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Humbert Humbert's Sexual Aberration As a Pedophile in Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita Humbert Humbert’s Sexual Aberration as a Pedophile in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita A Thesis Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Attainment of the Sarjana Sastra Degree in English Literature Study Program by: Happy Pramukti NIM 11211141019 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDY PROGRAM ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS STATE UNIVERSITY OF YOGYAKARTA 2015 PERNYATAAN Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya: Nama : Happy Pramukti NIM : 11211141019 Program Studi : Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Fakultas : Bahasa dan Seni Judul : Humbert Humbert’s Sexual Aberration as a Pedophile in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita menyatakan bahwa karya ilmiah ini adalah hasil pekerjaan saya sendiri dan sepanjang pengetahuan saya, karya ilmiah ini tidak berisi materi yang ditulis oleh orang lain, kecuali pada bagian-bagian tertentu yang saya ambil sebagai acuan atau kutipan dengan mengikuti kaidah dan etika penulisan karya ilmiah yang lazim. Apabila ternyata terbukti bahwa pernyataan ini tidak benar, sepenuhnya menjadi tanggung jawab saya. Yogyakarta, 21 September 2015 Happy Pramukti 11211141019 iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To My Lord, Allah SWT, I devote my utmost gratitude for His assistance and guidance during the writing of the thesis. No word of gratitude could express how grateful I am for being able to finish this thesis miraculously. First and foremost, my appreciation and gratitude is given to Sugi Iswalono, M.A. as the first supervisor to which the completion of this thesis would have been impossible to be achieved had he not given me his thoughtful advice, patience, care, and encouragement to finish this thesis as soon as possible. I would also like to thank Rachmat Nurcahyo, S.S, M.A. for finding time in his busy schedule to act as my second supervisor. I must deliver my gratitude to Titik Sudartinah, S.S., M.A. as my academic adviser who has helped me so much with academic problems. I am also indebted to all the lecturers in English Language and Literature study program to whom I also want to express my gratitude. I would like to express my gratitude to my parents and my family without whose encouragement, support, and prayer I would not have been able to arrive at this point. It is their endless support which makes this achievement possible. For some reason, I know for sure that it is their silent prayers which enlighten my path when it is getting dark. I am also obliged to devote my gratitude to all my friends in English Language and Literature 2011 who have given a lot of support. My classmates in English literature A have helped me a lot during these college years and also during the process of the thesis writing. I do not have the space to thank all of them, but I hope they know they are appreciated. I personally thank Dwis and Endah who have v given me some valuable advice and suggestions when I need partners to discuss and share my thoughts about academic problems. I also want to thank Efa for asking her several times to check and correct my writing. I must thank Ari, Fajar, Putri Sintha, Biyla, Ika, and Zidnie, my fellow travelers with whom I have benefited from the discussions of academic and non-academic problems. My sincere gratitude also goes to my classmates in Literature class, Mukhlas, Fazliddin, Aji, Bangun, Egi, Halim, Adlina, and many others that I cannot mention one by one. I owe so many things to Bulan, Gilang, Yeni, and Sintha, with whom I have discussion partners to share the difficulties during the writing of this thesis. I am particularly also indebted to Joan, Difara, and Ade Garinta in whose circle I get motivation and encouragement to finish my thesis as soon as possible. My gratitude are also devoted to Yoga, Reni, Niken, Ndari, for giving me encouragement and ‘threat’ to finish my thesis as soon as I promise. Last but foremost, I would like to dedicate this thesis to Aniendya Prasetyaningtyas. Finally, I cannot expect this thesis to be flawless even though I have used all the might to finish it. Nevertheless, I hope this writing might make some contributions to everyone who reads this thesis, particularly those who are interested in psychoanalysis and its application in literature. Yogyakarta, September 12, 2015 Happy Pramukti vi TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE ........................................................................................................ i APPROVAL SHEET................................................................................ ii RATIFICATION SHEET ....................................................................... iii PERNYATAAN ......................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGMENT ......................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................... vii LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ......................................................... x LIST OF APPENDINCES ........................................................................ xi ABSTRACT ............................................................................................... xii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ............................................................ 1 A. Research Background ......................................................................... 1 B. Research Focus ........................................................................................ 5 C. Research Objectives ................................................................................. 6 D. Research Significance .............................................................................. 7 E. Definitions of Terms ................................................................................ 8 1. Personality .................................................................................... 8 2. Sexual aberration .......................................................................... 8 3. Pedophilia ..................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................. 9 A. Psychoanalysis Theory ........................................................................... 9 B. The Organization of Personality ............................................................. 14 1. The Id ........................................................................................ 15 2. The Ego .................................................................................... 17 3. The Superego ............................................................................... 18 C. The Imbalance of the System of Personality ........................................... 20 D. Psychosexual Development .................................................................... 22 1. The Oral Stage ............................................................................. 23 2. The Anal Stage ........................................................................... 24 3. The Phallic Stage ........................................................................ 26 vii 4. The Genital Stage ....................................................................... 27 E. Sexual Aberration ................................................................................... 28 1. The Aberration of the Sexual Object .......................................... 29 2. The Aberration of the Sexual Aim ............................................... 31 F. Pedophilia ................................................................................................ 33 1. Pedophilia .................................................................................... 35 2. Sexual Competence ..................................................................... 35 3. Cognitive Distortions or Thinking Errors .................................. 36 4. Emotional Dysregulation ............................................................. 36 5. Disinhibition ............................................................................... 36 6. Poor Parent-Child Attachment ................................................... 37 7. Sexual Development .................................................................. 37 8. Childhood Sexual Abuse ............................................................ 38 G. Previous Research Findings ................................................................... 38 H. Conceptual Framework ......................................................................... 39 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ............................................... 42 A. The Research Design ............................................................................ 42 B. Data and Source of the Data .................................................................. 44 C. Research Instruments ............................................................................ 45 D. The Technique of Data Collection ......................................................... 46 E. Data Analysis ....................................................................................... 48 F. Data Trustworthiness ............................................................................. 49 CHAPTER IV DISCUSSION ................................................................. 51 A. Humbert Humbert Sexual Aberration Inclination ............................... .. 51 1. The Influence of the Childhood Experience ................................ 52 2. The Importance of the Genital Stage Evocation .........................
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