THE READERS' RESPONSES TO O' HENRY'S SELECTED SHORT STORIES.

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OF

LETITRS

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ANDAIAS IJMVERSITY

PADAI{C

ABSTIIAK

Skripsi

iii

nenbahas

tentMg

respon penbaca

terhaddp

ce.ih

p€ndc[

kamnsan

o

Henry

ra.g

berjldut AJie

t

Tve

ty ye a

6.

118 G

ili

oJ

tto<j

dr

Tht

t,'!

,c,l

Tujun

pcneliri.n

ini rdilah

unluk mengebhui apakah nereka

n.nyukai

,tau

tidah

menlukai

cerib

pendek

Ieebul.

Hal

ini

dihubungk

detrgs

ursur

iDlriNik

tMg

t€rd4ar

dalam

ce

h yug

diberikd

yairu

diksi.

kdakter,

plo! laur

dr

lctr4

kemudim

jug!

melihat

lemu

meEka

le

adap

pesr

nonl

tbg

lcdapat

dsllm

ce.ib

iesebut.

Dab

dimbil

dari pendapat responden lerhadap cerna-cerita pilihan

remebur. Responden

dimhil

ddi

Mrhashwa

sa$a

lneglis Angkahn 2006

di

ljni!€Nids

Aidrl.s

!.ig

sudah mendapatkan pengebhuar teori

dar

dnalisis

$slrd

yans cukup. Kenudian

analkis

dala dilakukan

dcngm

mdggunald

pcaddum

tan

melode

kuanlilslildan

kullitllit

Selanjutnya penelitiM

inirenggunalan

rcori .esepsi

lieapJi

yang dikemukakan oleh Wollgana

her ym8

nana

dnekdkln

pada

pembea implisir. Dari

hsil

penelilian

dilenukan bahya nayorilas

Gspon

ddi

Esponden terhadap

cerib-ceriE

yans telah

dibdild

engal posirit

lni

ditdenata

mereka dapal menan8kap pesan

moml

'lari

cerib-cerira teNebur densan baik,

lni

mcnsgambarkan

bai*a

mercka

nenpunyai

kenampuan sastm

}!ns

cukup baik.

CHAPTER

I

INTRODUCTION

'lbe Backgrourd

of the

Rddrch

Litetuy wort hr\

n.

meaning

*irhout

reader. Thus,

lireBry

work lEs sronB

Elationship

with

ihc

rcadcs

lirrhaving

impon!

olc

in

liteft1' rv.rk

ddlelopnenr

b(ausc

readds

aft

_{aeople who enjoy} lhe

hcrary

wo*

ud

they navc rotc

in

giving

Lhe

toaning

and

appmki4

the

litcnry

work. TheEfore, thc

rdrcr

wanis

b

afattrc

readefs point

ol

vieN ro

litcdy

works. To lnalyze

this

phcn.nien.n

rhe

wirer

decides to choose

Hder

response dreory or receplion theory, Based otr

Loh

lrsni!

argunent leader

respotrse

crilicnm

locusos

o.

rade6'

responses

io nerary rei(''

(169)

$is fiilieisn

G

challengine be@use

a

piocc

of

witinE

can

po$ibl]

be

interpEled

in

diileEnt

"?ys.

Thus,

nmy

dillcrenr

Esponscs

nay

be given by

$e

The

witer

alyzes the responses

ol

rhc eader ro

Oi

l

lenryt

selcctcd shon

$ories. The reason or lne

Miler

to choose

O

Hen.J'\ vorks

becaus his short

stori$

h.ve

bes

reo{t by most Enslish Departmcnt

otAndald

Unive6ily studcnr

in somc

c6ses

like prosc. shid $ories, and

litetur

fiticism.llis

slorics arc also well

kn.!n

ior

witty

md,ti.n.

Most

orO

Henry's storics

m

scr in lhe early

yess ofthe

2O'h

cenlury.

