RESPONSIBILITY, OBLIGATION AND CONSCIENCE THROUGH NORA'S CHARACTER IN HENDRIK IBSEN'S A DOOL'S HOUSE: MORAL VALUES.
Responsibility, Obligation and Conscienc€ Throuqh Nora's
Character in Eenrik lbsetr's
Aqsllgggg$: Moral Valu€s
A Th€sls
SubDilted tu Psrtirt FultllmeDt of theRcquiEm.rt
lor the D€gr
ofsri.[a S$tre
05135001
ENGLISE DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LETTERS
ANDA]-AS UNI\TRSITY
.
PA'ANG
20t0.
ABSTRAK
E!!s!
d.le
Skipsi ini nenbajid nilai nonl Fns rerltudug dalan dana A t)olt s
l1tuik lbsen. Nilai noral ini dilihar nelatuj seoma 10L0! uteB
yea
dlua
benana Non.
korya
Unluk neDEealie l€msalahm rhe ditenukaku dalm pencliLi itri,
penulis nen8sualo lendekatar nonl oleh Berlcns. Betens mc.laLlan bahr,r
nlai-n' r roml r.n;u Jr . i.!ni \dto il i no:l )dA be.ru6uuu Aer um
llnssmgjasan, nilai noral yang herhubuq dengdkcmjibm, dd nitai norat
ymc bdlubuns dmgM hali lrrlmi
Ddi
hdil
alisa
terehu! !€nulis ne.emuk& banM iinskab tah i6ko!
lldnE daln .enh A ioI Hotse dergdduA r,n\in nit{ ToE )jI]
berhlbuAe deosd bCgug ld*oo. nil i rorat yarr berrbul.r o"ig,,
kewajibd de nilai noral yans berhubmge denstu hari ll]fui ie6cbut. Tokob
utnna daLan dnfr! ini nerujuld adanya kcsdda ate ta,sguB ja{ab,
kewajibm dm hlti nlrui dalm sellkuk r sctia! tinsknn hluya
CEA?TER
I
INTRODUCTION
l.I
The Bqckground ofthe Res€{ch
ln sme of lnnary work,
hlmant life.
rhe audror usurlly delivcB a nessage
Thcse meseses conlair
evehl
noality. Hund behavior md scidy's life
valucs in hunan,s life for exmpte
is clated ro Dorslity.
content md vdlues ofth€ smicry. since the mo.at critioism b€tongs
apprcach, the
work.
srner
ln his
w
ts 10 apply this app.oEch to
tl uonlems
r.
rhe
rhs
€xtri.sic
tnd n6al vllues h a lirdaly
eseys enlided MoslTPhilosoobical Aporcach by
hnp:/hww.q6desv€r.com, it explained about Hnn&isr
a
rh$ porrays
{d
noral
rR relvis
in
ciii.kn 4 sell
ppmach He says, Moral/Pbilosophiml crilios belicvc dai inc
Philosophiql
leger pu$ose of literaim is
10
lilentue gives us
a dosmiprior
ofnoEliry
bow aboul noral
values lhat
teeh moraliry". 'lne sbLement shows thai the
in nuna!,s
lif.. Thus,
t
nnporlnL ro
's
con€m in
a literary work for
LiteratuE is lhe renection of hunm,s tife
p3nicul& period. To find outmo6lvahes in
the charactels atritude
dd
behavior
a
lirmy
&d
num&
s expenenoe.
cerrain seiery
s tite or
work, @dcs should dalyrc
in the s@iciy. Dle nr rhcsc icaso.5, it
is
chaUmsine to analyze horal values in A Doll s House by Hetuik Ibsen since this
drama deais
vith NoMceid moFl
values
in ninct€mh
century which sritr
innuerced by VictoriM €d . TherefoE, ir is cleely enoush thar $mugh
work the mitcr
Eaders
cs
@nvey noral values or hunm s
cd sel moral neseges.
tite
,litmr,
d society s lire dd rhe
rt.
r 'e wnr. ro m \/( I J a na winen b) HeTil
Dollt
b.!n.
fiousc. This drama was
Ntt€d in 1379.Ileril lbsa
as rhc aulhor conveys moral values rhrough the srory
of drda. Acrually, Itscn tos
oM
u
stylc of ldgnage that is e6y 10
choo*s this litemry wort b@sc this
tormrd
lle cba@lers
noml vrlucad
r
erst2nd for
dtra
anitude. By tualyzinq
$e rerdd Thu3, thc wnc.
is also @ncemd with noBl values
tie dma. thc witcr rics io
catch
rh.
ifre, rh.r;.li!er
Sine Benen's thcory about thee charcreristics of monl valus rough
Esponsibilny, oblisarion
ed
conscie.ce do &alyzed in
Ibsn. llrus, this iosdch entitles
6
{Dql&.gqss
br Henrik
Resporsibiliry, Oblisltion, lnd Consci€nce
Throupt Nora's Chancler in Hebriklb.cn\ ADoll's Housd Monl VxluB.
