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Kabuo Miyamoto's Introvert Personality in David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars KABUO MIYAMOTO’S INTROVERT PERSONALITY IN DAVID GUTERSON’S SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By IKA WIDHYASTI Student Number: 034214009 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2007 Trust in the Lord with all your heart Put all your faith in His power And you can rest in confidence Even through your darkest hour Lean not on your own understanding There·s so much you can·t know Only God is able to see The way your life should go Acknowledge Him in everything Put God first in all you do Proudly lift His banner high Let others see God through you And He shall direct your path When in confusion you roam Just call upon God·s guidance He·ll lead you safely home (Taken from ´A Proverbµ) This undergraduate thesis is dedicated to: My Lord, Jesus Christ in the kingdom of heaven My beloved parents My little brother and my angels My soul mate ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to God, finally I could finish this thesis. First of all, I would like to give my deepest gratitude to my Lord, Jesus Christ who has accompanied me in time of difficulty. He has been there to protect me, when I have no strength to do anything. Second, I would like to thank my advisor, Dra. Theresia Enny Anggraini, M.A. who has guided and helped me during this thesis writing process. I would like you to know that every time I meet you in the common room, I always get new spirits indirectly. I would like also to thank my co- advisor, G. Fajar Sasmita Aji, S.S., M.Hum. for checking this thesis and giving me his suggestion. My deepest gratitude also goes to my beloved parents, Bapak Policarpus Sutowo Hadi and Ibu Nur Isnaini. Thank you for trusting and supporting me during my study at Sanata Dharma University. Thank you for your love, prayer, and patience that have been given to me. I’m sorry mom, for being such a naughty daughter. Thanks to Eyang Putri for her prayer, and to my ‘big’ little brother, Qcoz, who has become a friend in quarreling. Thanks also to my little angels, Deo Rabbani and Kagendra Padha Rahagi who have colored my life. I also dedicate my gratitude to Bapak Agus Haryanto family for their love, support, and guidance. My special thanks are for Supri and Tyas who always support me when I am in desperation. Thanks girls, for this beautiful friendship. Thanks also to Yayac, Vallone, Renziee, Frieda, Ajeng, Ella, Hanna and English Letters students of 2003. My appreciation also goes to all the staff in English Letters Department and staff in the library for helping me so much. I give my profound thanks to Mba Ari who has never been tired to protect me. Thanks also to Mba Ayu and Mas Deny for allowing me to finish this thesis at midnight in their house. For Gigi Besi who has lent me her personality books. I thank my sisters, Mba Mita, Mba Sari, Aic, and Wahyu, for every craziness we have had in the boarding house. Thank you so much for the big family of Cantus Firmus Choir, especially Syarikem, Rosalinda, and Mas Mbong for every beautiful song we have sung together. I thank Mas Ical for the meaningful short time I have had with him. Thank you for sharing many things with me. My special thanks also go to Cumi-Cumi who has encouraged and supported me. Thanks also to THEM who have made me stronger by giving tears and pain. Finally, I would like to thank Gayuh Prastomo for laughing and crying with me. Thanks for being a shoulder to cry on and a hand to hold on. I can pass this because I have you. Ika Widhyasti. TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ............................................................................................ i APPROVAL PAGE .................................................................................. ii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ............................................................................ iii MOTTO PAGE ......................................................................................... iv DEDICATION PAGE .............................................................................. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................... vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................... viii ABSTRACT .............................................................................................. ix ABSTRAK ................................................................................................. x CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ............................................................ 1 A. Background of the Study ............................................................. 1 B. Problem Formulation ................................................................... 4 C. Objectives of the Study ................................................................ 4 D. Definition of Terms ...................................................................... 5 CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL REVIEW ........................................... 6 A. Review of Related Studies ........................................................... 6 B. Review of Related Theories......................................................... 8 1. Theory on Character and Characterization ........................ 8 2. Theory on the Relation between Psychology and Literature 12 3. Theory of Personality ............................................................ 13 4. Theory of Introversion .......................................................... 17 C. Theoretical Framework ………………………………………… 19 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ……………………………………. 20 A. Object of the Study ....................................................................... 20 B. Approach of the Study ................................................................. 21 C. Method of the Study ..................................................................... 21 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ……………………………………………. 24 A. Characterization of Kabuo Miyamoto ......................................... 24 B. The Introvert Personality of Kabuo Miyamoto ………………… 39 C. The Dominant Aspect of Psychological Factor that Influences Kabuo Miyamoto’s Introvert Personality ……………………… 53 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION …............................................................ 63 BIBLIOGRAPHY ….................................................................................. 67 APPENDIX ………………………………………………………………. 69 ABSTRACT IKA WIDHYASTI. Kabuo Miyamoto’s Introvert Personality as the Result of His Past Experiences in David Guterson’s Snow Falling on Cedars. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Sanata Dharma University, 2007. Human personality is different from one another. It can be influenced by several psychological aspects such as environment, heredity and past experiences. These aspects can also bring a great effect towards someone’s personality. These aspects may influence someone’s behavior, speech, and reaction towards some situation. Related to the statement above, this analysis will be focused on a character’s introvert personality that is influenced by his environment. This environmental influence has happened to him in the past time, and brought a long lasting effect towards his personality. The objective of this study is to answer three main problems. First, this study tries to find the description of Kabuo Miyamoto, the main character in the novel. Second, this study tries to identify his introvert personality. Third, this study tries to identify the dominant aspect of psychological factor that influences his introvert personality. This study applies a psychological approach since it analyzes the introvert personality of the character Kabuo Miyamoto and the dominant aspect of psychological factor that influences his introvert personality. Further, this approach emphasizes on the psychological aspect of the character as an individual. This study also applies a library research in gathering information and analyzing the problems. The analysis result shows that environment definitely influences Kabuo Miyamoto’s personality. In this case, the environmental influence happening to him in the past time has become traumatic experiences for him. Later on, these traumatic experiences bring long lasting effect towards his personality. Kabuo’s personality can be categorized as introvert personality since there are some characteristics of introvert that can be found in Kabuo Miyamoto. Further, this introvert personality can be seen through his gesture, manner, way of thinking, etc. In this case, Kabuo’s introvert personality is affected by environmental influences happening to him in his past time. ABSTRAK IKA WIDHYASTI. Kabuo Miyamoto’s Introvert Personality as the Result of His Past Experiences in David Guterson’s Snow Falling on Cedars. Yogyakarta: Jurusan Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Sanata Dharma, 2007. Kepribadian manusia berbeda satu sama lain. Ini dapat dipengaruhi oleh beberapa aspek psikologis seperti lingkungan, keturunan, dan pengalaman- pengalaman masa lalu. Aspek-aspek ini juga dapat membawa pengaruh yang besar pada kepribadian seseorang. Aspek-aspek ini dapat mempengaruhi perilaku, cara berbicara, dan reaksi seseorang terhadap suatu keadaan. Berkaitan dengan pernyataan di atas, analisis ini akan dititikberatkan pada kepribadian tertutup seorang tokoh cerita yang dipengaruhi oleh lingkungan di sekitarnya. Pengaruh lingkungan ini terjadi di masa lalunya, dan sudah memberi pengaruh berkepanjangan terhadap kepribadiannya. Tujuan
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