AN ANALYSIS OF PERCY JACKSON’S ANGER IN RICK RIORDAN’S NOVEL “ PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS : THE LIGHTNING THIEF ”
AN ANALYSIS OF PERCY JACKSON’S ANGER IN RICK
RIORDAN’S NOVEL “ PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS :
THE LIGHTNING THIEF ”
THESIS
By:
ERVIRA ROSANA ROSALIA
09360165
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHING TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMADIYAH MALANG
2013
AN ANALYSIS OF PERCY JACKSON’S ANGER IN RICK
RIORDAN’S NOVEL “ PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS :
THE LIGHTNING THIEF ”
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve
Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
ERVIRA ROSANA ROSALIA
09360165
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHING TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMADIYAH MALANG
2013
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
" Take any chances, Do not loose it or somebody will take of it"
Do the best, Do not feel the best one.
DEDICATION:
I dedicated this thesis to :
My beloved father and mother,
My brother, sister, and my grandma,
My friends,
And my solace
iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirrohmanirrokhim
In the name of Allah the beneficent and merciful, praised to be Allah
which Him only we worship and which Him only we ask for help. Thanks to
Allah the Lord of the world who has provided me the mercies and blessing
until the writer able to finish my thesis. Peace be up on to our prophet
Muhammad SAW, who was become the messenger of Allah who has brought
the human from the darkness into the brightnes
The writer of this thesis would not have been completed without some
contributions and supports from many people. The writer deeply thanks to
Dra.Thathit Manon Andini,M.Hum, her first advisor and Drs.Imam Mahfudz,
her second advisor who has spent their time in correcting, guiding and giving
their idea also suggestion and criticism to this thesis with patience.
Then, the writer also would like to convey great thanks to my beloved
mother(Indah Yani) and father(Ir.Endan Sundana) for your endless love and
pray affection, prays precious advice and everything. without you I am
nothing. May Allah bless you. Amen. Then, thanks to my beloved
brother(Erick Hemawan,AMF.),sister(Nur Fitria Sari,Amd.Farm) for the
advice, the cheerfulness.My beloved friends thanks for supporting and making
me smiles. And, thanks to my solace in out of sight for endless love, support
and
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL .........................................................................................
i
LEGALIZATION ................................................................................
ii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION .............................................................
iii
ABSTRACT ...........................................................................................
iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................
v
TABEL OF CONTENTS ......................................................................
vii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study ...................................................................
1
1.2 Statement of the problem ..................................................................
3
1.3 Purpose of the study ..........................................................................
3
1.4 Significance of the study ...................................................................
3
1.5 Scope and limitation..........................................................................
4
1.6 Definition of the Key Terms .............................................................
4
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Literature ...........................................................................................
6
2.2 Novel .................................................................................................
7
2.3 Elements of Novel .............................................................................
7
2.3.1 Character ........................................................................................
8
2.3.2 Plot .................................................................................................
9
2.3.3 Conflict...........................................................................................
10
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2.3.4 Theme.............................................................................................
10
2.3.5 Setting ............................................................................................
10
2.4 The meaning of anger........................................................................
11
2.5Types of anger expression ..................................................................
11
2.6 Cause of anger ...................................................................................
12
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research design .................................................................................
14
3.2 Approach ...........................................................................................
15
3.2.1 Objective Approach .......................................................................
15
3.2.2 Mimetic Approach ........................................................................
15
3.2.3 Expressive Approach .....................................................................
15
3.2.4 Pragmatic Approach .......................................................................
15
3.3 The object of study ............................................................................
16
3.4 Data Collection..................................................................................
16
3.5 Data Analysis ...................................................................................
16
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Research Finding...............................................................................
