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The Contribution of Particular Characteristics and Childhood Memory Toward the Creation of Self- Hatred As Seen Through Damien Karras in William P THE CONTRIBUTION OF PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS AND CHILDHOOD MEMORY TOWARD THE CREATION OF SELF- HATRED AS SEEN THROUGH DAMIEN KARRAS IN WILLIAM P. BLATTY’S THE EXORCIST AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By NILA SUKMANING RAHAYU Student Number: 054214113 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2009 THE CONTRIBUTION OF PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS AND CHILDHOOD MEMORY TOWARD THE CREATION OF SELF- HATRED AS SEEN THROUGH DAMIEN KARRAS IN WILLIAM P. BLATTY’S THE EXORCIST AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By NILA SUKMANING RAHAYU Student Number: 054214113 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2009 i ii iii to die is easy, to live is harder. (Stephanie Meyer) iv ,, A Dedication to my beloved father,, v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Above all, my deepest gratitude goes to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for the unlimited blessings, companion, and guidance He has given me. My deepest gratitude also goes to Mother Mary for her love and prayers for me. I would like to express my gratitude to Dra. Th. Enny Anggraini, M.A. who has given me the time, advice, suggestions, assistance, and criticisms during the completion of my thesis. I would like to express sincere thank to Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum. for the advice, corrections, and suggestions. I appreciate the time they have spent to make my thesis as perfect as possible. I would like also to express my gratitude to all of the lecturers of English Letters Department for their guidance in all these years of my study and all the staffs of Sanata Dharma library for all the help. My deepest thank goes to my mother, the most wonderful “wonder woman” I have ever known, for her love, prayers, and support. She will always be my reason to make her smile. My sincere thanks also goes to my family, especially Pak Sutrisno, Mami Cayank, Bu Endank, Papie Robert, mbak Nike, mas Ibenk, and mbak Ayu, for their love, kindness, and support. I would like to thank my very best friend, Gerda Cay Cay, for her supports, for each time we have spent together, and for the wonderful friendship. For me, friends are shoulders. They mean everything to me so that I’d like to thank them, my best friends: Maria Agatha Rina, Norie Paramita, Desy vi Paramusiwi and Septi Rihartiningsih. I thank them for the laughs and cries we share together. For Laskar Kost Pelangi: Weni, Tita, Ningsih, Riyuth, Popon, and Dora, I thank them for the supports. Remember how each morning we get starving and buy meal at “Bu Galak”. I miss that moment anyway. Many thanks also to Sigit Budi Sulistyo for always being there when the time is right. I also thank to people of Wisma Bahasa, for the cheerfulness they all bring. My special thanks go to Aditya “Bumz Bumz”, my sweet strawberry shortcake, for the compassion, advice, and supports. Overall, I will not be able to make it through without them. Nila Sukmaning Rahayu vii 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 …………………………………………………………… x ABSTRAK ……………………………………………………………… xi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ……………………………………… 1 A. Background of the Study …………………………… 1 B. Problem Formulation ………………………………. 3 C. Objective of the Study ……………………………… 4 D. Definition of Terms ………………………………… 4 CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW ……………………………. 5 A. Review of Related Studies …………………………. 5 B. Review of Related Theories ………………………… 7 1. Character …………………………………………. 7 2. Characterization ………………………………….. 8 a. Definitions of Characterization ………………. 8 b. Methods of Characterization …………………. 9 3. Theory of Dreams ………………………………… 10 4. Theory of Fears …………………………………… 11 5. Theory of Grief …………………………………… 13 6. Theory of Guilt …………………………………… 15 7. Theory of Frustration and its Development ……… 16 C. Theoretical Framework ………………………………. 17 CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY ……………………………………… 19 A. Object of the Study ………………………………….. 19 B. Approach of the Study ………………………………. 20 C. Method of the Study …………………………………. 21 CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS ……………………………………………… 24 A. The characteristics of Damien Karras as seen in William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist ………………………………… 24 B. The Description of Damien Karras’ childhood memory………………………………………………. 36 C. The contribution of particular characteristics and childhood memory in creating the feeling of self-hatred as seen in the character of Damien Karras ………………………..... 