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Perpustakaan.Uns.Ac.Id Digilib.Uns.Ac.Id Commit to User A perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SYDNEY CARTON’S SACRIFICE ON THE DAY OF THE GUILLOTINE IN CHARLES DICKENS’ A TALE OF TWO CITIES THESIS Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirement For Sarjana Sastra Degree in the English Department Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts Sebelas Maret University By: ADYSTYA IMAWAHYU C0307008 FACULTY OF LETTERS AND FINE ARTS SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY SURAKARTA 2011 commit to user i perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id commit to user ii perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id commit to user iii perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id PRONOUNCEMENT NAME : ADYSTYA IMAWAHYU NIM : C 0307008 Stated whole-heartedly that this thesis entitled “A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SYDNEY CARTON’S SACRIFICE ON THE DAY OF THE GUILLOTINE IN CHARLES DICKENS’ A TALE OF TWO CITIES”, is originally made by the researcher. It is neither a plagiarism nor is made by the other. The things related to other’s people work are written in quotation and included in bibliography. If it is discovered and proved that this pronouncement is dishonest, the researcher willingly accepts any penalties from English Department of Sebelas Maret University. Surakarta, November, 2011 The researcher commit to user iv perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id MOTTO People come and go along these days They engrave stories of life which sooner become eternal memories Wake up and greet the reality! From it there will be a destiny commit to user v perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to: My beloved Ayah and Ibu You are irreplaceable My beloved sister, Vina Myself commit to user vi perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id ACKNOWLEDGMENT Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin. All praises are for Allah SWT for the guidance and blessing in carrying out and finishing this thesis. Without the assistance and the supports from many people, I am sure that I can not make this thesis. Therefore, I would like to give special thanks for the people who give the contribution to my thesis. To the Dean of Faculty Faculty of Letter and Fine Arts, Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D., thank you for approving this thesis. To the Head of English Department, Prof. Dr. Djatmika, M.A., thank you for the permission to write this thesis. To all the lecturers of English Department, thank you for guiding me and giving me knowledge about English especially English literature. I would like to give my deepest thanks for my thesis supervisor, Dra. Nani Sukarni, M.S. for her nice guidance. Thank you for guiding me in doing this thesis and helping me solve the problems so that the things feel easier. I really appreciate your patience and your friendly smile that always keep my spirit in doing this thesis. To my academic surpevisor, Fitria Akhmerti, S.S, M.A., thank you for being patient in guiding my study. To Dra. Endang Sri Astuti, M.S., thank you for sharing me the references about the novel. From my deepest heart, I would like to say thank you very much to Ayah and Ibu, who are very patient in accompanying me to finish this thesis. Thank you very much for always believing me and teaching me a responsibility. Without your pray, everything would be so hard to face. I never forget to give my thanks to commit to user vii perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id my only sister, Vina. Wake up girl! You always share your spirit to me whenever I need it. To the unforgotten, my big family; Kung, Uti, Tante, Lek Yan, Dika, Iwan, Pakpuh, Om Bin, Om Onggo, and to all my cousins, thank you very much. You have light up my life and make everything so colorful. I would like to say thank you very much to my beloved Drajad Sujatmiko. You always give me more and more suggestions about everything, and for its process, you keep my spirit up and support all the decisions I made. You are just like a personal supervisor to me! I would not forget to express my gratitude to all my friends who support me until today. What a life can be without friends? You fulfill my life with cheers and laughs, and you’re always on my side when I was getting down. To my friends of English Literature class; Epata, Shinta, Himawan, and Irma, I miss you all guys! I miss our moment with all those novels, poems, scripts, and papers! Keep your spirit and let’s make it done! To my friends who work in “Teater TESA”; Gondez, Bhre, Mas Jarot, Mas Alfian, Idham, Pakdhe, Bung Pele, Dewinta, and Jambrong. Thank you for always supporting me and sharing everything with me. To my senior, Mas Adwin, thank you for giving me suggestion during this thesis making process. To the “ex-Aulia lovers”; Mbak Imung and Mbak Nurul, thanks for sharing your experience in doing the thesis and always remind me to do this thesis diligently. To “Aulia lovers”; Yana and Dita, thank you for sharing me your printer. To everybody who always helps and kinds to me, thank you very much. You are always on my heart, and I would not forget your role in my life. commit to user viii perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE…………………………………………………………………… i APPROVAL OF THE CONSULTANT………………………………... ii APPROVAL OF THE BOARD EXAMINERS………………………… iii PRONOUNCEMENT…………………………………………………... iv MOTTO…………………………………………………………………. v DEDICATION…………………………………………………………... vi ACKNOWLEDGMENT………………………………………………… vii TABLE OF CONTENT…………………………………………………. ix ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………... xi CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………….... 