ego .......................................................
34
4.3. Charlie’s SuperEgo ..............................................
38
4.4. Findings................................................................
43
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ....................
46
5.1. Conclusion ...........................................................
46
5.2. Suggestion ............................................................
47
REFERENCES ..................................................................................................
48
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
APENDICES : I. Biography and Works of Stephen Chbosky
II. Summary Of The Novel The Perks of Being A Wallflower
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CHBOSKY’S NOVEL THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER.
A THESIS
BY :
PUTRI PRAMITASARI
REG. NO. 110705016
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2016
Universitas Sumatera Utara
LEADING CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY AS REFLECTED IN STEPHEN
CHBOSKY’S NOVEL THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER.
A THESIS
BY :
PUTRI PRAMITASARI
REG. NO. 110705016
SUPERVISOR
CO-SUPERVISOR
(Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum.)
NIP.
19630216 198903 1 003
(Mahmud Arief Albar, SS. M.A)
NIP. 19820904 200501 1 002
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from
Department of English
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2016
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University
of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination.
Head,
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S
Secretary,
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A. Ph.D.
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for
the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of
Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.
The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara on March 16th, 2016
Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara
Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA
NIP : 19511013 197603 1 001
Board of Examiners :
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S
..............................
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A. Ph.D.
..............................
Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum.
..............................
Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S
..............................
Universitas Sumatera Utara
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I, PUTRI PRAMITASARI DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHORS
OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCES IS MADE IN THE
TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL
PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
FROM A THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED
ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT
DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS.
THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF
ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION.
Signed :
Date
: March 16th, 2016
Universitas Sumatera Utara
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
NAME
: PUTRI PRAMITASARI
TITLE OF THESIS : LEADING
CHARACTER’S
PERSONALITY
AS
REFLECTED IN STEPHEN CHBOSKY’S NOVEL
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
QUALIFICATION
: S-1 / SARJANA SASTRA
DEPARTMENT
: ENGLISH
I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
REPRODUCTION
AT
THE
DISCREATION
OF
THE
LIBRARIAN
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
USER ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW
OF REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Signed :
Date
: March 16th, 2016
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,
My first sincere gratitude is addressed to The Mightiest Allah SWT, and also
to the prophet Muhammad SAW for the gracious mercy and tremendous blessing
that enable me in completing this thesis as one of the requirements to achieve the
Bachelor’s Degree from English Department at Faculty of Cultural Studies,
University of Sumatra Utara.
I would like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of
Sumatra Utara, Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA. Also, thank to the Head of English
Department Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S, and the Secretary of English Department
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. I also would like to express my sincere gratitude
to my Supervisor, Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum and my Co-Supervisor,
Mahmud Arief Albar, SS. M.A. who have contributed and given the valuable
evaluations, comments, suggestions, attentions, and supports during the completion
and accomplishing of this thesis. Thank you for the guidance, motivation, and
knowledge that you have given to me. I never imagined to have the superb
Supervisors in my study. And also my gratitude to all the lecturers in English
Department who have taught me during my study with the knowledge in their
respective fields.
My big gratitude to the Vocational School of Eria Medan, that has led me to
got the chance to be one of the students of English Literature in the University of
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Sumatra Utara. To the most special teachers of mine, Mr. Ansor who told me to take
the chance (thank you Pak), Mam Eny who made me realize more about English (but
sorry Mam, I have chosen the literature ;P). And also to all the teachers in the SMK
Eria, thank you very much for the all knowledges that have given to me.
My great gratitude to my beloved parents, Mr. Poniman Martomenawi and
Mrs. Prastuty Effendi, who always give prayers, supports, advices, and loves to me
so I could be in this greatest situation. Because so far, the biggest thing I've ever
made in my life is to become a bachelor’s degree, and I hope this will make you both
to be quite proud of me. Thanks to my brothers, Andi Pranoto and Ade Pramono,
who have made me realize that life is not easy to live. Thanks to my sister, Fitria
Purwanti who has become a faithful sister and always loves me sincerely. To my
brother and sisters-in-law, my nieces and nephews (Al, Lila, Filia, Shabira and
Sharkan). No matter happens, there will always be a lot of loves for you all. Because
I do love you, and I know you guys love me too. You are my everything, guys.
