The Role Of Abraham Lincoln From Seth Grahame-Smith’s Novel: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

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APPENDICE

SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL

The author by a

When Abraham Lincoln is only eleven years old, he learns from his father, a vampire killed Abraham's grandfather (also named 1786. Young Abraham is also shocked to learn that his beloved mother "fool's dose" of vampire blood, the result of Thomas's failure to repay a debt. Lincoln vows in his lures the vampire responsible for his mother's death to the family farm and manages to kill it with a homemade stake. In 1825, Lincoln gets word of a possible vampire attack along the is no match for the vampire and is nearly killed. He is saved at the last moment by the intervention of the vampire Henry Sturges. Henry nurses Lincoln back to health and explains some of the nature of vampirism, emphasizing that some vampires are good and others are evil. Lincoln spends the summer with Henry sharpening his senses. Henry sends Lincoln the names and addresses of evil vampires; Abraham dutifully tracks them down and kills them.

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As a young adult, Lincoln and a friend travel down the life is changed forever after he witnesses a slave buyer and his new slaves back to their plantation and discovers to his horror that the buyer is a vampire - the slaves are to be used not for labor but for food. Lincoln writes in his journal his belief that vampires will continue to exist in America as long as they can easily buy their victims in this manner - to end slavery is to end the scourge of vampires. Lincoln becomes business and political careers by day, continuing to track down the vampires in Henry's letters at night. His life is once again tinged by tragedy when his fiancee McNamar, now a vampire living in Lincoln catches McNamar and kills him, but he decides to give up vampire hunting and instead concentrate on his daytime pursuits. Lincoln marries the

While in Washington, Lincoln meets his old friend who also knows the truth about vampires. Poe tells Lincoln that the vampires are being chased out of their ancestral homes in public outcry over the bloody atrocities of to America because of the slave trade. Poe warns that if the vampires are left unchecked they will eventually seek to enslave all Americans, white and

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black. Lincoln leaves Washington in 1849 and declines to seek re-election; Poe is found attack. In 1857, Henry summons Lincoln to New York City. Here Lincoln and fellow vampire slayer intend to start a civil war so that they can conquer the north and enslave all humans of America. Lincoln runs for the Lincoln loses to Douglas (an ally of the Southern vampires), he gains a great deal of publicity and respect, which allows him to capture the

Lincoln's the as the attacked by Confederate vampires. Lincoln decides that the best way to defeat the vampires is to eliminate their food source and starve them out — to that end, he announces the to fight back against slave owners and vampires alike. This begins to turn the tide of the war. However, the war takes a personal toll on Lincoln. A vampire s vampire so that he will "live" again, but Lincoln is unwilling to allow it. Enraged, he banishes Henry and all other vampires from the White House and refuses to speak to any of them ever again.

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The Civil War ends with the South's defeat. Lincoln receives reports that the vampires in the South are fleeing to wake of the slave system's collapse. Happy for the first time in many years, he attends a play at finds himself shunned and hiding in a Virginia barn as Union troops arrive to arrest him. Henry arrives and confronts Booth inside the burning barn; it is implied that Henry is the one who kills Booth. Lincoln's death is mourned by the nation. His body is brought by a where Henry stands guard.

A century later, during Lincoln writes about spending the previous night at t has used his powers to turn Lincoln into a vampire, believing that "some men are just too interesting to die".

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BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR

Seth Grahame-Smith (born Seth Jared Greenberg; January 4, 1976) is an American best-selling author, screenwriter, and producer of film and television. He is best known as the author of Grahame-Smith is also the co-creator, head writer and executive producer television and film.

Grahame-Smith was born in Deborah Ann (née Williams) and Barry Michael Greenberg. He eventually grew up in

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changed his surname to "Grahame", after author added the surname "Smith", from her re-marriage. Grahame-Smith attended an Episcopal church after his mother's re-marriage (his father was Jewish). His mother was a literary editor and his stepfather was a rare books dealer.

