PLOT AND SETTING ANALYSIS ON FILM ADAPTATION IN RICK RIORDAN’S PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE SEA OF MONSTERS THESIS By: Jamilah Aljah Siompu NIM 14320071 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI MAULANA MALIK IBRAHIM MALANG 2018 PLOT AND SETTING ANALYSIS ON FILM ADAPTATION IN RICK RIORDAN’S PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE SEA OF MONSTERS THESIS Presented to Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Malang In Partial Fullfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra (S. S) By: Jamilah Aljah Siompu NIM 14320071 Advisor: Agung Wiranata Kusuma, M.A. NIP 198402072015031004 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI MAULANA MALIK IBRAHIM MALANG 2018 i ii iii MOTTO َف ِإ َّن َم َع ا ْلعُ ْس ِر يُ ْس ًرا For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. (Al-Insyirah 94:5) “As long as there is a 1% chance, believe that it is 100%. As long as it is not 0%, do not give up.” -山田 涼介- iv DEDICATION This thesis is especially dedicated to my parents, Drs. La Aliru, M. Pd and Jahira. v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS All praises to Allah SWT, lord of the universe, who gives blessing to me so I can finish my thesis entitled “Plot and Setting Analysis on Film Adaptation in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters.” Peace and salutation be upon the greatest prophet Muhammad SAW, who taught a beautiful lesson as a guide to our life. I would like to say thank you for my advisor, Mr. Agung Wiranata Kusuma, M. A, who always patiently gives me advice, guidance, and support in organizing my thesis. Also, for the lecturers in English Letters Department who have been teaching me during my studies at this university. I also would like to say thank you for my parents, my older sister Nurjaliyah Aljah Siompu, S. S, and my younger brother Azinuddin Ghassan Siompu, who always understand, support, and love me no matter what. Next, I would like to say thank you for my best friends (Ani, Uni, Yuni, Milatul), BSI Heroes Family (specially Khayil and Yusuf), Gema Gita Bahana Choir (specially Gita, Yujim, Sarah, and Ifa), family of Rayon “Perjuangan” Ibnu Aqil and all friends whom I met. Thank you for being part of my life. The last, I would like to say thank you for my favorite idol group Hey! Say! JUMP, who greatly inspired me and always accompany my days with their beautiful voices and songs. As an ordinary human being, I do realize the imperfections and weaknesses found in the thesis I write. Therefore, any criticism and suggestion are most welcome. Hopefully, this study provides an insight for students of English Letters Department and to open a new academic discussion to conduct similar research. Malang, 08 December 2018 The Writer vi TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP .................................................................. i APPROVAL SHEET ........................................................................................ ii LEGITIMATION SHEET .............................................................................. iii MOTTO ............................................................................................................. iv DEDICATION ................................................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................ vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................ vii ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................... ix CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study ............................................................................... 1 B. Problem of the study ...................................................................................... 5 C. Objectives of the Study .................................................................................. 5 D. Scope and Limitation .................................................................................... 5 E. Significance of the Study ............................................................................... 6 F. Research Method ........................................................................................... 6 1 Research Design ...................................................................................... 6 2 Data Source ............................................................................................. 7 3 Data Collection ........................................................................................ 7 4 Data Analysis ........................................................................................... 8 G. Definition of Key Terms ............................................................................... 8 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. Novel to Film: A Theory of Adaptation ........................................................ 10 1. Eneste’s Adaptation Theory. .................................................................. 12 a. Reduction ............................................................................................... 13 b. Addition ................................................................................................. 14 c. Modification/Variation ........................................................................... 15 vii B. Intrinsic Elements of Novel ........................................................................... 16 1. Plot ......................................................................................................... 16 2. Setting .................................................................................................... 17 3. Character ................................................................................................ 18 4. Point of View ......................................................................................... 19 5. Theme .................................................................................................... 20 C. Previous Studies ............................................................................................ 21 CHAPTER III: ANALYSIS A. Plot Adaptation ............................................................................................. 24 1. Reduction ................................................................................................ 26 2. Addition .................................................................................................. 30 3. Modification/Variation .......................................................................... 39 B. Setting Adaptation ......................................................................................... 42 1. Reduction ................................................................................................ 43 2. Addition ................................................................................................. 47 3. Modification/Variation ........................................................................... 51 C. The Influence of Film Adaptation ................................................................. 52 1. Plot Adaptation ....................................................................................... 53 2. Setting Adaptation .................................................................................. 56 CHAPTER IV: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion .................................................................................................... 61 B. Suggestion ..................................................................................................... 62 BIBLIOGRAPHY CURRICULUM VITAE viii ABSTRACT Siompu, Jamilah Aljah. 2018. Plot and Setting Analysis on Film Adaptation in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters. Minor Thesis (Skripsi), Department of English Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Islam Negri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang Advisor : Agung Wiranata Kusuma, M. A. Keywords : Film Adaptation, Reduction, Addition, Modification. The film adaptation is the process of adapting a novel into a film. The emergence of the novel adaptation phenomenon into the film form is a substantial change of discourse that rises the term of a film adaptation. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters novel is an excellent best-selling novel which is good to be adapted into a film. The novel and film are the second edition of Percy Jackson and the Olympians series after Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Nowadays, the adaptation process is becoming essential to be analyzed because the adaptation process can give the interpretation and comparison between the novel and film. The method uses in this study are literary criticism and film study. The data sources in this study are Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters novel by Rick Riordan and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters film by Thor Freudenthal. This research focussed on the processes, methods, and effects of the adaptation theory. In analyzing this topic, the writer used film adaptation theory from Eneste Pamusuk and focussed on the plot and setting of the novel and film. The result of this study shows that there has been a reduction, addition, and modification/variation in the plot and setting of the film. The sequence of the plot in the film Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters underwent many changes. In the process of adapting the plot, the writer