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A Study on Lisbeth Salander's Fear of Intimacy in Steig PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A STUDY ON LISBETH SALANDER’S FEAR OF INTIMACY IN STEIG LARSSON’S THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO A SARJANA PENDIDIKAN RESEARCH PAPER Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Language Education By Fertunata Monica Darsono Student Number: 111214029 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2018 i PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT Darsono, Fertunata Monica. (2018). A Study on Lisbeth Salander’s Fear of Intimacy in Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. English Language Education Study Program, Department of Language and Arts Education, Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, Yogyakarta: Sanata Dharma University. Intimacy exists in human relationship. It happens between two individuals or more. However, intimacy is feared by some people. In literary works, fear of intimacy can be experienced by the character. This study discusses the fear of intimacy on Lisbeth Salander from a novel entitled The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, written by Stieg Larsson. Lisbeth Salander, a pale, very skinny young woman who experts in internet hack culture but awkward in common social situation, is involved in a mystery disclosure. Salander traumatic experiences with other people result in her rejection towards relationship and human intimacy. The problem formulation is “How does Salander overcome her fear of intimacy?”. The objective of the study is to describe how Salander overcome her fear of intimacy using MacAdams’ theory. The object of the study is Salander’s fear of intimacy. To achieve the aim of this study, the researcher employed a library study. This study applied psychological approach to identify Salander’s fear. This study used MacAdams’ theory on five themes of intimacy. The result of this study shows that based on Salander’s experiences with Blomkvist, she is able to overcome her fear of intimacy by undergoing five themes of intimacy by MacAdams. The five themes of intimacy are interpersonal, communication or sharing, friendship or love, sympathy, and touch or physical closeness. Keywords: fear of intimacy, the girl with the dragon tattoo, intimacy vi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRAK Darsono, Fertunata Monica. (2018). A Study on Lisbeth Salander’s Fear of Intimacy in Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, JPBS, FKIP, Yogyakarta: Universitas Sanata Dharma. Intimasi ada dalam hubungan antar manusia. Hubungan ini terjadi antara dua individu atau lebih. Namun, intimasi bisa ditakuti oleh beberapa orang. Dalam karya sastra ketakutan terhadap intimasi dapat dialami oleh karakter. Penelitian ini membahas tentang ketakutan terhadap intimasi yang dimiliki oleh Lisbeth Salander dari novel berjudul The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo yang di tulis oleh Stieg Larsson. Lisbeth Salander, wanita muda berparas pucat dan sangat kurus, ahli dalam hal meretas internet namun canggung dalam situasi sosial sehari-hari, terlibat dalam upaya pengungkapan sebuah misteri. Pengalaman traumatik dengan orang lain menghasilkan penolakannya terhadap hubungan dan intimasi dengan manusia lain. Rumusan masalah adalah “ Bagaimana Salander mengatasi ketakutannya terhadap intimacy?”. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan bagaimana Salander mengatasi ketakutannya terhadap intimasi dengan menggunakan teori dari MacAdams. Objek penelitian ini adalah ketakutan Salander terhadap intimasi. Untuk mencapai tujuan dari penelitian ini digunakan studi pustaka. Penelitian ini menerapkan pendekatan psikologis untuk menidentifikasi ketakutan Salander. Penelitian ini menggunakan lima motif intimasi oleh MacAdams. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa berdasarkan pengalaman Salander selama bersama Blomkvist, dia mulai mampu mengatasi ketakutan nya terhadap intimasi. Salander bisa mengatasi ketakutannya dengan mengalami lima motif intimasi oleh MacAdams. Lima motif intimasi tersebut adalah antar pribadi, komunikasi atau berbagi, pertemanan atau cinta, simpati, dan sentuhan atau kedekatan fisik. Kata Kunci: fear of intimacy, the girl with the dragon tattoo, intimacy vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, I would like to send my deep gratitude to Jesus Christ for His love and His blessings, which strengthen me to go through many processes in my entire life. Without Him, I would not be able to be here to finish my bachelor degree. Second, my gratitude goes to my beloved parents and my brother, you guys are the best! I would like to send my gratitude to my thesis advisor and academic advisors, Ibu Christina Lhaksmita Anandari, S. Pd., Ed.M., for her guidance since the beginning of my college study and support during the preparation process of this thesis. Thank you very much for caring and being extremely patient in helping me to finish my research paper. In the end, I would like to thank those who have not been mentioned, for giving me support, guidance and prayer. Fertunata Monica D. viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TITLE PAGE ............................................................................................ i APPROVAL PAGES ................................................................................ ii STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY ......................................... iv PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI .......................................... v ABSTRACT .............................................................................................. vi ABSTRAK .................................................................................................. vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......................................................................... viii TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................... ix LIST OF APPENDICES ........................................................................... x CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1 1.1 Background of the Study ................................................. 1 1.2 Approach of The Study ................................................... 3 CHAPTER II. DISCUSSION ................................................................... 5 2.1. Review of Related Literature .......................................... 5 2.1.1 Psychological Approach ............................................... 5 2.1.2. Theories on Character and Characterization ............... 6 2.1.3. Intimacy........................................................................ 9 2.1.4. Fear of Intimacy ........................................................... 10 2.2. Findings & Discussion .................................................... 11 2.2.1 The Character ................................................................ 11 2.2.2 The Analysis of Salander’s Fear of Intimacy ................ 12 CHAPTER III. CONCLUSION and RECOMMENDATION ................. 16 3.1. Conclusion ....................................................................... 16 3.2. Recommendation ............................................................ 16 ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Page REFERENCES ........................................................................................... 18 APPENDICES ............................................................................................ 20 The Summary of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo ........................ 21 The Biography of Stieg Larsson ....................................................... 23 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION This chapter consists of the background of the study and approach of the study. Background of the study provides general information about the topic discussed and the problem formulation. The topic discussed is the Salander’s fear of intimacy in the novel The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The approach of the study describes the approach and procedure of the study. 1.1 Background of The Study Relationships arise due to the occurrence of intimacy. Human experiences intimacy on daily basis: at home, at work, around her or his neighborhood, even on the internet, etc. It happens between two individuals or more. Generally, these individuals are people who are familiar with our life. Still, intimacy might happen with strangers. According to Prager (1995), Intimacy is a kind of interaction in which partners reveal something personal or private, experience positive feelings about themselves, the other person and the interaction; and perceive the interaction to have advanced or reflected the partners’ understanding of one another (p. 171). Some have suggested that intimacy is a feeling of closeness that evolves from personal revelation between two people or more (Perlman & Fehr, 1987). Others view it as a thing you share with another person who knows you very well (Phillips, 2017). However, intimacy is feared by some people. It can be caused by unfamiliarity, trauma, and personal perception. The writer has experienced it during 1 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 2 university. It has heightened during the process of making this research paper. There are many personal experiences that
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