AN ANALYSIS OF SYMBOLS IN JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE’S RIDERS TO THE SEA
A THESIS
BY:
VIVI ANGGRENI REG. NO. 110705080
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
AN ANALYSIS OF SYMBOLS IN JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE’S RIDERS TO THE SEA
A THESIS
BY:
VIVI ANGGRENI
REG. NO. 110705080
Supervisor Co-supervisor
Dra. Martha Pardede, M.S Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum
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Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies of Sumatera Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of requirement for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from Department English
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Approved by English Department of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as a thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination
Head Secretary
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the English Department, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara.
The examination is held in the Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on Saturday May 23, 2015.
The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara
Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, M.A NIP. 19511013 197603 1 001
Board of Examiners
Dr. H. Muhizar Mucthar, M.S ………..
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, MA. Ph.D ………..
Dra. Martha Pardede, M.S ………..
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TITLE OF THESIS: AN ANALYSIS OF SYBOLS IN JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE’S RIDERS TO THE SEA
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vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
First of all, I would like to thank and praise to Allah SWT, the Almighty
God who has given grace and ease to complete this thesis in the Bachelor S1
degree in Department of English Literature in this University of Sumatera
Utara. I would also like to thank to my beloved parents who I love about most,
to my beloved father, Ir. Anwardi a leader who always care and give the
support to me. And to my beloved mother, Dra.Sundari who has given birth,
rearing and always give prayers to me. And also thank to my little sister Mutia
for cheer me up in doing this thesis.
And also thanks to all the lecturers in this Department of English
Literature, all of which I obtained solely unlikely to be realized without the
help some wonderful people who support me. Firstly, I am very thankful to the
dean of the faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. Syahron Lubis. Then thank to
Dr.H.Muhizar Muchtar, M.S and Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D as the
chairman and secretary In Department of English Literature. I wish to express
the deepest gratitude and appreciation to my thesis supervisor Dr. Martha
Pardede,M.S and Drs.Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum who have taken their
precious time giving their dedication to guide, advise and fully supported me in
completing this thesis properly. It has been my great pleasure to know and to be
advised by them. I luckily also got your expertise, kindness and a bit of
friendship for being my supervisors to bring me up finishing this thesis. May
viii I owe special gratitude to all my friends at English Department. I will
not forget the kindness of my gorgeous friends, Dessy, Multa, Sheila, Florence,
Nurul, Irma, Ridho, Fachruni, Yudha, and especially Maya and Nanda who
give a lot of positive supports for me, time, and energy. I would like to
sincerely appreciate those unforgettable friends for their love, help, supports
and suggestions in completing my study. I learn from them many thing I‘ve
never learned from anyone else. Thank you for all.
Lastly, to my very special person, Muhammad Frandana Syahputra S.
Brahmana S.Kom. Thank you for your prayers, support, encouragement, love
and attention all the time. You showed me love and may this will last forever.
Thank you for everything.
Medan, May 2015
The Writer
ix ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini yang berjudul An Analysis Of Symbols In John Millington Synge‘s Riders to the Sea membahas beberapa simbol-simbol yang terdapat di dalam drama tersebut. Penulis dari drama tersebut menggunakan beberapa simbol untuk menyampaikan makna-makna yang tersirat kepada pembaca. Simbol-simbol tersebut adalah simbol yang dibuat dari alam, material, hewan-hewan, figure, nama, dan arah mata angin. Tujuan dari penulisan skripsi ini adalah untuk membantu pembaca drama tersebut memperoleh interpretasi dari masing-masing simbol tersebut. Didalam tulisan ini penulis menggunakan teori dari Charles Sanders Peirce tentang tanda dan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif yang menjelaskan analisis sesuai dengan uraian hasil penelitian yang dikaitkan. Dan dari hasil analisis, penulis memperoleh kesimpulan bahwasanya setiap simbol mempunyai makna lain yang menjelaskan hal lain pula.
x ABSTRACT
This thesis entitled An Analysis Of Symbols In John Millington Synge's Riders to the Sea discusses some of the symbols that found in the play. The author of the play uses several symbols to convey the implied meanings to readers. These symbols are symbols that are made from nature, materials, animals, figures, names, and points of compass. The purpose of this thesis is to help readers gain the interpretation of each of the symbol. Within this thesis the author uses the theory of Charles Sanders Peirce about signs and using qualitative descriptive method that describes the analysis according to the description of the results of the study that are attributed. And the results of the analysis, the writer gets the conclusion that each symbol has another meaning that explain other things as well.
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CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ……… 6
2.1 Definition of Play ……… 6
2.2 Kinds of Play ……… 8
2.2.1 Tragedy ……… 9
2.2.2 Comedy ……… 11
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2.3 Definition of Symbols ………. 12
2.3.1 Conventional Symbols ………... 16
2.3.2 Personal Symbols ……….. 17
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ………. 18
3.1 Research Method ……… 18
3.2 Data Collection ……….. 19
3.3 Data Analysis ………. 19
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