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Bilbo Baggins' Development from Zero To PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI BILBO BAGGINS’ DEVELOPMENT FROM ZERO TO HERO SEEN IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S THE HOBBIT: OR THERE AND BACK AGAIN AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By LEONI PUTERI GUSVAYANTI Student Number: 124214050 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2019 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI BILBO BAGGINS’ DEVELOPMENT FROM ZERO TO HERO SEEN IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S THE HOBBIT: OR THERE AND BACK AGAIN AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By LEONI PUTERI GUSVAYANTI Student Number: 124214050 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2019 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY I certify that this undergraduate thesis contains no material which has been previously submitted for the award of any other degree at any university, and that, to the best of my knowledge, this undergraduate thesis contains no material previously written by any other person except where due reference is made in the text of the undergraduate theiss. Yogyakarta, July 16, 2019 Leoni Puteri Gusvayanti v 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 : Leoni Puteri Gusvayanti Nomor Mahasiswa : 124214050 Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul BILBO BAGGIN’S DEVELOPMENT FROM ZERO TO HERO SEEN IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S THE HOBBIT: OR THERE AND BACK AGAIN beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan 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 kepada saya maupun memberikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal 16 Juli 2019 Yang menyatakan, Leoni Puteri Gusvayanti vi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would love to thank my father, Agus Haryanto, my mother, Erva Kristiani, also my brother and sister for their never ending support to me when I was feeling down while working on this thesis for these past 2 years. I dedicate my appreciation to my thesis advisor Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. for his advice, which is actually I can count the meeting with him with my ten fingers. It is such an honor for me to have A.B. Sri Mulyani, Ph.D. as my co- advisor. She is amazing as usual, thank you for your advice Mam. I also want to say how grateful I am to have many of amazing lecturers, such as J. Harris Hermansyah, S.S., M.Hum., Dra. Theresia Enny Anggraini, Ph.D., Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, M.Hum., Anna Fitriati, S.Pd., M.Hum., Scholastica Wedhowerti, S.Pd., M.Hum., Elisa Dwi Wardani, S.S., M.Hum., Dewi Widyastuti, S.Pd., M.Hum., Dr. Bernardine Ria Lestari, Arina Isti’anah, S.Pd., M.Hum., Adventina Putranti, M.Hum., Dr. P. Hary Susanto, S.J.. My enormous love is also addressed to the beautiful Mbak Ninik “Sekretariat Fakultas Sastra”. I am very grateful and look forward to cherishing them all. I would like to say how blessed I am to have the best mate ever, Handoko Wijaya, for being my best undergraduate thesis partner for these past 4 years. I also want to give my love to my best friends, Feby Fadilia, Natasha Putri Drupadi, Caca Ogeb, Cika Fitri, Mona Moncik, Putri Mpog, Nok “Si Cempluk”, Arinda, Sukma, Patra, Dita, and Oyot. Thank you for always remind me to finish my undergraduate thesis. Not to forget about the other college’s friends, such as Dessen, Glory, Aya, viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Dimas, Kicos, and Livia for their kindness and support. I feel blessed that I have them on my side. Not to forget my dear family 234 SC Yogyakarta, I am very grateful to meet them in Yogyakarta. Last but not least, I would like to thank to my Ruang Kerja’s colleagues Ayas Fitria, Rifky, Ben Purnomo, Yanto Black, Fani Cello, Tara Ujima, and the other members of this family. I am blessed that I’ve met these people on my life. Leoni Puteri Gusvayanti. ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................................ ii APPROVAL PAGE ............................................................................................. iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ........................................................................................ iv LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH .... v STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ................................................................... vi MOTTO PAGE ................................................................................................... vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................... viii TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................... x ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... xi ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................. xii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 1 A. Background of the Study ......................................................................... 1 B. Problem Formulation ............................................................................... 3 C. Objectives of the Study ........................................................................... 3 D. Definition of Terms ................................................................................. 3 CHAPTER I1: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ..................................................... 5 A. Review of the Related Studies ................................................................. 5 B. Review of Related Theories .................................................................... 8 1. Theory of Characters and Characterization ...................................... 8 2. Theory of Character’s Development .............................................. 12 C. Theoretical Framework.......................................................................... 14 CHAPTER 1II: METHODOLOGY ................................................................... 15 A. Object of the Study ................................................................................ 15 B. Approach of the Study ........................................................................... 16 C. Method of the Study .............................................................................. 17 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ................................................................................ 19 A. The Characteristics of Bilbo Baggins .................................................... 19 B. The Character’s Development of Bilbo Baggins from Zero to Hero .... 33 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ........................................................................... 53 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 55 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT Gusvayanti, Leoni Puteri. Bilbo Baggins Development From Zero To Hero Seen in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Sanata Dharma University, 2019. The story of The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again attracts the writer to discuss the characteristics of Bilbo Baggins, the main protagonist character in the story. In the story, Bilbo’s character development had changed before and after he joined the adventure. There is one problem formulation that consist of two questions in this thesis. The first is the characteristics of Bilbo Baggins in which commonly be seen before he joins the adventure with Gandalf and the dwarfs. The second is about the Bilbo’s development that makes her character changes from zero to hero. The methods used in this thesis were library research and internet research. The primary source used for this study was a novel from J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again. In describing Bilbo’s characters, the writer analyzed it by using an approach of New Criticism. The writer also used some sources that relate to the theory of Character and Characterization and Personality Development. The results of the study are as follows. The first, the characteristics of Bilbo Baggins before he joined the adventure was known as naive, stubborn, and easily frightened. Furthermore, he reluctantly joined the adventure when he decided to be a part of the quest. However, Bilbo was also known as a clever hobbit. The second, Bilbo began to show his character development during the adventure with Gandalf and the dwarfs. At first, he changed from a naive and easily frightened into a courageous
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