THE ANALYSIS OF KATNISS EVERDEEN’S PSYCHOLOGYCAL CONFLICTS AS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN SUZANNE COLLINS’S NOVEL “THE HUNGER GAMES”

THE ANALYSIS OF KATNISS EVERDEEN’S PSYCHOLOGYCAL

CONFLICTS AS THE MAIN CHARACTER

IN SUZANNE COLLINS’S

NOVEL “THE HUNGER GAMES”

THESIS

This thesis wa submitted to fulfillon of the

Requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in

English Education

By:

ANISA DIAH AYU TRISNOWATI

08360100

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMADIYAH MALANG

MOTTO AND DEDUCATION

MOTTO :

 PRAYER IS THE MINDSET , STRUGGLE IS AN ART OF LIFE

 BE YOUR SELF AND ALSO BE A GOOD FRIEND AND PARENTS

 TODAY SHOULD BE BETTER THAN YESTERDAY AND HOPE FOR A BETTER

TOMMOROW

DEDICATION: My Dearest Family My Beloved Parents (H. Sutrisno and Hj. Pirniati) My Beloved Sister (Heny,Puthu and Yiyi) My boy friend (Rizka Ferdiansyah) All my friends in BCT B.14

thanks for your support and motivation,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In finishing this thesis, the writer got many supports and advice from many people, both

materi and spirit. So, in this chance the writer would like to thank to Allah SWT, because of this

permission the writer could finish this thesis also, to my belove parent, H. Sutrisno and Hj.

Pirniati thanks you for everythings.

The writer’s gratitude is also due:

1. Fardini Sabillah, S.Pd, M. Pd as the Head of English Department of Faculty of Teacher and

Training Education, Muhammadiyah University of Malang.

2. Drs. Adiloka Sujono, M.Pd and Dian Arsitades, M.Pd as my advisors. Thank you for the time to

guide me in finishing the thesis.

3. All my lectures of English Department at Muhammadiyah University of Malang with all my

respect I said thank you very much.

4. Special thanks to my boy friend Rizka Ferdiansyah, for your motivation and supports.

5. My special friends, I’am thanks your understanding, Titi, Budi, Winda, Lutfi, and Chandra,

thanks to your motivations and supports.

6. All my sister, Heny, Puthu and yiyi thank your motivation, prayer and your support.

7. My big family in Palangkaraya thank you for the lovely motivation and contribution.

I hope Allah SWT always blessing you because of your kindness and this thesis has an advantage

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1 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

This chapter contains background of the study, statement of the problems,

purpose of study, significance of the study, the scope and limitation, and the

definition key term. Each section is presented as follows:

1.1 Background of the Study

Literature is writing in process having excellence of form or expression and

presenting ideas permanent or universal interest (Anderson:Encyclopedia of

Literature, 686). Literature is not science, but literature is inclusive of art

(Sumarjo;Apresiasi Kesustraan,1986). It is because a lot of art elements in the human

element is used. For example; enthusiasm, confidence and passion are applied in

literature. The third elements are difficult to be applied in the scientific

method.Concerning with that explanation it can be stated that literature means a part

of art using beautiful language. That can make our mood entertained.

In every part of the writing on literature, it can make the reader to be drawn

into the story and can give the excitement. Excitement provided in a literary work is

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here, it can provide insight to the reader, because the reader will find some conflicts

and how to solve it in the story that they read. Literature can include in the form of

drama, novel, poetry, and short story.

According to Holman, Novel is used in its broadest sense to designate any

extended fictional prose narrative. In the novel there are elements of intrinsic and

extrinsic. Intrinsic elements are some key elements that make a novel become perfect.

For example, Plot, Character elements are the most important parts in the novel.

Whereas extrinsic are some elements that are optional. For example, background of

the authors, biographies and other things outside from the script.

The story of a novel usually tells about human life interacting with the

environment and with each other. On the novel, the writer tries to direct the reader to

the realities of life through contain of the stories from the novel. In order to novel to

be interesting, the writer gives some intrinsic elements, such as; plot, character and

characteristic, and conflict. Conflict is an inherent incompatibility between the

objectives of two or more characters or forces. It is essential to plot. Without conflict

there is no plot. Conflict is divided into 3 elements, they are: Psychological conflict,

physical conflict and social conflict. Psychological conflict or a situation of

indecision where an individual is confronted have to be chosen between equally

desirable alternatives.

In this case, the writer of this thesis chooses the novel with the title ”The

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American written, SuzanneCollins. This novel includes a trilogy novel. This novel is

suitable for young adults, because this novel tells about adventure, love and sacrifice.

The writer will discuss about the psychological conflict of the main character in this

novel is Katniss Everdeen.

The hunger games is a game when the participants kill other participant to

survive. Who is going to survive, it will be the winner. The story is narrated by

Katniss Everdeen, a girl who volunteers to replaces her younger sister who was

elected in this game. The theme and plot from this novel are very simple, but Suzanne

Collins has succeed to make this story become more interesting with mixing an

action, adventure, drama romantic, humanity, friendship and sacrifice. In this novel,

there are a lot of conflicts such as psychological conflict and social conflict. From

those conflicts, the writer is more interested in analyzing the psychological conflicts

of the main character. This a previouse reseach which related to psychological

conflict in main character in a novel. First reseacher was done by Rosita(2007). A

similarity with this research is analyzing the psychological conflict of main character

but the previous research was not explained about the kind of psychological conflict.

Psychological conflict or internal conflict is a conflict of person against self,

takes place within a character. In an internal conflict, a character may struggle to

reach decision, to make a moral choice, or to attain a personal goal. Psychological

conflict here, in sight of herself, she did not want to kill but she was forced to kill to

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1.2 Statement of the problem

The problems of this study are elaborated as follows:

1. What kind of psychological conflicts is found in Katniss Everdeen as the main

character in Suzanne Collins Novel?

2. What the impacts of psychological conflicts to herself?

3. How does Katniss Everdeen as the main character in Suzanne Collins Novel

overcome her psychological conflict?

1.3 Purpose of the study

By conducting this study, the purposes of this study are presented as follow:

1. To know what kind the psychological conflicts in Katniss Everdeen as the main

character in Suzanne Collins Novel.

2. To know what the impacts of psychological conflicts to herself.

3. To know how Katniss Everdeen as the main character in Suzanne Collins Novel

overcome her psychological conflict.

1.4 Significance of the study

The result of this study may give some contribution. Firstly, it is expected that

the result will gives the readers some knowledge about the psychological conflict in

Suzanne Collins novel ”The Hunger Games”. Secondly, it is to motivate the readers,

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to love literature and literary works especially novel and to give them a motivation to

broad their knowledge about literature. Finally, this study is to give alternative

references to the students who are interested in analyzing prose especially for the

same topic.

1.5 Scope and limitation

The scope of this research is about the main character conflict. There are a lot

of conflicts such as psychological conflict, physical conflict and social conflict in this

novel. The writer is interested in analyzing the main characters psychological

conflicts. The reason of focusing on psychological conflict is that this kind of conflict

is more dominant in this novel than the other conflict. Therefore, the writer limits this

researcher only on the main characters’ psychological conflict.

1.6 Definition of Key term

To clarify the term used in study the writer gives the definition of key terms, it

is intended to avoid misunderstanding of the key terms. The key terms that are used

to be defining in this study are as follows:

 Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller

parts to gain a better understanding of it.

 Novel is used in its broadest sense to designate any extended fictional prose

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 A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art (such as

a novel, play and film).

 Psychological conflict is a conflict of person against self, take places within a

character.