CHARACTER PORTRAYAL IN L.A. MEYER’S NOVEL
BLOODY JACK
A THESIS
BY
ADE ADRINA ZULFIKAR
REG. NO. 090705033
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
CHARACTER PORTRAYAL IN L.A. MEYER’S NOVEL
BLOODY JACK
A THESIS
BY :
ADE ADRINA ZULFIKAR
REG. No. 090705033
Supervisor, Co. Supervisor,
Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M. Hum Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama
NIP.19630216 198903 1 003 NIP.19561214 198601 2 001
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera 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 Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for the Sarjana Sastra Examination.
Head, Secretary,
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S Dr. Hj. Nurlela, M.Hum
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 Sumatera Utara, Medan.
The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Suamtera Utara on………..
Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara
Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA
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Board of Examiners
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S
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Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M. Hum
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Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillaahirahmaanirahiim
Time has been passing so fast it seems like yesterday when I for the first time came to
this faculty as a new student in English Department. Now in my last grade in English
Department, I have responsibility to write a paper on the requirement of completing
my study at Sarjana Sastra. For all of this, I would like to thank the Almighty Allah
S.W.T who gives everything, especially health, knowledge and opportunity to finish
my thesis entitled Character Portrayal in L.A. Meyer’s Novel Bloody Jack.
Then I would like to express my sincere gratitude and high appreciation to :
1. Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara.
2. Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S, as the Head of English Department, and also
Dr. Hj. Nurlela, M.Hum as the secretary.
3. Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M. Hum as my supervisor, for his friendly
cooperation in completing this thesis. For his precious time, his patience and
seriousness in completing this thesis.
4. Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama as my Co – supervisor, for her seriousness in
completing my thesis.
5. To all the lecturers of English Department, for their valuable knowledge and
6. Thank to Kak Rizki Arafah who lent me the novel as the source of my thesis,
and also to Bang Amran who helped during my study.
7. My beloved parents, Zulfikar and Hilma Aboebakar, my brother Fariz
Zulfikar and my man Rudy Ardiansyah Putra who have patiently given their
moral and financial, advice, support, love and paryers for me so that I can
finish my study at the university.
8. To all of my best friends Yaumil Rizki Adinda, M. Savrizal, Nur Alfisyahri,
Nurhasanah, Erna Januarini and all of my classmates whose names I cannot
tell one by one. Thank you for the help and time we shared together in our
study.
Finally, I realize that this thesis may have many weaknesses; therefore I open
my mind to constructive critic and suggestion in order to make this thesis
better.
Medan. 25th July 2013
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Ade Adrina Zulfikar
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ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul “Character Portrayal in L.A. Meyer’s Novel “Bloody Jack”.
Penulis mencoba untuk menganalisis penggambaran tokoh utama yang pada novel
Bloody Jack karangan L.A. Meyer. Penggambaran tokoh terlihat melalui karakter
individual. Bab I skripsi ini mencakup penjabaran tentang sastra yang dilengkapi
dengan latar belakang permasalahan, tujuan pengkajian, batasan pembahasan, dan
metode penelitian yang digunakan. Bab II menampilkan defenisi novel, defenisi
karakter, dan jenis-jenis karakter. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dijelaskan dalam
Bab III, kemudian pada Bab IV menganalisis tentang karakter utama dan juga
beberapa karakter pendukung. Skripsi ini ditutup dengan kesimpulan-kesimpulan dari
analisis serta saran bagi pembaca bahwa sangat penting mengetahui karakter
seseorang. Lampiran-lampiran yang berupa ringkasan cerita dan biografi penulis
ABSTRACT
This thesis is titled "Character portrayal in LA Novel Meyer's "Bloody Jack". The
author tries to analyze the portrayal of the main character in a novel written by
Bloody Jack LA Meyer. Figures seen through the portrayal of individual character.
Chapter I of this thesis includes a description of the literature that comes with the
background of the problem, objective assessment, discussion of limitations, and the
research methods used. Chapter II displays a novel definition, definition of character,
and character types. The method used is described in Chapter III, then in Chapter IV
analyzes the main character and also some supporting characters. This thesis closes
with the conclusions of the analysis and advice to the reader that it is very important
to know a person's character. Appendices in the form of a summary of the story and
2.4.2 Flat Character ... 12
CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY 3.1 The Method ... 17
3.2 The Technique for Collecting Data ... 17
3.3 the Technique of Analyzing Data ... 18
CHAPTER IV AN ANALYSIS OF MAIN CHARACTERS 4.1 Mary Faber... 20
4.2 James Emerson Fletcher ... 31
4.3 Rooster Charlie ... 34
4.4 Liam Delaney ... 37
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 39
5.1 CONCLUSION ... 39
5.2 SUGGESTION ... 41
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
i. Author’s Biography
