AN ANALYSIS OF LEADING CHARACTER’S CONFLICT IN
NICHOLAS SPARKS’ NOVEL THE NOTEBOOK
A THESIS
BY
AGRENY MELISA SIMAMORA
REG.NO. 120721008
AN ANALYSIS OF LEADING CHARACTER’S CONFLICT IN
NICHOLAS SPARKS’ NOVEL
THE NOTEBOOK
A THESIS
BY
AGRENY MELISA SIMAMORA
REG.NO. 120721008
SUPERVISOR
CO-SUPERVISOR
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TITLE OF THESIS : AN ANALYSIS OF LEADING CHARACTER’S
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THE NOTEBOOK
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First I want to express my gratitude, tribute and honor to my Lord, Jesus
Christ who has blessed me with health and capability to finish this thesis in order to
fulfill one of the requirements to finish my study at English Department, University
of Sumatera Utara.
Second, I would to thank you so much to my beloved Dad, Mom and brother
because your love and your support to me so that I can finish my thesis well. All
your attention is very important for this time. It is not easy to do all but because of
your support, I can pass it. Your prayer is all I need right now. Thank you for loving
me. I love you.
Third, I would to thank to the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. H.
Syahron Lubis, M.A.. The head of English Department, Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar,
M.S.. Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D., the secretary of English Department for
your advice and encouragement during my study. I also want to say thank you so
much to my supervisor, Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum, for teaching me to finish
this thesis, all the suggestions and kindness to me, and to my co-supervisor, Drs.
Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum, for your helping.
The last, I would to thank you so much to my bestfriends, Aditya David,
Benny Arthady, Chris Binar and Khairi Azmi for your kindness, your time, and our
togetherness almost 8 years. It is so powerfull crazy time. I enjoy it so much. I have
found the meaning of friendship with you guys. May we succeed and always together
friends that I cannot say one by one here and to all of my friends at English
Department. Thank you for our time, I am so happy to know you.
So many thank you to all of the people in my life to make me a better person.
I cannot say anymore, except big thank you. I cannot be like this without the people
beside me, support me and love me. I do realize that this thesis is still from being
perfect. Therefore, I welcome any constuctive critics and suggestions towards this
thesis.
Medan,
ABSTRAK
ABSTRACT
The title of this thesis is An Analysis of Leading Character’s Conflict In Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebookwhich is a kind of Allie’s conflict in her life. The conflict is
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1 Background of the Study ... 11.2 Problem of the Study ... 5
1.3 Objective of the Study ... 5
1.4 Scope of the Study ... 5
1.5 Significance of the Study ... 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 A brief description of Novel ... 7
2.2 A brief description of Character ... 13
2.3 A general Concept of Conflict ... 15
2.3.1 Basic nature of conflict ... 16
2.3.2 Classification ... 17
CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH 3.1 Research Design ... 20
3.2 Data Collection ... 21
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDING
4.1 Allie’s Internal Conflict ... 23
4.2 Allie’s External Conflict ... 26
4.2.1 Allie’s External Conflict with Noah... 26
4.2.2 Allie’s External Conflict with Her Parents... 30
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion ... 34
5.2 Suggestion ... 36
REFERENCES ... 37
APPENDICES
1. BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Despite the tradition of regarding literature as a fine art, literature is
imaginative writing. If literature is not simply imaginative, fictional, or poetic
discourse, what then, makes a given written work literary? A common, and
commonsensial, response is that literature employs a special form of language, more
evocative and “connotative” than that used in other forms of writing; in this sense,
literature is “fine” or creative writing, no matter what the content. Wellek (1977:94)
says,”Literature is a social institution, using as its medium language, a social
creation.” Literature is a term used to describe a spoken or written material anything
from creative writing to more technical or scientific work.
Literature refers to compotitions that tell stories, dramatize situations, express
emotions, and advocate ideas. Literature helps us grow, both personally and
intellectually. It provides an objective base for knowledge and understanding. In
literature is known the kinds of literature as prose fiction, poetry, drama, and non
fiction prose.
Prose fiction or narrative fiction, includes myths, parables, novels, or
romances and short stories. Novel is a long and fictional narrative prose, usually in
the form of story that has the intrinsic and ekstrinsic elements. Wellek (1989:282)
says,”Novel is a picture of real life and manners and of the time in which it is
written.” The statement leads us that novel is written and presents a documentary
picture of life that every scene happening in a novel is the real portrayal in the real
