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Rendila Restu Utami, 2015

THE PORTRAYALS OF "JOURNEY" IN JOHN GREEN’S TWO NOVELS LOOKING FOR ALASKA AND PAPER TOWNS

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Table of Contents

PAGE OF APPROVAL ... iii

STATEMENT ... v

PREFACE ... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... vii

ABSTRACT ... viii

Table of Contents ... x

List of Tables ... xii

CHAPTER I ... 1

INTRODUCTION... 1

1.1 Background ... 1

1.2 Statements of Problems ... 4

1.3 Significance of Research ... 4

1.4 Aims of Research ... 4

1.5 Research Method ... 5

1.6 Definition and Clarification of Key Terms ... 6

1.7 Organization of Paper ... 8

CHAPTER II ... 9

LITERATURE REVIEW ... 9

2.1 Identity: The Concept of "Me" and "I"... 9

2.2 Journey: Metaphorical and Literal ... 11

2.3 Previous Research on John Green and His Works ... 13

CHAPTER III ... 16

RESEARCH METHOD ... 16

3.1 Research Design ... 16

3.1.1 Structuralism ... 16

3.1.2 Narratology and Roland Barthes' Code on Plotting ... 17

3.2 Subjects of Research ... 18

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3.3.1 Close Reading ... 19

3.3.2 Implementing Barthes' Hermeneutic Code and Proairetic Code ... 20

3.4 Data and Source of Data ... 22

3.5 Data Analysis ... 22

CHAPTER IV... 24

FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ... 24

4.1 The Findings ... 24

4.2 Analysis of John Green's Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns using Barthes' Hermeneutic Code and Proairetic Code ... 24

4.2.1 Looking for Alaska ... 25

4.2.2 Paper Towns ... 30

4.3 Discussion: The "Me", The "I", and The Portrayal of Journey in John Green's Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns ... 36

4.4 The Portrayal of Journey as The Process of Change in The Main Characters' Identity 38 CHAPTER V ... 41

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 41

5.1 Conclusion ... 41

5.2 Suggestion ... 43

APPENDICES ... 44

Table. 1 Looking for Alaska ... 45

Table. 2 Paper Towns ... 47

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List of Tables

Table 1 - Sample version of the data for Looking for Alaska ... 19

Table 2 - Sample version of the data for Paper Towns ... 20

Appendix 1: Table. 1 - Looking for Alaska ... 45