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A Description of the Main Characters' Conflicts in Dan Brown's Novel Inferno A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS’ CONFLICTS IN DAN BROWN’S NOVEL INFERNO A PAPER BY: KHALIDA SABRINA BATUBARA REG.NO 152202031 DIPLOMA-III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2018 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I am KHALIDA SABRINA BATUBARA, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the references is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for or awarded another degree. No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in any tertiary education. Signed : Date : i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : KHALIDA SABRINA BATUBARA Title of Paper : A Description of The Main Characters’ Conflicts in Dan Brown’s Novel Inferno Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya Study Program : English I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the direction the Librarian of Diploma-III English Study Program Faculty of Cultural Studies USU on the understanding that users made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia. Signed : Date : ii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Judul kertas karya ini adalah "A Description of the Main Characters' Conflicts in Dan Brown's Novel Inferno". Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis konflik- konflik di dalam novel Inferno. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menemukan konflik yang dialami oleh tokoh utama. Proses pengumpulan data dimulai dengan membaca novel Inferno oleh Dan Brown dan kemudian diikuti dengan menandai dan mengambil catatan bagian-bagian novel yang terkait dengan penelitian. Dalam novel tersebut ada dua tokoh yang berperan sangat penting dan di anggap sebagai tokoh utama. Mereka adalah Robert Langdon dan Bertrand Zobrist. Dalam kertas karya ini terdapat dua konflik yang terjadi yaitu konflik internal dan konflik eksternal. Robert Langdon mengalami konflik internal,eksternal begitu juga Bertrand Zobrist. Kata kunci : Konflik, Konflik internal, Konflik Ekstrenal, Karakter. iii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT The title of this paper is "A Description of the Main Characters' Conflicts in And Brown's Inferno Novel". This study aims to analyze conflicts in the Inferno novel. The purpose of this study is to find conflicts experienced by the main character. The process of collecting data begins with reading the Inferno novel by Dan Brown and then followed by marking and taking notes on novel parts related to research. In the novel there are two figures who play a very important role and are considered as the main characters. They are Robert Langdon and Bertrand Zobrist. In this paper there are two conflicts that occur namely internal conflict and external conflict. Robert Langdon experienced internal, external conflict as well as Bertrand Zobrist. Keywords : Conflict, Conflict Internal, Conflict External, Character. iv UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all , I would like to thank to Allah SWT for blessing and giving me health, strength and inspiration to finish this paper as one of the requirements to get Diploma-III certificate from English Department Faculty of Cultural Studies, University Sumatera Utara. Thank to Dr.Budi Agustono M.S as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies. Thank to Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum as the Head of Diploma- III English Study Program. Thank to Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum as my Supervisor, for his time and advice to correct the process the process of writing this paper. Special thanks to my parents, Julaila Yetty Lubis, Zulkifli Satar for supporting, praying, spirits and believing in me, and also (alm)Abdul Rachim Batoebara thank you for educating me, I promise to make you proud. Special thanks again to my one and only beloved brother, Muhammad Buhari Batoebara you alaways support from a distance. Thanks to my special friend’s Dilla Munthaza Mtd, Richa C Ompusunggu, Julianatika, thank you so much to my team, you always with me starting from Sempro to Session, and to A.K Khairuddin you are there when I need, and you always said I can do it. Thanks to my senior high school friends Fanny Tri Wulandari, Ayu Lestari, Nanda Rizky Utari, Asmaini, Ririn Ayu Asvira. v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Thanks to my friend but like my brother Muhammad Akhsan Maulana, you always support me when I’m tired to make a paper and you always give me solution. Thanks to also my friends Gary Rando Ginting, Wen Denis Simahate, Muhammad Ali Syahbana, Camela Sari, Nadya Utami Daulay, Vivi Armayani. And thank to all of SOLIDAS’15 A friends, thank you for your good time during our classes. Medan, November 2018 The Writen, Khalida S Batubara Reg. No. 152202031 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ................................................................................ i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ............................................................................. ii ABSTRAK ................................................................................................................. iii ABSTRACK .............................................................................................................. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................... vii 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1.1 Background of the Study .............................................................................. 1 1.2 Problem of the Study ................................................................................... 2 1.3 Purpose of the Study ..................................................................................... 3 1.4 Objective of the Study…………………………………………….. ............. 3 1.5 Significance of the Study…………………………………………... .......... 3 1.6 Method of the Study…. … .......................................................................... 3 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .......................................................... 2.1 Novel…………………………………………………………….. ................ 4 2.2 Characters and Characterization .................................................................... 5 2.3 Conflict……………………………………………………………… ........... 6 2.3.1 Understanding Conflict................................................................... 6 2.3.2 Types of Conflict .......................................................................... 7 vii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 3. THE DESCRIPTION …………………………………………………………. 3.1 Robert Langdon.................................................................................. ........ 9 3.1.1 Internal Conflict .......................................................................... 9 3.1.2 External Conflict.………………………………………………….. 14 3.2 Bertrand Zobrist .......................................................................................... 16 3.2.1 Internal Conflict .......................................................................... 17 3.2.2 External Conflict ............................................................................ 19 4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ................................................................ 4.1 Conclusion………………. ......................................................................... 22 4.2 Suggestion…...………. ............................................................................. 24 REFERENCES………………… .............................................................................. 25 APPENDICES…….. ………………………. ........................................................ A. Biography of Dan Brown……. ..................................................................... 26 B. Summary of the novel .............................................................................. 30 viii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Literature is a creation that expression by Rees( 1973:9 ) “permanent expression in words of some thoughts or feelings or ideas about life and the world” It means in a literary work the men of letters have a freedom to express their ideas and improve their ideas and improve imagination. Literature is an expression used in various problems that occur, can also how to express feelings that can not be expressed, but can be written into a literary work. Literature also the writing or the study of books, valued as works of art (drama, fiction, essay, poetry, biography, contrasted with technical books and journalism).The main generic of literature today is poetry, drama and the novel. In this paper, a novel is used as the material of the discussion. Novel is one of the fiction works that usually known as narrative prose. Reeve( 1785:26 ) says "Novel is picture of real and menners and of the time in which it was written". The novel is developed into two elements, intrinsic elements and extrinsic elements. One of the intrinsic elements in the novel is conflict. Joyce L. Hocker( 1995: 1) states, “Conflict is a process of contradiction expressed between two or more dependent parties on the object of conflict, using behavioral patterns and conflict interactions that produce conflict outcomes. In human life, conflict is an inevitable and persuasive
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