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MATERIALISM IN GEORGE ELIOT’S NOVEL SILAS
MARNER
A THESIS
BY
JASON KARO KARO
REG.NO. 100705073
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
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MATERIALISM IN GEORGE ELIOT’S NOVEL SILAS
MARNER
A THESIS
BY
JASON KARO KARO
REG.NO. 100705073
SUPERVISOR
CO-SUPERVISOR
Dra.Hj.Swesana Mardia Lubis,M.Hum Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum NIP.195710021986012003 NIP. 19630216 198903 1 003
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all,I would like to thank God, Jesus Christ, the Almighty for His blessing on me, for each day He guides and gives me the power to accomplish this thesis. Without Him, I am absolutely nothing and I can not finish this thesis.
Second of all, I am grateful to the Dean of Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara, Dr. Drs. Syahron Lubis, M.A, the Head of English Department, Dr. Drs. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S, the Secretary of English Department, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D., for their helps during the days of my study in Faculty of Cultural studies.
Third of all, I would like to express my biggest gratitude to Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M. Hum and Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.S as my supervisor and Co-Supervisor Respectively, I am so thankful for helps, countless guidance, easiness, and contribution to me in all the time in writing this thesis.
I am so blessed and address my countless grateful to my beloved family as they believe me to be anything and do my best to finish my thesis. They are the motivation and my source of strength to finish this thesis immediately,especially my father who teaches me how to be strong and never give up. For my mother for all of the patient and praying, and also my brothers who always as father for me since our father has gone and for my oldest brother who always asking to me when I will graduate.For my lovely sister,Nova Yanti, for all of support, praying and spirit you always give me.
Special thanks to Putri M E Sirait who always remaind me to doing my thesis, thanks for teaching me how to be strong and wisdom, not to be a lazy man and for your help in teaching me about my thesis.Thanks for being a good girlfriend and a team for me. And also for Efraim Sebayang and Syarifudin Siregar, thanks for your help in lending me your laptop and motorcycle.
Fifth of all, I would like to give my huge thankful to all my best fellows I have ever had, who always catch me whenever I fall and reminds me who the real Iam.
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ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul Materialism in George Eliot’s novel “Silas Marner”. Di dalam skripsi ini terdapat analisis materialistis yang terdapat dalam novel Silas Marner yang ditulis oleh George Eliot. Analisis ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan tentang kesuksesan material yang membuat manusia menjadi berubah ke sisi negatif sehingga memudarnya rasa kemanusiaan yang diakibatkan oleh materialistis di dalam novel tersebut. Di mana manusia tidak pernah merasa puas akan apa yang dimilikinya.Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan skripsi ini adalah metode analisis deskriptif yang bertujuan menggambarkan fenomena materialisme dari novelSilas Marner. Penggambaran ini memuat interpretasi yang kemudian dianalisis berdasarkan data yang ada pada novel.
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ABSTRACT
This thesis titled Materialism in George Eliot's novel "Silas Marner". In this thesis are materialistic analysis contained in the novel Silas Marner, written by George Eliot. This analysis aims to explain the success of the material that makes the human being changed to the negative side of humanity so that the dissipation caused by materialistic in the novel. Where man is never satisfied of what they have. The method used in this paper is a descriptive analysis method that aims to describe the phenomenon of the novel Silas Marner materialism. This depiction includes interpretation then analyzed based on the existing data on the novel.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...i
ABSTRACT...iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS...v
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Analysis... 1
1.2 Problems of Analysis... 3
1.3 Objectives of Analysis... 3
1.4 Scope of Analysis... 4
1.5 Significances of Analysis... 4
CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 The Concept of Material... 5
2.2 The Concept of Materialism... 6
2.3 Marx’s Materialism... 7
2.3.1 Dialectical Materialism... 8
2.3.2 Historical Materialism... 9
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CHAPTER IV : ANALYSIS AND FINDING
4.1 The Character’s Effort to Reach and Keep Their
Material... 16
4.2 The Influences of Materialism... 21
4.2.1 On Moral Aspects... 21
4.2.2 On Social Problems... 29
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusions ... 38
5.2 Suggestions ... 40
REFERENCES ... ... 41
APPENDICES
Author’s Biography and Works
Summary of the novel