1.2 ldeofincrtion
oflhe problem
Ercry lnenry work
hd mo6l
valucs left 10 be ssDed by r€adets
ecial
purpose of lhe author. Dascd on the
*rite.
srares thaL rhe
si.ce the
'lima
nonl
rhd
expldalion in dc h.cksromd aboye, rhc
Foblen that is goins to
concen sirh
s
be &atyzed here is
tie harat
latues.
lalues drcush the nain ch@ctets anitude
nded
Nora
Ii6!
noral values Elated to Esponsibiht. Seoond, norat vatnes Elared to
oblisalion.
inA Doll
Tni
,
s House whidh desqibes thrse charrcterkrics
ofmod v,np\
noral values related to conscience lhroueh rhcir arnudes. Ihus. rbe
CHAPTER
IV
CONCLUSION
Aiid dallzi.g A Doll
found in tbe play
s House- by using
{Dd&.Eq!g
that h
pichftd bt
A Dollt Ltous, thEe chaEden$ics of moal
cbaeleF ee
fouDd. The chaEcteristic
rclalcd lo rcsponsibility, obligation
NoB
os the
noml rpproach, no6l values
the
are
nain chaEctcr Morcovcr, in
valu€s that are rcncccd by thc
ol noral lalues consisl of moal
nain
valucs
dd snscience.
mai. ciaEcter in thc play
behatior in her life, such
oblisation, her conscience
4
6.
Esponsible, she tulfilled ber
No$cgid in ninet*nth
done som€thing lnar rttused by her
cncmsrmes
century. Al6oush, she
10 save her
hs
husbsd s titc but her
consciounss hs brcushl lo do betid in her life by showins hd responsibility olher
Auilt, hd obligalion ro her cbild dnd her corscience in ctangina her aftirudc ond to
nnd ol her identily dludl
ly
desd.ibes her behavior in li le. Thus,
enolgh ol he! slih that she has done
10
o her oblisation
dd lo
use n€r
sd
she
ries
responsi ble
chuse to bc morc rcsponsiblc
consciene to cbanse ier ahitude lo be
FurlhemoE, after eallzing this play,
checkinics
10
Noa h6
it ce
of morzl vrlues have bce. shoM by lhc
a
sood in his
b€ conclud6 thsl ihe
hai.
cheacter in A Doll's
!p!5e. The nain
conscience in
chaEoter shows her responsibilily, her obligalion
doin8[$ lifeespecially
consciousness. Consciousne$
conscience. Tben, it
n de..ribed by
co
be
sill
in
nmiage.ln
hcr
ln this c6e, Itsen hrs
d
rakc ro do responsibitiry, obtisadon,
abour
lile
successes
pcrt ofncn
at tbat time. Fudhemore,
values in socieq
and
v.tues rbal
in d*c.ibinS th€ noBI values
se
m
see hoN
inst*d oralso heatdoM
duouBtr
values in lite around
wonen conducL UEn
E
.aiure. By ldming about noral valucs, soo€one M
loMd hoal
noFl
has
epla) a Dolll Holle.
No6t chmcter dd nakiry A Doll's House sivcs no6l
nheten$ ce.r!ry
fteir
oihis tife, hunm b€ing
eid that soneone cm undssrmd
t. nin.,rmcrer il
hd
tebyinvotvinein
dppty about
nor.l
Bibliogrrphy
AbEDs, M.H.
A Closeo of tiicrd Tftn. 2d
ed. Bosron. Mussa.husefls.
Heinte&Heinla. t999.
Bene.s, K,ElitA Jakrrra : pT. cmmediA 2002.
Bodsm. Robert C
sd sdi
(napp Biten. Ouatitative Rdedch
tor Eduari.n : An
li.!&d!.!q! fuD !r!l{! a!
U\A.
{
yb Md B"cn1,
tr,
tes
,
End6waE, SuMdi. Merodoloei penelititu sastra. yog/akdna: FBS
Universi&s
Ne8ri Yogyalr&. 2003.
Fahhury, Dess'. Monl values in Ch&les Dickens.
A.dala Unive6ity.
A Chrisfi$
curol. padonc:
2007.
Crade Saver, ..About A DorI s H orse... Ctassi.Nates
A DoU.s Ho,se| stutlr caidz s
2003.
Ibsen,
HeEik..,A Doth
9s ed. Clenview,
House.,, An rnnlduction to LileratuE. sitvan
tsmeLel oL
Iltinok Bosron Londonr Scon, Focsdm, Md ConDa.y
.lohnsron,lm. On lbsen\ A poll.s House. 15 Ocl 2l]Os
Klder, Mdio. An Irrrodlction ro Litenry sbdies.