Grahame-Smith's first widely published book was The Big Book of Porn: A Penetrating Look at the World of Dirty Movies, a non-fiction history of the erotic art form published in 2005. The next year, Grahame-Smith published The Spider-Man Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual, an examination of In 2007, Grahame-Smith wrote How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills, a tongue-in-cheek guide to help readers escape situations most often shown in horror films. The book's introduction was written by horror film director satirical Pardon My President: Fold-and-Mail Apologies for 8 Years, a collection of letters addressed to various parties intended to apologize for the wrongs they had suffered under the administration of

The idea for Grahame-Smith's next novel, that Grahame-Smith mix a Enamored of the idea, Grahame-Smith immediately began working on the novel, first by readingPride and Prejudice and then by inserting the gruesome zombie elements, a process he has described as similar to

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Though Quirk Books was initially reluctant to publish the book in fear of alienating Austen’s fans, the novel went to press in 2009, with modest sales expectations. In the weeks prior to the release, however, the book’s popularity swelled dramatically as the cover and title of the novel circulated the internet. Anticipation for the book grew so rapidly that in its first week of release, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies surged to #3 on the translated into over 20 languages.

Building on the success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Grahame-Smith wrote another mash-As the title suggests, this book traces through assassination, relying upon his “secret diaries” to reveal his central role in a world-wide struggle against vampirism. Released on March 2, 2010, this novel debuted at #4 on the category "Hardcover Fiction."

In addition to writing novels, Grahame-Smith made his debut as a

Unholy Night, Grahame-Smith's most recent novel, was released on April 10, 2012. It is the story of three criminals Balthazar, Gaspar, and Melchyor, who will become known as the birth, including the

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Both of Grahame-Smith's best-selling books are currently being adapted as feature films. for this project, but O. Russel left the project. Natalie Portman is producer of the film. Grahame-Smith also adapted his book, adaptation of the and Jeff Richard special script The Waiting. Smith has polished the script for

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REFERENCES

Eagleton, Terry. 1983. Literary Theory. Hongkong: SNPBest-set Tyesetter Ltd. Foster, E.M. 1979. Aspects of the Novel. Arnold: Penguin

Little, William and H.W Fowler. 1983. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Peck, John and Martin Coyle. 1986. Literary Terms and Critism. Beirut: Longman Group Limited.

Rees, R.J. 1973. English Literature: An Introduction for Foreign Readers. Hongkong: The Macmillan Press Limited.

Roberus, Edgar V and Henry E. Jacobs. 1987. Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing. New Jersey: Pretice Hall, Inc.

Smith-Grahame, Seth. 2010. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. New York: Grand Central Publishing.

Watson, George. 1979. The Story of the Novel. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd.

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3. THE ANALYSIS

3.1 Childhood

Abraham was born to farmers Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Lincoln in a log cabin. His father, Thomas, was unable to keep a land for long and was constantly moving residences and building houses using makeshift logs. Abraham was playful during his childhood and developed his strength by cutting wood with an axe. Through his childhood, Abe enjoyed stories and eventually, fascination with vampires. Smith (2012:32) says, “Naturally, the Frenchman’s story, like all vampire stories, was considered folly, a myth concocted to frighten children. Still, Abe found them endlessly fascinating.” His main source of happiness was credited to his mother, who began to become ill after Abe's father refused to pay the local one-armed landlord. Smith (2012:40) says, “His mother had been his soul mate. She had shown him love and encouragement since the day he was born.” Abe entered a small depression after his mother died. Smith (2012:40) says, “No sooner was she buried than Abe resolved to run away.” And when his father revealed that their grandfather was not killed by Natives, but a vampire, Abe angrily swore revenge on all vampires in the country, deducing that the one armed man is a vampire that poisoned his beloved mother. Smith (2012:60) says, “During those three days of anger and grief, I gave into madness and admitted something to myself: I believed in vampires. I believed in them, and I hated them to the last.” And Smith (2012:60) says, “ I hereby resolve to kill every vampire in America.”

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He began training by practicing swinging his axe, creating stakes etc. At the age of 12, the one armed man arrived to collect payment from Thomas, Abraham took his first kill, despite his father's warnings that more will come. Thomas was wrong, as no more came for retribution. Smith (2012:68) says, “Thomas stood aghast. “Look what you’ve done,” he said after a sickened silence. “You’ve killed us.”“On the contrary… I’ve killed him.”“More will come.” Abe had already begun to walk away.“Then I shall need more stakes.”