M..y

olrhen Ete

pla.e in NeR York Cirr-,

md

deal

i}

th€ most pan

wilh

odinary

people: clerk5 poiicemen, end qaitrcsses. He

h6

good stories and usualty

t,

(*w.lsjunction.ooh/people/poner.l

n).Ihosc

points mahchis nories quire ctose

rl

the

Eades

sina dcy

lalk abod comnon peopb wnh rheir

ommon probl.m,

The wrirer

srongl]

believesrhar

it

can make rhc rc.der

imee{ed Md

cnjoy

iheir

liDe

6

respondenl.

ln

English

Depatuent ofAndalas Univcrsit]

rheE are nor

yet sludenk who analyue

lileru$ *orks

by usins receplion theor,v in

lhen

!n!l

l!sk,

The refo E l he

Miter

enritlcs this

resedch,iTh. Read.B!R€potrses

to

O'!eo.y\

Scl.ct.d

Shon

Sbri*

. The

vrire.

hopes

il

can be

de

shningpoi

tor rhc studons

in rhis

dcpdhenl

to know and be intcrcsted !o continuethh rcscdch tar.r.

1.2

The

ldoniinclion

ofthe

Preblem

hcr

aques that every rerr

leales sapJ

for rhe rerdeB ro bc

fillcd

rnh

$cir

own inreqrerarions jn order to

cRtc

dE

n€ming

or rhe rcxt.

Th.

siref

dsunes

rhat

Henryt

three chosen shon no.ies

*ill

invite

va

ous responses

iom

the Ead€6, evcn

thoughrhe sd.ies

aEaboul

ordinorypcople wirh

trcblemsarc

commoniy fi0d

irour

liles.

lt

is

bsaue

Henry's stories usually have su.pris:ng ending,

Tiese

Gponscs

willshowRhetherlhereatlemcanfillinthc

gaps

ornot.

r3

The

Sop€ ofthe R€sorch

'lhis

resarch

_{is limired}

lo

find rhe

rcadeB

rcsponses ro setecred shon $ories

6j"

o

Harty:

Atel

Trehry

fear!,

178

cill

af

ke

Masi,

Md

1'he

rasl

LeaJ,

ir

otdet to

w

whelher the caders

c

Jlllinthe gatiollhet*1.Thus,nlocusson:

C1IAPTER

IV

CONCLUSION

Based on the

salysk

of

thc dala lhroueh the research entnled

Tte

Re.&s'

Rcspdnses

t,

O

Henry's Selecled Shon Storics,

ir

cd

ho

c.n.lrdcd

lhar

$cre

arc nvo kinds

of

rcspondenbithcse rvho like re.ding

shon

orics and rh.sc whd dd

n.t

Thc rcadcr

sh.

likes ro

Ead

i

\hon

$ory

in

a week,

n.sr

olrhem

jN

Tcid

I

2

houN olreading.

U.tbnunarelt,

the reideE rvho disiike 10 iead a shon

sbly

d@s nor

have

tinc

or have

iotcnous[ timclo

read shon story

in.

wcek. Alrhoueh rhcy spcnd

asm.lleranounr

ollimc

in rcading. btrr posnively rhey

undeslaM

atrd catr interprcl

frcm

O'

Hcnry

sclelcd

shDn srories

in thh

resedch,

uE

respo

denc

have

positlle

resporses

upon them.

Mos

ol

rhem

like elch

shofr

dory

From

cir

answe6, it can be concluded that they like thc rhon sbries becau*

oi

the dictiotr and

mool

messaees.

Thet

srard thar 5hon sbries orc

inrere$i.e ln

rddirion.

$c)

hnv.

simila

backrcund

knowlcdec of interprer

lneary

work

Alnosr

all

intinsic

€lmenr

ger posnive

Esponss

b,v

lhc

rcadcB bccausc

it

.ai

easilt unde*b.n. lr

.d

be

prored

b)

Ihe p.rconbSe

olrhd

rerdcrs

who

likc

readinglhese shod slories biggerrhan the Esders who

dnlikcs.lt

means

O' Heniy\

shoneones

is likeable or loveable because

ach

indnsic

etemenls is undeBlandable.

Most of ihe readeB coNider

lhc

shod srories

aE

_s@,1 because therc

tre

good moral

nesege

conrained

lt mans

rhe _{"saps" or blank} space

lhd

proposed

b) ker

cr

he

AbFms.M.H.A

Ciossa

ro

Lilerirvlems.4s

Fd. USA: Co.nelt tJniveNirv.

l98l

--..

A

Clo$w

olLirerd

Tems.

?jjEd.

New

yorki

Comel

Erglebn.

Tcny.

Lireraw

'theon:

An

tntrodlction

2r!

cd.

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tstr&weel

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cuerin.

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er al.

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