A study of mona quincy's existence: freedom and responsibility in Dee Ernst's better off without him.
ABSTRACT
Ajizah, SitiNur. 2017. A Study of Mona’s Existence: Freedom and Responsibility in
Dee Ernst’s Better Off Without Him. Thesis.English Department.Faculty of
Arts and Humanities. State Islamic University SunanAmpel Surabaya.
The Advisor: WahjuKusumajanti, M.Hum
In this thesis, the writer analyses Dee Ernst’s novel Better Off Without Him.
This study focuses on analyzing Mona as the main character shows her existence and
her struggle to defend her existence. This study also analyzed the influences of Mona’
existence toward other people around her.The aims of this thesis are to reveal Mona
Quincy’s existence in Better Off Without Him novel based on Jean Paul Sartre’s
perspective on existentialism theory, and to expose the influence of Mona’s existence
toward other people around her. Since the study discussed about the existence, this
study used existentialism theory. Jean Paul Sartre’s theory is used by the writer. This
theory has five values of existentialism;those areexistence precedes essence, freedom,
responsibility, self-reliance, and bad faith. Meanwhile, the writer also used
psychological approach to know the psychological motivations of the character does
the struggles. The writer analyzed the data collected by categorizing them into three
points which include inthe category of freedom, responsibilityand self-reliance. As
the result, Mona Quincy decided to be a historical romance writer. But because she
got dumped by her husband and got depression, so she could not be able to write
romance. She has the responsibility to maintain her existence with her struggle by
doing changing her book genre becomes an anti-romance writing. Then her identity
as a successful anti-romance is founded. While the influences of Mona Quincy’s
existence are her new books could amaze the readers and agents. She gets good
responses and appreciations from them. Her new book also could motivate one of the
readers in making a movie based on her book.
Keywords: existence, freedom, responsibility
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Inside Cover Page ........................................................................................... i
Inside Title Page .............................................................................................. ii
Declaration Page ............................................................................................. iii
Dedication Page ............................................................................................... iv
Thesis Advisor’s Approval Page ...................................................................... v
Thesis Examiners’ Approval Page ................................................................... vi
Motto ................................................................................................................ vii
Acknowledgments ........................................................................................... viii
Table of Contents ............................................................................................ xi
Abstract ........................................................................................................... xiv
Abstrak ............................................................................................................. xv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ........................................................................... 1
1.2 Statements of the Problem ........................................................................ 4
1.3 Objective of the Study ............................................................................... 4
1.4 Scope and Limitation ................................................................................ 5
1.5 Significance of the Study .......................................................................... 5
1.6 Method of the Study .................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
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2.1 Psychology and Literature.......................................................................... 7
2.2 Existentialism ............................................................................................ 9
2.3 Review of Relates Studies.......................................................................... 15
CHAPTER III ANALYSIS
3.1 Mona Quincy’s Existence .......................................................................... 18
3.1.2 Mona Quincy’s Freedom......................................................................... 19
3.1.2. Mona Quincy’s Responsibility............................................................... 30
3.1.2.1 Mona Quincy’s Responsible for Herself .............................................. 31
3.1.2.2 Mona Quincy’s Responsible for Others ............................................... 38
3.1.3 Mona Quincy’s Self-Reliance ................................................................. 39
3.2 Mona Quincy’s existence influence others ................................................ 42
CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION .......................................................................... 45
WORK CITED ...................................................................................................... 47
APPENDIX ...................................................................................................... 50
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WORK CITED
Abidin, Zainal. Filsafat Manusia. Bandung: Rosda, 2006.
Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms/ Seventh Edition. United States of
America: Thomson Learning. 1999.
Bressler, Charles E. Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice.
New Jersey: Pearson Pentice Hall, 2007.
Cuddon, J.A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.
England: Penguin Group. 1999.
Dagun, Save M. Filsafat Eksistensialisme. Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 1996.
DiYanni, Robert. Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. New
York: The McGraw-Hill Companies. 2004
Duncan, Stephen. A Guide to Screenwriting Success: Writing for Film and
Television. Rowman and Littlefield, 2006.
Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory / Second Edition. USA: Blackwell Publishing,
2005.
Ernst, Dee. Better Off Without Him. Amazon UK: Montlake Romance. 2013.