3.2 First Hunt

When he was sixteen, Abe left the log cabin to find work, and found it as a worker on a boat carrying passengers that left when it reached their destination along the Ohio River. Smith (2012:112) says, “ Mr. Gentry asked if I would join Allen in building and piloting a flatboat of his goods downriver-stopping in Mississipi and points south to sell quantities of corn, pork, and other sundries. For this he would pay me the sum of eight dollars each month, and purchase my steamboat ticket home from New Orleans.”

As a young adult, Abe found a job working on a flatboat carrying goods when he sees a slave auction. He notices that some of the buyers share a resemblance to Henry's descriptions of vampires in the open and follows them after they buy their share of slaves. The vampires lure the slaves into an abandoned warehouse and slaughters them, drinking their blood. Abe is horrified by the sight, and realized that the vampires are using slaves as their primary food

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source in America. To end slavery is to end the scourge of vampires, starting Abe's work in Abolition. Smith (2012:134) says, “The first vampire grabbed the sides of the thickset woman’s head and twisted it backward so that her chin and spine met—his wretched face her dying sight. Another screamed and writhed when she felt the sting of two fangs in her shoulder. But the greater her struggle, the deeper the wound became, and the more freely her precious blood poured into the creature’s mouth. I saw the head of a boy beaten until his brains poured from a hole in his skull, and another man’s head taken entirely. I could do nothing to help them. Not when there were so many. Not without a weapon. The slave master calmly pulled the barn doors closed to stifle the noises of death, and I ran into the night, my face wet with tears. Disgusted with myself for being so helpless. Sickened by what I had seen. But more than anything—sickened by the truth taking shape in my mind. A truth that I had been too blind to see before.”

3.3 First Love

Abe may be a little extreme in his feelings, of course, but he feels all the things that the rest of us feel. He falls in love, he gets sad when he loses something or someone, he gets happy when things turn out well. So, thanks to Abe's journaling, we can hear about his first love, which sounds a lot like something someone in love for the first time. Smith (2012:179) says, “She is the most fetching… most tender…most brilliant star in the heavens! Her only fault is that she lacks sense enough to avoid falling in love with such a fool as I!”

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He began his political career and career in law. He still follows Henry's letters, finding and killing vampires. Abe meets Mary Todd, cousin of one of his vampire hunting partners. The two fall in love and start a family, with Lincoln starting a law firm and elected a term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith (2012:205) says, “By the time Abe won reelection to the State Legislature in 1838, he was becoming known around Springfield as an eloquent speaker and capable lawyer.” During his time with his family, Abe began to fear what would happen if vampires discovered him and his family, a thought that continually haunted him in the form of nightmares. Smith (2012:222) says, “My dance with death must end. I cannot risk leaving Mary without a husband, nor Robert without a father. I have this very morning written Henry and told him that he should no longer count on my ax.”

3.4 President

Abe runs for the Senate against Stephen A. Douglas, who he finds out is an ally of Southern vampires. Although Abe lost his debates towards Douglas, he gains a lot of respect and eventually was elected president of the U.S. Smith (2012:274) says, “Abraham, As you guessed in your letter of September 13th , we must ask you to oppose Mr. Douglas. The Senator, as you no doubt suspect, is one of the many living men who have fallen prey to our enemy’s influence.” Abe's election causes the South to announce secession from the country and the war starts. The war goes badly as the Confederates have vampires on their side.

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Abe decides to free the slaves under the South's control, and announces the Emancipation Proclaimation, and takes joy at the slaves violently rebelling against their vampiric masters. Smith (2012:349) says, “Now, gentlemen, let us starve the devils into defeat by declaring every slave in the South free.”

