THE INTERPRETATION OF ‘A’ FOUND IN THE SCARLET LETTER
A PAPER BY
HIFNA SUCI LESTARI SITEPU REG. NO. 112202053
DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN
Approved by Supervisor,
Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M. Hum. NIP. 19580517198503 1 003
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for Diploma IIIin English Study Program
Approved by
Head of English Diploma Study Program,
Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. NIP 19521126198112 1 001
Approved by the Diploma-III of English Study Program Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara
Accepted by the Board of Examiner in partial of the requirements for the D-III Examination of the Diploma-IIIof English Study Program, Faculty of Cultural
Study, University of Sumatera Utara.
The Examination is held on July 2014
Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Dean,
Dr. Syahron Lubis, MA NIP : 19511013197603 1 001
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRAK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirahmaanirrahim.
First of all, I would to thank Allah SWT, for blessing and give me opportunity, health, and ability to accomplish this paper as one of the requirements to get Diploma-III certificate from English Diploma Study Program, University of Sumatera Utara. Afterwards invocations and greetings I deliver to the last prophet Muhammad SAW who has brought us into the time of humanities.
• Special thanks go to both of my parents, Ilham Sitepu and Purnama Sari Sembiring Meliala, for supporting, loving, caring, prayiong and believing in me. None can repay both of you, and only God can do, I love you very much exceeded my own.
• My beloved siblings, Anike Chintya Sitepu and Felicia Laura Sitepu. They always pray and waiting me to finally this paper. I love you sist. • Thank you to Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A., as the Dean of Faculty of Culture. • Thank you to Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A., as the Head of English
Diploma Study Program who gives me advices to finish this paper.
• Thank you to Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M. Hum., as my supervisor, who gives me corrections and advices to finish this paper.
• Thank you for all the lecturers in English Diploma Study Program for giving me knowledges.
• Thank you for my lovely friends in English Diploma III 2011 : Fitria Ramadhani (Rhe Boi), Ike Theresya Simanungkalit (iike), Nina Vivi Permata Barus (Ninong), Muhammad Sahuri (Uri), Wika Marisi Pasaribu (wekha), Nurmanna Dewi Hasibuan (dew),Nelly Octaviana (nanak) and Melda Sunita Zaluku (mezha). Thanks for your support and discussion, we can through all of this together. I’ll miss you all.
Ramadhani Pulungan (memengno) and Denny Frans Sihotang (bang den). We’ll reach our dream together brother, stay metal!
• Thank you for my special friend Dwi Mas Angga (Dibo) that always gives me strength and passion to live this life with love and smile, I love you. • Thank you for other my bestfriends include Widya Sari Sitepu,
Khairunnisa Rao, Anggi Oktavia Sari, Asri Silvi, Eprytha, Della Kartika, Lya Juntak, Uly Basaria, Overlist Personnel and Manager, Yohana Reanita Gultom, Jeany Nathalia Simanjuntak, Eka Boim, Siska Sitepu, Rini, ESDE and all of my friend in whole world that I can’t said one by one. I love you and wish we’ll meet again soon because I miss all of you so much that I can’t say with words. Without all of my friends maybe I can’t live my life, believe that!
• Thank you for all my Diploma-III English 2011 friends.
And finally, I realize that this paper far from being perfect, I hope that those who read this paper may give critics and suggestions for making it better.
Medan, 2014 The writer
TABLE OF CONTENT
4.3 The Pastor and His Parishioner ... 27
4.3.1 The Child at the Brookside ... 30
4.3.2 The Procession ... 32
4.3.3 The Revalation of The Scarlet Letter ... 35
4.4 The “A” Symbol ... 39
4.4.1. The Meaning of “A” Symbol ... 44
4.4.4.1 Different Meaningsof The Scarlet Letter…… ... 44
4.4.42 Adultery ... 44
4.4.4.3 Alone and Alienation……….……… ... 45
4.4.4.4 Able, Admirable, and Angel ... 46
4.4.2 The Bravery of Hester Prynne ... 47
1. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 49
5.1 Conclusion ... 49
5.2 Suggestion ... 50
REFFERENCES ... 51
