A Description of the Main Characters in Lauren Oliver’S Novel Before I Fall
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN LAUREN OLIVER’S NOVEL BEFORE I FALL A PAPER WRITTEN BY MUTIARA TARADITA NIM: 152202010 ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM DIPLOMA FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATRA UTARA MEDAN 2018 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I am, Mutiara Taradita, declare that I am sole of the author of this paper. Except where references is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for a awarded degree. No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledge in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in any tertiary education. Signed : ................... Date : November 27th, 2018 i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : Mutiara Taradita Title of Paper :A DESCRIPTION OF MAIN CHARACTERS IN LAUREN OLIVER’S NOVEL BEFORE I FALL Qualification : D–III / Ahli Madya Study Progam : English I am, willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion of the Liberation of the Diploma III English Study Program Faculty of Cultural Studies, USU on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia. Signed : ......................... th Date : November 27 , 2018 ii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT The paper of this work is entitled A Description Of The Main Characters In Lauren Oliver’s Novel Before I Fall.Literature is an art work depicting a human habits such as life, mood, and matters related to life. One of the art works is the novel. Novel is an art work in which there is have written fiction or non-fiction that tell about a story. In this case the writer will discuss about the main characters in a literary work. The novel tells about a girl name Samantha Kingstone which is trap in the same life over and over again. This is about Samantha Kingston, a 17 year old girl that dies in a car accident, but wakes up the next day, and relives the last day of her life 7 times. Keywords:Main Characters, Novel, Literature iii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Kertas karya ini berjudul A Description Of The Main Characters In Lauren Oliver’s Novel Before I FallSastra merupakan sebuah karya seni yang menggambarkan sebuah kebiasaan manusia seperti kehidupan, suasana hati dan hal hal yang berkaitan tentang kebiasaan dalam kehidupan. Salah satu karya seni tersebut adalah novel. Novel ini menceritakan tentang seorang gadis bernama Samantha Kingstone yang terjebak dalam kehidupan yang sama berulang kali. Ini tentang Samantha Kingston, seorang gadis berusia 17 tahun yang meninggal dalam kecelakaan mobil, tetapi bangun keesokan harinya, dan menghidupkan kembali hari terakhir hidupnya 7 kali. Kata Kunci : Karakter, Novel, Sastra iv UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all I would like thanks to Allah SWT the almighty, the creator who has give me has blessing and mercy in my entire life. And I thank you to Allah SWT for all of the great situation and anything that I can completed this paper. Dr. Drs. Budi Agustono, M.S. as the Dean of Faculty Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara. Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum as the Head of English Diploma Study Program, who give me chance to prove my qualified for finishing this paper. My supervisor Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum. for the precious time and knowledge he has given to me to finish my paper. All the lectures in English Diploma that I can’t mention one by one, thank you for all knowledge and experience that you have shared to me. I would like to thank my beloved parents, Johny Permana and Rayani for the endless loves, support, pray, advices and financial. My special thanks also goes to my brother Denny Armanda and my sister Syakila Tivana, thanks for your time and helps. I would like to thank to Reinhard Badia Raja, who always gave me courage and strength to finish this paper. Syndi Nova P, Rizky Saskia P, Lia Tabitha S, Lyly Lyan Anwar, Anggi Yuda, Ahmad Fauzi v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Hidayat, Tommy Husein, Gilang Ramadhan Indra for the support and silliest thing ever also the part of the gang. Thanks to Annisa Amelia, Arini Chairida, Nashli Yulia Rosi, Desi Anggia, Meisya Tara Humaira, Finna Oktaviani, Taufik Hidayatullah, Ridha Sakina S, Aulia Arista H, for the great advices and endless friendship we had from High School until now. Thank you to Adinda Taniya Pramesti for the quality time we spend together in the middle of support, holidays, and fun we had all the time. Finally, I will accept the suggestion and criticism that build me up from the readers because I know this paper is not perfect, and that’s why your critics might make this paper better. Thanks to all readers who read this paper. Medan, August 2018 The writer, Mutiara Taradita Reg.No:152202010 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION …………………………………….......…..... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ………………………………….......…..... ii ABSTRACT …………………………………………………….......……....... iii ABSTRAK ……………………………………………………….......……...... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………….......……...... v TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………………………………......…....... vii 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of the Study ....................................................................... 1 1.2. Problems of the Study................................................................ ........... 3 1.3. The objective of the study...................................................................... 3 1.4. Scope of the Study................................................................................. 3 1.5 Significances of Study............................................................................ 3 1.5. Method of the Study.............................................................................. 4 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1. Novel ………...................................................................................... 5 2.2.The Type of Novel……………………………………………………. 6 2.2.1. Based on the unreal story…………………………………... 6 2.2.2. Based on the genre of the story …………………………….. 6 2.2.3. Based on contents, figure and market share………………... 7 2.3. Characters………….…………………………………………………. 7 2.4. Theme………………………………………………………………… 11 2.5. Plot……………………………………………………………………. 11 2.6. Setting………………………………………………………………… 14 3. THE DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTERS 3.1. The Characters of Samantha Kingstone ………………………….… 15 3.2. The Characters of Lindsay………….………………………………… 17 3.3. The Characters of Elody………………….…………………………… 18 3.4. The Characters of Rob……………..…………………………………. 19 3.5. The Characters of Kent…………..…………………………............... 20 3.6. The Characters of Juliet Sykes…………….…………………………. 22 vii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 4.1 Conclusion............................................................................................. 26 4.2 Suggestion.............................................................................................. 27 BIBLIOGRAPHY...................................................................................... 28 APPENDICES The Summary of Novel viii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Literature, most generically, is anybody of written works. More restrictively, literature is writing considered to be an art form, or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value, often due to deploying language in ways that differ from ordinary usage. Its Latin root literature /litteratura (derived itself from littera: letter or handwriting) was used to refer to all written accounts, though contemporary definitions extend the term to include texts that are spoken or sung (oral literature). The concept has changed meaning over time: nowadays it can broaden to have non-written verbal art forms, and thus it is difficult to agree on its origin, which can be paired with that of language or writing itself. Developments in print technology have allowed an evergrowingdistribution and proliferation of written works, culminating in electronic literature.Literature can be classified according to whether it is fiction or non-fiction, and whether it is poetry or prose. It can be further distinguished according to major forms such as the novel, short story or drama; and works are often categorized according to historical periods or their adherence to certain aesthetic features or expectations (genre). Language is the expression of ideas by means of speech-sounds combined into words. Words are combined into sentences, this combination answering to that of ideas into thoughts.Language, a system of conventional spoken, manual, 1 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves. The functions of language include communication, the expression of identity, play, imaginative expression, and emotional release.A novel consists of some elements that built a story. By those elements we will find a story is interesting or not. We can analyze each element to know what really happen inside the story. Literature is a word and it is not a thing. As Robert Scholes (1992:1) says that literature is a word, and it is not a thing. While Taum (1997:13) says that literature is creation or fiction imaginatively or literature is the using of beautiful and useful language to sign another things. There are many works of literature such as novel, poetry, prose,