Abe was then called for one last hunt by Henry, where he investigates a cabin that turns out to be a trap. Smith (2012:288) says, “Abraham, I must ask one more errand of you. He is one of your kind-but looked after by two of mine at all times. Take every caution. Jefferson Davis.” The leader of the vampires there is Jefferson Davis, who believes that he will have power when the vampires rule America. However, at the last second, Henry and his vampire allies arrive just in time to slaughter the enemy vampires as Davis retreats. Smith (2012:299) says, “we still lived. Our executioners, however, were not as fortunate. All three fell in unison, bullets having torn through their skulls. It was a miracle. That miracle was Henry Sturges. He charged out of the dark with eleven Union vampires on his heels.” Henry congratulates Abe on the hunt, while Abe retires from hunting all together. Smith (2012:301) says, “Abraham, I’m pleased to see you alive, old friend.” And Smith (2012:302) says, “It would be the last hunt of Abe’s life.”

3.5 Tragedy

Abe led a happy life with his wife and children, but several of his children died of sickness, leaving his wife's mental health deteriorating. However, the final nail on the coffin is in when a vampire sneaks onto the White House lawn and

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poisons Willy Lincoln. Smith (2012:332) says, “The stranger had grabbed his face, he said, pried his mouth open, and poured something “bitter” into it.” Abe was at first relieved that Willy was healthy when he was immediately checked for illness, but lamented when his son became sick like his grandmother before him and died. Smith (2012:334) says, “Mary could not bring herself to hold another of our little boys as he left this earth. It fell to me to cradle our sleeping son against my chest and gently rock him through the night… through the next morning… and through the day that followed. I refused to let him go; refused to let go of that faintest hope that God would not be so cruel.”

3.6 The War is Won

Eventually, the North won over the South, and Abe could not be happier with the results. Smith (2012:356) says, “As horrible as Antietam was, it was the victory that Abe had been waiting for.” Until Henry writes to him again informing him of the vampires' retreat back to Europe. Smith (2012:363) says, “It brings me joy to report that our enemy has begun its exodus-many back to Europe, others to South America and the Orient where they are less likely to be hunted.” Happy for the first time in years, Abraham decides to celebrate the victory by inviting several politicians to see a play with him and Mary. Smith (2012:366) says, “Abe invited his old friend and fellow vampire hunter to spend a night at the White House.”

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3.7 Death

However, the celebration was tragically interrupted when meglo-manic vampire actor John Wilkes Booth plan to kill Lincoln to inspire the vampires to come back and aimed at the back of Lincoln's head and fired at point-blank range, mortally wounding the President. Smith (2012:381) says, “Booth held steady, waiting, as Hawk’s voice boomed through the theater. He crept forward, leveled the pistol at the back of Lincoln’s head, and carefully…carefully pulled the hammer back. Booth fired.” The dying Lincoln was taken across the street to a nearby house where he lost consciousness upon being laid on a bed. Smith (2012:385) says, “ Charles Leale, twenty-three, helped his fellow soldiers lower the president onto a bed on the first floor of Petersen’s Boarding House-directly across the street from Ford’s Theater.” Nine hours later, Lincoln died. Smith (2012:386) says, “Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 in the morning, on the Ides of April 1865.”

Abe was buried at his birthplace, and his son Willy was exhumed to be place alongside his father. Smith (2012:392) says, “On the morning of April 21st, 1865, Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train left Washington and began the journey home to Springfield.” After his burial, Henry made a choice and dug Lincoln up to do something that would shock those who would open the casket later. Smith (2012:395) says, “In fact, none had even managed to pry the president’s heavy casket lid open. If they had, they would have been shocked by what they found.”

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4. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

4.1 Conclusion

After analyzing the main role of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter in this paper, role is include the character but one of the important elements in novel, besides theme, plot, setting, and point of view.

Role is the play that a character presented in works of narrative who convey their personal qualities through dialogues and actions by which the reader or audience understand their thoughts, feelings, intentions, and motives. Role can affect the reader and give positive or negative impacts. They may evil or good. He or she may learn and be better for the experience or may miss the point and be unchanged.

In Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, Abraham Lincoln is the main role. Abraham is a poor boy who lived on the edge of the country and he fought his way up to the presidency; and then he led the country through one of the biggest, most dangerous wars. But at the same time, Abe is kind of a regular guy, a fact that comes out especially in the journal where he writes down his feelings and thoughts. That makes him just like us.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter contains very bravery mysterious historical story. Seth Grahame-Smith, the author of this novel is a famous writer, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is one of his best-seller novel in the world. By reading this novel, we can find a wisdom of Abraham Lincoln way of life.

