PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI EXISTENTIALISM PRINCIPLES AS SEEN IN THE CHARACTER OF SATORU NAKATA IN HARUKI MURAKAMI’S KAFKA ON THE SHORE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By Bayu Kusuma Student Number: 144214095 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2018 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI EXISTENTIALISM PRINCIPLES AS SEEN IN THE CHARACTER OF SATORU NAKATA IN HARUKI MURAKAMI’S KAFKA ON THE SHORE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By Bayu Kusuma Student Number: 144214095 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2018 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI iii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI iv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY I certify that this undergraduate thesis contains no material which has been previously submitted for the award of any other degree at any university, and that, to the best of my knowledge, this undergraduate thesis contains no material previously written by any other person except where due reference is made in the text of the undergraduate thesis Yogyakarta, December 5, 2018 Bayu Kusuma v PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma Nama : Bayu Kusuma Nomor Mahasiswa : 144214095 Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul EXISTENTIALISM PRINCIPLES AS SEEN IN THE CHARACTER OF SATORU NAKATA IN HARUKI MURAKAMI’S KAFKA ON THE SHORE Beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada), Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolahnya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikan secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikannya di internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa perlu meminta ijin kepada saya maupun memberikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal 5 Desember 2018 Yang menyatakan, Bayu Kusuma vi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI “I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people” - Vincent Van Gogh vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Dedicated for The people who shared their love and close to me viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To begin with, I would like to thank to the God of the universe for giving me the chance to complete my thesis. My deepest gratitude for the dearest people who have given their love and support for me. I would thank my mother for being always strong and gives me all the beautiful lessons that made me now. I thank my family who remain with me. And I thank to my slight pale Angel who always gives her love and courage to me. I would like to express my gratitude to my advisors and co-advisors, Th. Enny Anggraini, Ph.D and Dr. Tatang Iskarna, M.Hum for giving me their precious time and patience for guiding me to finish this thesis. My gratitude also goes to Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani M.Hum for being the examiner of my thesis and gave me advices that help me complete my thesis. I thank to Dr. Fr. B. Alip, M.PD. M.A who give me those brief inspiration during my study. I would thank to all lectures and staffs from English Letters Department and Sanata Dharma University that have given me the beautiful experiences and knowledge for my life. Afterwards, I would like to thank my friends Oki, Adi, Theo, Bagas, Erwin, Adong, Brandon and other friends for the great friendship and lessons. My good friend Tomy for helping me survive and finish this thesis. For the few folks of Whitelieszoo collective who unexpectedly helping me in making dream together. Ayu Martina Angelia for giving her precious time to the life that I live now and lastly I thank to the dreams that always kept me going. Bayu Kusuma ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................................ ii APPROVAL PAGE ............................................................................................. iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ........................................................................................ iv LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH .... v STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ................................................................... vi MOTTO PAGE ................................................................................................... vii DEDICATION PAGE ........................................................................................ viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................... x ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... xii ABSTRAK .......................................................................................................... xiii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 1 A. Background of the Study .............................................................................. 1 B. Problem Formulation ................................................................................... 3 C. Object of the Study....................................................................................... 4 D. Definition of Terms ...................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERARTURE .................................................. 6 A. Review of Related Studies ........................................................................... 6 B. Review of Related Theories ......................................................................... 8 1. Theory of Character and Characterization ............................................... 9 2. Theory on Existentialism Principles ...................................................... 10 a. Subjectivity or Being-for-itself ........................................................ 11 b. Existence Precedes Essence ............................................................. 12 c. Freedom ........................................................................................... 14 d. Responsibility .................................................................................. 16 C. Review of Related Background ................................................................. 17 D. Theoretical Framework .............................................................................. 18 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ................................................................... 19 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A. Object of the Study..................................................................................... 19 B. Approach of the Study ............................................................................... 20 C. Method of the Study ................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ................................................................................ 23 A. The Characteristics of Satoru Nakata ......................................................... 23 1. Honest and Innocent Person .................................................................. 24 2. Feebleminded Person ............................................................................. 26 3. Apathetic Person .................................................................................... 27 4. Lack of Self Confident .......................................................................... 29 5. Person with No Basic Intelligent ........................................................... 30 B. The Character Development of Satoru Nakata ......................................... 32 C. Existentialism Principles Reveal in Satoru Nakata .................................... 36 1. Existence Precedes Essence ................................................................... 37 2. Freedom ................................................................................................. 41 3. Responsibility ........................................................................................ 47 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ........................................................................... 51 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 55 APPENDIX ........................................................................................................... 56 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT KUSUMA, BAYU. (2018). Existentialism Principle as Seen in the Character of Satoru Nakata in Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Sanata Dharma. This study is conducted with the purpose to find the Existentialism principles that are seen in the character of Satoru Nakata in Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore.