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Tn the Major Character of Pattlo Coeliio's Wronika Decides to Die PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI SUICIDAL TENIDENCY FACTORS AS SEEN TN THE MAJOR CHARACTER OF PATTLO COELIIO'S WRONIKA DECIDES TO DIE A SARJANA PEIVDIDIXAN TIIESIS Presented as Partial f'llfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Sarjana Pendidilean Degree in English tanguage Education ,.1x- oI : [; a By Victoria Amadea Prayuarsi Student Number: 131214032 ENGLISH LAI\IGUAGE EDUCATION STUI}Y PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF LAITGUAGE AI\[D ARTS EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACIMRS TRAINING AI\[D EDUCATION SANATA DHARMA UNTVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2017 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI SIIICIDAL TEFIDENCY FACTORS AS SEEN IN TI{E MAJOR CIIARACTER OT PAULO COELHOIS WRONIKA DECIDES TO DIE A SARJANA PEIVDII'IKAN THESIS Presented as Partiel Fulfillmcnt of the Requireuents to Obtain the Sarjana Pendidi*an Degree in Enelish tanguage Education Ev Victoria Amadea Prayuarsi Student Numbe,r: 1 3 12 14032 ENGTI$H LAIi{GUAGE EI}UCAIION $T,UDY PB@.&{M DEPARTMENT OF LAIYGUAGE AI\[D ARTS EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACIIERS TRAII\ING ATID EDUCATION SANATA DHABTI,A T]NIYERSITY YOGYAKARTA 20t7 i PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI SUICIDAL TENDENCY FACTORS AS SEEN IN THE MAJOR CHARACTER OF PAULO COELHO'S WRONIKA DECIDES TO DIE By YICTORIA AMADEA PRAYUARSI Student Number: 13 1214032 Defended before the Board of Exarniners an 12 December 2017 and Declared Acceptable Board of Examiners Chairperson : Yohana Veniranda, S.Pd., M.Hum, M. A., Ph. D. Secretary : Barli Brarr, M.Ed., Ph D Member : FX. Ouda Teda Ena, S. Pd., M. Pd., Ed. D. Member : Veronica Triprihatmini S. Pd., M.Hum., M.A Member : Yohana Venirand4 S.Pd., M.Hum, M, A.,'Ph. D. Yogyakarta, 12 December 2017 !'aculty of Teacher Training and Education Dharma University i, Ph.D. ilr PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI k alwags gattent an8 *rn8 Ztfs neverlealous. 3*" is neuer fiaastful or conceffes. IJis neuer ru&e or selffsfi. It Eoes nst ta{re {f"nnan} rs not resentdul. t*rtu*es no-5rhasure in odergeegrlei sins, 6rx Eelrgfie h fietrutf. I CoruNrunn*s: I3 Itfs alurags reaftgto occusq to truet to fio6xr, on8to en$ure wfratever comeE tv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI This Thesis Is Dedicated Specially To: Jesus Christ and Mother Mary My beloved Parents: Raymundus Bambang Sujoko & Maria Immaculata Amini Puji Murwani My precious twin younger sisters: Gisela Amadea Prayumaswita & Eugenia Amadea Pradnyadewi My Best Partner Stefanus Nanang Fajar Sulistyo My Self, Victoria Amadea Prayuarsi ~All of My Friends~ v PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY I honestly declare that this thesis, which I have written, does not contain the work or parts of the work of other people, except those cited in the quotation and the references, as a scientific paper should. Yogyakarta, 14 November 2017 The Writer Victoria Amadea Prayuarsi 131214032 vi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma: Nama: Victoria Amadea Prayuarsi NIM: 131214032 Demi mengembangkan ilmu pengetahuan saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma, karya ilmiah saya berjudul: SUICIDAL TENDENCY FACTORS AS SEEN IN THE MAJOR CHARACTER OF PAULO COELHO’S VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE Beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam bentuk lain, mengolahnya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikan secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikan di internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa harus meminta izin dari saya maupun memberikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencamtumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian Pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal: 14 November 2017 Yang menyatakan Victoria Amadea Prayuarsi vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT Prayuarsi, Victoria Amadea. (2017). Suicidal Tendency Factors as Seen in The Major Character of Paulo Coelho’s Veronika Decides To Die. Yogyakarta: English Language Education Study Program, Departement of Language and Arts Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. Sanata Dharma University. This study analyzes a novel written by Paulo Coelho entitled Veronika Decides to Die. This novel tells a story about Veronika, a beautiful young woman who commits suicide. However, she finds that her action is failed as someone takes her to a mental asylum. The story ends with Veronika’s behavioral change as the mental asylum environment lets Veronika experiences the stages of personality growth. The researcher formulates three research questions to analyze the suicidal tendency factors in this novel. The questions of this study are 1) How is Veronika trial on committing suicide described in the novel? 