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PERSISTENCE AND PATIENCE IN REACHING DREAM
REFLECTED
IN AHMAD FUADI’S
THE LAND OF FIVE TOWERS
NOVEL (2011):
A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education in English Department
by
Metrika Arofah Yusriani A320090207
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
iv TESTIMONY
I witness that there is no similar research that has been conducted before. This research paper has been done by me honestly. Herewith, I testify that in this research paper, there are no plagiarism of the previous literary work wich has been raised to obtain bachelor degree of university, nor there are opinions or masterpieces which have been written of published by other, except those which the writting was referred in the manuscript and mentioned in bibliography.
Hence, later if it is proven that there are some untrue statements in this testimony, hence I will hold fully responsibility.
Surakarta, July 2013
Metrika Arofah Yusriani
v MOTTO
Man Jadda Wajada
(The Researcher)
If the sea has become the ink to write the knowledge of Allah, then
it will run out before all the knowledge can be written, although if we
add it with the same portion
(Qs. Al khafi: 110)
Allah will never change the person’s destiny until they change it by
them selves
(Qs. Ar Rad: 11)
Whatever has to be done, let’s thanks to Allah for that, let’s ikhlas
and tawakkal
(The Researcher)
The strong person is not the good wrestler
Rather, the strong person is the one who controls herself when she
is angry
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DEDICATION
My deepest gratitude to Allah SWT and the great Prophet
Muhammad SAW, and in my happiness, I dedicate this little work to:
My beloved’s mother (Ibu Yuli Astini) and father (Bapak
Srianto), the most precious treasure of my life, for watching me
out from my first step, and always supported me with love.
Thanks for the night prayer.
My beloved brothers (Gamma and Sigma) and my dearest little
sister (Betha) for accompanying me with cheers and love in my
every crossroad
My great family
My beloved best friends ever
People who likes this novel
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin, in the name of Allah SWT, the Merciful, the
Almighty, the Lord of the universe and the Compassionate who has given wonderful destiny. Great thanks for giving the writer so many changes to recover her, until the day the researcher finished this research paper entitled, “PERSISTENCE AND PATIENCE IN REACHING DREAM REFLECTED IN
AHMAD FUADI’S THE LAND OF FIVE TOWERS NOVEL (2011): A
PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH.” This research aims at fulfilling one of the
requirements for getting bachelor degree of English Education in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Therefore, in this opportunity the researcher would like to salute and express her great honor to the following persons:
1. Dra. N. Setyaningsih, Msi., as the Dean of School of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Titis Setyabudi, S. Si, M. Hum, as the chief of English Education Department,
3. Dr. Phil Dewi Candraningrum, M. Ed, as the first consultant who has guided and helped her in preparing and finishing this research paper,
4. Titis Setyabudi, S. Si, M. Hum, as the second consultant who gives her guideance, correction and suggestion wisely,
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6. All the lectures of English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta who have given the knowledge to the researcher,
7. The researcher’s beloved parents (Ibu Yuli Astini and Bapak Srianto) who
have given the writer special love, support and sacrifice. Thank for teaching her how to “live”. She will never be able to pay for the entire thing that they
give to her,
8. The researcher’s beloved brothers and sister (Sigma, Gamma and Betha) for
accompanying her with cheers and love in every crossroad,
9. All boarding house’s friends “Kost Mama”: Olip, Tika, Jauh, Byuti, Ike,
and all friends who cannot be mentioned one by one, thank for caring and coloring the researcher’s life during in the boarding house,
10. All of friends in English Department ’09: Olip, Atin, Mutik, Vina, Faid,
Ratna, Denis, Ayuk, Citra, Endang, Nia and all of people who cannot be
mentioned, thanks for the love and helps during the study,
For all, the researcher can present nothing but the deepest thank and the writer hopes Allah SWT will bless all of you. The researcher realize that this research paper still has many weakness and far from being perfect. Thus, revision, suggestion and structural element are hoped for the perfection work. She hopes it can evoke some criticism for improvement.
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Surakarta, July 2013 The Researcher
Metrika Arofah Yusriani
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H. Research Paper Organization... 10
CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY ... 11
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1. Notion of Psychoanalysis ... 11
2. Major Principle of Personality ... 12
B. Theory of Issue ... 16
1. Notion of Persistence... 16
2. Notion of Patience ... 18
C. Structural Elements of the Novel ... 19
D. Theoretical Application ... 25
CHAPTER III: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ... 26
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CHAPTER IV: PSYCHOANALYTIC ANALYSIS ... 56
A. Analysis of Alif Personality ... 56
1. Id ... 56
2. Ego ... 58
3. Superego ... 60
B. Persistence and Patience ... 62
1. Identifying the Persistence of Alif ... 62
2. Identifying the Patience of Alif... 66
C. Discussion... 69
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS... 74
A. Conclusion ... 74
B. Educational Implication ... 75
C. Suggestion ... 76 BIBLIOGRAPHY
VIRTUAL REFERENCES
xiii ABSTRACT
METRIKA AROFAH YUSRIANI, A320090207. PERSISTENCE AND
PATIENCE IN REACHING DREAM REFLECTED IN AHMAD FUADI’S
THE LAND OF FIVE TOWERS NOVEL (2011): A PSYCHOANALYTIC
APPROACH. RESEARCH PAPER. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2013.
The problem of this study is “How the major character to reach his dream in Ahmad Fuadi’s The Land of Five Towers novel. The study analyzes the novel in term of it’s structural elements and based on the psychoanalytic approach.
The writer employs qualitative method. In this method, those are divided in two categories, primary data sources and secondary data. The primary data source is the novel itself. The secondary data sources are the books about psychoanalysis and other sources, which are related to the analysis. The method of data collection is library research and technique of data collection is descriptive analysis.
Based on the analysis, the researcher draws two conclusions: first, based on the structural analysis of the novelit is clear that in The Land of Five Towers novel, Ahmad Fuadi delivers message that persistence and patience are needed in everyone’s life because it is important and can influence someone’s life to survive in their environment, because someone who has a strength persistence and patience can show who really they are and show their existance. Second, based on the psychoanalytic approach, it shows that persistence and patience can give effect to people’s mind.
Keywords: Persistence, Patience, Psychoanalytic Approach
First Consultant Second Consultant
Dr. Phil Dewi Candraningrum, M.Ed. Titis Setyabudi, S.Si. M. Hum.
NIK. 772 NIK. 948
Dean,
Dra. Nining Setyaningsih, M.Si.