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WOMEN OBSESSION TO GET CHILDREN IN SUSAN ELIZABETH
PHILLIPS’ NOBODY’S BABY BUT MINE NOVEL (1998): A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submited as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requipment for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Departement by :
SULIS SETYAWATI A320090113
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
v MOTTO
Sesungguhnya Allah memberikan nikmat-Nya kepada hamba-hamba-Nya sesuai dengan kemampuan-Nya dan mewajibkan mereka bersyukur sesuai dengan kemampuan mereka.
(Ali bin Abi Tholib)
Lebih baik letih karena kerja keras dan direndahkan karena belum mampu saat muda, daripada menyesal menjadi orang tua yang miskin dan sakit-sakitan karena hanya mengejar kesenangan sementara saat muda.
(Mario Teguh)
Will nothing beyond your capacity; there is a wicked falseness that will beyond their capacity
(Nietzsche)
There is no work to be done if you do not act.
vi DEDICATION
This research paper is especially dedicated to: The Greatest Allah SWT
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum wr. wb.
Great thanks to Allah SWT, the most gracious and merciful. His blessings can
never be calculated or measured; so that the researcher can finish this research paper
entitled “WOMEN OBSESSION TO GET CHILDREN IN SUSAN ELIZABETH
PHILLIPS’ NOBODY’S BABY BUT MINE NOVEL (1998) 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 reseacher would like to
express her earnest gratitude for the following persons:
1. Drs. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum., as the first consultant, who has given his time to guide, advice, and share much knowledge patiently to the researcher until this
research paper finished.
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3. All lectures of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta especially English
Department who has helped and guided the writer in many ways. Also her
deepest thanks for all of their beneficial knowledge that has taught to the
reseacher.
4. Her beloved parents, Bapak DJakiyo, and Ma’e Warti, thanks for the love, prayer, support, sacrifices, and strength for his life. She always remembers and
misses his father so much and prays to Allah, in order to his gives a best place for
his father in his side. And for her mother, thanks for all her endless love. She
learns about the enormous efforts to face many difficulties around the world.
5. Her lovely step young Brother, Purnama, thanks for being his amazing brother;
for every support, helps, attention, love, laugh, tears, and many sacrifices for her.
She feels very fortunate for having a brother like her.
6. Her is special some one, Eko Yusuf Mukharom, thanks for love, attention,
laugh, and every sweet moments that have spent together.
7. Her best friends in campus, Siwi, Sari, Cecep, Ira, Dila, Desty, Putra, Frada,
Weky for making his life become more colorful. She thanks for all the support, sharing, spirit, story, craziness, laugh, jokes, and sweet moments during studying
in UMS. Her wishes that they will always be best friends and remembering each
other.
8. Her “Oasis Drama’s Team, for the best experiences that she never experiences
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9. Her partners in “PPL SMP MUHHAMADIAH 8 SURAKARTA who has been the great friendship ever.
10. And her entire friends in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta that cannot be
mentioned one by one, especially English Department class C 2009. Those who
cannot be mentioned one by one, who have supported him to finish the research
paper and also to start his future.
Finally, the researcher realizes that this research paper still has many
weaknesses, caused by the limitation of his capability and knowledge. Therefore, the
researcher welcomes any critiques, comments, and suggestions from the readers. The
research this research paper can be beneficial for the readers.
Wassalamu’alaikum wr.wb.
Surakarta, November 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE ... i
APPROVAL ...ii
ACEPTENSE...iii
TESTIMONY...iv
MOTTO...v
DEDICATION...vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT...vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ... x
ABSTRACT...xiv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION...1
A. Background of the Study ...1
B. Literature Review ...6
C. Problem Statement ...,...6
D. Limitation of the Study ...6
E. Objective of the Study ...7
F. Benefit of the Study ...7
G. Research Method ...8
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CHAPTER II UNDERLYING THEORY ...11
A. Notion of Psychoanalytic Theory...11
B. Structures of Psychoanalytic Theory...12
1. Id...12
2.superego...13
3. ego...15
C. Notion of Issues………...16
1. Notion of Women……….16
2. Notion of Obsession……….17
3. Notion of Children………18
E. Structural Elements of the Novel...19
1. Character and Characterization...20
2. Setting...21
3. Plot ...21
4. Point of View...22
5. Style...22.
6. Theme...22
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CHAPTER III STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ...24
A. Structural Elements...24
1. Character and Characterization...25
a. Major Character ...25
b. Minor Character ...29
2. Setting...36
a. Setting of Time ...36
b. Setting of Place ...36
3. Plot ...39
a. Exposition...40 b.Complication ...42 c. Climax...42 d. Resolution...43 e. Causality………44 f. Plausibility………..46
4. Point of View...47
5. Style...47
a. Grammatical Structure ...48
b. Sentences Construction ...48
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d. Figurative Language...50
1) Methaphore...50
2) Simile...50
3) Personification...50
4) Hyperbole ...51
e. Imagery...51
f. Symbol...51
6. Theme ...52
B. Discussion ...53
CHAPTER IV PSYCHOANALITIC ANALYSIS... ...55
A. Jane’s Personality...55
B. Obsession of Jane’s ...67
C. Discussion...71.
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ...75
A. Conclusion...75
B. Suggestion...76
xiv ABSTRACT
SULIS SETYAWATI. A 320 090 113 WOMEN OBSESSION TO GET CHILDREN IN SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS’ NOBODY’S BABY BUT
MINE NOVEL (1998): A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH. RESEARCH
PAPER. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2013.
The problem of this study is women obsession to get children in Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ Nobody Baby but Mine novel. The objective of this study is to analyze the novel based on the structural elements and to analyze the novel based on the psychoanalytic approach.
The type of this research is qualitative research. Type of data of the study is text and image taken from two data sources: primary and secondary. The primary data source is nobody Baby but Mine novel writen by Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ in 1998. While the secondary data sources are other materials taken from author’s biography, essay, comments, critics and internet related to the study. Both data are collected by conducting library research and analyzed by descriptive analysis.
Based on the analysis, the writer portrays some conclusions. First, based on the structural analysis of each elements, it shows that the character and characterization, setting, plot, point of view, theme, are supporting each other to produce a good quality novel. Second, based on the psychoanalytic analysis, the study shows that the problem faced by the major character is his own psychology condition to decide the appropriate ways for his life. This novel also shows the process that conviction for success with the power of Loves.
Keywords: Women obsession get children, Nobody Baby but Mine, Psychoanalytic Approach