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By hard efforts and work hard in understanding the topic discussion, the writer has been able to finish this paper as one of the requirements to acquire English D-III certificate at University of Sumatera Utara.

4.2 Suggestions

At the end of this paper, the writer hopes that this paper will make the readers can understand more about role and character in Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and the readers are interested in reading this novel.

This paper can give a clear explanation about Abraham role to the readers. This paper can also be used as guidance to other students in analyzing novel, especially the main role. The writer hopes that other student can analyze other elements of literary works: theme, plot, setting, point of view, and especially role of Abraham Lincoln in the novel.

The writer wants to convey the positive message from this novel to the readers. We must brave ourselves to fight our life, no matter how it is hard, we always have a partner that will stay beside us.

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2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Roberus (1987:1) says “Literature refers to compositions that tell stories, dramatize situations, express emotions, and analyze and advocate ideas.” It is most commonly used to refer to the works of creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction.

Eagleton (1983:1) says, “There have been various attempts to define literature. You can define it, for example, as “imaginative” writing in the sense of fiction-writing which is not really true. But even the briefest reflection on what people commonly include under the heading of literature suggest that this will do.” Literature as imaginative writing is reflected from people thought, that is not really true.

One of the fiction proses is novel. Novel is an extended work of prose fiction, longer than a short story or a medium-length fiction, called a novelette or novella. Watson (1979:3) says, “Novel is the name of literary kind, and there is a story to tell about how, over the centuries, its substance has widened and its conventions changed.” It means that novel is literary work that narrate life story in centuries ago. Novels have significant elements: characters, plots, structures, and themes. Watson (1979:5) says, “ A novel is a way learning about how things were or are cognitive instrument: and those who distruct stories as evidence should consider how often in conversation we use the to make points or answer question.” It means that we can learn about things were or are cognitive instrument from a novel.

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2.1 Character

A character is a television show/series, or dialogues and actions by which the readers or audiences may understand their thoughts, feelings, intentions and motives. In literature, characters guide the readers through their stories, helping them to understand plots and pounder themes.

The character may win, lose, or tie. He or she may learn and be better for the experience or may miss the point and be unchanged.

E. M. Foster (1979:6) says, “ There are two basic types of characters “round character” and “flat character.”

Round Character is that he or she recognizes, changes with, or adjusts to circumtances. The round characters are usually the main figures in a story, profit from the experience and undergoes a change or an alternation, which may be shown in one action or some actions, the realization of new strength and therefore be the affirmation of previous decisions, the acceptance of new condition, or the discovery of unrecognized truths. The round character usually plays a major role in a story. Round characters are often called the hero or the heroine. Many main characters are anything but heroic, however, and it is therefore prefelable to use the more neutral word protagonist. The protagonist is the central of the action, moves against to an antagonist, and exhibits the ability to adapt to new circumstances.

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Flat character in contrast, do not grow. They remain the same because they may be stupid or insensitive or lacking in knowledge or insight. They end where they begin and are static, not dynamic. But the flat characters are not therefore worthless, for they usually highlight the development of the round characters. Sometimes, the flat characters are prominent in certain types of literature, such as cowboy, police, and detective stories, where the focus is less on character than on performance. They must be strong, tough, and clever enough to perform recurring tasks like solving a crime, overcoming a villain, or finding a treasure. The term stock character refers to characters in these repeating situations. To degree that stock characters have many common traits, they are representative of their class, or group. Such characters, with variations in names, ages, and sexes have been constant in literature since the ancient Greeks. Some regular stock characters are the insensitive father, the interfering mother, the sassy younger brother or sister, the greedy politician, the resourceful cowboy or detective, the overbearing or henpecked husband, the submissive or nagging wife, and the angry police captain.

Stock characters stay flat as long as they merely perform their role and exhibit conventional and unindividual traits. When they posses no attitudes except those of their class, they are labeled stereotype, because they all seem to be cast from the same mold or printing matrix.

There are flat character and round character. Flat character never changes. A loud, obnoxious “background” character who remains the same throughout the story is static. A boring character who is never changed by events is also static.

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Round character is unlike a static character, a dynamic characters does change and grow as the story unfolds. Dynamic characters respond to events and experience a change in attitude or outlook.

