AMBITION OF MINKE REFLECTED AT PRAMOEDYA ANANTA
TOER’S NOVEL THIS EARTH OF MANKIND (1975):
A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting the Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department by
Putri Sulistyo Hernasari A 320 100 054
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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MOTTO
“The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will’ (Charles Dickens)
“A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it”
(Albert Einstein)
“The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference.”
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DEDICATION
T his r esear ch paper is pr oudly delicat ed t o :
? The Great est Allah SW T, The Lord of Universe.
? My beloved Fat her, Heryant o , Bc. Hk.
? My beloved Mot her, Sit t a W ahyu Ar iest iana.
? My beloved I bu Dean Palupi SH.
? My beloved Gr andpar ent , (Alm) Pelt u Soepar man
and (Almh) Endang Sulist yorini.
? My beloved old uncle f am’s, Mahf ud S. Sos, Zuli
N ursari Am. d and Rosit a.
? My beloved young Grandparent , Oma Raras, Kol Caj
T eguh Bangun Mar t ot o and I r Sigit Lulus Sediant o.
? My beloved sist er, Hoppy Nurj ayat i S. Pd.
? My beloved Family’s.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum wr.wb
Great thanks to Allah SWT, the most gracious and merciful, blessings can
never be calcuted or measured, so that the researcher can finish this research paper
entitled “AMBITION OF MINKE REFLECTED AT PRAMOEDYA
ANANTA TOER’S NOVEL THIS EARTH OF MANKIND NOVEL (1975): A
PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH”. And also thanks for the great prophet Muhammad SAW, peace be upon him, who brings the Muslim from the darkness
into the brightness.
The researcher realizes that the research paper cannot be finished without
many helps and supports from several people. Thus, the researcher would like to
express her earnest gratitude for the following persons :
1. Prof. Dr. Bambang Setiaji, M. Si, as the headmaster of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, S.pd, M.Hum, Ph.d, as the chief of English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
3. Dr. Phil Dewi Candraningrum M. Ed, as the first consultant, who has given her time to guide, advice, and share much knowledge patiently to the
researcher until this research paper finished.
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5. Prof. Dr. Harun Djoko Prayitno, SE, M.Hum, as the Dean of School of Teaching training and Education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
6. All lectures of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, especially English Department who has helped and guided the researcher in many
ways. Also her deepest thanks for all of their beneficial knowledge that has
taught to the researcher.
7. Her beloved parents, Heryanto, Bc.Hk and Sitta Wahyu Ariestiana A.Md, thank you so much for the love, care, prayer, support, advice, tears, smile, laugh, sacrifices, and strength for her life. Thanks you for giving
birth to me at the first place and supporting me spiritually throughout my
life.
8. Her lovely person, Dean Palupi, Thank you for being her amazing people, for every love, la ugh, tears, and caring her. She feels very fortunate for
having a person like her.
9. Her beloved grandparents, (Alm) Peltu Suparman and (Almh)Endang Sulistyorini, Thank you for the sweetest time that spent with them. She really loves her grandparents, especially for their love when she was child,
and caring her until their closed the eyes.
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11 .Her lovely family,Her Old Uncle fam’s, Mahfud S S.sos with Zuli Nursari and her young sister Rosita Nur, Thanks you for all support, prays, advice, help and spirit. All of those give additional spirit for her.
12 .Her lovely young brother, Richfister, Thanks you for all support, prays, advice, help and spirit. All of those give additional spirit for her.
13 .Her big family, Thanks you for all support, prays, advice, help and spirit. All of those give additional spirit for her.
14 .Her bestfriends in campus, Hoppy Nurjayati. She was nothing without her. Thanks you for always give her big help, support, advice, care and
love. Thanks for everything.
15 .Her beloved friend in “PPL SMP AL ISLAM KARTASURA”,, Thanks you for all support, prays, advice, help and spirit. All of those give
additional spirit for her.
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Finally, the researcher realizes that this research paper still has many
weakness, caused by the limitation of her capability and knowledge. Therefore,
the researcher welcomes any critiques, comments and suggestions from the
readers. She hopes this research paper can be beneficial for the readers.
Wassalamu’alaikum wr.wb
Surakarta, Juli 2 014 The Researcher
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H. Research Paper Organization ... 10
CHAPTER II : UNDERLYING THEORY A. Notion of Psychoanalysis... 13
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F. Theoretical Application ... 24
CHAPTER III : STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS A. Structural Elements of This Earth of Mankind B. Novel ... 26
1. Character and Characterization ... 26
a. Major Character ... 27
b. Sentence Construction... 46
c. Diction ... 46
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e. Imagery and Symbols ... 46
C. Discussion ... 47
CHAPTER IV : PSYCHOANALYTIC ANALYSIS A. Basic Concept of Psychoanalytic Approach ... 49
1. Id ... 50
2. Ego ... 52
3. Superego ... 54
B. Notion of Ambition ... 56
C. Discussion ... 57
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION, EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 59
B. Educational Implication ... 60
C. Suggestion ... 61
BIBLIOGRAPHY
VIRTUAL REFERENCES
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SUMMARY
PUTRI SULISTYO HERNASARI, A320100054, AMBITION OF MINKE
REFLECTED AT PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER’S NOVEL THIS
EARTH OF MANKIND (1975): A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH,
RESEARCH PAPER, MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF
SURAKARTA, 2014.
This research aims at knowing of ambition Minke and what individuality character based on reflected in real story of novel This Earth of mankind is suitable with the theory by Sigmund Freud.
The type of this research is descriptive qualitative. Type of the data and the data source taken from two data source: primary and secondary. The primary data source is This earth of Mankind novel written by Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s released in 1975. And the secondary data sources are taken from books theory, other source and internet related to the study. The technique of collecting data is documentation. The steps are reading novel, classfying and analyzing the data, taking note and browsing to the internet. Based on the analysis, the researcher portrays some conclusions, the study shows that the problem faced by the major character is the own psychology condition to decide the appropriate ways for his life. This novel is about ambition of Minke to love for Annelies.
