An Analysis Of Symbols In John Millington Synge’s Riders To The Sea

  AN ANALYSIS OF SYMBOLS IN JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE ’S RIDERS TO THE SEA A THESIS BY:

VIVI ANGGRENI REG. NO. 110705080 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2015

  AN ANALYSIS OF SYMBOLS IN JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE’S RIDERS TO THE SEA A THESIS BY:

  VIVI ANGGRENI REG. NO. 110705080 Supervisor Co-supervisor Dra. Martha Pardede, M.S Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum NIP. 19521229 197903 2 001 NIP. 19580517 198053 1 003

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English DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2015

  Approved by English Department of Faculty of Cultural Studies

University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as a thesis for The Sarjana Sastra

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Dr. Muchizar Muchtar, M.S Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, MA. Ph.D

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Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for

the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the English Department, Faculty of Cultural

Studies University of Sumatera Utara.

  

The examination is held in the Faculty of Cultural Studies University of

Sumatera Utara on Saturday May 23, 2015.

  The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, M.A NIP. 19511013 197603 1 001 Board of Examiners Dr. H. Muhizar Mucthar, M.S …………………….. Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, MA. Ph.D …………………….. Dra. Martha Pardede, M.S …………………….. Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum ……………………..

  

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TITLE OF THESIS: AN ANALYSIS OF SYBOLS IN JOHN MILLINGTON

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  First of all, I would like to thank and praise to Allah SWT, the Almighty God who has given grace and ease to complete this thesis in the Bachelor S1 degree in Department of English Literature in this University of Sumatera Utara. I would also like to thank to my beloved parents who I love about most, to my beloved father, Ir. Anwardi a leader who always care and give the support to me. And to my beloved mother, Dra.Sundari who has given birth, rearing and always give prayers to me. And also thank to my little sister Mutia for cheer me up in doing this thesis.

  And also thanks to all the lecturers in this Department of English Literature, all of which I obtained solely unlikely to be realized without the help some wonderful people who support me. Firstly, I am very thankful to the dean of the faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. Syahron Lubis. Then thank to Dr.H.Muhizar Muchtar, M.S and Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D as the chairman and secretary In Department of English Literature. I wish to express the deepest gratitude and appreciation to my thesis supervisor Dr. Martha Pardede,M.S and Drs.Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum who have taken their precious time giving their dedication to guide, advise and fully supported me in completing this thesis properly. It has been my great pleasure to know and to be advised by them. I luckily also got your expertise, kindness and a bit of friendship for being my supervisors to bring me up finishing this thesis. May God bless you, Mam.

  I owe special gratitude to all my friends at English Department. I will not forget the kindness of my gorgeous friends, Dessy, Multa, Sheila, Florence, Nurul, Irma, Ridho, Fachruni, Yudha, and especially Maya and Nanda who give a lot of positive supports for me, time, and energy. I would like to sincerely appreciate those unforgettable friends for their love, help, supports a nd suggestions in completing my study. I learn from them many thing I‘ve never learned from anyone else. Thank you for all.

  Lastly, to my very special person, Muhammad Frandana Syahputra S. Brahmana S.Kom. Thank you for your prayers, support, encouragement, love and attention all the time. You showed me love and may this will last forever.

  Thank you for everything.

  Medan, May 2015 The Writer Vivi Anggreni ABSTRAK Skripsi ini yang berjudul An Analysis Of Symbols In John Millington Synge‘s Riders to the Sea membahas beberapa simbol-simbol yang terdapat di dalam drama tersebut. Penulis dari drama tersebut menggunakan beberapa simbol untuk menyampaikan makna-makna yang tersirat kepada pembaca. Simbol-simbol tersebut adalah simbol yang dibuat dari alam, material, hewan-hewan, figure, nama, dan arah mata angin. Tujuan dari penulisan skripsi ini adalah untuk membantu pembaca drama tersebut memperoleh interpretasi dari masing-masing simbol tersebut. Didalam tulisan ini penulis menggunakan teori dari Charles Sanders Peirce tentang tanda dan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif yang menjelaskan analisis sesuai dengan uraian hasil penelitian yang dikaitkan. Dan dari hasil analisis, penulis memperoleh kesimpulan bahwasanya setiap simbol mempunyai makna lain yang menjelaskan hal lain pula. Kata Kunci: Drama, Simbol

ABSTRACT This thesis entitled An Analysis Of Symbols In John Millington Synge's

  Riders to the Sea discusses some of the symbols that found in the play.

  The author of the play uses several symbols to convey the implied meanings to readers. These symbols are symbols that are made from nature, materials, animals, figures, names, and points of compass. The purpose of this thesis is to help readers gain the interpretation of each of the symbol. Within this thesis the author uses the theory of Charles Sanders Peirce about signs and using qualitative descriptive method that describes the analysis according to the description of the results of the study that are attributed. And the results of the analysis, the writer gets the conclusion that each symbol has another meaning that explain other things as well.

  Key Words: Play, Symbols

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

v AUTHOR’S DECLARATION …………………………………………. COPYRIGHT DECLRATATION vi ……………………………………… vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ………………………………………………. ix ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………… xi TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………………..

  CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTI

  1 ON ………………………………. ……..

  1.1 The Background o 1 f the Study ………………………….

  1.2 The Problems of 4 the Study ……………………………..

  5 1.3 The Object of the Study ………………………………..

  1.4 The Scope of t 5 he Study………………………………….

  1.5 The Significances o 5 f the Study …………………………

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE

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  2.1 Definit 6 ion of Play ………………………………………

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2.2 Kinds of Play ……………………………………………

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  2.2.1 Tragedy ……………………………………… ………

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  2.2.2 Comedy ……………………………… ………………

  2.2.3 Tragic Comedy ……………………………….…….... 11

  2.3 Definition of Symbols …………………………………. 12

  2.3.1 Conventional Symbols ………………………............. 16 2.3.2 Personal Symbols ……………………………………..

  4.3.2 Rope, Nets, Spinning Wheel, Cake and Pot-Oven....... 30

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  4.3.1 White Boards and Nail …………………………………

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  4.2.3 H oly Water …………………………………………….

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  4.2.2 Rider s to the Sea ……………………………………….

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  22 4.

  4.2 Nature …………………………………………………..

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  4.1 Int roduction ……………………………………………..

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  19 CHAPTER IV : AN ANALYSIS OF SYMBOLS IN JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE’S RIDERS TO THE SEA………………....

  3.3 Dat a Analysis …………………………………………….

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  3.2 Data Collection …………………………………………..

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  3.1 Rese arch Method …………………………………………

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  17 CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ……………………….

2.1 Sea …………………………………………………….

4.3 Materials …………………………………………………

  4.4 Animal and Color 35 ………………………………………..

  4.4.1 Grey Po 36 ny and Red Mare …………………… ……….

  4.4.2 The Pig with Black Feet

  37 ……………………………...

  4.4.3 Black Birds

  38 ……………………………………………

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  4.5 Figure …………………………………………………

  41 4.6 Names ………………………………………………....

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4.6.1 Maura (Old Woman) …………………………………

  4.6.2 Young Priest 42 ………………………………………….

  4.6.3 Bride Dara 42 …………………………………………….

  4.7 Points of the Compass

  44 ………………………………….

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTION

  46 S………………

  5.1 C 46 onclusions ……………………………………………

  5.2 S 48 uggestions ……………………………………………

  REFER

  49 ENCES…………………………………………………………… APEPENDIXES: APPENDIX 1: Biography of John Millington Synge APPENDIX 2: John Millington Synge's Works APPENDIX 3: Summary of Riders to the Sea