Flynn, Thomas. Existentialism, A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford
University Press. 2006.
Hasan, Muammar. An Existentialism Analysis, The Joker’s Resistance Found in
The Solitaire Mystery Novel by Jostein Gaarder. State Islamic University
Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. 2014.
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Holman, C. Hugh. A Handbook to Literature. Indianapolis: ITT Bobbs-Merrill
Educational Publishing Company, Inc., 1985.
Kennedy, X.J and Gioia, Dana. Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and
Drama. Singapore: Longman, 2001.
Knickerbocker, K. L. and Reniager H.W. Interpreting Literature (4th Edition).
New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 1969.
Lavine, T. Z. From Socrates to Sartre: The Philosophic Quest. Toronto: Bantam
Books, 1984.
Munir, Mochammad Misbachul. A Study of McCandless’ Existence: a freedom
and falsehood life in Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild Novel. State Islamic
University of Sunan Ampel Surabaya. 2016.
Perrine, Laurence. Literature: Structure, Sound and Sense, Sixth Edition. USA:
Harcourt Brace & Company. 1993
Sartre, Jean Paul. Existentialism and Humanism. London: Yale University Press.
2007.
Sartre, Jean Paul. Being and Nothingness An Essay of Phenomenological
Ontology (Hazel E. Barnes, Trans).New York: Atria Books.1943,
Washington Square Press. (Published 1992).
Scholes, Robert; Phelan, James; and Kellog, Robert. The Nature of Narrative.
Oxford University Press. 2006.
Sholihin, Achmad Budi. Sartre’s Existentialism in Ursula Wills Jones’s Vusi
Makusi. University of Brawijaya. 2015.
Sudjiman, Panuti. KamusIstilahSastra. Jakarta: PT Gramedia. 1986.
Taylor, Richard. Understanding the Elements of Literature.London: The
Macmillan Press. 1981.
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Tomlinson, Carl, M and Brow, Carol Lynch. Essentials of Children’s Literature.
Boston: A Pearson Education Company: USA, 1999
Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User Friendly Guide. New York:
Routledge. 2006.
Wellek, Rene and Warren, Austin. Theory of Literature. 3rded. New York:
Harcourt, Brace & World. 1956.
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Ajizah, SitiNur. 2017. A Study of Mona’s Existence: Freedom and Responsibility in
Dee Ernst’s Better Off Without Him. Thesis.English Department.Faculty of
Arts and Humanities. State Islamic University SunanAmpel Surabaya.
The Advisor: WahjuKusumajanti, M.Hum
In this thesis, the writer analyses Dee Ernst’s novel Better Off Without Him.
This study focuses on analyzing Mona as the main character shows her existence and
her struggle to defend her existence. This study also analyzed the influences of Mona’
existence toward other people around her.The aims of this thesis are to reveal Mona
Quincy’s existence in Better Off Without Him novel based on Jean Paul Sartre’s
perspective on existentialism theory, and to expose the influence of Mona’s existence
toward other people around her. Since the study discussed about the existence, this
study used existentialism theory. Jean Paul Sartre’s theory is used by the writer. This
theory has five values of existentialism;those areexistence precedes essence, freedom,
responsibility, self-reliance, and bad faith. Meanwhile, the writer also used
psychological approach to know the psychological motivations of the character does
the struggles. The writer analyzed the data collected by categorizing them into three
points which include inthe category of freedom, responsibilityand self-reliance. As
the result, Mona Quincy decided to be a historical romance writer. But because she
got dumped by her husband and got depression, so she could not be able to write
romance. She has the responsibility to maintain her existence with her struggle by
doing changing her book genre becomes an anti-romance writing. Then her identity
as a successful anti-romance is founded. While the influences of Mona Quincy’s
existence are her new books could amaze the readers and agents. She gets good
responses and appreciations from them. Her new book also could motivate one of the
readers in making a movie based on her book.
