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The Significance of Draco Malfoy in the Plots of J. K. Rowling’S Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DRACO MALFOY IN THE PLOTS OF J. K. ROWLING’S HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE AND HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By MARIA FELICIA ADINDA SILALAHI Student Number: 164214111 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2020 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DRACO MALFOY IN THE PLOTS OF J. K. ROWLING’S HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE AND HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By MARIA FELICIA ADINDA SILALAHI Student Number: 164214111 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2020 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI iii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI iv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI v PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI vi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI “And God shall wipe away all the tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away.” (Revelation 21:4) vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI For Mamak, Bapak, Kakak, Abang, and me – myself. viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My highest gratitude goes to Jesus Christ for His everlasting grace and blessings that keep me going against all odds and help me manage working on this undergraduate thesis. I thank Mother Mary, whom along with her fidelity and faith in God, for becoming the one I look up to in doing this thesis wholeheartedly I send my sincerest gratitude to Dr. Gabriel Fajar Sasmita Aji, M.Hum as my thesis advisor and Sri Mulyani, Ph.D as my co-advisor for the patience, guidance, time, and knowledge given which I really appreciate during the writing process of this thesis. I also thank Simon Arsa Manggala, S.S., M.Hum as my academic advisor and all the lecturers and staff of English Letters for the guidance, knowledge, and help during my study. My endless thanks go to Mamak and Bapak for the never-ending affection, prayers, support, and reminder in everything I do, particularly in conducting this undergraduate thesis. I also thank Kakak and Abang very much for every joke and support supplied while I am striving to finish my study. I would like to thank all my relatives and friends for the support, especially Kak Nina and Ejak for the further insights and discussions about Draco and his family, and Kak Laras and Angel for the technical and practical help during the thesis-writing process. Last but not least, I thank these beautiful souls: Icun, Ratri, Elly, Diana, Jenjen, Langit, Kenia, Revo, Novan, and Jul for all the suggestions, insights, discussions, and togetherness while working on our theses, for making Jogja feel like home for the last four years, and for everything. Maria Felicia Adinda Silalahi ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ..................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL PAGE .......................................................................................... iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ..................................................................................... iv STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY .................................................................. v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH .. 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 ........................................................................ 8 1. Theory of Character and Characterization ............................................. 8 2. Theory of Plot ..................................................................................... 12 C. Theoretical Framework ............................................................................. 15 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ................................................................ 16 A. Object of the Study ................................................................................... 16 B. Approach of the Study .............................................................................. 18 C. Method of the Study ................................................................................. 19 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS............................................................................. 21 A. Description of Draco Malfoy as a Minor Character ................................... 21 1. Harry Potter and Companions‟ Enemy ................................................ 22 2. Albus Dumbledore‟s Supposed-To-Be-Murderer ................................ 23 3. A Reluctant Death Eater...................................................................... 25 4. Narcissa Malfoy‟s Son ........................................................................ 27 B. The Plots of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ................................................................................. 30 1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ............................................. 30 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ................................................ 40 C. Significance of Draco Malfoy to the Plots of Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows .......................... 52 1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ............................................. 52 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ................................................ 57 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ....................................................................... 63 REFERENCES ................................................................................................ 66 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT SILALAHI, MARIA FELICIA ADINDA. (2020). The Significance of Draco Malfoy as Minor Character in the Plots of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Sanata Dharma. Everyone has different roles in life and the roles can be the benchmark to see how prominent a person is in a wider extent. Nevertheless, this does not mean that the other people who are less significant are insignificant at all. The same goes for the minor characters in literary work as there are many of them who are significant to the plots of the literary work they are in. One of the literary works that possess numerous significant minor characters is J. K. Rowling‟s Harry Potter series. This study uses the last two novels of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as the objects of the study due to their well-depicted characters and well-written plot developments and because they reveal the true sides of Draco Malfoy, a minor character in the series. The researcher formulates three problems in this study. The first problem formulation discusses the description of Draco Malfoy as minor character. The second problem discusses the plots of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The last problem discusses the significance that Draco Malfoy has on the plots of the two novels. This undergraduate thesis is conducted by applying library research. The primary sources of data are Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows novels, while the secondary sources are some other books, journals, and online articles. In answering the problems formulated, the researcher applies M. J. Murphy‟s theory of character and characterization and Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs‟ theory of plot. Formalist approach is applied in conducting this study. This study finds that in the last two novels Draco Malfoy is described as a minor character due to his functions, mainly as a foil to the major character.
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