The Leading Character’s Personality To Become An Idealist Portrayed In Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild
A THESIS
BY
Faishal Hafizh
REG. NO. 110705089
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
THE LEADING CHARACTER’S EXPRESSION TO BECOME AN
IDEALIST PORTRAYED IN JON KRAKAUER’S “INTO THE WILD”
A THESIS
BY
FAISHAL HAFIZH
REG. NO. 110705089
SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR
Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. Dra.SwesanaMardiaLubis,M.Hum.
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatra Utara Medan in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from
Department of English
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University
of Sumatra Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination.
Head, Secretary,
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for
the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of
Cultural Studies University of Sumatra Utara,Medan.
The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatra Utara onThursday January 21, 2016
Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatra Utara
Dr.H.Syahron Lubis, MA
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Board of Examiners
Dr. H. MuhizarMuchtar, MS. ………..
RahmadsyahRangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. ………..
Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. ………..
i ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AssalamualaikumWarrahmatullahiWabarakatuh
First of all I would like to give my biggest gratitude to Almighty Allah SubhanahuwaTa’ala for blessing and endowments in my life, especially during the
process of finishing this thesis. Nothing is impossible to happen without his permission.
I am also grateful to the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatra Utara, Dr. H. SyahronLubis, MA, for giving all students facilities to support their study. The gratitude is also expressed to the Head of English Department Dr. H. MuhizarMuchtar, M.S and the Secretary of English Department RahmadsyahRangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. for the easiness and the facilities given to me during my study. I am proud to be a student of this Department.
I also would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. andDra. SwesanaMardiaLubis,M.Hum. as my supervisor and my Co-Supervisor respectively. I am thankful for helps, guidance, and contributions in my thesis.
ii Big thanks to those friends who has been giving me the helps, joy, laughter and many other things, Febby Priscilla, Dedhad Anugerah,Putri Rizkiyah, Moti, Aprizal Marpallaung, Yasir Keju, Arifin, Ryan Syahputra Gultom, Tebi,Anggie Enji, Haverius, Alessandro, Andus, Haris Fadillah and Harry Santoso. Thank you for sticking with me for all these years. Hope our friendship can last for many more years. Next, thank you for every person whom I cannot mention one by one in this limited space, who has given and contributed their ideas and excellent knowledge, before, during and after writing on this thesis.
May Allah SWT compensate whatever you have given to me.
Medan, Januari 2016
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TITLE OF THESIS : THE LEADING CHARACTER’S
PERSONALITY TO BECOME AN IDEALIST
PORTRAYED IN JON KRAKAUER’S “INTO
THE WILD”
QUALIFICATION : S-1/SARJANA SASTRA
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v ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul THE LEADING CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY TO BECOME AN IDEALIST IN JON KRAKAUER’S INTO THE WILD.
Skripsi ini mengenai analisis kepribadian terhadap karakter utama dalam buku "Into The Wild", dimana membahas tentang karakter dan kepribadiannya, konflik, plot, dan faktor-faktor yang membuat karakter utama menjadi idealis. Novel ini ditulis oleh John Krakauer. Novel ini diangkat dari biografi Christopher McCandless, kisah hidup tragis seorang petualang idealis. Didalam skripsi ini, penulis ingin memaparkan bagaimana kepribadian dari karakter utama dan apa saja faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kepribadiannya tersebut. Adapun metode yang digunakan penulis dalam menganalisis kepribadian dari tokoh utama pada novel ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif.
vi ABSTRACT
This thesis entitledTHELEADINGCHARACTER’SPERSONALITY TO BECOME AN IDEALISTINJON KRAKAUER’SINTOTHEWILD. This thesis
discussedaboutthe analysis ofpersonalitiesof themain characterin the novel"Into TheWild", While it is discuss about thecharacterandhis personality, conflict, plot, and
thefactors thatmakethe maincharacterbecomesan idealist. This novelis writtenbyJohnKrakauer. It is based onthe biography ofChristopherMcCandless, a tragiclife story ofan idealistadventurer. Inthis thesis, the writerwould like toexplainhow thepersonalities ofthe maincharacterandthe factors affecthis personality. Themethodsused by the writerin analyzingpersonalities ofthe main characterinthisnovelis adescriptive qualitative method.
vii TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT... i
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION... iii
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION... iv
ABSTRAK... v
ABSTRACT... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS... vii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION... 1
1.1 Background of the Study... 1
1.2 Problems of the Study... 5
1.3 Objectives of the Study... 5
1.4 Scope of the Study... 5
1.5 Significance of the Study... 6
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE... 7
2.1 Literature... 7
2.2 Novel... 9
a) Fiction... 10
b) Non Fiction ... 10
2.2.1 Character... 10
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2.3 Idealism... 11
2.4 Psychology of Personality... 14
2.5 Theory of Convergence... 15
CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH... 18
3.1 Research Method... 18
3.2 Source of Data... 20
3.2.1 Subject Research...20
3.2.2 Object Research... 20
3.3 Data Collecting Method... 20
3.4 Data Analyzing Procedure... 21
3.5 Presentation of Data... 21
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS... 22
4.1 Character... 23
4.2 Personality of Christopher McCandless... 23
a) Brave... 24
b) Independent... 25
c) Friendly... 26
d) Intellectual... 27
e) Ambitious... 29
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4.3 Conflict...31
a) Physical Conflict... 32
b) Inner Conflicts... 33
4.4 Plot... 35
4.5Factors that Influence the Leading Character’s Personality to Become an Idealist... 35
a) Internal Factor... 36
b) External Factor... 37
4.6 Findings... 38
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION... 40
5.1 Conclusion... 40
5.2 Suggestion... 42
REFERENCES... 43
APPENDICES: BIOGRAPHY, SUMMARY
Appendix A Biography of Christopher McCandless
