HOPE AS REFLECTED IN YANN MARTEL’S NOVEL LIFE OF PI A THESIS
BY
LAURA. N. CHANDRA REG. NO. 100705014
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
HOPE AS REFLECTED IN YANN MARTEL’S NOVEL LIFE OF PI A THESIS
BY
LAURA. N. CHANDRA REG. NO. 100705034
SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR
(Dr. Martha Pardede, M. S) (Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum) NIP. 195212291979032001 NIP. 195612141986012001
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2014
Head, Secretary,
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.
The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on June16, 2015
Dean of Faculty Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara
Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA NIP. 19511013 197603 1 001
Board of Examiners (Signature)
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, MS ……….
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A. Ph.D. ……….
Dr. Martha Pardede, MS ……….
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First and foremost, I would like to thank and praise my Lord Jesus Christ, for His blessing and mercy so I can finished
this thesis as one of the requirements to get Scholar Certificate in English Department, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University
of Sumatera Utara.
A great many thanks are dedicated to Dr. H Syahron Lubis, M.A, The Dean of Studies Cultural Faculty, University of
Sumatera Utara who has authority in my academic years of learning. Thanks to Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, MS, The Head of
English Department who has helped me with his leadership to finished my study. I also say thank you to Rahmadsyah
Rangkuti, M.A. Ph.D as the Secretary of English Department who has helped me also in registration and checked my thesis.
I would say thank you so much for my SupervisorDr. Martha Pardede, M.S and my Co-Supervisor Drs.Siamir
Marulafau,M.Hum for their helped and supported through correcting my writing in this thesis and also give me some suggestion about my content. I am eternally grateful for their generosity with their time, efforts, and support; I would be lost
at tuft without them. Thanks to Dr. Drs. Matius Cikepen A. Sembiring, M.A as my academic supervisor who always support
University of Sumatera Utara who are giving me so much knowledge. Thanks to Alm. Bang Am, Bang Mistam and Kak Tika
for so much helped in registration and administration.
I must also thanks to my incredible family, my supermom Rosita Elizabeth Situmorang and my alm dad Canawa
Chandra thank you so much for everything. Thanks for every prayer you send everyday, your support, and every bad situation you defeat to help me graduate although I’ve been late for about a year. I was crying to type this Mom, but everytime
I write your name I feel so alive. Thank you for tolerating me in my moments of despair when it seemed uncertain that I
would be able to complete all of the projects that I have undertaken. I am so excited to have you both. Be long life and I will
try my best. And also thank you so much to my inspiring siblings, Ricky. J. D. Chandra and Yohanes. F. Chandra and also my
sister in law, Kak Ika who always support me and give me strength from your words and your smile. And I would like to give
my special thanks to My Tulang and Nantulang Ida, Tante Ine, and all my Uncles and aunties.
Thanks to my Bataknese Headbangers Community, Youth GBI Menteng, Gotrilahesamajajoli, and my Solidaritas
Mahasiswa Silindung (SMS), for all the moments we had shared together in discussing about God and our lives. Thank you
for all of my friends in Sastra Inggris 2010 B, I love you so much all. And I also thank my Keluarga Sirkus Hanny, Tami,
Hetty. Those crazy girls help me enduring through my difficult time. You are more than sisters to me. I love you mblo. Thank
you so much for all of my friends who have been helped me so much in finishing my thesis: my bromen Rinaldy Nicko
given to my Will: Christian Adiguna Ho. Thank you for loving me and helping me to be better day by day. May God be with
you and your family always. Another friends I would like to thank: Fauzi Iskandar, Fandy, Vista, Dadar wiwin, Iyot, Anna
dkk, Udak Ridho, Cece, Horbowati, Pisang, Clara Patricia/yayak, Manuel Tobing, Andreas, Fadil, Ryan (thanks for donating
your bloods when I was sick during this big project), Pebos, Mak Venny, and kost Marakas 64 (Beijing). Without any helps
and support from all parties, this thesis would not be completed. Finally, I expect this paper would be useful for the readers in
future.
Medan, Juni 2015 The Writer
(LAURA. N. CHANDRA)
ABSTRAK
Judul dari skripsi ini adalah Hope as Reflected in Yann Martel’s Novel Life of Pi. Ditulis orang seorang novelis
Kanada yang telah mengunjungi India untuk belajar kebudayaan dan nilai kehidupan, novel ini diperkaya dengan
nilai-nilai budaya dan moral. Secara keseluruhan, novel ini bercerita tentang harapan yang menuntun orang-orang kepada hidup
yang lebih baik melalui cara ber-inovasi, mempunyai kesiapan diri yang baik, dan rasa percaya akan adanya suatu kekuatan
supernatural (Tuhan). Banyaknya orang-orang yang tidak memiliki harapan, oleh sebab itu skripsi ini secara khusus bertujuan
untuk mengingatkan bahwa harapan adalah sesuatu yang harus diperjuangkan. Melihat maraknya kasus bunuh diri, konsumsi
narkoba, dan gaya hidup buruk yang disebabkan oleh hidup yang tanpa harapan, penulis berupaya menunjukkan bahwa
harapan dibutuhkan oleh orang-orang untuk memperoleh kebahagiaan dan tujuan hidup melalui novel Life of Pi. Metode yang
digunakan dalam penulisan skripsi ini adalah Kualitatif Deskriptif, dan teori yang digunakan adalah pendekatan struktural.
ABSTRACT
The title of this thesis is Hope as Reflected in Yann Martel’s Novel Life of Pi. Written by a Canadian novelist who has
visited India to learn about the culture and life values, this novel is enriched with cultural and moral value. Mostly, the novel
talks about hope that leads people to a better life by being innovative, having a good self preparation and believing in
supernatural power (God). Because of many people all around the world are hopeless, this thesis is mainly aimed at remaining
people that hope is something that must be defended. Seeing that there are so many suicidals, drugs consumptions and bad life
styles causing by a hopeless life, the writer tries to show that hope is necessary for people to get happiness and goal in their
life through Yann Martel’s Life of Pi. The method used in writing this thesis is qualitative descriptive and the theory used in
analyzing the novel is structural approach.
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1.Structural Approach ... 10
2.2. Novel ... 12
2.2.1. Intrinsic Elements of The Novel ... 15
2.3. General Description of Hope ... 23
CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE STUDY 3.1 Data Collecting Procedure ... 27
3.2 Data Selecting Procedure ... 28
3.3. Data Analyzing Procedure ... 28
3.4. Conclusion and Suggestion ... 30
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDING 4.1Hope As Reflected in Yann Martel’s Novel Life of Pi ... 31
4.1.1. In India Before the Accident... 31
4.1.2. The Accident in the Middle of Pacific Ocean ... 34
4.1.3. In Mexico After The Accident ... 56
4.2.1. Hope Enables People to be Innovative in Their Worst Situation ... 58
4.2.2. Hope Enables People to Prepare Themselves Ready for the Worst Situation ... 59
4.2.3. Hope Leads People to Believe in Supernatural Power ... 60
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion ... 69
5.2 Suggestion ... 69
LIST OF FIGURE
3.1. Figure of Research Design ... 29
4.1.Structure of Event in India ... 34
4.2. Structure of Event in Pacific Ocean ... 55
4.3. Structure of Event in Mexico ... 57
4.4. Hope As Reflected in Life of Pi ... 66
4.5.Structure of Event in Life of Pi ... 67