/d
ed. London: Routtedse,2004
Leavis.,cR I,loByPhitosophi(ot Anproach. MreL 2006.
Character in Eenrik lbsetr's
Aqsllgggg$: Moral Valu€s
A Th€sls
SubDilted tu Psrtirt FultllmeDt of theRcquiEm.rt
lor the D€gr
ofsri.[a S$tre
05135001
ENGLISE DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LETTERS
ANDA]-AS UNI\TRSITY
.
PA'ANG
20t0.
ABSTRAK
E!!s!
d.le
Skipsi ini nenbajid nilai nonl Fns rerltudug dalan dana A t)olt s
l1tuik lbsen. Nilai noral ini dilihar nelatuj seoma 10L0! uteB
yea
dlua
benana Non.
korya
Unluk neDEealie l€msalahm rhe ditenukaku dalm pencliLi itri,
penulis nen8sualo lendekatar nonl oleh Berlcns. Betens mc.laLlan bahr,r
nlai-n' r roml r.n;u Jr . i.!ni \dto il i no:l )dA be.ru6uuu Aer um
llnssmgjasan, nilai noral yang herhubuq dengdkcmjibm, dd nitai norat
ymc bdlubuns dmgM hali lrrlmi
Ddi
hdil
alisa
terehu! !€nulis ne.emuk& banM iinskab tah i6ko!
lldnE daln .enh A ioI Hotse dergdduA r,n\in nit{ ToE )jI]
berhlbuAe deosd bCgug ld*oo. nil i rorat yarr berrbul.r o"ig,,
kewajibd de nilai noral yans berhubmge denstu hari ll]fui ie6cbut. Tokob
utnna daLan dnfr! ini nerujuld adanya kcsdda ate ta,sguB ja{ab,
kewajibm dm hlti nlrui dalm sellkuk r sctia! tinsknn hluya
CEA?TER
I
INTRODUCTION
l.I
The Bqckground ofthe Res€{ch
ln sme of lnnary work,
hlmant life.
rhe audror usurlly delivcB a nessage
Thcse meseses conlair
evehl
noality. Hund behavior md scidy's life
valucs in hunan,s life for exmpte
is clated ro Dorslity.
content md vdlues ofth€ smicry. since the mo.at critioism b€tongs
apprcach, the
work.
srner
ln his
w
ts 10 apply this app.oEch to
tl uonlems
r.
rhe
rhs
€xtri.sic
tnd n6al vllues h a lirdaly
eseys enlided MoslTPhilosoobical Aporcach by
hnp:/hww.q6desv€r.com, it explained about Hnn&isr
a
rh$ porrays
{d
noral
rR relvis
in
ciii.kn 4 sell
ppmach He says, Moral/Pbilosophiml crilios belicvc dai inc
Philosophiql
leger pu$ose of literaim is
10
lilentue gives us
a dosmiprior
ofnoEliry
bow aboul noral
values lhat
teeh moraliry". 'lne sbLement shows thai the
in nuna!,s
lif.. Thus,
t
nnporlnL ro
's
con€m in
a literary work for
LiteratuE is lhe renection of hunm,s tife
p3nicul& period. To find outmo6lvahes in
the charactels atritude
dd
behavior
a
lirmy
&d
num&
s expenenoe.
cerrain seiery
s tite or
work, @dcs should dalyrc
in the s@iciy. Dle nr rhcsc icaso.5, it
is
chaUmsine to analyze horal values in A Doll s House by Hetuik Ibsen since this
drama deais
vith NoMceid moFl
values
in ninct€mh
century which sritr
innuerced by VictoriM €d . TherefoE, ir is cleely enoush thar $mugh
work the mitcr
Eaders
cs
@nvey noral values or hunm s
cd sel moral neseges.
tite
,litmr,
d society s lire dd rhe
rt.
r 'e wnr. ro m \/( I J a na winen b) HeTil
Dollt
b.!n.
fiousc. This drama was
Ntt€d in 1379.Ileril lbsa
as rhc aulhor conveys moral values rhrough the srory
of drda. Acrually, Itscn tos
oM
u
stylc of ldgnage that is e6y 10
choo*s this litemry wort b@sc this
tormrd
lle cba@lers
noml vrlucad
r
erst2nd for
dtra
anitude. By tualyzinq
$e rerdd Thu3, thc wnc.
is also @ncemd with noBl values
tie dma. thc witcr rics io
catch
rh.
ifre, rh.r;.li!er
Sine Benen's thcory about thee charcreristics of monl valus rough
Esponsibilny, oblisarion
ed
conscie.ce do &alyzed in
Ibsn. llrus, this iosdch entitles
6
{Dql&.gqss
br Henrik
Resporsibiliry, Oblisltion, lnd Consci€nce
Throupt Nora's Chancler in Hebriklb.cn\ ADoll's Housd Monl VxluB.
