Positive Regards On The Leading Character As Portrayed In Palacio’s Wonder
POSITIVE REGARDS ON THE LEADING CHARACTER AS PORTRAYED
IN PALACIO’S WONDER
A THESIS
BY
ROBY MAULIZA
REG.NO : 130705114
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
POSITIVE REGARDS ON THE LEADING CHARACTER AS PORTRAYED IN
PALACIO‘S WONDER
A THESIS
BY
ROBY MAULIZA
REG. NO. 130705114
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I, ROBY MAULIZA, DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS
THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF THIS
THESIS.
THIS
THESIS
CONTAINS
NO
MATERIAL
PUBLISHED
ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A
THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER
DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT
DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS.
THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF
ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION.
Signed:
Date: July 17, 2017
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COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
NAME
:
ROBY MAULIZA
TITLE OF THESIS
:
POSITIVE REGARDS ON THE LEADING
CHARACTER AS PORTRAYED IN
PALACIO’S WONDER
QUALIFICATION
:
S-1/SARJANA SASTRA
DEPARTMENT
:
ENGLISH
I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
REPRODUCTION AT THE DISRECTION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW
OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
Signed :
Date : July 17, 2017
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Alhamdulillah
for the blessing, and everything in my life. Salutation to my Prophet Nabi
Muhammad SAW, may the peace and blessings be on the most noble of Prophets and
Messengers, on his family and all of his Companions.
There are so many steps has been done by the researcher to make this thesis
complete entitled Positive Regards On The Leading Character As Portrayed In
Palacio’s Wonder, and ready to presented as a thesis of the first graduate. The
researcher has got so many helps, support and motivation from many people to
process of doing this thesis from the beginning until the end.
My deepest and greatest gratitude thanks to my beloved mother, Mistuti, the
most special woman in my life, and my first love, my father, Syarifuddin, for their
pray, unconditional love, attention and support me all the time. For my dear sisters,
Kak Ani and Kiky, thank you for your support, happiness and sadness that we always
share together. We may fight sometimes, we may argue, but I do love you. And
thanks for my lovely nephew, Fairel, for his laugh and smile that makes my day.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Drs. Parlindungan Purba,
M.Hum as my Supervisor for his help, kindness, patience, knowledge, and immense
time for me to write and finish this thesis. And for Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama, M.Pd
as my Co-Supervisor for her suggestion, and kindness to help me in writing this
thesis.
I address my high gratitude to the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr.
Budi Agustono, M.S., The Head of English Department, Dr. Deliana, M.Hum., and
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the Secretary of English Department, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, MA. Ph.D. for their
encouragement during my study in this faculty.
I would like to thank to Dr. Matius Cikepen Annalela Sembiring, M.A as my
academic Supervisor who has supported me and all the lecturers of English
Department who has given me valuable knowledge during my study in this faculty.
And also Pak Kirno, thank you so much for helping me in administration.
And special thanks goes to Fandi Kurnia, for the support, love and attention.
Thank you for the memories that I will cherish forever.
Thanks to my great friends, abam Yus, Memey, Teddy, for the great time and
memories. And also thanks to ‗Pasukan Malay‘ for their support, laughter and for all
the moments we had shared together. I love you, guys. And thanks also to all my
classmates in badge 2013.
Despite my effort to produce a faultless paper, I am well aware that the
readers will find numerous imperfections, for which I apologize.
Medan, July 2017
(Roby Mauliza)
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ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul Positive Regards On The Leading Character As Portrayed in
Palacio’s Wonder. Skripsi ini membahas tentang bagaimana cinta membangun
kepribadian dan bagaimana simpati menyokong kepribadian tokoh utama yang
mengalami kecacatan wajah. Penulis mengacu kepada teori yang dikemukakan oleh
Carl Rogers, yang merupakan tokoh psikologi humanistik untuk mengatasi masalah
penelitian. Adapun metode yang dipakai dalam menganalisis masalah dalam skripsi
ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Cinta dan simpati orang terdekatnya seperti
Ibu, Ayah dan kakaknya serta beberapa teman baiknya membuat August menemukan
identitas dirinya bahwa dia berarti bagi orang lain dihidupnya. Cinta dan simpati
merupakan dorongan positif yang menghasilkan aura positif dalam membentuk dan
menyokong karakter atau kepribadian pada tataran prilaku sosial untuk dapat hidup
berdampingan dalam arti interaksi. Dari hasil analisis, penulis memperoleh bahwa
dengan adanya dorongan positif seperti cinta dan simpati yang diberikan oleh orang
lain dapat membangun dan menyokong kepribadian tokoh utama yang mengalami
kecacatan wajah menjadi lebih positif dalam menghadapi realita dunia.
