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The Motivation of Pilon and the Pirate for Building Friendship As Portrayed in John Steinbeck’S Tortilla Flat PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE MOTIVATION OF PILON AND THE PIRATE FOR BUILDING FRIENDSHIP AS PORTRAYED IN JOHN STEINBECK’S TORTILLA FLAT A SARJANA PENDIDIKAN THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Language Education By Tri Nur Utami Student Number: 121214123 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2016 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE MOTIVATION OF PILON AND THE PIRATE FOR BUILDING FRIENDSHIP AS PORTRAYED IN JOHN STEINBECK’S TORTILLA FLAT A SARJANA PENDIDIKAN THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Language Education By Tri Nur Utami Student Number: 121214123 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2016 i PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI iii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI DEDICATION PAGE This thesis is dedicated to: My Lord, Allah Ta‟ala My beloved mother, Ibu Ngatinah My beloved father, Bapak Suparno My incredible sister, Aprilia Yulianti My big brother, Bayu Tinulad Dwi Sanyoto Don‟t be sad; indeed, Allah is with us. At-Taubah:40 iv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI v PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI vi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT Utami, Tri Nur. (2016). The Motivation of Pilon and the Pirate for Building Friendship as Portrayed in John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat. Yogyakarta: English Language Education Study Program, Department of Language and Arts Education, Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, Sanata Dharma University. This thesis discusses Tortilla Flat, a novel written by John Steinbeck. This novel highlights the paisanos‟ life in Tortilla Flat. This study is aimed to reveal the motivation of two main characters, Pilon and the Pirate, for building their friendship. There are two problems formulated in this study. The first problem is the description of Pilon and the Pirate. The second problem is the motivation of Pilon and the Pirate for building their friendship in Tortilla Flat. This study employs library research as the method to collect the data. Psychological approach is used in this study. This study uses two kinds of data. The primary data is the novel itself, whereas the secondary data are gained from relevant books and the internet. Based on the result of the analysis, it can be concluded that Pilon and the Pirate are round characters. Pilon is described as cunning, greedy, responsible, caring, and idealistic person. Meanwhile, the Pirate is described as least- intelligent, dependent, simple, religious, and diligent person. Besides, the researcher concludes that Pilon and the Pirate have different motivation in building their friendship. Pilon‟s motivation is categorized as extrinsic motivation. He has two motivations for building friendship with the Pirate. He wants to fulfill his physiological needs and esteem needs. On the other hand, the Pirate‟s motivation belongs to intrinsic motivation. He builds friendship with Pilon since he wants to fulfill his belonging and love needs and to fulfill safety needs. Keywords: character, friendship, motivation vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRAK Utami, Tri Nur. (2016). The Motivation of Pilon and the Pirate for Building Friendship as Portrayed in John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat. Yogyakarta: Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Jurusan Pendidikan, Bahasa dan Seni, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Sanata Dharma. Skripsi ini membahas Tortilla Flat, sebuah novel yang ditulis oleh John Steinbeck. Novel ini menyoroti kehidupan para paisano di Tortilla Flat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap motivasi dari dua karakter utama, yaitu Pilon dan si Pirate, dalam membangun pertemanan mereka. Ada dua rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini. Masalah pertama yaitu deskripsi dari Pilon dan si Pirate. Masalah yang kedua adalah motivasi Pilon dan si Pirate dalam membangun pertemanan mereka di Tortilla Flat. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kepustakaan sebagai metode untuk mengumpulkan data. Pendekatan psikologis digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua jenis data. Data primer diperoleh dari novel ini sendiri, sedangkan data sekunder diperoleh dari buku-buku yang relevan dan internet. Berdasarkan hasil dari analisa, dapat disimpulkan bahwa Pilon dan si Pirate merupakan karakter bulat. Pilon dideskripsikan sebagai seorang yang licik, serakah, bertanggungjawab, peduli, dan idealistis. Sementara si Pirate dideskripsikan sebagai seorang yang kurang cerdas, tergantung, sederhana, agamais, dan rajin. Selain itu, peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa Pilon dan si Pirate mempunyai motivasi yang berbeda dalam membangun pertemanan mereka. Motivasi Pilon tergolong sebagai motivasi ekstrinsik. Dia memiliki dua motivasi untuk membangun pertemanan dengan si Pirate. Dia ingin memenuhi kebutuhan fisiologis dan kebutuhan akan penghargaan. Di sisi lain, motivasi si Pirate digolongkan sebagai motivasi intrinsik. Dia membangun pertemanan dengan Pilon karena dia ingin memenuhi kebutuhan akan rasa memiliki dan kasih sayang dan kebutuhan rasa aman. Kata kunci: character, friendship, motivation viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to devote my deepest gratitude to Allah SWT for giving me the chance to enjoy every step in making this thesis. His eternal blessing and guidance have led me to live my life, especially to accomplish this thesis. Then, I would like to thank my parents, Ibu Ngatinah and Bapak Suparno, who have given spiritual and financial supports during my study at Sanata Dharma University. I am indebted to Drs. L. Bambang Hendarto Y., M.Hum who has guided me and encouraged me with his patience and valuable advice in completing this thesis. Without his assistance, this thesis would not have been completed. I wish to express my eternal indebtedness to all my previous teachers and lecturers who had taught and guided me throughout my study. May happiness always surround them. My dearest love goes to my sister and my brother, Yuli and Bayu, who always support me to conquer this world. It has been a pleasure growing up with both of them. Recalling the ups and downs, I never forget my best friends: Melinda, Nisa, Linda, Vyna, Tia, Selvy, Tisa, and Pipi for cheering me up everyday. My sincere gratitude also goes to all my classmates especially all PBI batch 2012 ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI class E for their companionship and care which have given me self- confidence. I love them all. Finally, I thank those who come and go in my life. I thank them for their short companionship during my critical days. May Allah bless their life. Tri Nur Utami x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TITLE PAGE ................................................................................................. i APPROVAL PAGES ..................................................................................... ii DEDICATION PAGE .................................................................................... iv STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY ............................................ v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS ....................................................... vi ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... vii ABSTRAK ........................................................................................................ viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... xi CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 1 A. Background of the Study ............................................................. 1 B. Problem Formulation .................................................................. 5 C. Objectives of the Study ............................................................... 5 D. Benefits of the Study ................................................................... 5 E. Definition of Terms ..................................................................... 6 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ......................... 8 A. Review of Related Study ............................................................ 8 B. Review of Related Theories ........................................................ 10 C. Theoretical Framework ............................................................... 19 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ............................................................. 20 A. Object of the Study ..................................................................... 20 B. Approach of the Study ................................................................ 21 C. Method of the Study ................................................................... 22 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Page CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS .......................................................................... 23 A. The Description of Pilon and the Pirate ...................................... 23 B. The Motivation of Pilon and the Pirate
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