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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARCHETYPAL PATTERN WITHIN FRODO’S JOURNEY IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S THE LORD OF THE RINGS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By ASTRI ARINI WALUYO Student Number: 024214029 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2009 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARCHETYPAL PATTERN WITHIN FRODO’S JOURNEY IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S THE LORD OF THE RINGS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By ASTRI ARINI WALUYO Student Number: 024214029 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2009 i A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARCHETYPAL PATTERN WITHIN FRODO’S JOURNEY IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S THE LORD OF THE RINGS By ASTRI ARINI WALUYO Student Number: 024214029 Approved by Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. July 29, 2009 Advisor Dra. Th. Enny Anggraini, M.A. July 29, 2009 Co-Advisor ii A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARCHETYPAL PATTERN WITHIN FRODO’S JOURNEY IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S THE LORD OF THE RINGS By ASTRI ARINI WALUYO Student Number: 024214029 Student Registration Number: Defended before the Board of Examiners On and Declared Acceptable BOARD OF EXAMINERS Name Signature Chairman : Dr. Fr. B. Alip, M. Pd., M.A. __ Secretary : Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. __ Member : Maria Ananta, S.S., M. Ed. __ Member : Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. __ Member : Dra. Th. Enny Anggraini, M.A. __ Yogyakarta, August 31, 2009 Faculty of Letters Sanata Dharma University Dean Drs. I Praptomo Baryadi, M. Hum. iii (anonymous) iv v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma : Nama : Astri Arini Waluyo Nomor Mahasiswa : 024214029 Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul : THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARCHETYPAL PATTERN WITHIN FRODO’S JOURNEY IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S THE LORD OF THE RINGS beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, me- ngalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikan secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikannya di Internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa perlu meminta ijin dari saya maupun memberikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pernyataan ini yang saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal : 22 Agustus 2009 Yang menyatakan (Astri Arini Waluyo) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to thank to Allah SWT, for giving me all the blessing and staying with me through everything. Thank you for all the process and things that I went through and finally get me into writing this page. Thank you so much for all my best friends – Eling, Vera, Wanti, Maria. Thank you very much for the laugh and the shoulder to cry on. I will never get here and be the person I am right now without you. You girls are the best friend in the world, God bless you for that. For Angga and Nando, thank you so much for the valuable lesson learns, I will never ever forget all that through the rest of my life. Thank you so much Paulo for being a great father for me. I could never thank you enough for every single great lesson about life. I know that God is giving much blessing for me through you. God bless you and your family. I would also like to thank to all my students in Indonesian Air force Academy (AAU) and Taruna Nusantara High School. Thank you for so much encouragement and I think I learn more from you guys. Thank you also for teachers, lecturers and staffs from AAU and TN, Ibu Naning and Mayor Abi. Thank you for your kindliness, friendship and encouragement. Thanks for the members of English Debating Community Sanata Dharma – Karlina, Ambar and the newbies, also other EDS all across Jogja and Indonesia. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement through jokes and mockeries. Well, somehow they do work! I will never find a community where I can learn a lot about everything as much as I learned from members of EDS. Thanks for all my colleges my dear friends from Sanata Dharma University – English Letters Department. I would like to thank you all for each of your unique contribution for this thesis. I would also like to thank to my colleagues at work in NGOs, who each also provides unique encouraging motivation. I would also like to address thank to my family. For the constant encouragement to move forward, I would like to thank my little brother and sister – vi Iyar and Puput. Thanks also for my parents, may you find happiness wherever you are. Last but not least, I would never able to finish this thesis without my advisors. I would like to thank to my major advisor, Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. Thank you so much for being patient as well as giving me guidance and valuable knowledge to get me through the long way. I would also like to thank and apologize for the previous advisors Paulus Sarwoto, S.S, M.A and Dra. A. B. Sri Mulyani, M.A. Thank you for providing guidance and valuable knowledge and I apologize for not getting this thesis done earlier. Astri Arini Waluyo vii TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE..................................................................................................................i APPROVAL PAGE.......................................................................................................ii ACCEPTANCE PAGE................................................................................................iii MOTTO PAGE.............................................................................................................iv DEDICATION PAGE...................................................................................................v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..........................................................................................vi TABLE OF CONTENTS...........................................................................................viii ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................x ABSTRAK....................................................................................................................xi CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION..................................................................................1 A. Background of the Study...................................................................................1 B. Problem Formulation.........................................................................................3 C. Objectives of the Study.....................................................................................3 D. Definition of Terms...........................................................................................4 CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL REVIEW...................................................................5 A. Review of Related Studies................................................................................5 B. Review of Related Theories...............................................................................9 1. Theory of Plot..............................................................................................9 2. Theory of Archetypal Pattern....................................................................11 C. Theoretical Framework....................................................................................16 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY.............................................................................18 A. Object of the Study..........................................................................................18 B. Approach of the Study.....................................................................................20 C. Method of the Study........................................................................................22 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS........................................................................................24 A. The Plot of the Story........................................................................................24 1. Exposition..................................................................................................24 2. Complication..............................................................................................28 3. Climax........................................................................................................59 4. Failing Action............................................................................................60 5. Resolution..................................................................................................63 B. Monomyth in the Hero’s Journey....................................................................64 1. Departure...................................................................................................64 a. The Call to Adventure.........................................................................65 b. Refusal to the Call...............................................................................67 c. Supernatural Aid..................................................................................68 viii d. 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