2. 2 Role

When you write a character analysis, you must also define each character's role. In addition to having personality traits, characters also fill certain roles in a story. They either play a major role, as a central element to the story, or they play a minor role to serve a supporting role in the story.

A story may have more than eight characters, but all characters (including groups of people or the story’s setting) can serve a particular role.

Protagonist, the character responsible for handling the main problem and the one most in need of change, emotionally.

Antagonist, the primary bad guy. The character that opposes the protagonist outright on all counts, physically and emotionally.

Mentor, the protagonist’s conscience and the prevailing side to the thematic argument. The mentor voices or represents the lesson that must be learned by the protagonist in order to change for the better and achieve the goal. (Note: Be mindful of creating a mentor who is as perfect and principled as humans can be, for doing so will make the character seem inhuman. Instead, let the mentor be flawed, like all us humans.)

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Tempter, the right-hand to the antagonist. The tempter doesn’t need to know the antagonist, but they both stand for the same thing: stopping the protagonist from achieving the protagonist’s goal. The tempter tries to manipulate and convince the protagonist to join the “dark side”. However, in the end, the tempter can change his/her mind and realize the benefit of joining the good guys.

Sidekick, the protagonist’s unconditionally loving friend. This character can get frustrated with the protagonist and have doubts, but will always stand by the protagonist in the end. Typically, the sidekick embodies the theme without even realizing it. (The mentor can explain the theme, while the sidekick just does it without thinking and can’t explain it – they just do it).

Skeptic, the lone objector. The skeptic does not believe in the theme nor in the importance of achieving the protagonist’s goal. Without loyalties, the skeptic is on his/her own path. The skeptic may like the protagonist and want the protagonist to succeed but not at the cost of the skeptic’s goals. However, the skeptic may have a change of heart by the end of the story.

Emotional, this character acts according to their gut and lets motions fuel decisions. Impulsive. Reactive. Sometimes the emotional character is right and succeeds in ways that a thinking person would never have even tried, but sometimes the character finds trouble by not thinking before jumping.

Logical, the rational thinker who plans things out, shoots for logical solutions and gives reasonable, matter-of-fact answers to questions. However, sometimes the head needs to listen to the heart to work at its best.

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2.3 History

History (from investigation") is an discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of events. The term includes generically implied to mean called usefulness by discussing the study of the discipline as an end in itself and as a way of providing "perspective" on the problems of the present. Stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the tales surroundi because they do not support the "disinterested investigation" required of the discipline of history. Events occurring prior to written record are considered

Ancient influences have helped spawn variant interpretations of the nature of history which have evolved over the centuries and continue to change today. The modern study of history is wide-ranging, and includes the study of specific regions and the study of certain topical or thematical elements of historical investigation. Often history is taught as part of primary and secondary education, and the academic study of history is a

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2.3.1 Etymology

The word entered the "relation of incidents, story". In general. The restriction to the meaning "record of past events" arose in the late 15th century. It was still in the Greek sense that the late 16th century, when he wrote about him, historia was "the knowledge of objects determined by space and time", that sort of knowledge provided by a

In an expression of the linguistic

史 vs. 诌) now designates separate words for

human history and Germanic and Romance languages, which are solidly synthetic and highly inflected, the same word is still used to mean both "history" and "story". The adjective historical is attested from 1661, and historic from 1669.

Historian in the sense of a "researcher of history" is attested from 1531. In all happened with men", and "the scholarly study of the happened", the latter sense sometimes distinguished with a capital letter, "History", or the word

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2.3.2 Description

Historians write in the context of their own time, and with due regard to the current dominant ideas of how to interpret the past, and sometimes write to provide lessons for their own society. In the words of history is contemporary history". History is facilitated by the formation of a 'true discourse of past' through the production of narrative and analysis of past events relating to the human race. The modern discipline of history is dedicated to the institutional production of this discourse.

All events that are remembered and preserved in some authentic form constitute the historical record. The task of historical discourse is to identify the sources which can most usefully contribute to the production of accurate accounts of past. Therefore, the constitution of the historian's archive is a result of circumscribing a more general archive by invalidating the usage of certain texts and documents (by falsifying their claims to represent the 'true past').

