PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI DEFENSE MECHANISM ADOPTED BY THE PROTAGONISTS AGAINST THE TERROR OF DEATH IN K.A APPLEGATE’S ANIMORPHS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By MIKAEL ARI WIBISONO Student Number: 124214015 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2016 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI DEFENSE MECHANISM ADOPTED BY THE PROTAGONISTS AGAINST THE TERROR OF DEATH IN K.A APPLEGATE’S ANIMORPHS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By MIKAEL ARI WIBISONO Student Number: 124214015 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2016 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A SarjanaSastra Undergraduate Thesis DEFENSE MECIIAMSM ADOPTED BY TITE AGAINST PROTAGOMSTS THE TERROR OT OTATTT IN K.A APPLEGATE'S AAUMORPHS By Mikael Ari Wibisono Student Number: lz4ll4}ls Defended before the Board of Examiners On August 25,2A16 and Declared Acceptable BOARD OF EXAMINERS Name Chairperson Dr. F.X. Siswadi, M.A. Secretary Dra. Sri Mulyani, M.A., ph.D / Member I Dr. F.X. Siswadi, M.A. Member2 Drs. HirmawanW[ianarkq M.Hum. Member 3 Elisa DwiWardani, S.S., M.Hum Yogyakarta, August 31 z}rc Faculty of Letters fr'.arrr s41 Dharma University s" -_# 1,ffi QG*l(tls srst*\. \ tQrtnR<{l . Ari. Subaryo, M. Hum. lv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI STATEMENT OT' ORIGINALITY I certiff that this undergraduate thsis contains no material which has be€n previously submitted for the award of any other degroe at any universiry, ad that, to the best of my knowledge, this undergraduate thesis contains no material previously written by any other person except where duo reference is made in the text of the undergraduate thesis Yogyakarta, July 14, 2016 Mikael Ari rffibisono PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LEMBAR PERNYATAA}I PERSETUJUAI\ PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma Nama :Mikael Ari Wibisono NomorMahasiswa :124214015 Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yangberjudul DEFENSE MECHANISM ADOPTED BY THE PROTAGONISTS AGAINST THE TERROR OF DEATH IN ICA APPLEGATE'S ANIMORPHS Beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bilaada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dhanna hak unfuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolanya 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 royalty kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pemyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal 14 Juli 2016 Yang\,ig menyatakan Mikael Ari Wibisono PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE MORE YOU KNOW THE MORE YOU FORGET vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to Jesus Christ, for the protection and blessing given to me. He protected me from harm, ensuring that nothing will harm me in writing this thesis. I also would like to express my gratitude to Drs. HirmawanWijanarka, M.Hum, my thesis advisor who has guided me in writing this thesis. He patiently notified me about mistakes which I made repeatedly, until I fix those mistakes. He also told me about various things which helped me in writing this thesis, from how to write this thesis in proper format to trivial things which I still considered as important and helpful. I will not forget to give my gratitude to Mrs. Elisa DwiWardani, S.S., M.Hum for her willingness to become my thesis co-advisor. She has helped me in correcting several additional mistakes which I made in writing this thesis. My gratitude also goes to my parents and brothers whom I love so much. They often remind me to write my thesis. They often scolded me if I did not write my thesis. They expressed their love toward me through their scolding because I believe that they want me to graduate as soon as possible, after that I am able to fully struggle with the next stage of my life. I also would like to thank my friends who have accompanied me in writing this thesis, Cicilia Dwi Saputri, Putri Ekarini, Theresia Anggraini, Bambang Listyanto, Yoseph Odipus, and Yakobus Joko. They have given me motivation, encouragement to quickly finish this thesis. I would like to give special gratitude towards Cicilia Dwi Saputri, who have helped me in fixing the format of this viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI thesis. She patiently guided me in writing this thesis in the proper format. Somehow I believe that if they did not often invite me to write thesis together, it would be hard for me to build enough motivation to finish my thesis. I also would like to say thank you to people who have provided a place for me to write my thesis, the Library of Sanata Dharma University, LUK café, Smart Lounge and Mini Library at Lippo Mall, and KFC joint at Merbabu Hotel. The existences of these places have helped me find a good place to write my thesis. ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE…………………………………………………………………..ii APPROVAL PAGE……………………………………………………………iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE………………………………………………………..iv STATEMENT OF ORIGINAILITY………………………………………....v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH………………………………………………....vi MOTTO PAGE………………………………………………………………...vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………………………………...vii TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………x ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………….xi ABSTRAK……………………………………………………………………….xii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………...1 A. Background of the Study……………………………………………...1 B. Problem Formulation………………………………………………….4 C. Objectives of the Study……………………………………………….4 D. Definition and Terms………………………………………………….5 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE………………………………..6 A. Review of Related Studies……………………………………………6 B. Review of Related Theories…………………………………………..10 C. Theoretical Framework……………………………………………….16 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY…………………………………………...18 A. Object of the Study…………………………………………………...18 B. Approach of the Study………………………………………………..20 C. Method of the Study…………………………………………………..21 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS……………………………………………………23 A. The Description of the Protagonists’ Characteristics………………………………………………………….23 B. Terrors Faced by the Protagonists, and Their Impact to the Protagonists………………………….……………32 C. Defense Mechanisms adopted by the Protagonists……………………38 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION………………………………………………..48 BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………51 APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………..53 Appendix 1………………………………………………………………53 Appendix 2………………………………………………………………55 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT WIBISONO, MIKAEL ARI, Defense Mechanism Adopted by the Protagonists Against the Terror of Death in K.A Applegate’s Animorphs. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Sanata Dharma University, 2016. Death is something that every living thing in this world cannot avoid. Sooner or later death will come and claim the living things’ life. When someone is forced to face death (or in other word face the terror of death) it will create a reaction inside that person’s mind related to the death which he or she faces. Usually the reaction caused by such even is fear. Fear can be one of things that affects one’s psychological condition. This study has three objectives. First, this study describes the characteristic of the protagonists in Animorphs. Second, after describing the protagonists and understand their characteristics, this study wants to analyze the kind of terrors which are faced by the protagonist. Third, after understanding the terror and the character’s reaction towards it, this study wants to analyze the kind of defense mechanism that they use, and how they apply it in their daily life This study used library research methods. First the writer read the main source of the study which is all of the Animorphsnovels. Second the writer selected thirteen books and conducted close reading on them. Third the writer then studied from books, journals, and studies which has a relation with the problem on the novel. Finally the writer analyzed the relation between the studies/theories and the novel. The primary source of this study is K.A Applegate’s Animorph, while the secondary sources are books and journals about psychology, terror, and defense mechanism. The approach used in this study is psychological approach, because this study wants to analyze the psychological condition of the protagonists. The problems that the protagonists of theAnimorphs have are how their life is endangered because of the Yeerks’ invasion. This study discovers that the protagonists of Animorphs choose their defense mechanism based on their characteristic. Jake, who is considered to be a responsible person, adopted a defense mechanism called anticipation (realistic planning). Rachel, who is the most reckless and the bravest member of the team adopted a defense mechanism called courage (bravely facing any trouble). Marco, who likes to make a joke out of everything adopted a defense mechanism called humor (Entertaining himself and others). Tobias, who is a loner, adopted a defense mechanism