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The Significance of Mythical Creatures and Their Symbols in the First Six Series of Harry Potter by J.K THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MYTHICAL CREATURES AND THEIR SYMBOLS IN THE FIRST SIX SERIES OF HARRY POTTER BY J.K. ROWLING TOWARD THE STORYLINE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By BUDI UTOMO TAN SUBEKTI Student Number : 034214044 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2009 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MYTHICAL CREATURES AND THEIR SYMBOLS IN THE FIRST SIX SERIES OF HARRY POTTER BY J.K. ROWLING TOWARD THE STORYLINE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By BUDI UTOMO TAN SUBEKTI Student Number : 034214044 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2009 i ‘IDENTITY AND SELF RESPECT ARE NOT TO BE FOUND…. THEY ARE TO BE REVEALED’ BUDI --- 7TH MAY 2009, 13:20 --- iv LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma Nama : Budi Utomo Tan Subekti Nomor Mahasiswa : 034214044 Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul : The Significance of Mythical Creatures and Their Symbols in the First six series of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling toward the Storyline beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, me- ngalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikannya secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikannya di Internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa perlu meminta ijin dari saya maupun mem- berikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pernyataan ini yang saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal : 21 Juli 2009 Yang menyatakan (Budi Utomo Tan Subekti) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank everyone who has helped me until this undergraduate thesis is completed. First, for Thian the Mighty, who allows me to have such a wonderful life. I would not be as I am without all the events that I had been. Thank you to my wonderful family, Papah, Mamah, my Big Brothers and Sister Ko’Ming, Ko’Hue, Ci’Nik and Ko’Nan who keep encouraging, believing and trying their best to make me focus on my works which now had become a reality for me. All my pets in keeping me busy when I am down. I also would like to give my most sincere gratitude for my advisor, Ms. Ni Luh Putu R., S.S., M.Hum., for all suggestions, correction and her trust on me in completing this thesis. I also thank my co-advisor Mr. G. Fajar S.A., S.S, M.Hum for the valuable input and correction for this thesis, and also for all the staff of the university and for the ones in secretariat who have helped me for these long years. Thanks to all Bolo Kurowo (members of angkringanè Ramto) who helped me in doing what I can the most, when I am in doubt and difficult situation. I can not give anything but my friendship to each and one of you.... Last but not least, for my girl, Meme letting me invade her laptop and printer, thank you very much for your love and trust to me. All of you had thought me many new stuffs and experiences in life. I can only hope for the best of all of us in the future. Budi Utomo Tan Subekti v TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ............................................................................................... i APPROVAL PAGE ..................................................................................... ii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ................................................................................ iii MOTTO PAGE ............................................................................................. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ vi ABSTRACT .................................................................................................. vii ABSTRAK .................................................................................................... viii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 1 1. Background of the Study ................................................................. 1 2. Problem Formulation ...................................................................... 5 3. Objective of the Study ..................................................................... 5 4. Definition of Terms .......................................................................... 6 CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL REVIEW ............................................... 9 1. Review of Related Studies ............................................................... 9 2. Review of Related Theories ............................................................. 12 3. Theoretical Framework ................................................................... 24 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ............................................................ 27 1. Object of the Study .......................................................................... 27 2. Approach of the Study ..................................................................... 30 3. Method of the Study ......................................................................... 31 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ......................................................................... 34 1. List of the Entire Creatures and their Classification ................... 34 2. Mythical Creatures Symbols ........................................................... 44 3. The Significance of the Mythical Creature and their Representation ........................................................................... 74 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION .................................................................... 91 BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................... 94 APPENDICES ............................................................................................... 99 Appendix 1............................................................................................. 99 Appendix 2............................................................................................. 112 Appendix 3............................................................................................. 116 Appendix 4............................................................................................. 120 vi ABSTRACT BUDI UTOMO TAN SUBEKTI. The Significance of Mythical Creatures and Their Symbols in the First Six Series of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling toward the Storyline. Yogyakarta: English Letters Department, Faculty of Letters, Sanata Dharma University, 2009. This undergraduate thesis analyzes the significance of the mythical creatures, their representation and the symbols that the mythical creatures have in the first six series of Harry Potter adventures by J.K. Rowling. The characters used are the mythical creatures themselves and certainly with the help of some human characters to bold up their usage in the story. The symbols used by each of the creatures are very essential to reveal what the author really wants to say to the reader. This thesis uses theory of character and characterization, symbolism and allegory, and representation theory for the analysis and as the approach it uses new criticism. The analysis is divided into three subchapters based on three problems stated in the problem formulation, and they are: (1) What are the creatures used by Rowling in the first six series? (2) What do the mythical creatures symbolize? and (3) What is the significance of the mythical creatures and their representation toward the storyline? For doing the analysis, the researcher used library research with some steps. First, the researcher used data collecting to get the list of all the creatures mentioned in the story. Later, those creatures were classified into the mythical creatures and the non-mythical creatures. Next, the researcher analyzed the data based on certain classification, actions and events that had been through by the creatures. As the results, the researcher found out that each of the creatures is used to deliver moral values. All of the mythical creatures analyzed have certain usage to the whole story and keep certain symbols used to represent and to show some moral lessons and certain philosophy. Besides to deliver the moral values of the story, they were created to help the characters to improve themselves, to create events, to enrich the conflict, to be the tool to achieve some purposes or goals, to make a clear plot, and to reveal the attitude of other characters in Harry Potter’s adventures. vii ABSTRAK BUDI UTOMO TAN SUBEKTI. The Significance of Mythical Creatures and Their Symbols in the First Six Series of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling toward the Storyline. Yogyakarta: Jurusan Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Sanata Dharma. 2009. Skripsi ini membahas pentingnya makhluk mitos, serta simbol dan representasi mereka dalam enam buku pertama petualangan Harry Potter karya J.K. Rowling. 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