40 viii CHAPTER V CONCLUSION …………………………………………. 50 BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………………….. 53 APPENDIX ……………………………………………………………… 56 ix ABSTRACT Rahayu, Nila Sukmaning. 2009. The Contribution of Particular Characteristics and Childhood Memory toward the Creation of Self- Hatred as Seen through Damien Karras in William P. Blatty’s The Exorcist. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Sanata Dharma University. Every human being grown up could not be separated from their childhood. Childhood experiences surely give an important contribution in the process of maturity. In this stage, human may store painful memories or even the beautiful ones. Working under consciousness, particular characteristics and childhood memories can create new characteristics within one’s life. The study aims to answer three questions. They are figuring out the characteristics of Damien Karras as seen in The Exorcist, a novel by William Peter Blatty, viewing the description of his childhood memory, and revealing thoroughly the contribution of his characteristics and childhood memory in creating the feeling of self hatred as a new characteristic appeared. Library research was taken in conducting the study. Some important sources were collected. The primary source is a novel titled The Exorcist written by William Peter Blatty, the second are books contained of the theories needed and also internet sources for better understanding. In analyzing the study, psychological approach was used to relate the literature and psychology. It was described that Damien Karras was a middle aged priest and also psychiatrist. He was a well educated person, defensive, trustworthy, sentimental, warm, and thoughtful. He would be feeling inferior and guilty when his desire was unfulfilled. He grieved so easily. Something interesting about this priest was he had a crisis of faith. The effect of his fragile characteristics brought emotional responses in facing his life. Moreover, his helpless childhood experiences like fear, guilt, and grief strengthened by the feeling of frustrated because of having his blocked desire and goals revealed them selves in the form of self hatred. x ABSTRAK Rahayu, Nila Sukmaning. 2009. The Contribution of Particular Characteristics and Childhood Memory toward the Creation of Self- Hatred as Seen through Damien Karras in William P. Blatty’s The Exorcist. Yogyakarta: Jurusan Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Sanata Dharma. Tiap manusia berkembang tak dapat dipisahkan dari masa kecil. Pengalaman masa kecil sungguh memberikan peranan dalam proses pendewasaan. Dalam tahap ini, manusia mampu menyimpan pengalaman yang menyakitkan dan indah sekalipun. Dengan bekerja di bawah alam sadar, beberapa karakteristik tertentu dan pengalaman masa kecil dapat mencipta sebuah karakteristik baru dalam kehidupan manusia. Studi ini bertujuan menjawab tiga pertanyaan, yaitu: mencari karakteristik tokoh Damien Karras, seperti terlihat dalam novel The Exorcist karya William Peter Blatty, melihat bagaimana masa kecilnya digambarkan, dan mengungkap secara keseluruhan peranan karakteristik dan masa kecil tersebut dalam munculnya rasa benci pada diri sendiri sebagai karakteristik baru. Beberapa sumber penting hasil dari penelitian pustaka dikumpulkan. Sumber utama berupa novel itu sendiri, sumber kedua berupa buku-buku kumpulan teori terkait dan sumber internet guna pemahaman yang lebih baik. Pendekatan psikologi digunakan untuk menghubungkan sastra dan psikologi. Damien Karras adalah seorang pastur separuh baya sekaligus psikiater. berpendidikan tinggi, defensif, dapat dipercaya, hangat, baik hati namun agak sentimen. Ia mudah merasa minder dan bersalah saat keinginannya tak terwujud. Ia pun mudah berduka. Suatu hal menarik terjadi dalam dirinya yaitu adanya krisis keyakinan akan Tuhan. Efek dari karakteristiknya yang rapuh menimbulkan rasa gelisah yang berakar dari respon emosional dalam menghadapi hidupnya. Lebih jauh lagi, pengalaman masa kecil seperti rasa takut, perasaan bersalah, dan berduka yang teramat sangat diperkuat oleh rasa frustrasi karena tujuan dan keinginan hidupnya yang tak terwujud akhirnya terkuak dalam wujud rasa benci pada diri sendiri. xi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the study Novel is one of literary genre which is interesting for most people to read. Through reading a novel, people enjoy the world created by the author’s imagination. A novel might deliver a critic because unintentionally when people read a novel at the same time it sharpens their awareness. Moreover novel is not merely functioned as entertainment but also as an object that can be observed and analyzed. In his or her novel, an author may share feelings, ideas, and emotions. Van de Laar and
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