Kata Kunci: Penghargaan positif, Cinta, Simpati, Analisis Psikologis,
Kecacatan Wajah
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ABSTRACT
This thesis entitled Positive Regards On The Leading Character As Portrayed in
Palacio’s Wonder. This thesis discusses about how love develops the personality and
how sympathy sustains the personality of the leading character who suffered a facial
deformity. The researcher refers to the theory of Carl Rogers, who is a figure of
humanistic psychology to attempt problem of the study. The method used in
analyzing the problem in this thesis is descriptive qualitative method. The love and
sympathy from his closely related person such as Mother, Father and sister and some
of his best friends makes August discover his identity that he is meaningful to others
in his life. Love and sympathy are positive impulses that produce a positive aura in
developing and sustaining character or personality at the level of social behavior to
be able to coexist in the sense of interaction. From the results of the analysis, the
researcher found that with positive regards such as love and sympathy that given by
others can develops and sustains the personality of the leading character who
suffered a facial deformity to be more positive to face the reality of the world.
Keywords: Positive regards, Love, Sympathy, Psychological Analysis, Facial
Deformity
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ...................................................................... v
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION .................................................................. vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... vii
ABSTRAK ....................................................................................................... ix
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... x
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................... xi
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION ............................................ 1
1.1 Background of the Study .............................. 1
1.2 Problem of the Study .................................... 7
1.3 Objective of the Study .................................. 7
1.4 Scope of the Study........................................ 8
1.5 Significance of the Study ............................. 8
CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF LITERATURE ......................... 9
2.1 Character ...................................................... 9
2.2 The Third Force ............................................ 12
2.2.1 The Self ..................................................... 16
2.2.2 Ideal Self ................................................... 18
2.2.3 Need for Positive Regard .......................... 19
2.3 Novel ............................................................ 22
2.4 Relevant Studies ........................................... 23
CHAPTER III
METHOD OF RESEARCH ............................ 25
3.1 Research Design ........................................... 25
3.2 Source of Data and Data............................... 25
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3.3 Technique of Collecting Data....................... 26
3.4 Method of Analyzing Data ........................... 26
CHAPTER IV
FINDING AND ANALYSIS ............................ 28
4.1 Love .............................................................. 28
4.2 Sympathy ...................................................... 44
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ............ 53
5.1 Conclusion .................................................... 53
5.2 Suggestion .................................................... 54
REFERENCES ............................................................................................... 55
APPENDICES
i.
Author’s Biography
ii.
The Summary of Wonder
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IN PALACIO’S WONDER
A THESIS
BY
ROBY MAULIZA
REG.NO : 130705114
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
POSITIVE REGARDS ON THE LEADING CHARACTER AS PORTRAYED IN
PALACIO‘S WONDER
A THESIS
BY
ROBY MAULIZA
REG. NO. 130705114
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I, ROBY MAULIZA, DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS
THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF THIS
THESIS.
THIS
THESIS
CONTAINS
NO
MATERIAL
PUBLISHED
ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A
THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER
DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT
DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS.
THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF
ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION.
Signed:
Date: July 17, 2017
v
Universitas Sumatera Utara
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
NAME
:
ROBY MAULIZA
TITLE OF THESIS
:
POSITIVE REGARDS ON THE LEADING
CHARACTER AS PORTRAYED IN
PALACIO’S WONDER
QUALIFICATION
:
S-1/SARJANA SASTRA
DEPARTMENT
:
ENGLISH
I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
REPRODUCTION AT THE DISRECTION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW
OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
Signed :
Date : July 17, 2017
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Universitas Sumatera Utara
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Alhamdulillah
for the blessing, and everything in my life. Salutation to my Prophet Nabi
Muhammad SAW, may the peace and blessings be on the most noble of Prophets and
Messengers, on his family and all of his Companions.
There are so many steps has been done by the researcher to make this thesis
complete entitled Positive Regards On The Leading Character As Portrayed In
Palacio’s Wonder, and ready to presented as a thesis of the first graduate. The
researcher has got so many helps, support and motivation from many people to
process of doing this thesis from the beginning until the end.
My deepest and greatest gratitude thanks to my beloved mother, Mistuti, the
most special woman in my life, and my first love, my father, Syarifuddin, for their
pray, unconditional love, attention and support me all the time. For my dear sisters,
Kak Ani and Kiky, thank you for your support, happiness and sadness that we always
share together. We may fight sometimes, we may argue, but I do love you. And
thanks for my lovely nephew, Fairel, for his laugh and smile that makes my day.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Drs. Parlindungan Purba,
M.Hum as my Supervisor for his help, kindness, patience, knowledge, and immense
time for me to write and finish this thesis. And for Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama, M.Pd
as my Co-Supervisor for her suggestion, and kindness to help me in writing this
thesis.
I address my high gratitude to the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr.
Budi Agustono, M.S., The Head of English Department, Dr. Deliana, M.Hum., and
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the Secretary of English Department, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, MA. Ph.D. for their
encouragement during my study in this faculty.
I would like to thank to Dr. Matius Cikepen Annalela Sembiring, M.A as my
academic Supervisor who has supported me and all the lecturers of English
Department who has given me valuable knowledge during my study in this faculty.
And also Pak Kirno, thank you so much for helping me in administration.
And special thanks goes to Fandi Kurnia, for the support, love and attention.
Thank you for the memories that I will cherish forever.
Thanks to my great friends, abam Yus, Memey, Teddy, for the great time and
memories. And also thanks to ‗Pasukan Malay‘ for their support, laughter and for all
the moments we had shared together. I love you, guys. And thanks also to all my
classmates in badge 2013.
Despite my effort to produce a faultless paper, I am well aware that the
readers will find numerous imperfections, for which I apologize.
Medan, July 2017
(Roby Mauliza)
viii
viii
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul Positive Regards On The Leading Character As Portrayed in
Palacio’s Wonder. Skripsi ini membahas tentang bagaimana cinta membangun
kepribadian dan bagaimana simpati menyokong kepribadian tokoh utama yang
mengalami kecacatan wajah. Penulis mengacu kepada teori yang dikemukakan oleh
Carl Rogers, yang merupakan tokoh psikologi humanistik untuk mengatasi masalah
penelitian. Adapun metode yang dipakai dalam menganalisis masalah dalam skripsi
ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Cinta dan simpati orang terdekatnya seperti
Ibu, Ayah dan kakaknya serta beberapa teman baiknya membuat August menemukan
identitas dirinya bahwa dia berarti bagi orang lain dihidupnya. Cinta dan simpati
merupakan dorongan positif yang menghasilkan aura positif dalam membentuk dan
menyokong karakter atau kepribadian pada tataran prilaku sosial untuk dapat hidup
berdampingan dalam arti interaksi. Dari hasil analisis, penulis memperoleh bahwa
dengan adanya dorongan positif seperti cinta dan simpati yang diberikan oleh orang
lain dapat membangun dan menyokong kepribadian tokoh utama yang mengalami
kecacatan wajah menjadi lebih positif dalam menghadapi realita dunia.
Kata Kunci: Penghargaan positif, Cinta, Simpati, Analisis Psikologis,
Kecacatan Wajah
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ABSTRACT
This thesis entitled Positive Regards On The Leading Character As Portrayed in
Palacio’s Wonder. This thesis discusses about how love develops the personality and
how sympathy sustains the personality of the leading character who suffered a facial
deformity. The researcher refers to the theory of Carl Rogers, who is a figure of
humanistic psychology to attempt problem of the study. The method used in
analyzing the problem in this thesis is descriptive qualitative method. The love and
sympathy from his closely related person such as Mother, Father and sister and some
of his best friends makes August discover his identity that he is meaningful to others
in his life. Love and sympathy are positive impulses that produce a positive aura in
developing and sustaining character or personality at the level of social behavior to
be able to coexist in the sense of interaction. From the results of the analysis, the
researcher found that with positive regards such as love and sympathy that given by
others can develops and sustains the personality of the leading character who
suffered a facial deformity to be more positive to face the reality of the world.
Keywords: Positive regards, Love, Sympathy, Psychological Analysis, Facial
Deformity
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ...................................................................... v
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION .................................................................. vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... vii
ABSTRAK ....................................................................................................... ix
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... x
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................... xi
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION ............................................ 1
1.1 Background of the Study .............................. 1
1.2 Problem of the Study .................................... 7
1.3 Objective of the Study .................................. 7
1.4 Scope of the Study........................................ 8
1.5 Significance of the Study ............................. 8
CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF LITERATURE ......................... 9
2.1 Character ...................................................... 9
2.2 The Third Force ............................................ 12
2.2.1 The Self ..................................................... 16
2.2.2 Ideal Self ................................................... 18
2.2.3 Need for Positive Regard .......................... 19
2.3 Novel ............................................................ 22
2.4 Relevant Studies ........................................... 23
CHAPTER III
METHOD OF RESEARCH ............................ 25
3.1 Research Design ........................................... 25
3.2 Source of Data and Data............................... 25
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3.3 Technique of Collecting Data....................... 26
3.4 Method of Analyzing Data ........................... 26
CHAPTER IV
FINDING AND ANALYSIS ............................ 28
4.1 Love .............................................................. 28
4.2 Sympathy ...................................................... 44
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ............ 53
5.1 Conclusion .................................................... 53
5.2 Suggestion .................................................... 54
REFERENCES ............................................................................................... 55
APPENDICES
i.
Author’s Biography
ii.
The Summary of Wonder
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