A Thesis Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement to Obtain the Sarjana Sastra Degree in the English Department
The Process of Individuation of Santiago in Coelho’s The Alchemist :
A Jungian Archetypal Approach
A THESIS
by:
Licco Puji Arianto A.S
Student Number: 03.80.0004
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LETTERS
SOEGIJAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
SEMARANG
2010
The Process of Individuation of Santiago in Coelho’s The Alchemist :
A Jungian Archetypal Approach
A Thesis Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement to Obtain the Sarjana Sastra
Degree in the English Department
by:
Licco Puji Arianto A.S
Student Number: 03.80.0004
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LETTERS
SOEGIJAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
SEMARANG
A THESIS ON The Process of Individuation of Santiago in Coelho’s The Alchemist : A Jungian Archetypal Approach By: Licco Puji Arianto AS Student Number: 03.80.0004 Approved by:
19 May 2010
G. M. Adhyanggono, SS., MA Major Sponsor Heny Hartono, SS., M.Pd
19 May 2010 Co - Sponsor
This thesis was defended in front of the board of Examiners on May 19, 2010 and declare
acceptable.
BOARDS OF EXAMINERS
Chair Person: G.M Adhyanggono,SS., MA ……………………………..Secretary : Heny Hartono,SS., M.Pd ……………………………... Member : Ekawati M. Dukut, M.Hum ……………………………… Semarang, May 19, 2010 Faculty of Letters Soegijapranata Catholic University Dean, Heny Hartono, SS., M.Pd 058.1.1998.221
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The first and foremost I would like to give my gratitude to the Almighty God, Jesus Christ for the amazing blessings and helps during the times I finish my thesis. His presents have given me so much confidence and strength to keep me move on.
My second gratitude goes to my beloved family, my mother who always supports me and gives her best attention towards me. Thank you so much for your love and patience. My gratitude also goes to my father for his understanding and guidance and financial support. Thank you for being a wonderful and greatest parent in the world. To my lovely sister, thank you for your supports, prayers and kindness for me.
My third gratitude goes to my patient-hearted and wise major sponsor, G.M. Adhyanggono,SS, MA, thank you for your critical ideas and specially for your patience during the guidance. To my co-sponsor, Heny Hartono,SS.,M.Pd., thank you for your times, attentions, supports and helps in giving many ideas. To all the lecturers of the Faculty of Letters in Soegijapranata Catholic University who have teached and supported me, thank you so much for sharing me many precious knowledge for my life.
My last gratitude goes to all my friends in Faculty of Letters that have support me and been good friends during my study. Thanks for been there, accompanying me in good and bad times. Only this can I say, there are no words that can express my feeling to say thank you very much. Finally I realize that there are still many weaknesses in this thesis, and thus all suggestions, corrections will be warmly accepted. Thank You!
The Writer Licco Puji Arianto A.S -
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF TITLE ................................................................................................................ i PAGE OF APPROVAL ...................................................................................................... iii BOARD OF EXAMINERS ................................................................................................ iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................ v TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... vi ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ vii ABSTRAK .......................................................................................................................... viii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 1
1.1. Background of the study .................................................................................. 1
1.2. Field of the study ............................................................................................. 4
1.3. Scope of the study ............................................................................................ 4
1.4. Problem Formulation ....................................................................................... 4
1.5. Objective of the study ...................................................................................... 4
1.6. Significance of the study .................................................................................. 4
5 1.7. Definition of Terms..........................................................................................
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ..................................................................... 7
2.1. Jungian Archetypes Theory in Psychological of Personality .......................... 7
2.2. Archetypes ....................................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 Jungian Archetypes ........................................................................... 9
2.2.2 Process of Individuation ................................................................... 12
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .............................................................. 17 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ............................................................................................... 19
4.1. Jungian Archetype Psychology of Santiago in The Alchemist ......................... 19
4.2. Process of Individuation of Santiago in The Alchemist ................................... 26
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION........................................................................................... 36 BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABSTRACT
The Process of Individuation of Santiago in Coelho’s The Alchemist : A Jungian Archetypal
Approach
Licco Puji Arianto As
Abstract: “The Alchemist” is one of the great novels of Paulo Coelho’s. It is a novel that contains dreams, symbols, signs, and adventures. They are the echo of ancient wise voices.
