LIZ’S EFFORT TO GET BETTER LIFE IN Liz’s Effort To Get Better Life In Breaking Night Novel (2010): An Individual Psychological Approach.
LIZ’S EFFORT TO GET BETTER LIFE IN
BREAKING NIGHT NOVEL (2010):
AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor
Degree of Education in English Department
by:
OVI ARIESTA AYU ANDARI
A 320 110 182
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2014
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MOTTO
“Jangan
Cuma
bisa
mengeluh,
buatlah
sebuah
perjuangan
dengan kemampuan.” (The Researcher)
“Time is Gold.” (The Researcher)
“Tuhan akan menjawab doa manusia ketika manusia itu juga
mau berusaha.”(The Researcher)
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DEDICATION
This research paper is especially dedicated to:
♥ The Greatest Allah SWT
♥ My beloved father
♥ My beloved mother
♥ My beloved big family
♥ My beloved lovely
♥ My beloved friends
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum wr. wb.
Great thanks to Allah SWT, the most gracious and merciful. His blessings can
never be calculated or measured, so that the reseacher can finish this research
paper entitled “LIZ’S EFFORT TO GET BETTER LIFE IN
BREAKING
NIGHT
NOVEL
(2010):
AN
INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH”. And also thanks for the great
prophet Muhammad SAW, peace be upon him, who brings the Muslim from the
darkness into the brightness.
The reseacher realizes that the research paper cannot be finished without
many helps and supports from several people. Thus, the reseacher would like to
express his earnest gratitude for the following persons:
1.
Drs. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum, as the first consultant, who has given her
time to guide, advice, and share much knowledge patiently to the reseacher
until this research paper finished.
2.
Titis Setyabudi, S.S, M.Hum, as the second consultant, who has given her
time to correct the grammatical structure of the research paper.
3. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, as the Dean of School of Teaching Training
and Education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
4.
All lectures of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta especially English
Department who has helped and guided the reseacher in many ways. Also her
deepest thanks for all of their beneficial knowledge that has taught to the
reseacher.
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5.
Her beloved parents, Bapak Parnu and Ibu Tumiatun, for their amazing love,
prayer, support until today. and make her understand that Allah is the highest
aim of life and make her understand how to be a real Moslem,
6.
Her beloved grandparent, Bapak Yatno and Ibu Sarmi for their love, support,
prayer and togetherness.
7.
Her beloved family in Magetan, Mbak Endang, Mbak Tika, Salma, Ayu,
Ragel, Anggun for all their support, advice, help, and spirit. All of those give
additional spirit for me.
8. Her beloved Afid Anggara for her support, togetherness, and prayer until
today.
9.
Her best friends in campus, Melinda, Trismi, Yasmine, Inuk, Aix, Catur,
Ibnu, Amin, Ninik and others friend cannot be mention for making her life
become more colorful. For all the support, sharing, spirit, story, craziness,
laugh, jokes, and sweet moments during studying in UMS.
10. Her beloved friends in “PPL SMK Harapan Kartasura”, for all the sweet
moments during conducting the field work in SMK Harapan Kartasura.
11. Her dearest friends in Yasmine boarding house, who are her second family in
Solo, for all craziness in the playing play station, laugh, love, spirit, advice,
sharing, support, and prayer. She always wishes that they will always be best
friends and getting success of each other.
12. All of the people, who cannot be mentioned one by one, for everything.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Page
TITLE
.........................................................................................................
i
APPROVAL ..................................................................................................
ii
ACCEPTANCE .............................................................................................
iii
TESTIMONY ................................................................................................
iv
MOTTO ..........................................................................................................
v
DEDICATION ................................................................................................
vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ...............................................................................
vii
TABLE OF CONTENT .....................................................................................
x
SUMMARY ...................................................................................................
xiii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ..............................................................
1
A. Background of Study .........................................................
1
B. Literature Review ..............................................................
6
C. Problem Statement .............................................................
6
D. Limitation of Study ............................................................
7
E. Objective of the Study.........................................................
7
F. Benefit of the Study ............................................................
7
G. Research Method .................................................................
8
H. Research Paper Organization .............................................
9
CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY ...............................................
11
A. The Notion of Individual Psychology .................................
11
B. Basic Assumption of Individual Psychology .......................
12
1. Striving for Superiority ....................................................
12
2. Fictional Finalism ..........................................................
13
3. Inferiority Feeling ..........................................................
14
4. Social Interest ................................................................
14
5. Style of Life ....................................................................
15
6. Creative Power ...............................................................
16
C. Theory of Issue ..................................................................
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17
1. The Notion of Effort .......................................................
17
2. The “Efforts” Variants .....................................................
18
3. The Efforts to Change People’s Life for the Better ........
18
D. Structural Elements of the Novel ......................................
19
1. Character and Characterization........................................
19
2. Plot ...................................................................................
20
3. Setting ..............................................................................
20
4. Point of View ...................................................................
21
5. Style .................................................................................
21
6. Theme ..............................................................................
22
E. Theoretical Application .......................................................
22
CHAPTER III: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ............................................
24
A. Structural Elements
........................................................
24
1. Character and Characterization .......................................
24
2. Plot ...................................................................................
33
3. Setting .............................................................................
39
4. Point of View ..................................................................
40
5. Style .................................................................................
40
6. Theme .............................................................................
44
B. Discussion ............................................................................
46
CHAPTER IV: INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ...........
49
A. Development of Liz’s Personality Based on Adler’s
Individual Psychology Analysis .........................................
49
1. Striving for Superiority ...................................................
49
2. Fictional Finalism ...........................................................
51
3. Inferiority Feeling ...........................................................
52
4. Social Interest .................................................................
53
5. Style of Life ....................................................................
54
6. Creative Power ................................................................
56
B. Discussion ............................................................................
57
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CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ..............................
60
A. Conclusion ...........................................................................
60
B. Suggestion ...........................................................................
61
BIBLIOGRAPHY ..........................................................................................
63
APPENDIX .....................................................................................................
65
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SUMMARY
OVI ARIESTA AYU ANDARI, A 320 110 182, LIZ’S EFFORT TO GET
BETTER LIFE IN BREAKING NIGHT NOVEL (2010): AN INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL
APPROACH.
RESEARCH
PAPER.
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2014.
The problem of this study is Liz’s effort to get better life in breaking night Novel
(2010) directed by Liz Murray. The purpose of this study was to describe the
novel based on the structural elements and depict the novel based on individual
psychological approach.
The type of this research is qualitative research. This type of research data is a text
taken from two data sources: primary and secondary. The primary data source is
The breaking night novel by author Liz Murray in 2010. While secondary data
sources are other materials taken from some books, author biographies,
comments, website searching about breaking night novel. Both the data collected
by conducting library research and analyzed with descriptive analysis.
Based on the analysis, the author describes some conclusions. First, based on the
structural analysis of each element, it shows that the character and
characterization, plot, setting, point of view, style, theme. Secondly, based on
individual psychological analysis reflected in striving for superiority, fictional
finalism, inferiority feeling, social interest, style of life, creative power all of this
have meaningful goal in human’s life. This novel also shows the determination
process involving large will produce amazing results.
Keywords: The Effort, Breaking Night, An Individual Psychological Approach.
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BREAKING NIGHT NOVEL (2010):
AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor
Degree of Education in English Department
by:
OVI ARIESTA AYU ANDARI
A 320 110 182
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2014
i
ii
iii
iv
MOTTO
“Jangan
Cuma
bisa
mengeluh,
buatlah
sebuah
perjuangan
dengan kemampuan.” (The Researcher)
“Time is Gold.” (The Researcher)
“Tuhan akan menjawab doa manusia ketika manusia itu juga
mau berusaha.”(The Researcher)
v
DEDICATION
This research paper is especially dedicated to:
♥ The Greatest Allah SWT
♥ My beloved father
♥ My beloved mother
♥ My beloved big family
♥ My beloved lovely
♥ My beloved friends
vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum wr. wb.
Great thanks to Allah SWT, the most gracious and merciful. His blessings can
never be calculated or measured, so that the reseacher can finish this research
paper entitled “LIZ’S EFFORT TO GET BETTER LIFE IN
BREAKING
NIGHT
NOVEL
(2010):
AN
INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH”. And also thanks for the great
prophet Muhammad SAW, peace be upon him, who brings the Muslim from the
darkness into the brightness.
The reseacher realizes that the research paper cannot be finished without
many helps and supports from several people. Thus, the reseacher would like to
express his earnest gratitude for the following persons:
1.
Drs. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum, as the first consultant, who has given her
time to guide, advice, and share much knowledge patiently to the reseacher
until this research paper finished.
2.
Titis Setyabudi, S.S, M.Hum, as the second consultant, who has given her
time to correct the grammatical structure of the research paper.
3. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, as the Dean of School of Teaching Training
and Education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
4.
All lectures of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta especially English
Department who has helped and guided the reseacher in many ways. Also her
deepest thanks for all of their beneficial knowledge that has taught to the
reseacher.
vii
5.
Her beloved parents, Bapak Parnu and Ibu Tumiatun, for their amazing love,
prayer, support until today. and make her understand that Allah is the highest
aim of life and make her understand how to be a real Moslem,
6.
Her beloved grandparent, Bapak Yatno and Ibu Sarmi for their love, support,
prayer and togetherness.
7.
Her beloved family in Magetan, Mbak Endang, Mbak Tika, Salma, Ayu,
Ragel, Anggun for all their support, advice, help, and spirit. All of those give
additional spirit for me.