The study of history has sometimes been classified as part of the as a bridge between those two broad areas, incorporating methodologies from both. Some individual historians strongly support one or the other classification. In the 20th century, French

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Traditionally, historians have recorded events of the past, either in writing or by passing on an questions through the study of written documents and oral accounts. For the beginning, historians have also used such sources as monuments, inscriptions, and pictures. In general, the sources of historical knowledge can be separated into three categories: what is written, what is said, and what is physically preserved, and historians often consult all three. But writing is the marker that separates history from what comes before.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1Background of the Study

Roberus and Jacobs in their book Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing (1987:2) say, “Litelature is classified into four genres: prose fiction, poetry, drama, and prose nonfiction.” From the four genres, the writer choosed to discuss that is the prose fiction, exactly on novel. Fiction is distinguished from the works it imitates, such as historical accounts, reports, biographies, autobiographies, letters, and personal memoirs and meditations.

Peck and Coyle in their book Literary Term and Critism (1986:102) say, “Most people are concerned with ordinary people and their problems in the societies in which they find themselves. Some of novels are fictions and some based on true stories.” Some novels are entertain and also give the meaning messages to the readers. They also can impress the readers.

Seth Grahame-Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies a has been adapted as a feature film.

Role, which is first recorded in English in 1606, came to us from French already having the sense "a part one has to play." The word rôle in its earlier history (Old French rolle) had meant "a roll, as of parchment," particularly with reference to a manuscript roll. The word could also mean "a legal document" or "a list or register." From such uses it also came to refer to the text from which an actor learned a part. This use brought the word into the world of the theater where

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it has played an important role ever since. The theatrical meaning was then generalized to include parts played off the stage. Role is a set of connected dialogue are belong to role. As the focus on this paper, the writer will narrate the role of Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter novel.

1.2Problem of the Study

The problem is to find the role of Abraham Lincoln in the Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, the story of him from the beginning to the end.

1.3Scope of the Study

There are many aspects that can be discussed in this novel, but the writer is interested to discuss the role of Abraham Lincoln. It is limited only to discuss about the role viewed from the Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter to make the paper clearly understood by the readers.

1.4Purpose of the Study

The purpose of the study in writing this paper are to find the role of Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, about the story that shown by his actions and words and to give a clear understanding about the role and story through this novel.

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1.5Reason for Choosing the Topic

The writer choose the role of Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter because it was more interesting to be discussed. The writer also wanted to improve the information about Abraham Lincoln including the history and message of his role.

1.6Method of the Study

The writers uses library research in writing this paper. The first step is the writer reads the novel to understand the story. After having understood, the writer reads literature books and browses data from internet to get information about role. The second step is sorting the data that have been collected. And the last step is analyzing the data.

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ABSTRACT

The paper entitled “The Role of Abraham Lincoln from Seth Grahame-Smith’s Novel Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter” is about the main character that found in novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, that is Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. The writer chooses to analyze this novel, because of it contains a historical story. It tells about Abraham Lincoln who was freed the slaves and Proclamation Emancipation in America. There are many aspects that we can learn from this novel. From Abraham role, for example, he has a strong heart, he always struggle for his problem and freed the slaves. In working on this paper, the writer uses research method, like library research.

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ABSTRAK

Kertas Karya yang berjudul "The Role of Abraham Lincoln from Seth Grahame-Smith’s Novel Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" ini membahas tentang karakter utama yang terdapat di dalam novel karya Seth Grahame-Smith, yaitu Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. Penulis memilih untuk menganalisis novel ini, karena berisi cerita bersejarah. Novel ini menceritakan tentang Abraham Lincoln membebaskan para budak dan mengumumkan Proklamasi Emansipasi di Amerika. Ada banyak aspek yang bisa kita pelajari dari novel ini. Dari peran Abraham, misalnya, ia memiliki hati yang kuat, dia selalu berjuang melewati masalahnya dan membebaskan para budak. Dalam mengerjakan makalah ini, penulis menggunakan metode penelitian, seperti penelitian kepustakaan.

