AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CHARACTER PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT ON THE NOVEL LITTLE LORD
FAUNTLEROY BY F. H. BURNETT
THESIS
CHOIRUN NISA 201010100311219
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CHARACTER PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT ON THE NOVEL LITTLE LORD
FAUNTLEROY BY F. H. BURNETT
THESIS
CHOIRUN NISA
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CHARACTER PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT ON THE NOVEL LITTLE LORD
FAUNTLEROY BY F. H. BURNETT
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
CHOIRUN NISA 201010100311219
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
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ORIGINALITY DECLARATION
The undersigned:
Name : Choirun Nisa
Student ID number : 201010100311219
Program of Study : English Department
Faculty : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
I declare that the work presented in this thesis was carried oyt by myself and does
not incorporate without acknowledgement any material previously submitted for a
degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my knowledge this thesis does
not contain any materials previously publish or written by another person except
where due reference is made in text.
Malang, May 6th, 2015
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
“A nd we ha ve c e rta inly ho no re d the c hildre n o f A d a m a nd c a rrie d the m o n the la nd a nd se a pro vide d fo r the m o f the g o o d thing d a nd pre fe rre d the m o ve r m uc h o f wha t
We ha ve c re a te d, with [d e finite ] pre fe re nc e .”
DEDICATIONS
I dedicated this thesis to:
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CHARACTER ERSONLAITY
DEVELOPMENT ON THE NOVEL LITLE LORD
FAUNTLEROY BY F. H. BURNETT
ABSTRACT
Literature is very important and understanding for the reader. Novel is a part of literature which has a long complax story and has more characters than short. The reseacher analysis the Earl as the character who has experienced of his personality development in his life on the novel Little Lord Fauntleroy. the purpose of the study are to get explanation about what the personality and show the changing of the Earl’s personality before and after until the Earl being a good person.
The reseacher conducted this research to know the Earl’s problem. In this research used qualitative research to collect the datathe object of the study were taken from description of the dialogue. After collecting the data from the object of the study, the researcher continued analysis the data, there are 1). Predicting the data, 2). Analyzing the data based on the study, 3). Drawing the conclusion based on the result of the study. The result of the study showed that contained sigmund freud theory. It was focused on the Earl’s character which changed to be better after he met with his grandchild. And After, the Earl met with his grandchild. He changed to be better personality. Life experience is able to change someone’s personality from bad to a good personality.
Key words: personality development, Little Lord Fauntleroy, main character and Sigmund frued
The Advisor I, The Reseacher,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, my greatest thanks to Alloh, the Lord of the world for the
blessing and mercy that enable me to have courage and patience so that this thesis
can be properly finished. I would like to express my grateful to many names that
has contributed me in finishing thesis:
Dian Arsitades M.Pd as my advisor I and Dr. Sudiran M.Hum as my
advisor II for their suggestions, attention patiently in accomplishing this thesis. I
will never forget you.
To the entire lecturer of English Departement in University of
Muhammadiyah Malang who has given me valuable knowledge on support to
finish this thesis.
My beloved parents who always give advice, pray in the night, support to
reach the success, care, endless llove, and everything that I cannot mention it. “I
love you with all my soul.”
My younger brother thanks for your support, attention, and advice to the
writer untiol finished the thesis.
All members of my family, who always gives motivation and support to
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My friends thanks for your support, who always gives motivation to
finished the thesis. And thanks to my beloved friends Ana Luvitasari S. Ners, and
Norma Marcelina S.Pd and all my friends in English Department D .
And the last, I realize that this thesis is far from perfect but I expect it will
be useful not only for myself but also to the readers. For that reason, I hope
suggestion contructive and thoughtful from this reality wants to make this thesis
better improved.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL ... i
LEGALIZATION ... ii
ORIGINALITY DECLARATION ... iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION ... iv
ABSTRACT ... v
1.4 Significance of Study ... 4
1.5 Scope and Limitation... 5
1.6 Definition of Key Term ... 5
CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Literature ... 7
2.2 Novel ... 8
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2.6 Theory of Personality ... 16
2.6.1 The Ego Defences Mechanism ... 16
2.6.1.1 Repression ... 17
2.6.1.2 Projection ... 17
2.6.1.3 Reaction Formation ... 17
2.6.1.4 Displacement ... 17
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CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design ... 19
3.2 Research Approach ... 20
3.3 The Object of Study ... 20
3.4 Data Collection ... 21
3.5 Data Analysis ... 21
CHAPTER IV : FINDING AND DISCUSSION 4.1 The Causes of The Main Character Personality Development ... 22
4.2 The Ways to Change Personality of The Main Character ... 23
4.2.1 Before Changing The Earl’s Personality ... 23
4.2.2 After Changing The Earls’s Personality ... 25
4.3 Discussion ... 26
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion ... 29
5.2 Suggestion ... 30
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APPENDIX I
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1 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Chapter I of this research presents such as: background of the study,
statement of problems, purpose of the study, significance of the study,
scope and limitation, and definition of key terms. Each section is
presented as follow.
1.1Background of the Study
Literature is one of the most exciting part in the extent of every
languange. Many people consider that seing, telling and hearing are the
ways to increase their experiences..they have the broadest sense, life
directly deals with feelings, in ideas, experience, passions and
imaginations. Jones (1968) saids that “literature is the simply another way
we can experience the world round us through our imagination”. By
learning literature many people can find the advantages, enrich the sense
of humanity, interrelationship, learn another people’s problem and get
inspirations which similar or different from our life. Datuk ( 2006 : 4 ),
said that “ Literature is very interesting to be discussed when the reader
can understand and like it. It means that, literature not only provides
enjoyment for its reader but also gives something important and
2 Novel is one of the literary work. It expresses human life that
happened with them. Novel has many funtions such as for entertaining,
and giving information. There are novels the war, peace, and love, to be
interested in a literary work, a sharp sense of appreciation is needed to get
the willingness to find what the authors want to express the reader and
how the reader interprets the author intention and achievement.
By reading novel, many people not only enjoy but also brought into
vast, close and fresh reality of life. It derives for closer to other human
being of other nationalities cultures and races. It becomes richer through
out of literary experiences. Beside that, novel can also give so many
useful values and messages about human life. It means that after the
reading novel, the readers will experience about their life from the novel.
Their experiences from it hen can be applied in their daily life for a long
time.
Organization upon the foundation of biologically Personality is a
part of human being that could be good of ideas, attitudes and habits
which is built or bad. According to Hart (in Mila, 2009) “Personality is
dynamic inherited, psycho-physical mechanism of single organism and of
socially transmitted purpose to the requirement and potentialities of his
social and sub-social environment”. It means that personality is human
nature how to behave in society. Personality is built upon the place where
he/she lives, especially in a family. A good family is usually able to teach
children how to behave well culture patterns, and which embodies all the
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development. Freud (2004), saids that “ personality development involves
a series of conflicts between the individual, who wants to satisfy
instinctual impulses, and the social word (espesialy the family), which
contrains this desire”.
Related with the title of this thesis, the researcher wants to study
how to change with the personality in our daily of life. The researcher of
this thesis will focus on personaliy development by the main characters’
of “Little Lord Fauntleroy”.
The writer of this thesis takes “Little Lord Fauntleroy” novel
because tells about an interesting story. This novel tells about John Arthur
Molyneux Errol family and his life. This novel has a happy ending in his
life and new loves.
The writer is interested in this novel because it has connection with
4 Therefore, she has chosen this matter as the study entitled “ An Analysis
On Main Characters’ Personality Development in “Little Lord
Fauntleroy” Novel by F.H Burnet Hugson.
1.2 Statement of Problems
Based on the background of study, the writer formulates some statements of
problems as follow :
1. What are the causes of the main character’s personality development
on the novel Little Lord Fauntleroy by F.H. Burnett?
2. How does the main character change his personality on the novel Little
Llord Fauntleroy by F.H. Burnett?
1.3 Purpose of The Study
The purpose of the study are formulated as follows:
1. To explain the causes of personality development on the novel Little
Lord Fauntleroy.
2. To explain how the main character changes this personality on the
novel Little Lord Fauntleroy.
1.4 Significance of the Study
The researcher hopes that this research specific explanation of the
personality development on the main characters will give contribution not
only for literature, but also for those want to know human life. The results
of this study are exspected to give stimulus to the students of University
5 as many as possible to get knowledge or moral values by reading
literature.
1.5 Scope and Limitation
Novel has many elements such as plot, character, conflict, theme,
ahich are interesting to analyze. However, this research is focused on the
novel “ Little Lord Fauntleroy” written by Frances Hugson Burnett especially about the main character as a scope that has limitation on the
Earl.
1.6 Definition of Key Terms
A definition of its elements which has the comperehend
relationship In order to avoid misunderstanding of some words about this
study, there are definitions of the key term of this study provided below:
1. Analysis is one element and the other in supporting the meaning of literature ( Sudjiman, 1984:6)
2. Main Character is a character who becomes priority in the story, as a doer or a victim (Nurgiyantoro, 1994: 165)
3. Personality Development is the development of the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive. Personality
development occurs by the interaction of temperament, character, and
environment.(www.healthofchildren.com/P/PersonalityDevelopment.
6 4. Novel is a book length story in prose, whose author tries to create the
sense that while are read, they experince it (Kennedy, 1983:180).
5. Frances Hugson Burnett is the author of the Little Lord Fauntleroy.
