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The Causes of Christian Grey's Sexual Sadism Disorder As Seen in E.L PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE CAUSES OF CHRISTIAN GREY’S SEXUAL SADISM DISORDER AS SEEN IN E.L. JAMES’ FIFTY SHADES OF GREY AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By NIMAS SEKAR SUDARTA Student Number: 124214097 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2017 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE CAUSES OF CHRISTIAN GREY’S SEXUAL SADISM DISORDER AS SEEN IN E.L. JAMES’ FIFTY SHADES OF GREY AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By NIMAS SEKAR SUDARTA Student Number: 124214097 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2017 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A 8atjana 8as/ra Undergraduate Thesis TIlE CAUSES OF CHRISTIAN GREY'S SEXUAL SADISM DISORDER AS SEEN IN E.L. JAMES' FIFTY SHADES OF GREY By NIMAS SEKAR SUDARTA Student Number: 124214097 Approved by N; L:f~SS'MH= July 24, 2017 Advisor Drs. Hinnawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. July 24, 2017 Co-Advisor III PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis THE CAUSES OF CHRISTIAN GREY'S SEXUAL SADISM DISORDER AS SEEN IN E.L. JAMES' FIFTY SHADES OF GREY By N~SSEKARSUDARTA Student Number: 124214097 Defended before the Board ofExaminers on August 25, 2017 and Declared Acceptable BOARD OF EXAMINERS Name Chairperson : Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum. Secretary : Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. Member 1 : Tatang Iskarna, S.S., M.Hwn. Member 2 : Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum. Member 3 : Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. Yogyakarta, August 31, 2017 Faculty ofLetters _"$ 9~, Sanata Dharma University r .(<" ~ -~7>- ~ l~ ~ ~ j,1i Dean " \'il.... 'O'~ , f ~ 1'.' :~m ,~ ... '~ .' • f <J \~<.oJ...~~tlf.1"~lo,,:.. ..;:;'~f!t>~ . , "'V"f.u<~~~ . '-- ..•"-- r. P. Ari Subagyo, M.Hwn. IV PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY I certify that this undergraduate thesis contains no material which has been previously submitted for the award ofany other degree at any university, and that, to the best of my knowledge, this undergraduate thesis contains no material previously written by any other person except where due reference is made in the text ofthe undergraduate thesis. Yogyakarta, July 24,2017 Nimas Sekar Sudarta v PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma Nama : Nimas Sekar Sudarta Nomor Mahasiswa : 124214097 Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang beIjudul THE CAUSES OF CHRISTIAN GREY'S SEXUAL SADISM DISORDER AS SEEN IN E.L. JAMES' FIFTYSHADES OF GREY beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikan secara terbatas, dan memublikasikannya di internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa perlu meminta izin kepada saya maupun memberikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencanturnkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenamya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal 24 Juli 2017 Yang menyatakan, ~~ Nimas Sekar Sudarta VI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI To those who is not afraid to be different To those who dare to speak up for themselves To those who believe in love viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alhamdulillahirobbil ‘alamin. Firstly, I want to deliver the greatest thanks to Allah SWT for His bless and kindness. It is His endless and continuous kindness that makes it possible for me to complete this thesis. I also want to deliver my sincere gratitude to my thesis advisor, Ms. Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum. Thank you for all suggestion and guidance which are useful for me to complete my thesis. To my co-advisor, Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum., thank you for the additional suggestion and guidance that help me improve this thesis. I would like to also thank my beloved father (Mr. GM Sudarta) and my beloved mother (Mrs. Suswati), my twin brother (Aryo Damar) and my little sister (Gendis Makuta Ceta) who are sincere to educate, accompany and pray and charge spirit for me until I can accomplish this thesis. To my best friend, Fuji Sefti Andriani (Nzie), thank you for always staying by my side during the process of finishing this thesis. Last but not least, I would like to acknowledge my beloved best friends from college: Mommy Shel, to whom I have shared joy, sadness, life lessons, and struggle during the 1st semester until now and Bebtji who is always available to help me revise the content and grammar in my thesis, thank you for your patience and guidance. To my moodbooster during the process of writing this thesis, my Hazelnut mates (Azmi and Riris), thank you for sharing the laugh, jokes, and happiness that I need whenever I felt tired in writing this thesis. Nimas Sekar Sudarta. ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ....................................................................................................ii APPROVAL PAGE ..........................................................................................iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE .....................................................................................iv LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH ..........................................................................v STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ................................................................vi MOTTO PAGE .................................................................................................vii DEDICATION PAGE .......................................................................................viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..............................................................................ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................x ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................xii ABSTRAK ...........................................................................................................xiii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ....................................................................1 A. Background of the Study ....................................................................1 B. Problem Formulation ..........................................................................3 C. Objectives of the Study ......................................................................4 D. Definition of Terms ............................................................................4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ................................................6 A. Review of Related Studies ..................................................................6 B. Review of Related Theories ...............................................................9 1. Theory of Character and Characterizations ..................................9 2. Four Basic Concepts of Psychoanalysis .......................................10 3. Theory of Sexual Sadism ..............................................................12 C. Theoretical Framework.......................................................................14 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ................................................................16 A. Object of the Study .............................................................................16 B. Approach of the Study ........................................................................17 C. Method of the Study ...........................................................................18 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS .............................................................................20 A. The Characteristics of Christian Grey ...............................................20 1. The Description of Christian Grey as a Sadist .............................20 a. Gaining Sexual Excitement by Inflicting Pain, Suffering, and Humiliation .....................................................20 b. The Display of Sadomasochistic Sexual Intercourse .............22 2. Christian Grey’s Personality that Indicates his Sexual Sadism ....25 a. Secretive .................................................................................25 b. Possessive ...............................................................................29 c. Controlling ..............................................................................33 B. Factors that Cause Christian Grey’s Sexual Sadism Disorder ...........36 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ........................................................................48 BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................50 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT SUDARTA, NIMAS SEKAR. The Causes of Christian Grey’s Sexual Sadism Disorder as Seen in E.L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey. Yogyakarta: English Letters Department, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Sanata Dharma, 2017. The object of this thesis is the
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