The Interpretation Of ‘A’ Found In The Scarlet Letter
THE INTERPRETATION OF ‘A’ FOUND IN THE SCARLET LETTER
A PAPER
BY
HIFNA SUCI LESTARI SITEPU
REG. NO. 112202053
DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
OCTOBER 2014
i
Approved by
Supervisor,
Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M. Hum.
NIP. 19580517198503 1 003
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara In partial
fulfillment of the Requirements for Diploma III in English Study Program
Approved by
Head of English Diploma Study Program,
Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.
NIP 19521126198112 1 001
Approved by the Diploma-III of English Study Program
Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara
As a Paper for the Diploma-III Examination
ii
Accepted by the Board of Examiner in partial of the requirements for the D-III
Examination of the Diploma-III of English Study Program, Faculty of Cultural
Study, University of Sumatera Utara.
The Examination is held on July 2014
Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara
Dean,
Dr. Syahron Lubis, MA
NIP : 19511013197603 1 001
Board of examiners :
Signature
1.
Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. (Head of ESP)____________________
2.
Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum. (Supervisor)
____________________
3.
Proof Reader
____________________
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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I am, HIFNA SUCI LESTARI SITEPU, 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 elsewhere of extracted in whole or in part
from a paper by which I have qualified for awarded another degree.
No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in
the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of
another degree in any tertiary education.
Signed :
Date
:
2014
i
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
Name
: HIFNA SUCI LESTARI SITEPU
Title of Paper
: The Interpretation of “A” Found in the Scarlet Letter
Qualification
: D-III/ Ahli Madya
Study Program
: English
I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion
of the Libertarian of the Diploma-III English Department Faculty of Letters USU
on the Understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of
the Republic of Indonesia.
Signed :
Date
:
2014
ii
ABSTRACT
This paper which entitled The Interpretation of ‘A’ Found in The Scarlet
Letter tells the story of a strong woman named Hester is on trial for his illicit
deeds and also tells the story of Hester powerful figure and graceful that came
from Boston who should receive punishment for acts forbidden because she is
pregnant when her husband’s condition has reportedly died while on the way to
America to be approached. And she’s willing to accept all the consequences of his
actions by his self because she love the people who do not impregnate themselves
that the other is pastor Dimmesdale. She was willing to use lifetime mark ‘A’
which means adulterers in his chest. Which means she’s willing to be teased,
mocked, scorned and labeled adulterers lifetime. That she was willing to bear his
own because she did not want to ruin the reputation of her lover. In working on
his paper, the authors use research methods, such as library research and intrinsic
approach.
iii
ABSTRAK
Kertas karya yang berjudul The Interpretation of ‘A’ Found in the Scarlet
Letter ini menceritakan tentang kisah seorang wanita kuat yang bernama Hester
yang diadili karena perbuatan terlarangnya da juga menceritakan tentang sosok
Hester yang kuat, anggun, cantik berasal dari Boston yang harus menerima
hukumannya atas perbuatan terlarang karena hamil di saat kondisi suaminya telah
dikabarkan meninggal saat dalam perjalanan akan ke Amerika untuk
menghampirinya. Dan dia rela menerima semua konsekuensi atas perbuatannnya
seorang diri karena cita dia terhadap orang yang menghamilinya yang tidak lain
adalah pasturnya sendiri yaitu Dimmesdale. Dia rela menggunakan seumur hidup
tanda ‘A’ yang berarti penzina di dadanya. Yang berarti dia rela diolok-olok,
dicemooh, dicaci da dicap penzina seumur hidupnya. Hal itu ia rela tanggung
sendiri karena ia tidak mau merusak reputasi kekasihnya itu. daam mengerjakan
makalah ini, penulis menggunaka metode penelitian, seperti penelitian
kepustakaan dan pendekatan intrinsik.
iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirahmaanirrahim.
First of all, I would to thank Allah SWT, for blessing and give me
opportunity, health, and ability to accomplish this paper as one of the requirements
to get Diploma-III certificate from English Diploma Study Program, University of
Sumatera Utara. Afterwards invocations and greetings I deliver to the last prophet
Muhammad SAW who has brought us into the time of humanities.
• Special thanks go to both of my parents, Ilham Sitepu and Purnama Sari
Sembiring Meliala, for supporting, loving, caring, prayiong and believing
in me. None can repay both of you, and only God can do, I love you very
much exceeded my own.
