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A Final Project Backpacking Life As a Protest Against Modern Life in the Novel “Into the Wild” A FINAL PROJECT BACKPACKING LIFE AS A PROTEST AGAINST MODERN LIFE IN THE NOVEL “INTO THE WILD” Submitted by Chairul Umar Sin 2250405072 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT LANGUAGES AND ARTS FACULTY SEMARANG STATE UNIVERSITY 2010 PAGE OF APPROVAL This final project has been approved by the board of examiners of the English Department of language and arts faculty of Semarang State University (UNNES) on January 2010. Board of Examiners Chairman: Prof. Dr. Rustono, M.Hum. NIP. 195801271983031003 Secretary: Drs. H. Suprapto, M.Hum.. NIP. 195311291982031002 First Examiner: Maria Yohana.A.W. S.S., M.Si. NIP. 197405162001122001 Second Examiner/ second adviser: Drs.Joko Sutopo, M.Si NIP. 195403261986011001 Third Examiner/ first adviser: Dra.Puji. Rahayu,H. M.Hum. NIP. 196610201997022001 Approved by, The Dean of Languages and Arts Faculty Prof. Dr. Rustono, M. Hum NIP. 195801271983031003 ii MOTTO and DEDICATION ¾ How important it is in life not necessarily to be strong... but to feel strong. (Christopher McCandless) ¾ Only by travelling, we can understand what life is, both mentally or physically. (Chairul Umar Sin) ¾ World is a tragedy to they who think it, and comedy to whom understand (Anonymous) To: My beloved parents ever, Mom and Dad, and my siblings for their love, support, trust and ‘investation’ of everything on me. My beloved friends, Candika, Geng Lucu, and Pegugu, for their sharing how to view life in different ways and all of my dearest mates in ’05 B Regulars. My dearest overseas friends, Kyra Schneider, Sara Skriver, Dominika Sotys, Panos Psychovsky, Leona black, Rebbeca Thomas, Jessica Daeng Aziz for their sharing ideas and support in finishing this final project iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The first and foremost, I wishes to take the opportunity to express my greatest prayer and gratitude to Allah SWT the Almighty for the blessings, grace, love, and strength leading to the completion of this final project. My deepest and sincere appreciation goes to Dra. Rahayu Puji H, M. Hum. as the first advisor who has given me the best idea and guidance during the advisory sessions of this final project. And I would present the gratitude to the second advisor, Drs. Joko Sutopo, M.Si. for his assistance and correction during the writing. Also, I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Rustono, M. Hum. and Drs. H.Suprapto, M. Hum. respectively as the chairperson and the secretary of the board of examination as well as the team of examiners, especially the first examiner, Maria Yohana.A.W. S.S., M.Si who examined this final project to be a better writing. Furthermore, my special thanks are also forwarded to my beloved mom and dad, both of my sisters, and my little brother, for their affection, encouragement, attention, and trust from the beginning to the finishing of my final project. Lots of love and thanks are also delivered to all my friends that always support and share their ideas. Finally, I wish this study could bring benefit to all. Semarang, January 2010 Chairul Umar Sin iv ABSTRACT Chairul Umar Sin. 2010. Backpacking life as a protest against modern life in the novel “Into the Wild”. Final Project, English Departement, Faculty of Arts and Languages, Semarang State University. 1st advisor: Dra. Rahayu Puji H, M. Hum. 2nd advisor: Drs. Joko Sutopo, M.Si Key Words: modern life, backpacking, and society The final project intended to analyze backpackers protest against of modern life and modern society in the Into the Wild’s novel. The final project aimed to answer several problems in the final project, they are: the implementations of backpacking in the story, modern policy which are protested through backpacking and how the story does represents backpacking. The object of this study was backpackers in the Into the Wild’s novel. I used descriptive qualitative analysis. The data of the study are in the form of words, phrases, sentences, and dialogues. I collected the data in the forms of sentences by reading the novel, analyzing data, and then reporting data. To analyze all questions, I used psychological and sociological approach. I also used deconstruction to deconstruct and to view the story in another way. Result after several findings. First, the implementations of backpacking in this story are consists of nomadic movement, long length of trip and simple living. Second, the backpackers in this story showed his protest against modern policies, such as: the power of money, the rules that imprisoned human, domination of time over human and considered modern society as a “plastic” society by living as backpackers do. The last but not the least, is how the story represents backpacking which is described as a world of freedom, adventurous of life and as a lifestyle by some people. On the basis of conclusions, several suggestions can be offered. First, by describing backpacking in this story, it can give a view that backpackers are not just drifters who wandering everywhere but people who live in simply life where modern people cannot live in it. Second, things in modern life now is changed subconsciously that can destroy humanity insensibly. Thus it is expected that we can only accept the good one. The last, by this regularity of life, we cannot just flowing and stay on the line but also have a critical thought like Chris, to think outside the line and be skeptical in everything. v TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL ............................................................................................... ii MOTTO and DEDICATION ..................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................... iv ABSTRACT ............................................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... vi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 1 1.1 General Background of the Study ........................................................ 1 1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic .......................................................... 6 1.3 Statements of the Problem ................................................................... 8 1.4 Objectives of the Study ....................................................................... 8 1.5 Significance of the Study .................................................................... 9 1.6 Outline of the Study ............................................................................ 9 II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ........................................ 10 2.1 Term of Backpacking ............................................................................ 10 2.2 2.2 Backpacking History ........................................................................ 12 2.3 Motivation of Backpacking ..................................................................... 19 2.4 Backpacking today .................................................................................. 21 2.5 About the Novel ..................................................................................... 23 2.6 About the movie......................................................................................... 23 2.7 Modern life ............................................................................................. 23 2.5 Deconstruction ........................................................................................ 24 III METHOD OF INVESTIGATION ....................................................... 25 3.1 The Object of Study ............................................................................. 25 3.2 Types of Data ........................................................................................ 25 3.4 Procedures in Analyzing Data ............................................................... 26 3.5 Technique of Reporting the Data Analysis............................................. 27 IV RESULT OF STUDY ......................................................................... 29 vi 4.1 Summary of Into the Wild’s novel ........................................................... 29 4.2 Analysis ................................................................................................. 31 4.2.1 The implementation of backpacking life in Into the Wild’s novel ......... 31 4.2.1.1 Nomadic movement.………………………………………………….. 31 4.2.1.2 Long length of trip…………………………………………………….. 34 4.2.1.3 Simple Life……………………………………………………………. 36 4.2.2 Modern policy which is protested through backpacking in the “Into the Wild”‘s novel ...................................................................................... 38 4.2.2.1 The rise of money as a power………………………………………….. 38 4.2.2.2 The rules that imprisoned human’s life……………………………….. 39 4.2.2.3 The domination of time over human…………………………………... 41 4.2.2.4 The “Plastic” Society………………………………………………….. 43 4.2.3 How does the story represent backpacking………………………………. 44 4.2.3.1 The World of freedom…………………………………………………. 44 4.2.3.2 The Adventurous life………………………………………………….. 45 V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS .............................................. 46 5.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................... 46 5.2 Suggestions ........................................................................................... 47 VI BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................. 49 VII APPENDICES ....................................................................................
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