The novel is the tale of Santiago, an Andalucian shepherd boy who has a dream and the courage to follow his dream. Santiago ventures from his homeland Spain to North Africa in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids in Egypt. By following his dreams, the symbols and signs given during the adventure, Santiago finally can find his personal myth. There are some symbols that can be found in the novel that will affect the major character, Santiago. For example, the Alchemist itself is not only a profession of a person who experts on alchemy, but here it is symbol of vision and hope that represent some supporting characters, such as the King and the Old wise man. At the end, they influence on the character development of the major character.
The Alchemist
is a lovely novel full of optimism, hope and vision. It is a kind of novel that encourages readers that eveything is possible in this world as long as the human being really want it to happen. From the beginning the writer chose this novel because this novel talks about dreams, adventures, and heroism, which the writer always admires from a story. The approach used in this thesis is Jungian’s Archetypal Approach that is the theory of Persona, Shadow, Hero, God and the Self. Further more, the writer used the result of Jungian’s Archetypal Approach to analyze the process of individuation of the major character in the novel, Santiago. By Jungian Archetypal Approach, it is can be seen that the major character is influenced strongly by those archetypes and it brings effect on his character’s development. On a whole, this thesis describes and gives proofs of how the major character experiences his process of individuation
ABSTRAK
Proses Individu dari Tokoh Santiago di dalam Novel : “The Alchemist” / “Sang Alkemis” :
Menggunakan Pendekatan Jungian Archetypal.
Licco Puji Arianto As
Abstrak: “The Alchemist” / “Sang Alkemis” adalah salah satu novel luar biasa hasil
karya novelis Paulo Coelho. Ini adalah novel yang berisi mengenai mimpi-mimpi, simbol- simbol, pertanda-pertanda, dan petualangan. Mimpi –mimpi, pertanda-pertanda dan petualangan ini adalah gema kebijaksanaan dari masa lampau. Novel ini menceritakan mengenai tokoh bernama Santiago, seorang anak laki-laki penggembala dari daerah Andalucian yang memiliki impian dan keberanian untuk mengikutinya. Santiago berpetualang dari kampung halamannya di Spanyol menuju Afrika Utara untuk mencari sebuah harta karun yang terkubur di piramida- piramida di negara Mesir. Dengan mengikuti mimpi, simbol-simbol dan pertanda-pertanda yang ada selama petualangannya, pada akhirnya Santiago dapat menemukan jati dirinya. Ada beberapa simbol yang dapat ditemukan di dalam novel yang akan mempengaruhi tokoh utama, Santiago. Salah satu contohnya, Sang Alkemis sendiri bukan hanya sekedar profesi seseoarng yang memiliki keahlian di bidang kimia, tetapi ini lebih merupakan simbol dari visi dan harapan yang dapat kita temukan pada beberapa tokoh pendukung dalam novel seperti Sang Raja dan orang tua bijak. Pada akhirnya, tokoh-tokoh pendukung tersebut mempengaruhi perkembangan karakter dari sang tokoh utama. Sang Alkemis adalah sebuah novel cantik yang penuh berisi dengan optimisme, harapan, dan visi hidup. Ini adalah sejenis novel yang memotivasi para pembacanya bahwa segala sesuatu di dunia ini adalah mungkin sepanjang insan manusia menghendaki hal tersebut terwujud. Sejak awal, penulis telah memilih novel ini karena novel ini berbicara mengenai mimpi-mimpi, petualangan, dan cerita kepahlawanan yang merupakan hal – hal yang disukai oleh penulis sendiri dalam sebuah cerita. Teori pendekatan yang digunakan pada thesis ini adalah Teori pendekatan Jungian Archetypal yang berupa teori Persona, shadow, hero, God dan Self. Lebih lanjut lagi penulis akan menggunakan hasil dari teori –teori tersebut untuk menganalisa lebih dalam mengenai proses individu dari tokoh utama dalam novel tersebut yaitu Santiago. Dengan teori pendekatan Jungian Archetypal, didapatkan sebuah hasil bahwa tokoh utama dalam cerita sangat dipengaruhi oleh bermacam-macam Archetype yang ada dan hal ini sangat mempengaruhi perkembangan karakter sang tokoh. Secara keseluruhan, thesis ini menggambarkan dan memberikan bukti-bukti mengenai bagaimana sang tokoh utama dalam novel menghadapi pengalaman proses individu atau proses pendewasaan dirinya.