A STUDY OF PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY THROUGH THE LEADING CHARACTER IN THOMAS HARRIS’ NOVEL ‘HANNIBAL RISING’
A THESIS
BY:
GRACE SIBARANI
REG. NO. 100705077
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
A STUDY OF PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY THROUGH THE LEADING CHARACTER IN THOMAS HARRIS’ NOVEL ‘HANNIBAL RISING’
A THESIS BY
GRACE SIBARANI REG. NO. 100705077
SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR
(Dra. Martha Pardede, M.S) (Mahmud Arief Albar, SS. MA) NIP. 19521229 197903 2 001 NIP. 19820904 200501 1 010
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Medan Utara in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from Department of English
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as 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 Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.
The examination is held in Department of English Faculty ofCultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara on Monday April 28, 2014
The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara
Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA NIP. 19511013 197603 1 001
Board of Examiners
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, MS ……….
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, MA.PhD ……….
Dra Martha Pardede, MS ……….
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TITLE OF THESIS : A STUDY OF PSYCHOPATHIC
PERSONALITY THROUGH THE LEADING CHARACTER IN THOMAS HARRIS’ NOVEL ‘HANNIBAL RISING’
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The first time, Praise The Lord, in the name of my saviour Jesus Christ, I
would like to thank God for every single thing in my life. Thank God for giving me
the guidance, the patience, ability and wise to finish this thesis. There are so many
steps that have been done by me to make this thesis complete and ready to be
presented as a thesis of the first graduate. The writer gets so many helps, support,
motivation, and suggestion from many people to process of doing this thesis, from
the beginning until the writer finish this thesis.
I woud like to express my sicere gratitude and appreciation to my supervisor,
Dra. Martha Pardede, M.S and my co-supervisor, Mahmud Arief Albar, SS. MA, for
their willingness sharing times and patience in guiding, correcting, and supervising
this thesis.
Further, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Dr. H.
Syahron Lubis, MA as the Dean of Faculty of Culture Studies USU, Dr. H. Muhizar
Muchtar, MS as the Head of English Department and Rahmadsyah Rangkuti,
MA.PhD as the secretary of English Department and all the lectures, and the staffs of
English literature department who has given all the opportunities and facilities,
during her study in this university and in completing this thesis.
My best and deepest appreciation and love would be presented to my great
family, my beloved father in heaven, P. Sibarani and my beloved mother, E.
Hutabarat, and also my only one beloved little brother Franklyn Sibarani who has
given her a great love, care, support, prayer, and financial in my whole life. My
deepest affection is presented to my beloved mother who always prays for me, thank
for being such a great single parent for me and my brother. You are heart that keeps
me alive. I know how my mother struggles to raise me and my little brother up. I just
want my family to live happily. “Thank for loving me and give your unconditional
love in my life.” Jerusalem, please wait for me, my mother, and my little brother in
I would like to say thanks to the members of small group “Daughter of
Christ” that have given support, prayers, and suggestion during the writing of this
thesis. Then I would like to dedicate my very special thanks to my lovely friends,
Theresia Sagala and Linda Hutahuruk who have inspired me and give me craziness,
happiness, support, and help every time I fall down. Thank for being good
‘tomodachi’ for me because I do not have many friends with my bad behaviors. For
my future ‘nampyon’, please wait me in Namsan Tower for doing love lock there.
At last but not least, I would like to say thanks to my paternal uncle and aunt,
Drs. Tandap Sibarani and Melva Sinaga who always care about my only one little
brother.
Finally, the writer hopes this thesis will be beneficial for all the readers.
May God Almighty bless them all. Amin.
The Writer
Grace Sibarani
ABSTRAK
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1Background of the Study………....1
1.2Problem of the Study………..4
1.3Objectives of the Study………...5
1.4Scope of the Study………..5
1.5Significance of Analysis………...6
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE………...……...7
2.1 Psychology and Literature …...…...…………....……....7
2.2 Character ………..………..….…....10
2.3 Psychopath………..……….….…..12
CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH……….…..…..…16
3.1Research Design ………..………...16
3.2Data Collection ………..….18
3.3 Data Analysis ………..………..19
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDING………...…………..20
4.1 Hannibal Lecter’s Characteristics of Psychopath………20
4.1.1 Superficial Charm and Good Intelligence..……...20
4.1.2 Unreliability ……….…………...24
4.1.3 Untruthfulness and Insincerity……..…….………25
4.1.5 Lack of Remorse……….…………..….30
4.2The Cause of Hannibal Lecter’s PsychopathicPersonality……….33
CHAPTER VCONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS………..…...39
5.1 CONCLUSION………...………..39
5.2 SUGGESTIONS ………...………...40
REFERENCES………...…42 APPENDICES
i. Author’s biography and works
