PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF THE NARRATIVE FUNCTION BETWEEN FITZGERALD’S THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND ITS 2008 FILM ADAPTATION TOWARDS ITS INFLUENCE ON THE STORY’S INTRINSIC ELEMENTS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Sarjana Sastra In English Letters By Ayundita Muncar Batari Student Number: 124214131 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2019 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF THE NARRATIVE FUNCTION BETWEEN FITZGERALD’S THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND ITS 2008 FILM ADAPTATION TOWARDS ITS INFLUENCE ON THE STORY’S INTRINSIC ELEMENTS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Sarjana Sastra In English Letters By Ayundita Muncar Batari Student Number: 124214131 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2019 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF THE NARRATIVE FUNCTION BETWEEN FITZGERALD’S THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND ITS 2008 FILM ADAPTATION TOWARDS ITS INFLUENCE ON THE STORY’S INTRINSIC ELEMENTS By Ayundita Muncar Batari 124214131 Approved by Dr. Tatang Iskarna _____________________ Advisor Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, SS., M.Hum. _____________________ Co-Advisor iii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF THE NARRATIVE FUNCTION BETWEEN FITZGERALD’S THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND ITS 2008 FILM ADAPTATION TOWARDS ITS INFLUENCE ON THE STORY’S INTRINSIC ELEMENTS By Ayundita Muncar Batari Student Number: 124214131 Defended before the Board of Examiners on March 8, 2019 and Declared Acceptable BOARD OF EXAMINERS NAME SIGNATURE Chairperson : Dr. Tatang Iskarna _____________ Secretary : Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, SS., M.Hum _____________ Member 1 : Maria Ananta Tri Suryandari, S.S., M.Ed. _____________ Member 2 : Dr. Tatang Iskarna _____________ Member 3 : Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, SS., M.Hum _____________ Yogyakarta, April 10, 2019 Faculty of Letters Universitas Sanata Dharma Dean ______________________ Dr. Tatang Iskarna iv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY I hereby certify that this undergraduate thesis does not contain any materials which were previously submitted for the awards of any other degree at any university. This undergraduate thesis, to the best of my knowledge, also does not contain materials previously written by any other individual except where due references are noted in the text. February 10, 2019, ____________________ Ayundita Muncar Batari v PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswi Universitas Sanata Dharma Nama : Ayundita Muncar Batari Nomor Mahasiswa : 124214131 Demi pengembanan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmuah saya yang berjudul THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF THE NARRATIVE FUNCTION IN FITZGERALD’S THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND ITS 2008 FILM ADAPTATION TOWARDS ITS INFLUENCE ON THE STORY’S INTRINSIC ELEMENTS beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikan secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikanya 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 pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal Februari 10, 2019 Yang menyatakan, _______________ Ayundita Muncar Batari vi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ALL YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IS WHAT TO DO WITH THE TIME THAT IS GIVEN TO YOU Gandalf the Grey J.R.R. Tolkien vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say. Bilbo Baggins J.R.R. Tolkien viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With this page, I would like to express my gratitude to my thesis advisor, Dr. Tatang Iskarna, who with patience and generosity has guided me through the process of this thesis writing; to my academic advisors, Sri Mulyani, Ph. D., and Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, S.S., M.Hum, who have helped and guided me through some of my difficult times through my academic journey; to my lecturers, who have taught me many valuable knowledge; and to all the staff of Sanata Dharma that I had the chance to meet, for the administrative help they have all given to me. I also would like to thank my parents for giving me the chance to study in a university and for financially and spiritually supporting me through this degree. Last but not least, my sister, my friends, and my loyal companion, you are all the giver of joys and laughter through my journey here. Thank you so much for the times we had together, for the occasional cook-outs, for the hallways conversations, for the game, karaoke, and movie-nights, for the hang-outs, for the homework helps, for the dance practices, for the support and understanding and shoulder cry-ons, for the many wonderful things we did I cannot fit in this paper, for making this journey more bearable. Thank you so much all of you. I’ve finally caught up with many of you! To those who are still on the way, keep working hard! You can do it! Best of luck! Ayundita Muncar Batari ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ..................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL PAGE .......................................................................................... iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ..................................................................................... iv STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY .................................................................. v PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH .............. vi MOTTO PAGE ................................................................................................ vii DEDICATION PAGE ..................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... x LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................... xi ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................... xii ABSTRAK ....................................................................................................... xiii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1 A. Background of the Study ............................................................................. 1 B. Problem Formulation ................................................................................... 3 C. Objectives of the Study ................................................................................ 3 D. Definition of Terms ..................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES ........................................ 6 A. Review of Related Studies ........................................................................... 6 B. Review of Related Theories ....................................................................... 10 1. The Comparative Literature Theory .......................................................... 10 2. The Narrative Function Theory ................................................................ 11 3. The Film Adaptation Theory .................................................................... 13 4. The Intrinsic Element Theory ................................................................... 18 C. Theoretical Framework .............................................................................. 21 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ................................................................ 21 A. Object of the Study .................................................................................... 21 B. Approach of the Study ............................................................................... 22 C. Method of the Study .................................................................................. 23 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS............................................................................. 27 A. The Narrative Function of the Short Story and Film Adaptation ................ 28 B. The Differences and Similarity of the Narrative Function .......................... 32 1. The Differences and Similarities of the Integrational Function ................. 32 a. The Differences and Similaritie of the Indices Proper ......................... 32 i. The Differences of the Indices Proper ................................................ 32 ii. The Similarities