Keywords: existence, freedom, responsibility
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Inside Cover Page ........................................................................................... i
Inside Title Page .............................................................................................. ii
Declaration Page ............................................................................................. iii
Dedication Page ............................................................................................... iv
Thesis Advisor’s Approval Page ...................................................................... v
Thesis Examiners’ Approval Page ................................................................... vi
Motto ................................................................................................................ vii
Acknowledgments ........................................................................................... viii
Table of Contents ............................................................................................ xi
Abstract ........................................................................................................... xiv
Abstrak ............................................................................................................. xv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ........................................................................... 1
1.2 Statements of the Problem ........................................................................ 4
1.3 Objective of the Study ............................................................................... 4
1.4 Scope and Limitation ................................................................................ 5
1.5 Significance of the Study .......................................................................... 5
1.6 Method of the Study .................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
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2.1 Psychology and Literature.......................................................................... 7
2.2 Existentialism ............................................................................................ 9
2.3 Review of Relates Studies.......................................................................... 15
CHAPTER III ANALYSIS
3.1 Mona Quincy’s Existence .......................................................................... 18
3.1.2 Mona Quincy’s Freedom......................................................................... 19
3.1.2. Mona Quincy’s Responsibility............................................................... 30
3.1.2.1 Mona Quincy’s Responsible for Herself .............................................. 31
3.1.2.2 Mona Quincy’s Responsible for Others ............................................... 38
3.1.3 Mona Quincy’s Self-Reliance ................................................................. 39
3.2 Mona Quincy’s existence influence others ................................................ 42
CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION .......................................................................... 45
WORK CITED ...................................................................................................... 47
APPENDIX ...................................................................................................... 50
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WORK CITED
Abidin, Zainal. Filsafat Manusia. Bandung: Rosda, 2006.
Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms/ Seventh Edition. United States of
America: Thomson Learning. 1999.
Bressler, Charles E. Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice.
New Jersey: Pearson Pentice Hall, 2007.
Cuddon, J.A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.
England: Penguin Group. 1999.
Dagun, Save M. Filsafat Eksistensialisme. Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 1996.
DiYanni, Robert. Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. New
York: The McGraw-Hill Companies. 2004
Duncan, Stephen. A Guide to Screenwriting Success: Writing for Film and
Television. Rowman and Littlefield, 2006.
Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory / Second Edition. USA: Blackwell Publishing,
2005.
Ernst, Dee. Better Off Without Him. Amazon UK: Montlake Romance. 2013.
Flynn, Thomas. Existentialism, A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford
University Press. 2006.
Hasan, Muammar. An Existentialism Analysis, The Joker’s Resistance Found in
The Solitaire Mystery Novel by Jostein Gaarder. State Islamic University
Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. 2014.
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Holman, C. Hugh. A Handbook to Literature. Indianapolis: ITT Bobbs-Merrill
Educational Publishing Company, Inc., 1985.
Kennedy, X.J and Gioia, Dana. Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and
Drama. Singapore: Longman, 2001.
Knickerbocker, K. L. and Reniager H.W. Interpreting Literature (4th Edition).
New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 1969.
Lavine, T. Z. From Socrates to Sartre: The Philosophic Quest. Toronto: Bantam
Books, 1984.
Munir, Mochammad Misbachul. A Study of McCandless’ Existence: a freedom
and falsehood life in Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild Novel. State Islamic
University of Sunan Ampel Surabaya. 2016.
Perrine, Laurence. Literature: Structure, Sound and Sense, Sixth Edition. USA:
Harcourt Brace & Company. 1993
Sartre, Jean Paul. Existentialism and Humanism. London: Yale University Press.
2007.
Sartre, Jean Paul. Being and Nothingness An Essay of Phenomenological
Ontology (Hazel E. Barnes, Trans).New York: Atria Books.1943,
Washington Square Press. (Published 1992).
Scholes, Robert; Phelan, James; and Kellog, Robert. The Nature of Narrative.
Oxford University Press. 2006.
Sholihin, Achmad Budi. Sartre’s Existentialism in Ursula Wills Jones’s Vusi
Makusi. University of Brawijaya. 2015.
Sudjiman, Panuti. KamusIstilahSastra. Jakarta: PT Gramedia. 1986.
Taylor, Richard. Understanding the Elements of Literature.London: The
Macmillan Press. 1981.
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Tomlinson, Carl, M and Brow, Carol Lynch. Essentials of Children’s Literature.
Boston: A Pearson Education Company: USA, 1999
Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User Friendly Guide. New York:
Routledge. 2006.
Wellek, Rene and Warren, Austin. Theory of Literature. 3rded. New York:
Harcourt, Brace & World. 1956.
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