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Optimistic Life Reflected In the Style of Ernest
Hemingway’s
as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for GettingMagister Degree of Language Study of English
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All praises and thanks are Allah’s, the one and the only one lord in the
universe. His uncountable graces, faiths, and helps always stand behind the writer, show her the right way, and carry out to the final step of her thesis writing.
God’s mercies and blessings may always be poured down upon our
beloved prophet Muhammad SAW, the greatest figure in the world, who shares inspiration, spirit, and power to be a good man here and here after.
This thesis writing which is intended to fulfill the requirement of Master degree at the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta would not have been completed without some contributions and supports from many people.
Thus, The writer wants to express her deepest gratitude to her wise advisors, Dr. M. Thoyibi MA and Dr. Phil Dewi Chandraningrum, P.hD who have given their valuable guidance, inspiration, and patience, which finally lead her to finish the process of thesis writing. The writer also wants to express her sincerely thanks to:
1. The Rector of the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, who has given the hidden spirit and motivation to develop academicals competence as well as Islamic studies.
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3. The Head of the Postgraduate Program of Language Studies of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, and all lecturers of English department, for every valuable knowledge, opportunity, and experience given to her so far.
4. All the writer’s lecturers in English Department and also all of the lecturers in the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta who give her valuable knowledge and experience, so the writer is able to get the Degree of Master.
5. The writer’s School Head Master for his permission to let her study in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
6. The writer’s beloved mother, brother, sister, and children who always giving her endless love and care, eternal pray, and guidance.
7. The writer’s friends of the same class of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta for their motivation.
8. The writer’s friends teachers of SMAN 2 Mejayan for their support and helps. 9. Everyone who helps the writer to finish this thesis.
Finally the researcher hopes that this thesis will be useful for her, the readers who are interested to read it and everyone who needs it. The constructive criticism and also the suggestions are expected from the readers.
Surakarta, August 2015
ix ABSTRACT
Optimistic L
ife Reflected In the Style of Hemingway’s
The Old Man
and the Sea.
Herlin Suswati Setyaningsih
Post Graduate Program of Language Study of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
dindaherlin@gmail.com
Based on the findings and discussion, the researcher draws the conclusions such follows. First, it is found that there are eleven symbols used in this novel, they are classified into Universal symbol which is considered as a symbol whose meaning is long agreed by community because of their experience of this. The selected symbols taken from the novel that the researcher considers as Universal symbol are sea as a symbol of universe, sun as a symbol of happiness, night as a symbol of suffering and lion as a symbol of strength. The second catagory is Individual symbol. The symbol which is categorized as individual symbol is a symbol which is originally created by authors for the moment of work so interpretating it requires greater attention to context, for their meaning comes almost entirely from context. In the novel The Old Man and the Sea the symbols which the researcher considers as individual symbols are the old man as a symbol of someone who has optimistic life, Manolin (the boy) as a symbol of hope, Joe Di Maggio as a symbol of strong desire, harpoon as a symbol of skill, bird as a symbol of help, marlin (great fish) as a symbol of struggle and shark as a symbol of destructor or problem. Second, There are six elements or values which characterize someone as the one who has optimistic life and these ones are reflected in the symbols used in this novel. They are the values of hope, faith, power, struggle, positive thinking and respect. Second, Those symbols reflect the values of optimistic life which is to be the theme of the novel.
Key Words: optimistic life, symbol
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MOTTO
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of
value.
(Albert Einstein)
When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look
so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
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DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to:
My beloved mother
My beloved late father
Erlangga Andi Mustofa, my beloved son
Viki Anggarsari Mustofa, my beloved daughter
You are my light, motivator and reason to keep me alive
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STATEMENT OF THE AUTHENTICITY ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
E. Scope and Limitation of Study... 6
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW A. Symbol ... 9
C. The Concept of Optimistic Life ... 20
1. Notion ... 23
2. Characteristic of Optimistic Life ... 25
D. Previous Studies. ... 34
D. Technique of Data Collection ... 47
E. Technique of Data Analysis ... 48
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A. Conclusion ... 123
B. Suggestion ... 125
C.Pedagogical Implication ... 125
