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AN ANALYSIS OF SETTING AND BUCK’S CONFLICTS
TO FIND THE THEME IN THE CALL OF THE WILD

Thesis
Submitted To English Department
To Fulfill Partial Requirement For
The Degree of Sarjana Sastra

By:
Nadya Octaviana Purwoko Putri
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THE ENGLISH DEPARTEMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUANGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
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to Find Theme

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The Call of The Wild

Thesis

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements

for the degree of Sarjana Sastra

Nama : Nadya Octaviana Purwoko Putri

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:392014510

(Anna Sriastuti. S.Pd.- M.Hum )

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(Deta Maria Sri Darta S.Pd.. M. Hum)

(Ervin Suryaningsih S.S.. M.Hum))

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
First, thanks to the one and only God who gives his endless blessings
during the creation of this thesis so that the writer was able to finish it right
in time. Without his blessings, there would be no chance that this thesis
could be accomplished successfully.
Secondly, on this great occasion, the writer also eagerly wants to say
the great gratefullness to all who contributed and supported during the
completion of this thesis. Thus, special gratitudes are to these special people
as following:
1. The Dean of Faculty of Language and Literature of Satya Wacana
Christian University, Ibu Victoria U. P., M.A. ELT.

2. My beloved families, my parents Agus Purwoko and Machmudianik
Rochma, my brother and sisters, Belinda Sari P. P., Rafli Triatmadja
Purwoko Putra and Febby Ayu P., and my aunt, Machrifatila
Aningtyas.
3. Ibu Anna Sriastuti, the writer’s advisor who is so patient and caring
on assisting the writer’s thesis. There are so many advices and
knowledge that I receive from you, Ma’am. “Thank you for accepting
me as your guided student for the thesis that I make. May God always
bless you forever and give you the best reward.”
4. All lecturers of English Departments that I honor a lot, especially Ibu
Deta Maria Sri Darta, Ibu Rindang Widiningrum, Ibu Ervin

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Suryaningsih, Bapak Wahyu Seno Aji, Bapak Toar Sumakul, Ibu
Debora Triragawanti, Ibu Esriarty Kendenan and Ibu Athriyana
Pattiwael.
5. All the staff; Mbak Yanti, Mbak Pris, Mas Hari, Pak Yanto and Pak
Warsoyo.
6. My beloved college bestfriends, GE’NK SARU, the pretty Sonya

Michaella, the beautiful Siti Sartika Dewi and the cute Putri Ina
Krisnasari. “Guys, we really did it, right? We graduated only in 4
years! Hope that we can get the best jobs which we’ve dreamed for so
long! Cheers!”
7. All greatest and awesome dancers of Stiba Satya Wacana; Ditha
Cinde Sekartaji, Rosalia Elizabeth, Siti Sartika Dewi, Willia, Ayu,
Dona, Eky, Mbak Rida, Berta and Mbak Ika. “You guys gave happy
memories during my college time. We’ve got best dance, best moves,
best memories and best friendships.”
8. All greatest friends of 2011, Rony Tampake, Badhak, Martinus,
Serius, Agus, Ditha Asmara, Titi, Ristya, Neidy and Villa.
9. All seniors that I give respect sincerely.

Ambarawa, April 04th , 2015

The writer

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ABSTRACT

Every creature in this world might experience twist or turning point in life
which has to be faced. Just like in the novel entitled The Call of The Wild
written by Jack London, the main character experienced an important
event that changed his entire life. It was about a dog named Buck who
lived in a fancy big house owned by his master in California, Southland.
Buck was suddenly kidnapped by his master’s gardener and sold to men
who went to Northland to find gold. Then, during his unexpected journey
from Southland to Northland, he visited many places that were so harsh
and rough. In these places, Buck encountered some conflicts, both internal
and external. Hoeper and Pickering defined conflicts as oppositions or
clashes. The internal conflicts focuses on the oppotisions within a creature
with his own mind, psyche or personality, whereas the external conflicts
are the oppositions against other characters outside the protagonist. This
thesis is aimed to derive the theme of the novel The Call of The Wild
through the settings and conflicts experienced by Buck. For that purpose,
Formalistic Approach was used as its capability to analyze the intrinsic
elements of a novel. Finally, the results found out that the settings and
conflicts which were experienced by Buck might derive the theme which
turned out to be the struggle and effort of a kidnapped dog which coped
the conflicts in his life during his journey from Southland to Northland and
fulfilling his destiny to be the leader of a wolf pack in the hostile
Northland environment.
Keywords: Setting, Internal Conflict, External Conflict, Theme