*wink*
To all my friends, Mama “qudut”, Mami “udin”, Mimi “boreg”, Ima “chan”,
Puput Lubis “tembong”, Ayak, emak Evi, dewi “sdt”, Ve “bohai”, Afik, Habil, Sola,
Yasir, Bang Yusuf, and all the IMSI’s friends that can not be mentioned one by one.
Thanks for all the things that can be called as the support, love, and your affection
for me. Thank you for being part of my life, and being my friends. This is very
meaningful for me.
Special thank goes to the special person, Mahyudi Sembiring. Thank you for
the patience, prayers, support, and love for me all the time. This relationship has
Universitas Sumatera Utara
taught me that every decision we make in life is a decision that must be faced and
accepted sincerely. Let's learn to live a life nicely without any regrets that can come
over to us, by being together.
Finally, I hope that this thesis will give a positive contribution to the
educational development or those who want to carry out further research.
Medan, March 16th, 2016
The Writer,
Putri Pramitasari
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ABSTRAK
Skripsi
ini
berjudul
LEADING
CHARACTER’S
PERSONALITY
AS
REFLECTED BY STEPHEN CHBOSKY’S NOVEL THE PERKS OF BEING
A WALLFLOWER. Skripsi ini membahas tentang kepribadian dari karakter utama
bernama Charlie yang dibagi ke dalam Id, Ego, dan SuperEgo. Adapun teori yang
digunakan dalam analisis ini adalah Teori Psikoanalisis yang dikembangkan oleh
Sigmund Freud. Di dalam tulisan ini penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif
kualitatif yang menjelaskan analisis sesuai dengan uraian hasil penelitian yang
terkait. Dan dari hasil analisis tersebut, penulis memperoleh kesimpulan bahwa
dalam mengambil setiap keputusan, Charlie dikendalikan oleh libido melalui Id, Ego
dan SuperEgo. Kepribadian Charlie lebih didominasikan oleh tekanan dari Id yang
membuatnya menjadi pemurung.
Kata Kunci: Kepribadian, Karakter Utama, Psikoanalisis
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ABSTRACT
This
thesis
entitled
LEADING
CHARACTER’S
PERSONALITY
AS
REFLECTED IN STEPHEN CHBOSKY’S NOVEL THE PERKS OF BEING A
WALLFLOWER. This thesis discusses about the personality of the leading
character, named Charlie which is divided into Id, Ego, and SuperEgo. The theory
that is used in this analysis is the Psychoanalysis Theory developed by Sigmund
Freud. The writer uses the descriptive-qualitative method that describes the analysis
according to the description of the results related to the research in this thesis. And
the results of this analysis, the writer comes to the conclusion that in taking any
decisions, Charlie is controlled by libido through the Id, Ego and SuperEgo.
Personality of Charlie is more dominated by the impulse of the Id that makes him to
be a melancholic person.
Keywords: Personality, Leading Character, Psychoanalysis
Universitas Sumatera Utara
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHORS DECLARATION ..........................................................................
v
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION .....................................................................
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................
vii
ABSTRAK .........................................................................................................
x
ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................
xi
TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................
xii
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION ....................................................
1
1.1. Background of the Study .....................................
1
1.2. Problem of the Study ...........................................
4
1.3. Objective of the Study .........................................
4
1.4. Scope of the Study ...............................................
4
1.5. Significance of the Study .....................................
5
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE..............
6
2.1. Psychology of Literature .....................................
6
2.2 Definition of Character .........................................
11
2.3 Definition of Personality ......................................
14
2.3.1 Psychoanalysis Theory ................................
15
2.3.2 The Id ...........................................................
18
2.3.3 The Ego........................................................
19
2.3.4 The SuperEgo ..............................................
20
METHOD OF RESEARCH.....................................
25
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
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3.1 Research Design ...................................................
25
3.2 Data Collection .....................................................
26
3.3 Data Analysis ........................................................
27
ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS ..................................
29
4.1. Charlie’s Id...........................................................
29
4.2. Charlie’s Ego .......................................................
34
4.3. Charlie’s SuperEgo ..............................................
38
4.4. Findings................................................................
43
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ....................
46
5.1. Conclusion ...........................................................
46
5.2. Suggestion ............................................................
47
REFERENCES ..................................................................................................
48
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
APENDICES : I. Biography and Works of Stephen Chbosky
II. Summary Of The Novel The Perks of Being A Wallflower
Universitas Sumatera Utara