ADVENTURE REFLECTED IN JAMES DASHNER’S THE SCORCH TRIALS
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
ELSA PARLINA
A 320120002
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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MOTTO
They plan, and Allah plans, Surely, Allah is the best of planners
(Qs. 08: 30)
Every dark night is always followed by a beautiful morning
(Anonymous)
Life is like a piano, white and black. If God play it, all will be a beautiful
melody
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DEDICATION
Proudly and wholeheartedly, the researcher would like to dedicate this research paper to : My beloved father ( Suparlan) and mother (Wiji Lestari) who love me so much. My beloved sister (Yessy Aprillia Parlina)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’allaikum Wr. Wb
Alkhamdulillahirabbil’alamin. All praises belong to Allah SWT to his blessing and mercies given to the researcher, she can complete her researcher paper entitled ADVENTURE REFLECTED IN JAMES DASHNER’S THE SCORCH
TRIALS NOVEL (2010)): AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH. In
conducting this research, the researcher got some helps from many people. On this best occasion, the researcher would like to exipress her deepest gratitude and appreciation to the following people:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum., Dean of School of Teacher Training and Education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D, Head of English Department on Muhammadiyah University,
3. Dr. Phil. Dewi Chandraningrum, M. Ed, the first consultant who has patiently guided the researcher in arranging this work, provided time for consultant, and give the researcher nice suggestion,
4. Titis Setyabudi, S.S. M. Hum, the second consultant who has been willing to guide, correct, and encourage her from the beginning of writing until the end of it,
5. Dra. Siti Zuhriah Aryatmi, M. Hum. as the academic consultant who has given the researcher guidance as long as she studied in Muhammadiyah University, 6. All lecturers of English Department, for being good educators, guide, and
mentor,
7. Her best gratitude for her beloved father (Suparlan) and mother (Wiji Lestari), her spirit and her reason to be best in everything, thanks for ever over love, prayer, support (moral and material), motivation, and everything during her life, she will always pray that in the nest world the best heaven will belong to them, 8. Her beloved sister and big family, with love feeling, this research paper is gift to
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9. Her beloved boarding house friends, Yohana Dwi Marfuah and Mega Santi Sekartaji, thanks for time, support, care, loves, motivation many sweet things and hang out together. Love you guys,
10.Her consultant structure friends, Uun Mita Kurohmah, Rejeki Langgeng Utami, Alvy Meirina Pribadi, and Zulfa Happy Imroah. Thanks for time, support, care and everything,
11.All of my friends in Eglish Department 2012, especially for class A
12.Her beloved friends, Yohana Dwi Marfuah, Uun Mita Kurohmah, Rejeki Langgeng Utami, Zulfa Happy Imroah, Adhe Ardiani, Devi Akbareti, Putri Rahmawati, Tati Sarwati, Khusnatul Khotimah, Alvy Mayrina Pribadi, Siti Nurkhasanah, Iin Adi Apriyani we used to be together and the memory will always be in our hearts. Thanks for the time that we ever shared together. Keep in touch guys! Love all of you a lot!,
13.Those who cannot be mentioned one by one toward their support to the researcher completing this research.
The researcher considers that this research paper is far from being perfect. Therefore, suggestion and criticism are welcome and acceptance, she hope that this research paper would be valuable for readers.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Surakarta, August , 2016 The researcher,
Elsa Parlina
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ... ix
CHAPTER III : STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ... 24
A. Structural Elements of Fiction ... 24
1. Characters and Characterizations ... 24
2. Setting ... 28
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CHAPTER IV : AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ... 39
A. Fictional Finalism ... 39
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION, PEDAGOGICAL AND SUGGESTION ... 51
A. Conclusion ... 51
B. Pedagogical Implication ... 52
C. Suggestion ... 53
BIBLIOGRAPHY
xi SUMMARY
ELSAPARLINA. A 320120002. ADVENTURE REFLECTED IN JAMES DASHNER’S THE SCORCH TRIALS NOVEL (2010): ANINDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROCAH. RESEARCH PAPER. School of Teacher
Training and Education, Muhammadiayah Universityof Surakarta. August,
2016.
The main issue of this research is adventure. Ii is about someone who journeys to get what he wants.
The purpose of this reserach is to analyze The Scorch Trials novel based on the theory of idividual
psychological approach. The researcher used qualitative method. The researcher uses two data
sources: primary and secondary data. The primary data was The Scorch Trials novel written by James
Dashner. The secondary data was supporting data taken from the theory of an individual
psychological books, and some articles from the internet related to the novel. The technique of data
collection is descriptive analyzis. The technique of analyzing data is descriptive qualitative. Based on
an individual psychological analyzis, the researcher finds six aspects such as fictional finalism,
striving for succes, inferiority feeling, style of life, social interest and creative self based on The
Scorch Trials novel by James Dashner’s.
xii RINGKASAN
ELSAPARLINA. A 320120002. ADVENTURE REFLECTED IN JAMES DASHNER’S THE SCORCH TRIALS NOVEL (2010): ANINDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROCAH. RESEARCH PAPER. School of Teacher
Training and Education, Muhammadiayah Universityof Surakarta. August,
2016.
Masalah utama dari penelitian ini adalah perjalanan. Dimana seseorang melakukan perjalanan untuk mendapatkan apa yang mau dituju. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis novel The Scorch Trials berdasarkan teori psikologi individu. Peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif. Peneliti menggunakan dua sumber data: premier dan sekunder. Sumber data premier yaitu the scorch trials karya James Dashner. Data sekunder yaitu data pendukung yang diambil dari buku teori psikologi individu, dan beberapa artikel dari internet yang berhubungan dengan novel. Metode pengoleksian data adalah deskriptif. Teknik menganalisis data menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif. Berdasarkan analisis teori psikologi individu, peneliti menemukan enam aspek seperti finalisme fiksi, berjuang untuk kesuksesan, perasaan rendah diri, gaya hidup, kecenderungan social, dan kreativitas diri pada novel The Scorch Trials oleh James Dashner’s.