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ABSTRAK

Setiap makhluk hidup di dunia ini dapat mengalami suatu perkembangan
yang tak terduga atau titik balik dalam kehidupan yang harus dihadapi.
Seperti halnya di dalam novel berjudul “The Call of The Wild” yang
ditulis oleh Jack London, sang karakter utama mengalami suatu kejadian
penting yang mengubah seluruh hidupnya. Novel tersebut bercerita
mengenai seekor anjing bernama Buck yang tinggal di sebuah rumah indah
milik majikannya di California, Southland. Buck tiba-tiba saja diculik oleh
penjaga kebun majikannya dan dijual pada orang-orang yang akan pergi
menuju Northland untuk mencari emas. Kemudian, selama perjalanan tak
terduga tersebut, dari Southland sampai ke Northland, dia sampai di
banyak tempat yang sangat keras dan kasar. Di tempat-tempat tersebut,
Buck menemui banyak konflik, baik internal dan eksternal. Hoeper dan
Pickering mendefinisikan konflik sebagai pertentangan atau bentrokan.
Konflik internal lebih kepada pertentangan di dalam jiwa atau kepribadian
seseorang itu sendiri sedangkan konflik eksternal adalah pertentangan
dengan karakter lain diluar sang protagonis. Tugas akhir ini bertujuan
untuk memperoleh tema dari novel “The Call of The Wild” melalui setting
dan konflik yang dialami oleh Buck. Untuk tujuan tersebut, Pendekatan
Formalistik karena kemampuannya untuk digunakan dalam menganalisa
unsur intrinsik novel. Akhirnya, hasil yang ditemukan adalah setting dan
konflik yang dialami oleh Buck dapat memberikan tema dari yang ternyata
adalah perjuangan dan usaha dari seorang anjing yang diculik, yang harus
mengatasi konflik dalam hidup selama perjalanannya dari Southland ke
Northland, serta memenuhi takdirnya untuk menjadi pemimpin dari
sekawanan serigala di Northland yang dipenuhi dengan hawa permusuhan.
Kata kunci: Latar, Konflik Internal, Konflik Eksternal, Tema

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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE PAGE..................................................................................................................................

APPROVAL PAGE ........................................................................................................................i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. ii

ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................................iv

ABSTRAK .................................................................................................................................... v

TABLE OF CONTENT.................................................................................................................vi

I.

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1
1.1. Background of The Study .......................................................................................... 1
1.2. Problem Formulation ................................................................................................. 3
1.3. Object of The Study ................................................................................................... 4
1.4. Scope of The Study .................................................................................................... 4
1.5. Significance of The Study .......................................................................................... 5
1.6. Definition of Terms .................................................................................................... 5

II.

THEORITICAL REVIEW ............................................................................................... 7
2.1. Review of Related Study............................................................................................ 7
2.2. Review of Related Theories ....................................................................................... 8
2.2.1.

Setting..................................................................................................... 8

2.2.2.

Conflict .................................................................................................. 10
2.2.2.1 External Conflict ....................................................................... 10
2.2.2.2 Internal Conflict......................................................................... 11

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2.2.3.

Theme .................................................................................................... 11

2.3. Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................. 13
III.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .................................................................................... 15
3.1. Object of The Study .................................................................................................. 15
3.2. Approach of The Study ............................................................................................. 16
3.3. Method of The Study ................................................................................................ 17

IV.

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ......................................................................... 19
4.1. Setting ....................................................................................................................... 19
4.1.1

Setting Before Buck Is Kidnapped............................................................... 19
4.1.1.1 Judge Miller’s Place in Southland .................................................... 19

4.1.2

Setting After Buck Is Kidnapped ................................................................. 22
4.1.2.1 Seattle ............................................................................................... 23
4.1.2.2 Dyea Beach ....................................................................................... 25
4.1.2.3 Northern Land or Northland ............................................................. 27

4.2. Conflicts.. .................................................................................................................. 28
4.2.1 Conflict in Seattle............................................................................................. 29
4.2.1.1 Internal Conflict in Seattle .................................................................. 29
4.2.1.2 External Conflict in Seattle Between Buck and Perraults
and Francois ....................................................................................... 30
4.2.2 Internal Conflict in Dyea Beach....................................................................... 31
4.2.3 Conflicts in Northland...................................................................................... 32
4.2.3.2 Internal Conflicts in Northland .......................................................... 33
4.2.3.2 External Conflicts in Northland Between Buck and Spitz
and The Yeehats ................................................................................ 35
4.3 The Theme Derived from Setting and Conflict .......................................................... 37

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V.

CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................... 39
A. Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 39
B. Suggestion ................................................................................................................. 41

BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................ix

APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................xi

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