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PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE IDEAS OF MODERNISM AS PROJECTED THROUGH THE CHARACTER OF VLADIMIR IN SAMUEL BECKETT'S WAITING FOR GODOT UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By EILEEN SHANNON Student Number: 094214025 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2016 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE IDEAS OF MODERNISM AS PROJECTED THROUGH THE CHARACTER OF VLADIMIR IN SAMUEL BECKETT'S WAITING FOR GODOT UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By EILEEN SHANNON Student Number: 094214025 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2016 ii ¬ PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sαヮ /′ αS`′ ドル adllatc Thcsis `′ `7 UndCrgl‐ THEIDEAS OF卜 10DERNISPI AS PROJECTED THROUGH THE CHARACTER OF VLADIMIRIN SAMUEL BECKETT'S ″圧TINGFθR θθDθ r Drs. Hirrnawan Wijarrarka. M.Hum. April 14.2016 Advisor April 14, 2016 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sα ヴα4α SαS″ ″α Undcrgraduatc Thesis THE IDEAS OF Ⅳ10DERNISP質 AS PROJECTED THROUGH THE CHARACTER OF VLADIP質 IR IN SAPttUEL BECKETT'S ″Иf`曰い石σ FOR σθDθ r By EILEEN SHANNON Student Number: 094214025 Defended before the Board of Examiners on April 25,2016 and Declared Acceptable BOARD OF EXAⅣIINERS Name Chairperson Dr. F.X. Siswadi, M.A. Secretary A.B. Sri Mulyani, Ph.D. Member 1 Dr. F.X. Siswadi, M.A. Member 2 Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. Member 3 Elisa Dwi Wardani, S.S, M.Hum. Yogyakarta, August 25, 2016 Faculty of Letters ata Dharma University r. P. Ari Subagyo" M.Hum. IV PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI STATENIENT OF ORIGINALITY I cerlify that this undergraduate thesis contains no rnatelial rvhich has been previously subrnitted lor the arvard of any other degree at any university, and that, to the best of my knolvledge. this undergraduate thesis contains no material previously written by any other person except where due ref-erence is macle in the text of the undergladuate thesis. Yogyakarta, August 25, 2016 ----- @Eileen Shannon PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LEⅣIBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILⅣ IIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEⅣ IIS Yang benanda tangan di bawah ini,saya lnahasiswa brnivcrsitas Sanata DhaEna Nalna :Eileen Shallllon Nomor ⅣIahasis、va :094214025 Dcnli pcngcmbangan illnu pengetahuan,saya rnembc五 kan kcpada Pcrpustakaan Univcrsitas Sanata Dhalll■ a karya ilmial■ saya yang bettudul THE IDEAS OF PIODERNISPI AS PROJECTED THROUGH THE CHARACTER OF VLADIMIRIN SAMUEL BECKETT'S ″う41コ旺Ⅳσ FaR CθDθr bcscrta pcrangkat yang dipcrlukan(bila ada).Dcngan demikian saya llnembc五 kan kepada Pcrpustakaan Universitas Santta Dharllla hak llntuk menyil■ ■pan, mcngalihkan dalam bentuk mcdia lain, mcngelolanya dalam benmk pangkalan data,Incndistrib■ lsi‐ kan secara terbatas,dan lnempublikasikannya di internet atau mcdia lain tlnttllc kepentingan akadcllllls tanpa pcrlu mcminta tin kepada saya maupun IIlcmbcrikan royalti kcpada saya selalna tetap mencantulnkan nal■ a saya sebagai penulis. Delnikian pemyataallini saya buat dengan sёbcnamya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tangga1 25 Agustus,2016 Yang menyatakan, .___ELk Eileen Shannon^# VI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Listen. Smile. Agree. And then do whatever you were gonna do anyway. -Robert Downey Jr.- Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. -Steve Jobs- Have no fear of perfection. You’ll never reach it. -Salvador Dali- I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not. -Kurt Cobain- Stay strong. Make them wonder how you’re still smiling. -Emma Watson- In three words I can sum up everything about life: it goes on. -Robert Frost- If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for. -Tupac Shakur- When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place. -Unknown- Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, then it’s not the end. -Unknown- You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. -Wayne Gretzky- Cats are only rats -or rabbits- in disguise. -Daddy- Pray. -Mammy- vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI I dedicate this undergraduate thesis to my family, friends and lecturers who have believed in me in times when no one else did. The people who lifted me up when I fell down, pushed me forward when I got left behind, pulled me out when I remained stuck, enlightened me when I was confused, were there when I needed them the most, made me special when I felt unworthy, and encouraged me when I was afraid to take the terribly hardest steps in life. And also to the ones who stopped believing in me or never did; I dedicate this as a proof that I always find a way to pursue my dreams. This is for you too. viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, my highest praises be to Almighty God, the source of all things, who never abandons me through joy and sadness. The One who is always there although not seen, guiding me all the way and in every way. It is because of Him, this undergraduate thesis has become possible. My next gratitude definitely goes to the two people whom God has given His divine trust to provide me with affection and materials in achieving my dreams, who are no other than my beloved parents, Anna and Jimmy Shannon, and not forgetting to mention my third parent and caretaker Paulus Souhuwat for helping me in any way he can. I thank my big sister Catherine Shannon who have been supporting me and checking on me now and then to make sure everything is okay. My thanks also go to my daughter Sally Angelina whose existence has taught me the true meaning of love and patience. I give my thanks to all the staff of English Letters Department of Sanata Dharma University who cannot be mentioned one by one, especially my HMPS and thesis advisor, Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. for his patience and kindness in guiding me and helping me make this undergraduate thesis real. I also thank my academic and thesis co-advisor Elisa Dwi Wardani S.S., M.Hum for her willingness to review my undergraduate thesis and give suggestions in order to improve my writing. I also thank Tatang Iskarna, S.S., M.Hum. for his guidance throughout the early years in university as my academic advisor. I thank ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI him for giving me a chance to prove myself to be the better person I promised to be. I would like to give my thanks at the top of my lungs to my long best friends who have been supporting me from afar: Maria Ajeng, Nathaniel Suryadinata and Gerarda Agriveta. I thank them for their comfort and unconditional love through the good, bad and random times. My special thanks also go to my university buddies whom I know I can count on: Tan Michael, Patrick Antonio, Christiana Megastra and Stephanus Edy. The last but not least, I would like to express my love and thanks to Aditya Kurniawan for making me whole and being there by my side at times when I needed him the most. May God bless everyone who has helped me complete my studies and undergraduate thesis. They all have a special place in my heart. Eileen Shannon x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ............................................................................................ ii APPROVAL PAGE .................................................................................. iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ............................................................................. iv STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ......................................................... v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH ....................................................................................................... vi MOTTO PAGE ......................................................................................... vii DEDICATION PAGE .............................................................................. viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................... ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................... xi ABSTRACT ............................................................................................... xiii ABSTRAK ................................................................................................... xiv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ............................................................ 1 A. Background of the Study .................................................................. 1 B. Problem Formulation ........................................................................ 4 C. Objectives of the Study .................................................................... 5 D. Definition of Terms .......................................................................... 6 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ........................................ 7 A. Review of Related Studies ............................................................... 7 B. Review of Related Theories ............................................................. 11 1. Theories of Character ................................................................... 11 2. Theories of Characterization ......................................................... 12 3. Theories of Modernism ................................................................ 13 4. Theories of Postmodernism
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