another way that suitable with his skills and effective to tame his dragon. He finds a way that he that is called as a
dr agon’s motivation. He will try those motivations
one by one to find the more effective ways to train his dragon. Introspective, serious, and purposeful
sides are the characteristics of melancholic type. It is the second dominant personality since the characteristics appear more than three
times in the story.
Hiccup also has the third dominant personality which is choleric. Hiccup shows his desire more than one time that he really needs a change in his social
status. Hiccup seems more enthusiastic than before. He becomes so positive and it makes him feels an urge to change in his social status so desperately. Unfortunately,
he fails the final test because the dragons are fighting. He is disappointed because all he wants to become the official member of the tribe is now impossible.
[Excerpt 40] JUST ONCE, yelled Hiccup. Why couldnt you let me be a Hero JUST
ONCE? I didnt want anything amazing, just to pass this STUPID TEST so I could become a proper Viking like everybody else. Thors thunder boomed
and crackled above him blackly. p.126
He is angry because after he tries everything he still fails in the test. He seems very disappointed with the result because he yells at Thor for the first time.
Hiccup’s spirit starts to diminish but he is still responsible. After failing at the test, the boys will be banished the day after because there is a storm coming. The storm
bought two giant dragons to Berk. The elder and the villagers gather at the great hall to discuss on how to make one of the dragons leave from Berk. They come up
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as the only one who can speak dragoness in Berk to ask whether the Green Death comes in peace or not. Hiccup shows his responsibility as the heir of the chieftain.
After the conflict of the story arises, Hiccup develops a new dominant personality. The personality is melancholic. The m
elancholic’s characteristic that the writer found are self-sacrificing and genius.
Hiccup’s previous dominant personalities are nowhere to be found in Hiccup except his kindness. He replaces
those negative personality’s characteristics with the more positive characteristics
that are admired by other people in this case are genius, can figure things out, lead, and organized without being bossy. According to Maslow 1974, characteristics
which are likely lead someone to social rejection such as shyness, bossiness, and aggressiveness are more subject to change than those which are admired such as,
ambition, generosity, cooperativeness and affection p. 126. The changing in the personality’s characteristic can be seen in Hiccup. Instead of being uninvolved
because he will be banished, he voluntarily wants to help the villagers. He sacrifices his own safety even though asking the giant dragon, Green Death, will be the last
thing he does. [Excerpt 41]
If I go and kill myself talking to this Beast from Hell, I will be considered Heroic enough to join the Tribe of Hooligans? Stoick looked more
embarrassed than ever. Absolutely, he said. OK, then, said Hiccup. Ill do it.p.144-145
Fortunately, the Green Death does not
want to eat yet because he is still sleepy. Hiccup uses that limited time to think an effective plan to kill the Green
Death before it eats them. Hiccup really shows his responsibility to keep the village and villagers safe. He can actually
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else to avoid the punishment but he decides to stay. He finally can show his true self as a clever boy as Old Wrinkly said.
[Excerpt 42] Anyway, said Old Wrinkly, it might be just what this Tribe needs, a
change in leadership style. Because the thing is, times are changing. We cant get away with being bigger and more violent than everybody else any
more. IMAGINATION. Thats what they need and what youve got. A Hero of the Future is going to have to be clever and cunning, not just a big lump
with overdeveloped muscles. p.64 After Hiccup knows that there is another giant dragon in Berk, he finds a
way to defeat both of them. Even though his plan is not perfect and not guaranteed that it will work, but
it is the only plan and hope that they have. He needs more support to help him run the plan. Thus, he needs his friends to make the plan
successful. Moreover, because Hiccup is the only one who makes the plan, he takes the charge and leads the plan so it can go smoothly as he designed. In the previous
part, Hiccup seems to be the follower, but in this part he becomes the leader. According to Ekstrand
2012, one of the choleric’s characteristics is choleric will lead and organized other. Hiccup finally shows his true self as the leader of the
group. He proves that he is able to lead and organizes others and will be a great leader someday.
[Excerpt 43] “He lifted his arm to give the command to begin. Go, whispered Hiccup.
GO yelled back the boys, and ten dragons flew up and circled around the vast sleeping head. Just as the Green Death inhaled, Hiccup shouted
NOW and the dragons let go of the feather bombs
p.173.”
It shows that Hiccup has gained his respect from others. His friends start to
see Hiccup’s true self as a genius and as a good leader who is ready to sacrifice his life for other’s need. The proof that Hiccup has gained his respect is when the boys
listen to and follow Hiccup’s commands. He finally gains his reputation and respect from the ways he treats his friends which reflects on how his leadership skill is.