•
My beloved siblings, Anike Chintya Sitepu and Felicia Laura Sitepu.
They always pray and waiting me to finally this paper. I love you sist.
•
Thank you to Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A., as the Dean of Faculty of Culture.
•
Thank you to Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A., as the Head of English
Diploma Study Program who gives me advices to finish this paper.
•
Thank you to Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M. Hum., as my supervisor, who
gives me corrections and advices to finish this paper.
•
Thank you for all the lecturers in English Diploma Study Program for giving
me knowledges.
•
Thank you for my lovely friends in English Diploma III 2011 : Fitria
Ramadhani (Rhe Boi), Ike Theresya Simanungkalit (iike), Nina Vivi
Permata Barus (Ninong), Muhammad Sahuri (Uri), Wika Marisi
Pasaribu (wekha), Nurmanna Dewi Hasibuan (dew),Nelly Octaviana
(nanak) and Melda Sunita Zaluku (mezha). Thanks for your support and
discussion, we can through all of this together. I’ll miss you all.
•
Thank you for my partner in group band Twelve Fighter include Dwi Mas
Angga (petak), Tito Pebriansyah (taitonium), Muhammad Ilham
v
Ramadhani Pulungan (memengno) and Denny Frans Sihotang (bang
den). We’ll reach our dream together brother, stay metal!
•
Thank you for my special friend Dwi Mas Angga (Dibo) that always gives
me strength and passion to live this life with love and smile, I love you.
•
Thank you for other my bestfriends include Widya Sari Sitepu,
Khairunnisa Rao, Anggi Oktavia Sari, Asri Silvi, Eprytha, Della
Kartika, Lya Juntak, Uly Basaria, Overlist Personnel and Manager,
Yohana Reanita Gultom, Jeany Nathalia Simanjuntak, Eka Boim, Siska
Sitepu, Rini, ESDE and all of my friend in whole world that I can’t said
one by one. I love you and wish we’ll meet again soon because I miss all of
you so much that I can’t say with words. Without all of my friends maybe I
can’t live my life, believe that!
•
Thank you for all my Diploma-III English 2011 friends.
And finally, I realize that this paper far from being perfect, I hope that
those who read this paper may give critics and suggestions for making it
better.
Medan,
2014
The writer
HIFNA S.L. SITEPU
Reg. No. 112202053
vi
TABLE OF CONTENT
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION......................................................................
COPY RIGHT DECLARATION ................................................................
ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................
ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .............................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................
i
ii
iii
iv
v
vii
1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................
1.1 Background of the Study ..................................................................
1
1
1.2
Problem of Study……………………………………………… ...... … 2
1.3
Scope of Study ..................................................................................
2
1.4
Purpose of Study ...............................................................................
2
1.5
The Method of Researh...................................................................
2
1.6
Reason for Choosing The Topic…………………………… .........
3
2. REVIEWS OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................................
4
3. REVIEWS OF HESTER PRYNNE LIFE ...............................................
5
3.1
A Survivor and Strong ......................................................................
6
3.2
A Mirror Turned on Social Norms ....................................................
7
4. THE INTERPRETATION OF “A” FOUND IN THE SCARLET
LETTER .....................................................................................................
9
4.1
4.2
The Custom House : Introductory to The Scarlet Letter ....................
9
4.1.1
Hester and Her Needle ....................................................
12
4.1.2
Another View of Hester
15
Hester and Physician .........................................................................
17
4.2.1
The Governor’s Hall .......................................................
19
4.2.2
The Interior of a Heart .....................................................
21
4.2.3
The Minister’s Vigil ........................................................
23
vii
4.3 The Pastor and His Parishioner .............................................................
27
4.3.1
The Child at the Brookside ..............................................
30
4.3.2
The Procession .................................................................
32
4.3.3
The Revalation of The Scarlet Letter ..............................
35
4.4 The “A” Symbol ....................................................................................
39
4.4.1. The Meaning of “A” Symbol..............................................
44
4.4.4.1 Different Meaningsof The Scarlet Letter…… ...................
44
4.4.42 Adultery ..............................................................................
44
4.4.4.3 Alone and Alienation……………….……… ....................
45
4.4.4.4 Able, Admirable, and Angel ..............................................
46
4.4.2 The Bravery of Hester Prynne ..............................................
47
1. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION .....................................................
49
5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................
49
5.2 Suggestion ..............................................................................................
50
REFFERENCES ............................................................................................