1 A. Research Background………………………………………... 1 B. Problem Statement………………………………………….... 6 C. Scope of the Study………………………………………….... 7 D. Research Objective…………………………………………... 7 E. Research Benefits……………………………………………. 7 F. Research Methodology………………………………………. 8 G. Approach……………………………………………………... 10 H. Thesis Organization………………………………………….. 11 CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW………………………………… 13 commit to user ix perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id A. Literature and Psychology…………………………………… 13 B. Abraham Maslow’s Human Motivation……………………... 16 C. Scott Peck’s Self-Sacrifice…………………………………… 22 D. Charles Dickens and A Tale of Two Cities…………………. 27 CHAPTER III. ANALYSIS……………………………………………. 30 1. Sydney Carton’s Crisis in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities………………………………………………….. 30 A. A Lonely Scoundrel and His Unrequited Love…… 32 B. A Powerlessness of an Alcoholic Attorney…………… 42 C. An Inferiority of A Talented Man……………………... 57 2. The Motivation of Sydney Carton’s Sacrifice on the Day of Guillotine…………………………………………… 65 CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION……….. 78 A. Conclusion………………………………………………….. 78 B. Recommendation…………………………………………… 80 BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………. 82 commit to user x perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id ABSTRACT Adystya Imawahyu. C0307008. A Psychological Analysis of Sydney Carton’s Sacrifice on the Day of the Guillotine in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. Thesis. English Department. Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts. Sebelas Maret University Surakarta. This thesis is an analysis on a novel entitled A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. It is purposed to explain the real motivation of Sydney Carton in doing his sacrifice to save Charles Darnay from the horror of guillotine.This research is written as descriptive analysis of which the main data are in the form of the narration, the dialog of Sydney Carton, and the dialog of others’ characters which are related to Sydney Carton’s background, behavior, thought and personality which then would lead to Sydney Carton’s sacrifice on the day of guillotine. The supporting data are taken from other sources such as articles, criticisms, and some psychological books. Since the research is an analysis of the novel’s character, it involves psychology approach as its point of view and some theories which are applied in the analysis. In order to answer the research question, this research applies Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Scott Peck’s theory of self-sacrifice. From the analysis, it can be found that Sydney’s sacrifice is motivated by three factors. The first, according to Abraham Maslow’s theory, Carton has failed in fulfilling his love and belongingness needs, self-esteem needs, and self- actualization needs. He becomes a lonely, powerless, and unconfident man who is sure that sacrifice will be the precious thing that he can do for his life. The second, Carton’s sacrifice is motivated by his faith. He is sure that his sacrifice will redeem his sin, and he will live peacefully in the afterlife. The third, based on Scott Peck’s theory of sacrifice, Carton’s sacrifice apparently motivated by his feeling to Lucie Manette. By sacrificing himself, he hopes that inside their heart, Lucie and her family will give a place to Carton. commit to user xi perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SYDNEY CARTON’S sure that his sacrifice will redeem his sin, and he will live SACRIFICE ON THE DAY OF THE GUILLOTINE IN peacefully in the afterlife. The third, based on Scott Peck’s theory CHARLES DICKENS’ A TALE OF TWO CITIES of sacrifice, Carton’s sacrifice apparently motivated by his feeling to Lucie Manette. By sacrificing himself, he hopes that inside their Adystya Imawahyu1 heart, Lucie and her family will give a place to Carton. Dra. Nani Sukarni, M. S2 ABSTRACT 2011. Thesis. English Department. Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts. Sebelas Maret University Surakarta. This thesis is an analysis on a novel entitled A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. It is purposed to explain the real motivation of Sydney Carton in doing his sacrifice to save Charles Darnay from the horror of guillotine.This research is written as descriptive analysis of which the main data are in the form of the narration, the dialog of Sydney Carton, and the dialog of others’ characters which are related to Sydney Carton’s background, behavior, thought and personality which then would lead to Sydney Carton’s sacrifice on the day of guillotine.
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