The other choleric’s characteristic is solving problems. After they make the
giant dragons fight one another, the villagers need to wait and see the result. After several minutes, the dragons are lying on the ground but one of them is still alive
and he is very angry. Hiccup yells at the villagers to run back toward the village. When everybody starts to run and hide, Hiccup run through an open space so that
Green Death will catch him instead of other villagers. Hiccup is eaten by the dragon,
but he fortunately hinged in the German’s spear inside the dragon’s mouth. From
inside of dragon’s mouth,
he can see two tiny holes. The function of the holes is as
a way for a fire to come out. When Hiccup desperately hangs inside the dragon’s
mouth. He also has to figure on how he can get out alive but also kill the giant dragon. At the same time, the digesti
on system of the dragon’s starts. Hiccup finally has an idea that is worth to try. He blocks the fire hole with the horns in his helmet.
[Excerpt 44] When Hiccup was hanging in the Sea Dragons throat, desperately repeating
I need to live, I need to live to himself, he had taken off his helmet and had plugged the horns as hard as he could into the fire holes. It was a perfect
fit. p.198 Not long after, the dragon is ready to set the village on fire. He blows but
no fire comes out of his mouth. Then, he blows harder, but the next thing happened is the dragon blows up by his fire which is trapped inside his own body. The dragon
dies and Hiccup is saved because his dragon Toothless comes to save him when he floats in the air.
After that day, Hiccup is known as the Hero of Berk. People start calling him Hiccup “the useful” not Hiccup “the useless” anymore. He gains his reputation,
respect, and also he already becomes the official member of Berk. [Excerpt 45]
Hooligans and Meatheads Terrors of the Seas, Sons of Thor and most feared Masters of the Dragon I feel humbled to present you with the most
recent member of the Hooligan Tribe. I give you my son --HICCUP THE USEFUL And the words Hiccup the Useful came echoing down from
the hills behind and were shouted back again by the cheering crowd, and were picked up and carried on the night breeze, until the whole world
seemed to be telling Hiccup that maybe he was going to be Useful after all. p. 210
Hiccup’s Characterization
Approach Personality’s
characteristics Theory of
Tragic Theories of
Human Temperaments
Exposition Phlegmatic
1. Fearful and worried 2. Prefer to be uninvolved
3. Kind
4. Unenthusiastic Melancholic
1. Introspective 2. Serious and purposeful
Choleric 1. Compulsive
Climax Melancholic
1. Genius 2. Self-sacrificing
Resolution Choleric
1.Leading and Organizing 2. Solving problems
Su mmary of Hiccup’s personality development
Table 1 above is the summary on Hiccup’s personality development. The
development begins from Hiccup’s characterization as the main data of the study. Next, the finding is divided into two part which are exposition above bolded line
and climax and resolution b elow bolded line to see the development on Hiccup’s
personalities before and after conflict. Next, from the exposition part, the writer found three dominant personalities. The first dominant personality is phlegmatic
with four characteristics which are fearful and worried, prefer to be uninvolved, kind, and unenthusiastic. Second dominant personality is melancholic with two
characteristics which are introspective and serious purposeful. The third dominant personality is choleric with only one characteristic which is compulsive.
Later, during and after the conflict, Hiccup’s personalities are developed. Hiccup
now has two dominant personalities. The first personality is melancholic with two characteristics which are genius and self-sacrificing. The second dominant
personality is choleric with two characteristics which are leading and organizing and solving problems.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATION, AND SUGGESTIONS
A. Conclusions
From the analysis, the writer found the answer to the question formulated in the first chapter. The problem formulated is how Hiccup’s personality development
is depicted in the point of view of psychological approaches in his preadolescence stage. To answer the question, the writer applied library study to analyze the novel
in order to find clues of Hiccup’s personalities in exposition, climax, and resolution parts. After the writer found some clues, the clues were divided into four types of
personalities. Next, the writer categorized the clues based on each personality’s characteristics to analyze the most dominant personality based on the amount of
personality’s characteristics found from clues. The result of the analysis was that Hiccup had several main personalities in
the exposition. The main personalities in Hiccup during exposition were phlegmatic, melancholic, and choleric. Each of the personality has its own
characteristics. The p hlegmatic’s characteristics which were found in Hiccup’s
characterization were fearful and worried, stay uninvolved, kind, and unenthusiastic. Moreover, the m
elancholics’s characteristics which were found were introspective, serious, and purposeful. The
last, Hiccup’s choleric’s characteristic which was found during the exposition was compulsive.
After the exposition, the conflict of the story begun to arise. The conflict was included in the climax part.