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THE ROLE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN FROM SETH

GRAHAME-SMITH’S NOVEL: ABRAHAM LINCOLN

VAMPIRE HUNTER

A PAPER

WRITTEN

BY

ANGGI ADAM ERMANDO

REG.NO.102202062

DIPLOMA-III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM

FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDY

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA

MEDAN

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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

I, ANGGI ADAM ERMANDO, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where reference is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for or awarded another degree.

No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in any tertiary education.

Signed :

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COPYRIGHT DECLARATION

Name : ANGGI ADAM ERMANDO

Title of paper : The Role of Abraham Lincoln from Seth Smith’s Novel “Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter” Qualifiqation : D-III / Ahli Madya

Study Program : English

I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion of the Librarian of the Diploma-III English Department Faculty of Letters USU on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia.

Signed :

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ABSTRACT

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ABSTRAK

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First of all, I would like to thank Allah SWT, for all the blessing and gives me health, strength, and inspiration to finish this paper as one of the requirements to get Diploma-III certificate from English Diploma Study Program, University of Sumatera Utara.

• Special thanks go to my amazing parents, Drs. Erman and Novrita Adlina, for supporting, loving, caring, praying, and believing in me.

• My beloved siblings, Anggara Patria and Angelina Patricia, thanks for you existed. I love you.

• Thank you to Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A., as the Dean of Faculty of Culture. • Thank you to Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A., as the Head of English

Diploma Study Program who gives me advices to finish this paper.

• Thank you to Dra. Syahyar Hanum, DPFE as my supervisor, who gives me corrections and advices to finish this paper.

• Thank you for all the lecturers in English Diploma Study Program for giving me knowledges.

• My beloved friends : Ivanaliza Jalaludin, Atika Akhmar, Nelfi Okmita, Sadrakh Anthony, and Nurhayati. Thanks for your support and discussion, we can through all of this together.

• My one line college friends : Heri Anggawan, Ahmad Dhani, Ryan Rosta, Mahyar Salim, Rahmad, Adrian Sucipto. I like our nonsense conversation, thanks for your kindness to me.

• To my soccer team : Teguh Arif Febianto, Ahmad Ridwan Sutrisno, Rikcy Almeda Siregar, Alif Judha Nugraha, Nanda Fadhillah Daulay, Muhammad Zulfahmi. We always together in the night, thank you for support and our friendship.

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And finally, I realize that this paper is far from being perfect, I hope that those who read this paper may give critics and suggestions for making it better.

Medan, 2013 The Writer,

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Anggi Adam Ermando Reg.No. 102202062

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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ... i

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ... ii

ABSTRACT ... iii

ABSTRAK ... iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... v

TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study ... 1

1.2 Problem of the Study ... 2

1.3 Scope of the Study ... 2

1.4 Purpose of the Study ... 2

1.5 Reason for choosing the Topic ... 3

1.6 Method of the Study ... 3

2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Character ... 5

2.2 Role ... 7

2.3 History ... 9

2.3.1 Etymology ... 10

2.3.2 Description ... 11

3. THE ANALYSIS 3.1 Childhood ... 13

3.2 First Hunt ... 14

3.3 First Love ... 15

3.5 President ... 16

3.5 Tragedy ... 17

3.6 The War Is Won ... 18

3.7 Death ... 19

4. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 4.1 Conclusions ... 20

4.2 Suggestions ... 21

REFERENCES ... 22

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Approved by Supervisor,

Dra. Syahyar Hanum, DPFE. NIP. 19510907 197902 2 001

Submitted to Faculty of Culture Study University of Sumatera Utara

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Diploma-III in English Study Program

Approved by

Head of English Diploma Study Program,

Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. NIP. 19521126198112 1 001

Approved by the Diploma-III of English Study Progam Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara As a Paper for the Diploma-III Examination

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Accepted by the Board of Examiner in partial of the requirements for the D-III Examination of the Diploma-III of English Study Program, Faculty of Culture Study, University of Sumatera Utara.

The examination is held on June 2013

Faculty of Culture Study University of Sumatera Utara Dean,

1. Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. (Head of ESP) Dr. Syahron Lubis, MA

NIP. 19511013197603 1 001

Board of examiners : Signature

2. Dra. Syahyar Hanum, DPFE. (Supervisor)