1.2 ldeofincrtion
oflhe problem
Ercry lnenry work
hd mo6l
valucs left 10 be ssDed by r€adets
ecial
purpose of lhe author. Dascd on the
*rite.
srares thaL rhe
si.ce the
'lima
nonl
rhd
expldalion in dc h.cksromd aboye, rhc
Foblen that is goins to
concen sirh
s
be &atyzed here is
tie harat
latues.
lalues drcush the nain ch@ctets anitude
nded
Nora
Ii6!
noral values Elated to Esponsibiht. Seoond, norat vatnes Elared to
oblisalion.
inA Doll
Tni
,
s House whidh desqibes thrse charrcterkrics
ofmod v,np\
noral values related to conscience lhroueh rhcir arnudes. Ihus. rbe
CHAPTER
IV
CONCLUSION
Aiid dallzi.g A Doll
found in tbe play
s House- by using
{Dd&.Eq!g
that h
pichftd bt
A Dollt Ltous, thEe chaEden$ics of moal
cbaeleF ee
fouDd. The chaEcteristic
rclalcd lo rcsponsibility, obligation
NoB
os the
noml rpproach, no6l values
the
are
nain chaEctcr Morcovcr, in
valu€s that are rcncccd by thc
ol noral lalues consisl of moal
nain
valucs
dd snscience.
mai. ciaEcter in thc play
behatior in her life, such
oblisation, her conscience
4
6.
Esponsible, she tulfilled ber
No$cgid in ninet*nth
done som€thing lnar rttused by her
cncmsrmes
century. Al6oush, she
10 save her
hs
husbsd s titc but her
consciounss hs brcushl lo do betid in her life by showins hd responsibility olher
Auilt, hd obligalion ro her cbild dnd her corscience in ctangina her aftirudc ond to
nnd ol her identily dludl
ly
desd.ibes her behavior in li le. Thus,
enolgh ol he! slih that she has done
10
o her oblisation
dd lo
use n€r
sd
she
ries
responsi ble
chuse to bc morc rcsponsiblc
consciene to cbanse ier ahitude lo be
FurlhemoE, after eallzing this play,
checkinics
10
Noa h6
it ce
of morzl vrlues have bce. shoM by lhc
a
sood in his
b€ conclud6 thsl ihe
hai.
cheacter in A Doll's
!p!5e. The nain
conscience in
chaEoter shows her responsibilily, her obligalion
doin8[$ lifeespecially
consciousness. Consciousne$
conscience. Tben, it
n de..ribed by
co
be
sill
in
nmiage.ln
hcr
ln this c6e, Itsen hrs
d
rakc ro do responsibitiry, obtisadon,
abour
lile
successes
pcrt ofncn
at tbat time. Fudhemore,
values in socieq
and
v.tues rbal
in d*c.ibinS th€ noBI values
se
m
see hoN
inst*d oralso heatdoM
duouBtr
values in lite around
wonen conducL UEn
E
.aiure. By ldming about noral valucs, soo€one M
loMd hoal
noFl
has
epla) a Dolll Holle.
No6t chmcter dd nakiry A Doll's House sivcs no6l
nheten$ ce.r!ry
fteir
oihis tife, hunm b€ing
eid that soneone cm undssrmd
t. nin.,rmcrer il
hd
tebyinvotvinein
dppty about
nor.l
Bibliogrrphy
AbEDs, M.H.
A Closeo of tiicrd Tftn. 2d
ed. Bosron. Mussa.husefls.
Heinte&Heinla. t999.
Bene.s, K,ElitA Jakrrra : pT. cmmediA 2002.
Bodsm. Robert C
sd sdi
(napp Biten. Ouatitative Rdedch
tor Eduari.n : An
li.!&d!.!q! fuD !r!l{! a!
U\A.
{
yb Md B"cn1,
tr,
tes
,
End6waE, SuMdi. Merodoloei penelititu sastra. yog/akdna: FBS
Universi&s
Ne8ri Yogyalr&. 2003.
Fahhury, Dess'. Monl values in Ch&les Dickens.
A.dala Unive6ity.
A Chrisfi$
curol. padonc:
2007.
Crade Saver, ..About A DorI s H orse... Ctassi.Nates
A DoU.s Ho,se| stutlr caidz s
2003.
Ibsen,
HeEik..,A Doth
9s ed. Clenview,
House.,, An rnnlduction to LileratuE. sitvan
tsmeLel oL
Iltinok Bosron Londonr Scon, Focsdm, Md ConDa.y
.lohnsron,lm. On lbsen\ A poll.s House. 15 Ocl 2l]Os
Klder, Mdio. An Irrrodlction ro Litenry sbdies.
/d
ed. London: Routtedse,2004
Leavis.,cR I,loByPhitosophi(ot Anproach. MreL 2006.