A Description Of The Murder In Morris’s Novel “The Mermaid In The Basement”

THE DESCRIPTION OF CHARATERS IN THE NOVEL SIZZLING
SIXTEEN BY JANNET EVANOVICH

A PAPER

WRITTEN

BY
WINDA YULIANI
REG.NO : 132202040

DIPLOMA – III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2016

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Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Study, University of Sumatra Utara
In partial fulfiment of the requirements of DIPLOMA (D-III) In English
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Head of Diploma III English Study Program

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the D-III Examination of the Diploma Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Study,
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Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum

(Reader)

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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

I am, WINDA YULIANI, declare that I am the sole of author of this paper.
Except where reference is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no
material published alse where or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by
which I have qualified for or awarded another degree.
No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgemnet in the main
text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another
degree in any tertiary education.

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Name

: WINDA YULIANI


Title of paper

: THE DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTERIN THE NOVEL
SIZZLING SIXTEEN BY JANNET EVANOVICH

Qualification

: D-III/ Ahli Madya

Study Program

: English

I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduuction at the disrection
of the Libertarian of the Diploma III English Study Program Faculty of Cultural
Studies USU on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation
under law of the Republic of Indonesia.

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ABSTRAK
Tokoh merupakan salah satu unsur terpenting dalam sebuah cerita fiksi salah
satunya yaitu novel. Tokoh terbagi atas dua jenis yaitu tokoh utama dan tokoh
pendukung. Kertas karya ini berjudul “The Description of Characters in The
Novel Sizzling Sixteen by Jannet Evanovich”. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah
untuk mendeskripsikan tokoh-tokoh yang terdapat di dalam novel yaitu Stephanie
Plum dan Bobby Sunflower. Kertas karya ini menggunakan metode kualitatif
deskriptif dengan menganalisa data yang ada di dalam novel tersebut. Teori yang
digunakan adalah teori Edgar V. Roberts dan Henry E. Jacobs (1995) untuk
menganalisa tokoh cerita dalam novel tersebut. Data yang digunakan adalah
sebuah novel berjudul Sizzling Sixteen oleh Jannet Evanovich. Hasil dari
penelitian ini adalah deskripsi tokoh utama (protagonis) yaitu Stephanie Plum
yang berperan sebagai seorang pemburu uang jaminan dan tokoh pendukung
(antagonis) yaitu Bobby Sunflower yang berperan sebagai seorang mafia yang

kejam. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis juga mendeskripsikan beberapa unsur lainnya
yaitu plot, point of view, dan setting untuk mendukung pendeskripsian karakter.
Kata kunci : Sizzling Sixteen oleh Jannet Evanovich, karakter, Edgar V. Roberts
& Henry E. Jacobs

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ABSTRACT
Character is one of the most important elements in a fictional story and one of
them is novel. The characters are divided into two types, there are main character
and minor character. This paper is entitled “The Description of Character in The
Novel Sizzling Sixteen by Jannet Evanovich”. The purpose of this study is to
describe the characters of Stephanie Plum and Bobby Sunflower that are found in
the novel. This paper uses descriptive qualitative research method by analyzing
the data that is in the novel. The theory used is theory of Edgar V. Roberts and
Henry E. Jacobs (1995). The data used is a novel entitled Sizzling Sixteen by
Jannet Evanovich. The result of this study is the description of the main character
(protagonist) Stephanie Plum who role as bounty hunter and minor character
(antagonist) is Bobby Sunflower who acts as a dangerous mafia. In this study the
author also describes several other elements that plot, point of view, and setting,

to support the description of the characters in the novel.
Key words : Sizzling Sixteen by Janne Evanovich, character, Edgar V. Roberts &
Henry E. Jacobs.

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ACKNOWNLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to thank to my God, Allah SWT and Prophet
Muhammad SAW,

for all the blessing and gives me health, strenght, and

inspiration to finish this paper as one of the requirement to get Diploma III
certificate from English Study Program, University of Sumatra Utara.
Then, I would like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies,
University of Sumatra Utara, Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S and all the staffs for their
help during the period of study in this faculty.
I would like to thank to Drs. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A as the Head of
English Department for giving all facilities and opportunities during my academic
years and is completing this paper. I would like to express my special gratitude to

my Supervisor Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama, M.Pd for all her time, advice,
support, and the willingness to share time in correcting this paper throughout the
preparation of this paper and the period of doing this paper. I also would like to
thank to Drs. Siamir Marulauf, M.Hum as my reader who gives the correction
and advices to finish this paper, and all the lecturees who have given so much
knowledge throughout my academic years especially to my academic supervisor.
I would like to say thank to my lovely family especially to my beloved
parents, Ngatiman Ibrahim and Suparni. Thank you for all your motivation,
advice, prays, and loves. Thank to my beloved brothers Suhartono, Edy Supomo
and Efdianto who always pray for me and support me everytime and really thank
you for supportting.

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I would like to say thanks to my best friend, Arda Khajar Reynita, Nia
Ramadhani, Fitri Sijabat, Sofiah, Aida Murni, Maulia Ihsani and Limtari
Kantarina. Thank you for supports, cares, loves. Thank for having great time
together and spending our time, money and energy for three years in sweet
memories. I will be missing the days we spent together.
I would say thanks to all my friends in Class A and B Diploma III English

Study Program/Solidas 2013. Thank for supportting that help me to complete this
paper. I will be misiing you all.
Finally, I do realize that this paper is still far from being perfect. Therefore
I welcome to any contructive and suggestion towards this paper. Hopefully this
paper can inspire and give knowledge for anyone in the future.

The Writer

Winda Yuliani
Reg. No. 132202040

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ....................................................................
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ..................................................................
ABSTRAK ....................................................................................................
ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGMENT...............................................................................

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................

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1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

INTRODUCTION .............................................................................
Background of Study ............................................................................
Problem of Study..................................................................................
Scope of Study .....................................................................................
Significance of Study ...........................................................................
Method of Study...................................................................................

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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ........................................

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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5

DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................
The Character of Stepahnie Plum .........................................................
The Character of Bobby Sunflower......................................................
Plot......................................................................................................
Point of View ......................................................................................
Setting .................................................................................................

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4.1
4.2

CONCLUSION ..................................................................................
Conclusion ..........................................................................................
Suggestion ...........................................................................................

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REFERENCE................................................................................................
APPENDICES ...............................................................................................

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