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RECEPTIVE ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR BY MAY WELLAND IN EDITH WHARTON’S THE AGE OF INNOCENCE NOVEL:
AN EXISTENTIALIST PSYCHOANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
FACHRUNNISA SANTOSO A 320110095
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
v MOTTO
Keep “Running” while others “Walking”
(the writer)
There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers
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DEDICATION
This paper is dedicated with love to:
Allah SWT
My beloved parent “Mama Luluk” and “Dad” My sister “MeiRizka”
My lovely brother “Kunyuk” and “Daging” My sweety cousin “Alreina Gavin Setiawan”
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb
Alhamdulillahirobbilalamin. In the name of Allah SWT, the writer is grateful to
Allah SWT for the guidance until she could make this Research Paper entitled “Receptive Orientation Behavior by May Welland in Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence novel: an existentialist psychoanalysis perspective” as the partial fulfillment
of the requirements for Bachelor Degree of English Department. She could not do it
without any help from Allah SWT, since Allah gives her health and make her strong
drive to do this research paper.
The writer is fully aware this work cannot be separated from other people’s prays, help, motivation, support, comment and suggestion. Because of that, the writer
would like to express her gratitude to the people who had participated in completing this
study, they are:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M.Hum, the Dean of the School of Teacher Training
and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D, Head of English Department who has permitted her
to conduct this paper.
3. Dr. M. Thoyibi, M.S. as the first consultant who patiently gives suggestion,
supports, criticism during the arrangement of the research paper.
4. Titis Setyabudi S.S., M.Hum as the second consultant who correct and improved on
her poor grammatical structure.
5. All lecturers in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta especially the lecture of
English Department for giving her new knowledge during study in this university.
6. Her beloved parents, mama “Luluk Ismawati, SH” and Dad “Heri Santoso” for the
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FACHRUNNISA SANTOSO. A320 110 095. RECEPTIVE ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR BY MAY WELLAND IN THE AGE OF INNOCENCE NOVEL: AN EXISTENTIALIST PSYCHOANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE.RESEARCH PAPER. SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2015.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Page
TITLE ... i
APPROVAL ... ii
ACCEPTANCE ... iii
TESTIMONY ... iv
MOTTO ... v
DEDICATION ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
SUMMARY ... ix
TABLE OF CONTENT ... x
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Background of Study ... 1
B. Literature Review ... 5
C. Problem Statement ... 6
D. Objective of the Study ... 6
E. Limitation of the Study ... 6
F. Benefit of the Study ... 6
G. Research Method ... 7
H. Paper Organization ... 8
CHAPTER II. UNDERLYING THEORY ... 9
A. Notion of Existentialist Psychoanalysis ... 9
B. Fromm’s Theory ... 9
CHAPTER III. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ... 16
A. Structural Elements ... 16
1. Characters and Characterization ... 16
a. Major character ... 16
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2. Setting ... 21
a. Setting of Place ... 21
b. Setting of Time ... 23
3. Plot ... 23
a. Exposition ... 24
b. Complication ... 24
c. Climax or turning point ... 25
d. Resolution ... 25
4. Point of View ... 26
5. Style ... 26
a. Grammatical structure ... 26
b. Sentence construction ... 27
c. Figurative language ... 27
d. Diction ... 28
e. Symbol ... 29
6. Theme ... 29
B. Discussion ... 30
CHAPTER IV. EXISTENTIALIST PSYCHOANALYSIS ... 32
A. Structure of May’s Personality ... 32
1. Accepting ... 32
2. Devoted ... 32
3. Idealistic ... 33
4. Sensitive ... 33
5. Optimistic ... 34
6. Trusting ... 35
7. Tender ... 35
8. Passive ... 36
9. Opinionless ... 36
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11.Spineless ... 37
12.Gullible ... 38
13.Self confident ... 38
14.Rash ... 39
15.Patient ... 39
16.Imperturbable ... 40
17.Possessive ... 40
18.Childish ... 41
B. Discussion ... 42
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION ... 44
A. Conclusion ... 44
B. Sugesstion ... 45