51
APPENDIX ....................................................................................................
52
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A PAPER
BY
HIFNA SUCI LESTARI SITEPU
REG. NO. 112202053
DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
OCTOBER 2014
i
Approved by
Supervisor,
Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M. Hum.
NIP. 19580517198503 1 003
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara In partial
fulfillment of the Requirements for Diploma III in English Study Program
Approved by
Head of English Diploma Study Program,
Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.
NIP 19521126198112 1 001
Approved by the Diploma-III of English Study Program
Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara
As a Paper for the Diploma-III Examination
ii
Accepted by the Board of Examiner in partial of the requirements for the D-III
Examination of the Diploma-III of English Study Program, Faculty of Cultural
Study, University of Sumatera Utara.
The Examination is held on July 2014
Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara
Dean,
Dr. Syahron Lubis, MA
NIP : 19511013197603 1 001
Board of examiners :
Signature
1.
Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. (Head of ESP)____________________
2.
Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum. (Supervisor)
____________________
3.
Proof Reader
____________________
iii
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I am, HIFNA SUCI LESTARI SITEPU, 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 elsewhere of extracted in whole or in part
from a paper by which I have qualified for awarded another degree.
No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in
the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of
another degree in any tertiary education.
Signed :
Date
:
2014
i
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
Name
: HIFNA SUCI LESTARI SITEPU
Title of Paper
: The Interpretation of “A” Found in the Scarlet Letter
Qualification
: D-III/ Ahli Madya
Study Program
: English
I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion
of the Libertarian of the Diploma-III English Department Faculty of Letters USU
on the Understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of
the Republic of Indonesia.
Signed :
Date
:
2014
ii
ABSTRACT
This paper which entitled The Interpretation of ‘A’ Found in The Scarlet
Letter tells the story of a strong woman named Hester is on trial for his illicit
deeds and also tells the story of Hester powerful figure and graceful that came
from Boston who should receive punishment for acts forbidden because she is
pregnant when her husband’s condition has reportedly died while on the way to
America to be approached. And she’s willing to accept all the consequences of his
actions by his self because she love the people who do not impregnate themselves
that the other is pastor Dimmesdale. She was willing to use lifetime mark ‘A’
which means adulterers in his chest. Which means she’s willing to be teased,
mocked, scorned and labeled adulterers lifetime. That she was willing to bear his
own because she did not want to ruin the reputation of her lover. In working on
his paper, the authors use research methods, such as library research and intrinsic
approach.
iii
ABSTRAK
Kertas karya yang berjudul The Interpretation of ‘A’ Found in the Scarlet
Letter ini menceritakan tentang kisah seorang wanita kuat yang bernama Hester
yang diadili karena perbuatan terlarangnya da juga menceritakan tentang sosok
Hester yang kuat, anggun, cantik berasal dari Boston yang harus menerima
hukumannya atas perbuatan terlarang karena hamil di saat kondisi suaminya telah
dikabarkan meninggal saat dalam perjalanan akan ke Amerika untuk
menghampirinya. Dan dia rela menerima semua konsekuensi atas perbuatannnya
seorang diri karena cita dia terhadap orang yang menghamilinya yang tidak lain
adalah pasturnya sendiri yaitu Dimmesdale. Dia rela menggunakan seumur hidup
tanda ‘A’ yang berarti penzina di dadanya. Yang berarti dia rela diolok-olok,
dicemooh, dicaci da dicap penzina seumur hidupnya. Hal itu ia rela tanggung
sendiri karena ia tidak mau merusak reputasi kekasihnya itu. daam mengerjakan
makalah ini, penulis menggunaka metode penelitian, seperti penelitian
kepustakaan dan pendekatan intrinsik.
iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirahmaanirrahim.
First of all, I would to thank Allah SWT, for blessing and give me
opportunity, health, and ability to accomplish this paper as one of the requirements
to get Diploma-III certificate from English Diploma Study Program, University of
Sumatera Utara. Afterwards invocations and greetings I deliver to the last prophet
Muhammad SAW who has brought us into the time of humanities.
• Special thanks go to both of my parents, Ilham Sitepu and Purnama Sari
Sembiring Meliala, for supporting, loving, caring, prayiong and believing
in me. None can repay both of you, and only God can do, I love you very
much exceeded my own.
•
My beloved siblings, Anike Chintya Sitepu and Felicia Laura Sitepu.