18
4.1.1 Cause of Percy Jackson’s anger ....................................................
18
4.1.1.1 Nancy disturbed Grover ..............................................................
19
4.1.1.2 Nancy disturbed in the Museum .........................................
20
4.1.1.3 Percy was stressed after visiting Museum ..........................
21
4.1.1.4 The bull monster(Minotaur) killed Sally ............................
22
4.1.1.5 Clarisse and her friends’ attacked Percy .............................
23
4.1.2 The expression of Percy Jackson’s anger.......................................
24
4.1.2.1 Percy pushed Nancy to the fountain...................................
26
4.1.2.2 Percy called Mr.Nicoll as an old sot ..................................
26
4.1.2.3 Percy attacked Minotaur bravely .......................................
27
4.1.2.4 Percy attacked Clarisse and her friends’ ............................
28
4.1.3 The effect of Percy Jackson’s anger on himself.............................
28
4.1.3.1 Percy got confused .............................................................
29
4.1.3.2 Percy dropped out from Yancy Academy ..........................
30
4.1.3.3 Percy was safe from Minotaur ...........................................
30
4.1.3.4 Percy was admitted by Poseidon ........................................
31
4.2 Discussions........................................................................................
32
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion ........................................................................................
34
5.2 Suggestion ........................................................................................
35
REFRENCES
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
ix
REFERENCES
Abrams, M. H. 1999.A Glossary of Literary Terms, Seventh Edition. New York: Earl
McPeek.
Ary,Donald., et al. 2006. Introduction to Research in Education.United States:
Thomson Wadsworth.
Jones Jr, Edward H. 1968. Outline of literature. New York. Macmillan Company.
Kearns, George. 1984. American Literature. New York: Macmilan Publishing
Company.
Kennedy,X.J. 1983. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and
Drama.USA:Little, Brown and Company.
Koesnosoebroto, Basuki. 1988.The Anathomy of Prose Fiction. Jakarta: Departemen
Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Direktorat Jendral Pendidikan Tinggi.
Meyer, Michael. 1990. The Bedford Introduction to Literature, Second Edition.
Bedford Ba : Martin’s Press.
Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary.2000. New York: Oxford University Press.
Özyeşil, Zümra. 2012. Five Factor Personality Traits as Predictor of Trait Anger and
Anger Expression. (online), (
) on
26/12/12 at 01:00 A.M.
Quin, Edward. 2006.A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms,Second
Edition.USA: An imprint of Infobase Publishing.
Webster’s, Meriam. 1995.Encyclopedia of Literature.USA: Meriam-Webster, Inc.
William, V. 1981. A History of English Literature. Great Britain: Basil Blackwell
Publisher Limited.
Bhave and Saini. 2009. Anger Management. India: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd.
RIORDAN’S NOVEL “ PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS :
THE LIGHTNING THIEF ”
THESIS
By:
ERVIRA ROSANA ROSALIA
09360165
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHING TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMADIYAH MALANG
2013
AN ANALYSIS OF PERCY JACKSON’S ANGER IN RICK
RIORDAN’S NOVEL “ PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS :
THE LIGHTNING THIEF ”
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve
Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
ERVIRA ROSANA ROSALIA
09360165
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHING TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMADIYAH MALANG
2013
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
" Take any chances, Do not loose it or somebody will take of it"
Do the best, Do not feel the best one.
DEDICATION:
I dedicated this thesis to :
My beloved father and mother,
My brother, sister, and my grandma,
My friends,
And my solace
iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirrohmanirrokhim
In the name of Allah the beneficent and merciful, praised to be Allah
which Him only we worship and which Him only we ask for help. Thanks to
Allah the Lord of the world who has provided me the mercies and blessing
until the writer able to finish my thesis. Peace be up on to our prophet
Muhammad SAW, who was become the messenger of Allah who has brought
the human from the darkness into the brightnes
The writer of this thesis would not have been completed without some
contributions and supports from many people. The writer deeply thanks to
Dra.Thathit Manon Andini,M.Hum, her first advisor and Drs.Imam Mahfudz,
her second advisor who has spent their time in correcting, guiding and giving
their idea also suggestion and criticism to this thesis with patience.
Then, the writer also would like to convey great thanks to my beloved
mother(Indah Yani) and father(Ir.Endan Sundana) for your endless love and
pray affection, prays precious advice and everything. without you I am
nothing. May Allah bless you. Amen. Then, thanks to my beloved
brother(Erick Hemawan,AMF.),sister(Nur Fitria Sari,Amd.Farm) for the
advice, the cheerfulness.My beloved friends thanks for supporting and making
me smiles. And, thanks to my solace in out of sight for endless love, support
and
v
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL .........................................................................................
i
LEGALIZATION ................................................................................
ii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION .............................................................
iii
ABSTRACT ...........................................................................................
iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................
v
TABEL OF CONTENTS ......................................................................
vii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study ...................................................................
1
1.2 Statement of the problem ..................................................................
3
1.3 Purpose of the study ..........................................................................
3
1.4 Significance of the study ...................................................................
3
1.5 Scope and limitation..........................................................................
4
1.6 Definition of the Key Terms .............................................................
4
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Literature ...........................................................................................
6
2.2 Novel .................................................................................................
7
2.3 Elements of Novel .............................................................................
7
2.3.1 Character ........................................................................................
8
2.3.2 Plot .................................................................................................
9
2.3.3 Conflict...........................................................................................
10
vii
2.3.4 Theme.............................................................................................
10
2.3.5 Setting ............................................................................................
10
2.4 The meaning of anger........................................................................
11
2.5Types of anger expression ..................................................................
11
2.6 Cause of anger ...................................................................................
12
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research design .................................................................................
14
3.2 Approach ...........................................................................................
15
3.2.1 Objective Approach .......................................................................
15
3.2.2 Mimetic Approach ........................................................................
15
3.2.3 Expressive Approach .....................................................................
15
3.2.4 Pragmatic Approach .......................................................................
15
3.3 The object of study ............................................................................
16
3.4 Data Collection..................................................................................
16
3.5 Data Analysis ...................................................................................
16
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Research Finding...............................................................................
18
4.1.1 Cause of Percy Jackson’s anger ....................................................
18
4.1.1.1 Nancy disturbed Grover ..............................................................
19
4.1.1.2 Nancy disturbed in the Museum .........................................
20
4.1.1.3 Percy was stressed after visiting Museum ..........................
21
4.1.1.4 The bull monster(Minotaur) killed Sally ............................
22
4.1.1.5 Clarisse and her friends’ attacked Percy .............................
23
4.1.2 The expression of Percy Jackson’s anger.......................................
24
4.1.2.1 Percy pushed Nancy to the fountain...................................
26
4.1.2.2 Percy called Mr.Nicoll as an old sot ..................................
26
4.1.2.3 Percy attacked Minotaur bravely .......................................
27
4.1.2.4 Percy attacked Clarisse and her friends’ ............................
28
4.1.3 The effect of Percy Jackson’s anger on himself.............................
28
4.1.3.1 Percy got confused .............................................................
29
4.1.3.2 Percy dropped out from Yancy Academy ..........................
30
4.1.3.3 Percy was safe from Minotaur ...........................................
30
4.1.3.4 Percy was admitted by Poseidon ........................................
31
4.2 Discussions........................................................................................
32
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion ........................................................................................
34
5.2 Suggestion ........................................................................................
35
REFRENCES
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
ix
REFERENCES
Abrams, M. H. 1999.A Glossary of Literary Terms, Seventh Edition. New York: Earl
McPeek.
Ary,Donald., et al. 2006. Introduction to Research in Education.United States:
Thomson Wadsworth.
Jones Jr, Edward H. 1968. Outline of literature. New York. Macmillan Company.
Kearns, George. 1984. American Literature. New York: Macmilan Publishing
Company.
Kennedy,X.J. 1983. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and
Drama.USA:Little, Brown and Company.
Koesnosoebroto, Basuki. 1988.The Anathomy of Prose Fiction. Jakarta: Departemen
Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Direktorat Jendral Pendidikan Tinggi.
Meyer, Michael. 1990. The Bedford Introduction to Literature, Second Edition.
Bedford Ba : Martin’s Press.
Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary.2000. New York: Oxford University Press.
Özyeşil, Zümra. 2012. Five Factor Personality Traits as Predictor of Trait Anger and
Anger Expression. (online), (
) on
26/12/12 at 01:00 A.M.
Quin, Edward. 2006.A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms,Second
Edition.USA: An imprint of Infobase Publishing.
Webster’s, Meriam. 1995.Encyclopedia of Literature.USA: Meriam-Webster, Inc.
William, V. 1981. A History of English Literature. Great Britain: Basil Blackwell
Publisher Limited.
Bhave and Saini. 2009. Anger Management. India: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd.