AN ANALYSIS OF REVENGE IN MAIN CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY AS PORTRAYED IN SIDNEY SHELDON’S NOVEL IF TOMORROW COMES AND A.S.A. HARRISON’S NOVEL THE SILENT WIFE: A COMPARATIVE LITERATURE A THESIS BY RARA TRI ANTIKA PULUNGAN REG.NO. 150705018 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2019 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AN ANALYSIS OF REVENGE IN MAIN CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY AS PORTRAYED IN SIDNEY SHELDON’S NOVEL IF TOMORROW COMES AND A.S.A. HARRISON’S NOVEL THE SILENT WIFE: A COMPARATIVE LITERATURE A THESIS BY RARA TRI ANTIKA PULUNGAN REG. NO. 150705018 SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama, M.Pd. NIP. 19570720 198303 2 001 NIP. 19561214 198601 2 001 Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from Department of English DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2019 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination. Head, Secretary, Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.D. Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. NIP. 19540916 198003 2 003 NIP. 19750209 200812 1 002 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan. The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on July 15th, 2019 Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S. NIP. 19600805 198703 1 001 Board of Examiners Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum. UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I, RARA TRI ANTIKA PULUNGAN DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT DUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION. Signed : Date : July 15th, 2019 v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION NAME : RARA TRI ANTIKA PULUNGAN TITLE OF THESIS : AN ANALYSIS OF REVENGE IN MAIN CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY AS PORTRAYED IN SIDNEY SHELDON’S NOVEL IF TOMORROW COMES AND A.S.A. HARRISON’S NOVEL THE SILENT WIFE: A COMPARATIVE LITERATURE QUALIFICATION : S1/SARJANA SASTRA DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. Signed : Date : July 15th, 2019 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Alhamdulillah, all praises go to Allah SWT who has given me health and capability in completing this thesis as one of the requirements to finish my study from English Department, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara. My deepest and greatest gratitude goes to the Rector of University of Sumatera Utara, Prof. Runtung Sitepu, S.H, M.Hum and the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S. Then, I would like to thank the Head of English Department, Prof. Dra. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.D. and the Secretary of English Department, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, S.S, M.A, Ph.D. and to all the lecturers and the staff of English Department for all facilities, opportunities, valuable knowledge and motivation during my academic years. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my Supervisor Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum., who has provided valuable time, advice and guidance in doing my thesis patiently. Gratitude and appreciation are also dedicated to my Co- supervisor, Dra. Diah Rahayu Pratama, M.Pd., who always supports me to finish my thesis. My deepest gratitude is also dedicated to my mother, Yulinar Tanjung and my father, Indra Surya Pulungan who always pray in supporting me during my study in English Literature of Faculty of Cultural Studies, I would like to thank my parents for being there with unceasing prayers, unconditionally love, attention and support as always in the process of completing this thesis. For my dear brothers, Muhammad Reza Fahlevi Pulungan and Surya Iswanda Pulungan, and my dear sister-in-law, Ayu vii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Nina Carolina Purba, thank you so much for your support, happiness and sadness that we always share together. To my beloved friends from Looking for Husband, my very dearest squad (Audry Valeinsia Farjer, Miftach Khairani, Regina Goela Stevanie Depari, Sri Wahyuni, and Widi Ambarwati), thank you very much for the great time, memories, support and motivation, for being bestfriends who always give a help when I got trouble during the process of writing this thesis. Special Thanks to Fathul Jannah my bestfriend since we were at Junior High School for helping me in finding out the thesis with similar topic at Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang. Another Special Thanks goes to Kak Nadya, Kak Nini, Bang Zola for the wise words, for always telling me that everything will be fine if I just give my best in conducting this thesis, thank you for all your time helping and advising me. And also to Friska Jawak thank you so much for being my lovely friend and partner in conducting this thesis, from the beginning until the end of the process. Thank you for encouraging and supportting each other during the process. And all my friends in English Literature of University of Sumatera Utara, especially Class B 2015 that cannot mention one by one, thank you for sharing the priceless experiences with me. In writing this thesis, I admit that this thesis is far from being perfect even though I have done my best for my thesis, I really need suggestions for this thesis. Without any helps and support from all parties, this thesis would not be completed. viii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Finally, may this thesis be advantegous for the readers and the next researchers in the future. May the grace and love of Allah SWT be with us all forever. Amin. Medan, July 15th, 2019 Rara Tri Antika Pulungan Reg. No. 150705018 ix UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT This thesis entitled An Analysis of Revenge in Main Character’s Personality as Portrayed in Sidney Sheldon’s Novel If Tomorrow Comes and A.S.A. Harrison’s Novel The Silent Wife: A Comparative Literature. In this thesis, the writer analyzes the revenge as portrayed in the two novels If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon and The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison. The purpose of this thesis is to find out how is the main character‟s revenge in the two novels portrayed in the three personality structures consisted in main character‟s personality and to find out the similarities and differences of revenge portrayed in the three personality structures in two novels. This thesis uses Personality Structure Theory by Sigmund Freud to analyze the revenge as a form of behavior that cannot be separated from the three personality structures which will portray the main character‟s revenge and uses the Comparative Literature to see the similarities and differences of revenge in main character‟s personality in the two novels. In completing the analysis, the writer used descriptive qualitative method which represents all data in forms of words and sentences. Based on the analysis it can be found that the novels show similarities and differences regarding the revenge by using personality structure theory. From the personality structure theory it can be found id, ego and superego portray the revenge done by the main character in both novels namely Tracy Whitney and Jodi Brett. Keywords: Revenge, Personality, Comparative Literature, Similarities and Differences. x UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Skripsi ini berjudul An Analysis of Revenge in Main Character’s Personality as Portrayed in Sidney Sheldon’s Novel If Tomorrow Comes and A.S.A. Harrison’s Novel The Silent Wife: A Comparative Literature. Dalam skripsi ini, penulis menganalisa tentang balas dendam yang digambarkan dalam dua novel If Tomorrow Comes oleh Sidney Sheldon dan The Silent Wife oleh A.S.A. Harrison. Tujuan dari skripsi ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana balas dendam karakter utama dalam kedua novel digambarkan melalui tiga struktur kepribadian yang terdiri dalam kepribadian dari masing-masing karakter utama dan untuk mengetahui persamaan dan perbedaan balas dendam digambarkan dari ketiga struktur kepribadian dalam kedua novel tersebut. Skripsi ini menggunakan teori Struktur Kepribadian oleh Sigmund Freud untuk menganalisa balas dendam sebagai bentuk tindak laku yang tidak dapat dipisahkan dari ketiga struktur kepribadian individu yang akan menggambarkan balas dendam dari karakter utama dan menggunakan Sastra Bandingan untuk melihat persamaan dan perbedaan balas dendam dalam kepribadian karakter utama dalam dua novel. Dalam menyelesaikan analisis, penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif yang merepresentasikan semua data dalam bentuk kata dan kalimat. Berdasarkan analisis dapat ditemukan bahwa novel menunjukkan persamaan dan perbedaan mengenai balas dendam dengan menggunakan teori struktur kepribadian. Dari teori struktur kepribadian dapat ditemukan id, ego dan superego menggambarkan balas dendam di kedua novel oleh karakter utama yaitu Tracy Whitney dan Jodi Brett. Kata Kunci: Balas Dendam, Kepribadian, Sastra Bandingan, Persamaan dan Perbedaan. xi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION .............................................................................