They always pray and waiting me to finally this paper. I love you sist.
•
Thank you to Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A., as the Dean of Faculty of Culture.
•
Thank you to Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A., as the Head of English
Diploma Study Program who gives me advices to finish this paper.
•
Thank you to Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M. Hum., as my supervisor, who
gives me corrections and advices to finish this paper.
•
Thank you for all the lecturers in English Diploma Study Program for giving
me knowledges.
•
Thank you for my lovely friends in English Diploma III 2011 : Fitria
Ramadhani (Rhe Boi), Ike Theresya Simanungkalit (iike), Nina Vivi
Permata Barus (Ninong), Muhammad Sahuri (Uri), Wika Marisi
Pasaribu (wekha), Nurmanna Dewi Hasibuan (dew),Nelly Octaviana
(nanak) and Melda Sunita Zaluku (mezha). Thanks for your support and
discussion, we can through all of this together. I’ll miss you all.
•
Thank you for my partner in group band Twelve Fighter include Dwi Mas
Angga (petak), Tito Pebriansyah (taitonium), Muhammad Ilham
v
Ramadhani Pulungan (memengno) and Denny Frans Sihotang (bang
den). We’ll reach our dream together brother, stay metal!
•
Thank you for my special friend Dwi Mas Angga (Dibo) that always gives
me strength and passion to live this life with love and smile, I love you.
•
Thank you for other my bestfriends include Widya Sari Sitepu,
Khairunnisa Rao, Anggi Oktavia Sari, Asri Silvi, Eprytha, Della
Kartika, Lya Juntak, Uly Basaria, Overlist Personnel and Manager,
Yohana Reanita Gultom, Jeany Nathalia Simanjuntak, Eka Boim, Siska
Sitepu, Rini, ESDE and all of my friend in whole world that I can’t said
one by one. I love you and wish we’ll meet again soon because I miss all of
you so much that I can’t say with words. Without all of my friends maybe I
can’t live my life, believe that!
•
Thank you for all my Diploma-III English 2011 friends.
And finally, I realize that this paper far from being perfect, I hope that
those who read this paper may give critics and suggestions for making it
better.
Medan,
2014
The writer
HIFNA S.L. SITEPU
Reg. No. 112202053
vi
TABLE OF CONTENT
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION......................................................................
COPY RIGHT DECLARATION ................................................................
ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................
ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .............................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................
i
ii
iii
iv
v
vii
1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................
1.1 Background of the Study ..................................................................
1
1
1.2
Problem of Study……………………………………………… ...... … 2
1.3
Scope of Study ..................................................................................
2
1.4
Purpose of Study ...............................................................................
2
1.5
The Method of Researh...................................................................
2
1.6
Reason for Choosing The Topic…………………………… .........
3
2. REVIEWS OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................................
4
3. REVIEWS OF HESTER PRYNNE LIFE ...............................................
5
3.1
A Survivor and Strong ......................................................................
6
3.2
A Mirror Turned on Social Norms ....................................................
7
4. THE INTERPRETATION OF “A” FOUND IN THE SCARLET
LETTER .....................................................................................................
9
4.1
4.2
The Custom House : Introductory to The Scarlet Letter ....................
9
4.1.1
Hester and Her Needle ....................................................
12
4.1.2
Another View of Hester
15
Hester and Physician .........................................................................
17
4.2.1
The Governor’s Hall .......................................................
19
4.2.2
The Interior of a Heart .....................................................
21
4.2.3
The Minister’s Vigil ........................................................
23
vii
4.3 The Pastor and His Parishioner .............................................................
27
4.3.1
The Child at the Brookside ..............................................
30
4.3.2
The Procession .................................................................
32
4.3.3
The Revalation of The Scarlet Letter ..............................
35
4.4 The “A” Symbol ....................................................................................
39
4.4.1. The Meaning of “A” Symbol..............................................
44
4.4.4.1 Different Meaningsof The Scarlet Letter…… ...................
44
4.4.42 Adultery ..............................................................................
44
4.4.4.3 Alone and Alienation……………….……… ....................
45
4.4.4.4 Able, Admirable, and Angel ..............................................
46
4.4.2 The Bravery of Hester Prynne ..............................................
47
1. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION .....................................................
49
5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................
49
5.2 Suggestion ..............................................................................................
50
REFFERENCES ............................................................................................
51
APPENDIX ....................................................................................................
52
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