THE IMPORTANCE OF INNER BEAUTY IN EDITH WHARTON’STHE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1920):
A CULTURAL APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Getting Bachelor Degree of Education in English Department
by:
RIA TRISNAWATI A320122002
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
ii DECLARATION
I hereby declare that this research paper titled “The Importance of Inner Beauty in Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence (1920): A Cultural Approach” submitted to the Department of English Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta is a record of original work done by me under the guidance of Mr. Dr. M. Thoyibi, MS.
The information and data shown in this research paper is authentic to the best of my knowledge. This research paper is not submitted to any other university or institution for the award of my degree, diploma or fellowship or published any time before.
Surakarta, May 25, 2016
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THE IMPORTANCE OF INNER BEAUTY IN EDITH WHARTON’S THE
AGE OF INNOCENCE (1920): A CULTURAL APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
by:
RIA TRISNAWATI A320122002
Approved to be Examined by the Consultant
Consultant
vi MOTTO
A goal is a dream with a deadline. (Napoleon Hill)
Books are the mirrors of the soul. (Virginia Wolf)
If only we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. (Edith Wharton)
Don’t waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear. (Paulo Coelho)
Beauty attracts the eyes, but personality captures the soul. (Unknown Author)
vii DEDICATION
I dedicate my research paper to my lovely family and friends. A special
feeling and gratitude to my beloved parents, Murdoko and Sri Paryanti, their
supports in advices and financial which always make me never want to disenchant
them both. My lovely older brothers, Ilham Nugroho and Sigit Handoko, who
never stop to suppport in each of my condition and they both are very special.
I dedicate this research paper and give special thanks to my gorgeous best
friend since I was young, Dhita Putri. Moreover, my beloved friends in English
Education Department 2012.
I also dedicate this paper to my dear future spouse. Wherever you are now, I’m still waiting for you to show you this research paper someday.
viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank to:
1. The God of everything, my Great Allah SWT.
2. Mrs. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Phd. as the chief of English Education
Department.
3. Mr. Dr. M. Thoyibi, MS. as a literature lecturer and great consultant, thanks for
your sincerity and guidance, so I can finish my research paper.
4. My beloved parents, Murdoko and Sri Paryanti. I never stop thanking to you for
everything you have done. Starting from raising me well, from I know nothing
to already I now, teaching me about the meaning of life in this world,
supporting whatever I choose with your advice exactly, and helping me in
financial without any complain.
5. My lovely older brothers, Ilham Nugroho and Sigit Handoko. Thanks to support
me and be my second parents in each of my condition. I learn so many from
you both in being the useful person and not easily to surrender.
6. My special one, in my time of waiting for you, you give me more chances to be
a better person, to learn more lessons, before we meet someday.
7. My pretty bestfriends, Dhita Putri and Sherly Oktaviana, thanks for
accompanying me since we were youth.
8. My beloved ex-roommates Gitti Febriani and Whenny Trijay, I thank you so
ix 10. My dear friends in English Education Department 2012, thanks for every
moment we already shared.
11. My whole friends who cannot be mentioned here one by one, thanks for
motivating and supporting me.
x ABSTRACT
This research aims to analyze the value of beauty inside the women called inner beauty based on Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence, to identify the types of beauty in a woman, to analyze the characteristics of outer and inner beauty of May and Ellen, and to reveal the reason Edith Wharton emphasizes the story on her novel about the inner beauty by means of Cultural approach. The type of this research is descriptive qualitative. The researcher gets the data from the novel includes the narration, monologue, and dialogue between each characters. The techniques of collecting the data are reading the data repeatedly, taking notes, underlying the important words, arranging the data, selecting the data, and drawing conclusion. The technique of data analysis is descriptive interactive which comprises three procedures, namely: data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The results of this research show: 1) the type of beauty in women reflected in The Age of Innocence novel. 2) the characteristcs of the inner and outer beauty. 3) the importance of inner beauty in women which is illustrated by Edith Wharton through her novel.
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ABSTRAK
Karya tulis ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis nilai kecantikan dari dalam diri wanita atau inner beauty berdasarkan novel dari Edith Wharton yang berjudul The Age of Innocence, untuk mengidentifikasi tipe-tipe kecantikan dalam diri wanita, untuk menganalisis karakteristik dari kecantikan luar dan dalam dari sisi May dan Ellen, dan untuk mengungkapkan alasan Edith Wharton menekankan cerita dalam novelnya tentang inner beauty dengan menggunakan teori Cultural Approach. Karya tulis ilmiah ini menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif. Peneliti mendapatkan data dari novel meliputi narasi, monolog, dan dialog antar tokoh. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara membaca berulang-ulang, membuat catatan kecil, memahami kata-kata penting, menyusun data, menyeleksi data, dan membuat kesimpulan. Teknik data analisis adalah deskriptif interaktif yang terdiri dari tiga prosedur, yaitu: data reduction, data display, and conclusion. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan: 1) tipe kecantikan dari diri seorang wanita yang terdapat dalam novel The Age of Innocence. 2) karakteristik dari kecantikan luar dan dalam. 3) pentingnya inner beauty dalam diri wanita yang direfleksikan oleh Edith Wharton melalui novelnya.
xii PREFACE
In order to reveal the attractive things inside a woman, there is a beauty which
can and cannot be seen in naked eyes. Beauty means different in this world, so many
types of beauty in a woman. The attractive things that can be seen through the
perception of others can be used to reveal a beautiful woman. The women’s beauty
deals with their characters, looked from their minds, attitudes, manner, and how they
appreciate each other. Every woman has her own characters of beauty to be kept in,
that characters can be built by the values and culture of society. Inner and outer
beauty are the characteristics of the truly beautiful women. This paper will discuss
the importance of inner beauty by using Cultural approach.
The researcher still needs critiques and suggestion for this research paper that
may not perfect yet. It will help the writer in writing a better thing for the next
occasion. By reading this paper, I hope you can take your understand. Happy
reading!.
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A. Background of the Study ... 1
B. Problem Statement ... 5
C. Objectives of the Study ... 5
D. Limitation of the Study ... 6
E. Benefit of the Study ... 6
F. Paper Organization ... 6
CHAPTER II. LITERARY REVIEW... 8
A. Previous Studies ... 8
B. Underlying Theory ... 10
1.Notion of Cultural Theory ... 10
2.Beauty ... 11
a. Notion of Beauty ... 11
b. Characteristics of Beauty ... 13
1) Outer Beauty... 14
2) Inner Beauty... 15
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD ... 18
A. Type of the Study ... 18
B. Object of the Study ... 18
C. Type of the Data and the Data Source ... 18
D. Technique of the Data Collection ... 19
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CHAPTER IV. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ... 20
A.Main Finding ... 20
1.Beauty ... 20
a. American Beauty... 21
b. European Beauty... 24
2.Characteristics of Beauty ... 30
a. Beauty Characters of May... 30
b. Beauty Characters of Ellen... 38
3.The Importance of Inner Beauty ... 54
B. Discussion...59
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 61
A. Conclusion ... 61
B. Suggestion ... 64
C. Pedagogical Implication ... 64
