AN ANALYSIS OF BETRAYAL TRAUMA AS PORTRAYED IN HEATHER LLOYD’S MY NAME IS VENUS BLACK A THESIS BY SABRINA SILMI AULIA REG. NO. 150705066 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2019 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AN ANALYSIS OF BETRAYAL TRAUMA AS PORTRAYED IN HEATHER LLOYD’S MY NAME IS VENUS BLACK A THESIS BY SABRINA SILMI AULIA REG. NO. 150705066 SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M. Hum. Dian Marisha Putri, S.S., M. S .i. NIP. 19630216 198903 1 003 NIP. 19901029 201706 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 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 August 5th, 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 _________________________ Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M. Hum. _________________________ Dr. Martha Pardede, M. S. _________________________ UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I, SABRINA SILMI AULIA 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 THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 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: August 5th, 2019 v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION NAME : SABRINA SILMI AULIA TITLE OF THESIS : AN ANALYSIS OF BETRAYAL TRAUMA AS PORTRAYED IN HEATHER LLOYD’S MY NAME IS VENUS BLACK QUALIFICATION : S-1/SARJANA SASTRA DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCREATION OF THE LIBRARIAN DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT USER ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. Signed: Date: August 5th, 2019 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Bismi-llāhi ar-raḥmāni ar-raḥīmi, First of all, I am so thankful that I was finally able to finish my thesis which entitled “An Analysis of Betrayal Trauma as Portrayed in Heather Lloyd My Name Is Venus Black”. I would like to express my gratitude to Allah SWT who has always giving me guidance’s, answer, and with blessed and mercies. Without all of it, I would not be able to accomplish my thesis. I also would like to thank and express my deepest appreciation to: 1. My family: My parents, Umi and Abi and my little sister and brother, Difa and Ziyad. Thank you so much for loving me and for being my number one supporter in my life. Thank you for always cheer me up when I have problems in my thesis. Thank you for all your prayers and wise advices. You all are my inspirations in finishing my study. I love you all so much from the deepest of my heart. For my big family, Dolok Sordang (Harahap) and Napalombang (Siregar). Especially for my beloved grandmother and grandfather: Uci, Ompung, Nek Sayang, and Nek Odang (alm). 2. My supervisor and co-supervisor, Sir Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M. Hum. And Mam Dian Marisha Putri, S.S, M. S .i. who always guides me and gives me many good knowledges and advices for my thesis. Thank you Sir Parlin who always reply in whatssap and give helpful advices when revise my thesis and thank you Mam Dian for accept and signed my title of draft proposal just once. It is such a magical thing for me. vii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 3. The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. Drs. Budi Agustono, M.S, the Head of English Department, Mam Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A, Ph.D, the Secretary of English Department, Sir Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D and all of the lecturers in English Department for all the knowledges, attention, time and guidance’s, also Bang Kirno (Kibot) from Department of English officer who is very helpful especially when turnitin. 4. For my lovely, cute, and handsome orange tabby-bicolor cat named Gaudi or Audi (full name: Auditorium USU), which suddenly come into my life when I have been already accepted the title or draft proposal of my thesis, thank you for coming to my home, our home. 5. My really best friend since the first time we met in the college, Indah, Isna, Zian. Thank you so much for care and understand about me. My life would be less interesting if I don’t have you all in my life. Thank you for all the random talks and advices. You are always there through my ups and downs. I will miss you in my life. And for my best friend from my past (primary, junior and senior high school from Medan, Jakarta, West Java, and abroad) who still remember me especially Nur Syamsiah Alam, who is becoming English teacher in Jakarta. 6. All my friends in college, especially in my class English Literature 15 B: Pushin, Oktri, Febri, Raja, Vivi, Elsa, Laras, Ika, Agung, Desvita, Ahsan, Dilla, Yola, Kak Anya, Gio, Diana, Cut Nadia, Widi A, Sri Wahyuni, Boni, Sri W, Moni, Lewi, Frans David, Al and others who always support me and bring joy to my life. Thank you for helping me in turnitin: Indah, Laras, Jaka, and Ika. Special thanks to David Christian who is teaching me playing guitar at first semester in viii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA the college. Thank you for all your helps this past four years. Thank you for becoming my family in my life. Thank you for buying my product when I become a reseller in class and whatever I sell always sold. You are all precious to me and all my friends from 15 A (special for Desy), senior, extension class and junior (Kila my younger sister, Mawaddah, Dewi, etc.) and friends in IMSI who I can’t mention their name one by one. My partner at proposal seminar is my senior sister Annisa Fitri from extension class and my partner at final examination is my senior brother, Adam Alexander Tahil. Thanks for both of you makes me confuse at that time. I will miss you both. Thank you Sir Wara Sinuhaji to give me Rockaro disc when in philosophy class at third semester and you give me that because I love rock song. Thank you for all my spiritual masters from all over the world. My life will be a mess without love from the universe. Thanks to myself too. 7. And lastly, thank you for everyone who supported me and thank you for loving me. Wish God repay your love back. Medan, August 5th, 2019 The writer, Sabrina Silmi Aulia 150705066 ix UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT This thesis is entitled “An Analysis of Betrayal Trauma as Portrayed in Heather Lloyd My Name Is Venus Black”. This thesis is analyzing betrayal trauma on the main character. The thesis has aim to find out and understand how the trauma of betrayal occur. This study has two problems, depression and anxiety from betrayal trauma as portrayed in the novel. The main character in the novel is Venus Black and she has reasons behind her act of betrayal trauma. Venus betray to her stepfather by killing him in order to get out from the sexual harassment that she can't accept anymore and she betray to her mother because her mother neglect her even though she tell the truth of her stepfather did to her. The thesis use method of descriptive-qualitative and research of library. A researcher accumulate some data from novel and also from some articles, books, and journals that has relation of this thesis. Result from this thesis is uncovering the truth that betrayal trauma happened on the main character because the accumulation of depression and anxiety in her daily life. Keywords: Betrayal, trauma, depression, anxiety x UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Skripsi ini berjudul “An Analysis of Betrayal Trauma as Portrayed in Heather Lloyd My Name Is Venus Black”. Skripsi ini menganalisis bagaimana trauma pengkhianatan di karakter utama. Tujuan skripsi ini yaitu untuk mengetahui dan memahami bagaimana itu terjadi, mencari kedua permasalahan depresi dan kecemasan dari pengkhianatan yang tergambarkan di dalam novel. Tokoh utamanya adalah Venus Black, dia memiliki alasan di balik tindakan trauma pengkhianatannya. Venus mengkhianati ayah tirinya dengan membunuhnya untuk keluar dari pelecehan seksual yang tidak dapat dia terima lagi dan dia mengkhianati ibunya karena ibunya mengabaikannya meskipun dia mengatakan kebenaran yang dilakukan ayah tirinya kepadanya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam skripsi ini adalah metode deskriptif-kualitatif dan penelitian kepustakaan. Penulis mengumpulkan data dari novel dan dari beberapa sumber artikel, buku, dan jurnal yang memiliki hubungan dengan skripsi ini. Hasil dari skripsi ini adalah mengungkapkan kebenaran bahwa trauma pengkhianatan dapat terjadi pada karakter utama karena akumulasi depresi dan kecemasan di dalam kehidupannya sehari-hari.