2) What are the factors influencing Veronika’s decision on her suicidal attempt? 3) What are the factors influencing Veronika’s behavioral changes on her decision to stop repeating suicidal attempt? The method of this study is based on the library research method, with the psychological and social approach. The psychological approach is used to analyze the internal factor influencing Veronika’s decision to commit suicide and the factors influencing Veronika’s personality growth on her decisions to stop repeating any suicidal attempt. While the social approach used to analyze the external factor that influencing Veronika’s decision to commit suicide is seen from the Slovenia Country Profile and its Suicidal rates. There are three findings; the first finding is that Veronika’s suicidal attempt can be categorized as the combinations of egoistic suicide, altruistic suicide, and anomic suicide. The Second finding is about the factors influencing Veronika’s decision on her suicidal attempt. There are two major factors which are internal factors and external factors. The internal factors, seen through Veronika’s powerlessness and her personality, as an introvert character. The external factors are influenced by Veronika’s past life as she grows from a broken family and the high rates of suicidal attempt in Slovenia. On the third finding, there are three factors influencing Veronika’s behavioral changes. The first factor is the freedom that she perceives from the mental asylum. The second factor is the personality growth that occurs within Veronika, and the third factor is the transformation in Veronika’s personality that happens as she is falling in love with Eduard. Keywords: Suicidal Tendency, Behavioral Change, Personality Growth viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRAK Prayuarsi, Victoria Amadea. (2017). Suicidal Tendency Factors as Seen in The Major Character of Paulo Coelho’s Veronika Decides To Die. Yogyakarta: Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa dan Seni. Fakultas keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta. Studi ini menganalisa sebuah novel yang ditulis oleh Paulo Coelhoe berjudul Veronika Decides to Die. Novel ini bercerita tentang Veronika, seorang wanita muda cantik yang mencoba bunuh diri. Namun, hal tersebut gagal karena sesaat setelah Veronika mencoba bunuh diri seseorang datang dan menyelamatkan nyawanya dengan membawanya ke rumah sakit jiwa. Pada bagian akhir, terdapat perubahan perilaku pada diri Veronika karena keadaan di rumah sakit jiwa yang membuat Veronika mengalami tahap pertumbuhan kepribadian dalam dirinya. Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti merumuskan tiga pertanyaan untuk menganalisis faktor kecenderungan bunuh diri pada Veronika. Pertanyaan dari penelitian ini adalah 1) Bagaimana percobaan bunuh diri Veronika dideskripsikan dalam novel? 2) Apa faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan Veronika untuk mencoba bunuh diri? 3) Apa faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi Veronika dalam perubahan perilakunya untuk memutuskan berhenti mengulangi usaha bunuh diri? Metode penelitian ini didasarkan pada metode penelitian perpustakaan, dengan pendekatan psikologis dan sosial. Pendekatan psikologis digunakan untuk menganalisis faktor internal yang mempengaruhi keputusan Veronika untuk bunuh diri dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pertumbuhan kepribadian Veronika dan keputusannya untuk berhenti mengulangi upaya bunuh diri. Sementara pendekatan sosial digunakan untuk menganalisis faktor eksternal yang mempengaruhi keputusan Veronika untuk melakukan bunuh diri seperti yang dapat dilihat dari Profil Negara Slovenia dan tingkat tindakan bunuh diri yang ada di Negara tersebut. Terdapat tiga temuan dalam penelitian ini; temuan pertama adalah usaha bunuh diri yang dilakukan oleh Veronika dapat dikategorikan sebagai kombinasi dari tindakan bunuh diri tipe egoistik altruistik dan anomis. Temuan kedua adalah tentang faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan Veronika atas usahanya melakukan bunuh diri. Ada dua faktor utama yaitu faktor internal dan faktor eksternal. Faktor internal, dilihat dari ketidakberdayaan Veronika dan kepribadiannya sebagai karakter yang introvert. Faktor eksternal, dipengaruhi oleh kehidupan masa lalu Veronika yang tumbuh pada keluarga dengan orang tua yang bercerai dan tingginya tingkat usaha bunuh diri di Slovenia. Pada temuan ketiga, ada tiga faktor yang mempengaruhi perubahan perilaku Veronika. Faktor pertama adalah kebebasan yang Veronika rasakan di rumah sakit jiwa. Faktor kedua adalah pertumbuhan kepribadian yang terjadi pada Veronika, dan faktor ketiga adalah transformasi kepribadian yang terjadi pada Veronika karena ia
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