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A Description of Characters in Jhon Green Novel the Fault in Our Stars A DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTERS IN JHON GREEN NOVEL THE FAULT IN OUR STARS A PROPOSAL BY SONYA JENIFER SIRAIT REG. NO. 142202106 DIPLOMA-III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA MEDAN 2017 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I, SONYA JENIFER SIRAIT, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the refrence is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for or awarded another degree. No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in any tertiary education. Signed : Date : 2017 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : Sonya Jenifer Sirait Title of paper : A DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTERS IN JOHN GREEN NOVEL THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya Study Program : English I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion of the Libertarian of the Diploma III English Study Program Faculty of Culture University of North Sumatera on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic Indonesia. Signed : Date : 2017 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT This paper that has a title A Description of Character in John Green Novel The Fault in Our Stars discuss about the main characters which exist in The Fault in Our Stars novel by John Green. Those main characters have kind of different characteristics and also have different behavior. In composing this paper, the writer uses the library research by reading some books that relevant to this title or as a source to get some information that can support this title and also by searching on internet. And finally, all characteristics and behaviors from each main character of this novel can be described. UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Kertas karya yang berjudul The Description of Characters in John Green Novel The Fault in Our Stars ini mendeskripsikan tentang tokoh-tokoh utama yang terdapat di dalam novel The Fault in Our Stars karya John Green. Tokoh-tokoh utama tersebut memiliki ciri-ciri yang berbeda dan memiliki sifat yang berbeda juga. Dalam penyusunan kertas karya ini penulis membaca keseluruhan isi novel dan menggunakan metode penelitian kepustakaan (library research) dengan membaca buku yang berhubungan dengan judul ini sebagai sumber untuk mendapatkan beberapa informasi yang bisa mendukung judul ini, juga penelusuran dari internet. Sehingga dapatlah ciri-ciri dan sifat dari masing-masing tokoh utama yang terdapat dalam novel tersebut. UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGENMENTS First of all, I would like to thank and the Almighty God. Jesus Christ for giving me health, strenght, and chance to me so, I can complete this paper as one of the requirements to get degree of Diploma English at the Faculty of Cultural Study, University of North Sumatera. I would like to thank my beloved parents, Robby Sirait and Marsalam Ria Simamora for the endless loves, support , pray, advives and financial thanks for believing in me.I love you so muchh.My gratitude also goes to my brothers Jordan Bryant Sirait and Jusuf Mario Sirait thanks for your pray and support,i really miss you Joe. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to appreciation and love to the dean of Faculty of Cultural Study, Dr.Budi Agustono, M.S and the head of Diploma III English Study Program and also as my supervisor Dra.Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum. Thanks for the time, guidence and advice in giving the correction to this paper. Also my gratitude due too all leecturers in English Diploma Study Program for giving me advices and knowledges. Thanks for all of D-III English 2014 students, specially B-Class. Thanks for my lovely friends Ester Ulina Sinulingga, Sinthya Nitami Sitepu ,thanks for all of we’re doing together, guys. And my favorite girl Novia Laura Sebayang cantikmanisque , always there when i’m in distress. Thank for this sweet friendship. To make me crazy and make me feel that our is happiness.You are half of my soul. Thanks for my lovely friends Shella Afnisa,Yessy Mei Gia,Echa Mia Gucci and Dwi Zulfa Anggraini . Thanks for togetherness, our laughter and jokes for 7 years. UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Special thanks to my beloved man Zefanya Cristoper Sinulingga, thanks for your support, loves, times and anything. And also, thanks for always beside me when i need your help.I love you. Final words, the writer say thank you so much indeed for all for those who I can’t mentions the names. Hopefully this paper can be useful for us and become the input for the parties in need. Medan, 2017 The Writer Sonya Jenifer Sirait Reg.No 142202106 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION .............................................................................. i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION .......................................................................... ii ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... iii ABSTRAK......................................... .................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................. v TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................... ..................................... vii CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study .................................................................................. 1 1.2 Problem of the Study ......................................................................................... 4 1.3 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................. 4 1.4 Object of Study .................................................................................................. 4 1.5 Method of the Study........................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Novel .................................................................................................................. 5 2.1.1 The Element of Instrinsik of Novel ................................................................ 6 2.2 Characters .......................................................................................................... 8 2.2.1 Main Character and Peripheral Character ....................................................... 9 2.2.2 Protagonis and Antagonis Character ............................................................. 10 2.2.3 Simple Character and Complex Character .................................................... 11 CHAPTER III : THE DESCRIPTION 3.1 Hazel Grace Lancaster ..................................................................................... 12 3.2 Augustust Waters ............................................................................................ 16 3.3 Peter Van Houten ............................................................................................. 19 Chapter IV : CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 4.1 Conclusions ...................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Suggestions ...................................................................................................... 24 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 25 APPENDIX A.Biography of John Green UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA B.Summary of The Novel UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Background of the Study Literature is a form and result of creative art work whose object is human and life which is delivered using language as its medium. Semi (1998: 8) In other words, a literary work contains various ideas, theories, thoughts and expressions of feelings. This whole aspect comes from its author who has an important role in literature created to entertain and benefit people. Entertaining means giving a positive pleasure that can enrich the spiritual, while useful is able to make humans wiser in the face of life. One form of literature is novel. Novel is the result of the imagination of the author. In the novel, an author can pour the life of a character in terms of physical, spiritual, and psychological in accordance with the wishes of the author. There are several elements of the novel builder that determines the storyline, one element is main characters . In this case Semi (1993: 83) states that the reader will know the picture of the character and philosophy of life of his character through the existing characters. Different characters of each character that will affect the story path. Semi (1993: 34) also states that the character is a central idea from beginning to end of a story. Furthermore, Tarigan (1984: 149) suggests that in order to display the characters in a story, the best way is through actions. It is also said by Suharianto (1982:31) that it is through characterization that the reader can clearly capture the human form of his life which is told by the author. Main characters in a novel is very important, because through the character is the story begins, walks, and also ends. The flow of a story travel can not be separated from the UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA characters in the story. The more interesting the characters in a story, it will also attract the story. The character of a
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