1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Background of the Study
Literature is a collection of writings. Literature may be factual, gathered
to educate and support further learning by allowing one to expand on previously
gained knowledge. Literature may be fictional, providing expression to the
creativity of the author and allowing the reader to introduce facets of personal
interpretation to the recorded words. Literature may be presented in any number
of forms, ranging from novel to poem to short story to dramatic play to opera to
script.
Roberts (1995:1) emphasizes that literature refers to compositions that
tell stories, dramatize situations, analyze and advocate ideas. This definition gives
clue that literature offers ideas which are inherent in literature. They can be
studied of course in order to find the truth of what is going on in literature.
There has been a long debate of what the function literature is. The
pessimistic opinion would have looked at it as imaginative realm that cannot be
studied at all. Literature can only be enjoyed for it tends to offer subjective
element rather than objective one. Yet, the rest are more optimistic to value
literature as a kind of knowledge that can be studied objectively. It has its
medium language which is materially systematic. Therefore, literature is broadly
applicable knowledge which is both subjective and realistic.
This paper provides an analysis about love values in Stephenie Meyer’s
Novel “TWILIGHT”. The word ‘love’ is generally defined as passion that shares
love is addressed to man, in literature man is equal to character or person that
takes part in the story of the novel. That is why the focus of analysis in this thesi
is the main character’s love values shared by Edward Cullen and Isabella Swan.
I could find out in the novel Stephenie Meyer such love problem which
the values are debatable. Bella Swan is a girl who falls in love with Edward
Cullen, a vampire. Bella is a really special girl, and Edward is unable to use his
vampire powers to read her mind, tottaly hot for her blood and madly in love with
her. So, Edward wants to form relationship with bella while resisting the urge to
suck her dry. This is the background as well as the reason why I chose my paper
title: The Value of Edward and Bella Love Pictured in Stephenie Meyer’s Novel
“TWILIGHT”
1.2The Problem of the Study
The problems of this study can be defined as below:
a) What makes Edward love Bella?
b) What makes Bella love Edward?
1.3Scope of the Study
The scope is to inform their reason to love each other, Edward Cullen and
1.4Purpose of the Study
The purpose of the study in this paper is to describe the value of their
love, between Edward Cullen to Bella Swan, Bella Swan to Edward Cullen.
1.5Reason for Choosing the Topic
The writer has choseen Stephenie’s Novel “Twilight” as the subject of
the paper, because the writer is interested in describe the love value between
Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.
1.6Method of the Study
The writer uses library research in this writing. The supplement data is
taken from various references to support the subject matter specified in the study.
Firstly, the writer reads the novel throughtly and takes some important ideas to be
the subject matter on the writer’s analysis. Secondly, the writer goes to the library