Therefore, the writer decided to put the climax and the resolution as one part to give a
clearer explanation on Hiccup’s personality development during and after the conflict. Hiccup showed his personality
development during the climax until the resolution. Previously, Hiccup’s most dominant personality were phlegmatic, melancholic, and choleric. In the climax and
the resolution parts, Hiccup showed melancholic and phlegmatic as the most dominant personalities. The m
elancholic’s characteristics found in Hiccup during climax until resolution were genius and self-sacrificing. Then, the c
holeric’s characteristics found in Hiccup were capable of leading and organizing, and capable
of solving problems. Those personality’s characteristics were dominated by the
positive characteristics or as the strength for someone to possess. After knowing the differences
between Hiccup’s main personality during the exposition to the climax and the resolution, the writer used theory of factor of
personality change by Hurlock 1974. The writer used the theory to find the reason why Hiccup’s personality developed from the exposition until resolution. From
eight reasons which are stated by Hurlock, the writer only found one main reason. The reason was there is a change in social pressure which make Hiccup had greater
responsibilities and task in order to be accepted in the tribe. In conclusions, Hiccup’s personality was developed from phlegmatic,
melancholic, and choleric became melancholic and choleric in the end of the story. The development was caused by the change in social pressure. Finally, Hiccup was
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B. Implication
After reading a novel, the reader not only get the pleasure but also can get some knowledge about life. For example, some novels contain life-lesson that teach
the readers to be more confident, to make friends, and to be more responsible. A novel also become a great source for teaching and learning activities. Through
novel, the reader can increase their vocabularies, grammar, and reading skill. How to Train Your Dragon is a fictional novel which tells about an
adventure of a young boy named Hiccup. The novel explains about the personality development in Hiccup which influenced by his society. Hiccup was mocked and
jeered by his friends and labeled as “The Useless” because he is different. The writer saw
that Hiccup’s experience was also happened in our life. Since the story
almost similar in people’s life, the novel can be a source for lecturers to teach about moral values. The writer suggests that the lecturers use the
novel in Book Report course for PBI students in the first semester. There are some steps about the procedures of teaching and learning activities. First, the lecturers
introduce the novel entitled How to Train Your Dragon as the main source for teaching-learning activities. Second, the lecturers distribute some question related
to the novel. Third, the students should answer the question and the answer should be submitted in the following week. Fourth, the students read the novel for a week
to answer the question. Fifth, the students submit the answer. Sixth, the lecturers and students discuss the questions together and the students share their opinions
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C. Suggestions
In this part, there are three points that is going to be presented. The first point presents the suggestions for the future researchers. The second point is
suggestions for the teachers. The third point states the suggestions for parents.
1. Suggestions for Future Researchers
How to Train Your Dragon is a novel for children. The novel has a simple story line which is easy to understand. The story contains life and social
experiences of a young boy named Hiccup. The conflicts and events give the readers some lessons about personality development and the reason why personality
development can happen. Therefore, after reading the novel, the readers can have several positive values from the novel.
As this study focuses on Hiccup’s personality development in his pre- adolescent stage, the future researchers can focus on the other characters
’ personality development, for example; Snotloud, who also develops in the story.
Moreover, this novel is about a young boy named Hiccup who experiences personality development in his pre-adolescent stage. The novel also has other
sequels which is when Hiccup grows older. Here, the future researchers can analyze the personality development which happen in his young adolescent, adolescent or
late adolescent stage. Another interesting aspect is that the novel also comes in movies, so the future researchers can analyze Hiccup’s personality development in
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2. Suggestion for Teachers
This novel also has some values that can be used to improve teaching and learning activities. The first value is the effect of verbal and social bullying.
Bullying has four types. They are physical bullying, social bullying, verbal bullying, and cyber bullying. This novel can be used to show examples of verbal
bullying and social bullying that have been used and the effect of it on shaping children’s personality. Bullying happens every time and everywhere particularly at
school. Therefore, teachers should be able to detect before the bullying starts to happen. This novel presents some examples of verbal and social bullying’s
characteristics. This novel will help the teachers to detect verbal and social bullying if it happens among the students and prevent it in the future. The second, this novel
can be used as a source of verbal bullying words that should be avoided by teachers in teaching and learning activities.
For example, “Hiccup will be leading you, although he is, admittedly, completely useless, because Hiccup is the son of the
CHIEF, and thats th e way things go with us Vikings….” said Gobber, Hiccup’s
teacher p. 5. By using positive constructive words in teaching and learning activities, it is hoped
that teachers will build student’s confidence and communication skill better. The third, this novel can be used by students to reflect
on their behaviors. This novel con tains of how verbal and social bullying’s effects
on children’s personality. Teachers can use this novel as the refection tools for students to see the effect of bullying among them. Hopefully, this novel can teach
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