8. Her beloved Afid Anggara for her support, togetherness, and prayer until
today.
9.
Her best friends in campus, Melinda, Trismi, Yasmine, Inuk, Aix, Catur,
Ibnu, Amin, Ninik and others friend cannot be mention for making her life
become more colorful. For all the support, sharing, spirit, story, craziness,
laugh, jokes, and sweet moments during studying in UMS.
10. Her beloved friends in “PPL SMK Harapan Kartasura”, for all the sweet
moments during conducting the field work in SMK Harapan Kartasura.
11. Her dearest friends in Yasmine boarding house, who are her second family in
Solo, for all craziness in the playing play station, laugh, love, spirit, advice,
sharing, support, and prayer. She always wishes that they will always be best
friends and getting success of each other.
12. All of the people, who cannot be mentioned one by one, for everything.
viii
ix
TABLE OF CONTENT
Page
TITLE
.........................................................................................................
i
APPROVAL ..................................................................................................
ii
ACCEPTANCE .............................................................................................
iii
TESTIMONY ................................................................................................
iv
MOTTO ..........................................................................................................
v
DEDICATION ................................................................................................
vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ...............................................................................
vii
TABLE OF CONTENT .....................................................................................
x
SUMMARY ...................................................................................................
xiii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ..............................................................
1
A. Background of Study .........................................................
1
B. Literature Review ..............................................................
6
C. Problem Statement .............................................................
6
D. Limitation of Study ............................................................
7
E. Objective of the Study.........................................................
7
F. Benefit of the Study ............................................................
7
G. Research Method .................................................................
8
H. Research Paper Organization .............................................
9
CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY ...............................................
11
A. The Notion of Individual Psychology .................................
11
B. Basic Assumption of Individual Psychology .......................
12
1. Striving for Superiority ....................................................
12
2. Fictional Finalism ..........................................................
13
3. Inferiority Feeling ..........................................................
14
4. Social Interest ................................................................
14
5. Style of Life ....................................................................
15
6. Creative Power ...............................................................
16
C. Theory of Issue ..................................................................
x
17
1. The Notion of Effort .......................................................
17
2. The “Efforts” Variants .....................................................
18
3. The Efforts to Change People’s Life for the Better ........
18
D. Structural Elements of the Novel ......................................
19
1. Character and Characterization........................................
19
2. Plot ...................................................................................
20
3. Setting ..............................................................................
20
4. Point of View ...................................................................
21
5. Style .................................................................................
21
6. Theme ..............................................................................
22
E. Theoretical Application .......................................................
22
CHAPTER III: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ............................................
24
A. Structural Elements
........................................................
24
1. Character and Characterization .......................................
24
2. Plot ...................................................................................
33
3. Setting .............................................................................
39
4. Point of View ..................................................................
40
5. Style .................................................................................
40
6. Theme .............................................................................
44
B. Discussion ............................................................................
46
CHAPTER IV: INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ...........
49
A. Development of Liz’s Personality Based on Adler’s
Individual Psychology Analysis .........................................
49
1. Striving for Superiority ...................................................
49
2. Fictional Finalism ...........................................................
51
3. Inferiority Feeling ...........................................................
52
4. Social Interest .................................................................
53
5. Style of Life ....................................................................
54
6. Creative Power ................................................................
56
B. Discussion ............................................................................
57
xi
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ..............................
60
A. Conclusion ...........................................................................
60
B. Suggestion ...........................................................................
61
BIBLIOGRAPHY ..........................................................................................
63
APPENDIX .....................................................................................................
65
xii
SUMMARY
OVI ARIESTA AYU ANDARI, A 320 110 182, LIZ’S EFFORT TO GET
BETTER LIFE IN BREAKING NIGHT NOVEL (2010): AN INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL
APPROACH.
RESEARCH
PAPER.
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2014.
The problem of this study is Liz’s effort to get better life in breaking night Novel
(2010) directed by Liz Murray. The purpose of this study was to describe the
novel based on the structural elements and depict the novel based on individual
psychological approach.
The type of this research is qualitative research. This type of research data is a text
taken from two data sources: primary and secondary. The primary data source is
The breaking night novel by author Liz Murray in 2010. While secondary data
sources are other materials taken from some books, author biographies,
comments, website searching about breaking night novel. Both the data collected
by conducting library research and analyzed with descriptive analysis.
Based on the analysis, the author describes some conclusions. First, based on the
structural analysis of each element, it shows that the character and
characterization, plot, setting, point of view, style, theme. Secondly, based on
individual psychological analysis reflected in striving for superiority, fictional
finalism, inferiority feeling, social interest, style of life, creative power all of this
have meaningful goal in human’s life. This novel also shows the determination
process involving large will produce amazing results.
Keywords: The Effort, Breaking Night, An Individual Psychological Approach.
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