PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE MESSAGES REVEALED THROUGH APOLLO’S CONFLICTS IN RICK RIORDAN’S THE TRIALS OF APOLLO BOOK ONE THE HIDDEN ORACLE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By GATOT WIKANTO Student Number: 124214017 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2019 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE MESSAGES REVEALED THROUGH APOLLO’S CONFLICTS IN RICK RIORDAN’S THE TRIALS OF APOLLO BOOK ONE THE HIDDEN ORACLE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By GATOT WIKANTO Student Number: 124214017 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2019 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis THE MESSAGES REVEALED THROUGH APOLLO'S CONFLICTS IN RICK RIORDAN'S THE TRIALS OFAPOLLO BOOK ONE THE HIDDEN , ORACLE By GATOTWIKANTO Student Number: 124214017 Approved by Drs. irmawan Wijanarka. M.HuID. July 18,2019 Advisor Adventina Putranti M.Hum. July 18,2019 Co-Advisor iii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sarjana Saslra Undergraduate Thesis THE MESSAGES REVEALED THROUGH APOLLO'S CONFLICTS IN RICK RIORDAN'S THE TRIALS OFAPOLLO BOOK ONE THE HIDDEN ORACLE , By GATOT WIKANTO Student Number: 124214017 Defended before the Board ofExaminers On July 24,2019 and Declared Acceptable BOARD OF EXAMINERS Name Chairperson : Drs. Hinnawan Wijanarka, M.Hurn. Secretary : Adventina Putranti, S.S., M.Hum. Member 1 : A. B. Sri Mulyani Member 2 : Drs. Hinnawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. Member 3 : Adventina Putranti, S.S., M.Hum. Yogyakarta, July 31, 2019 ......-/_~•. Tatang Iskarna 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 ofthe undergraduate thesis. Yogyakarta, July 18, 2019 Gatot Wikanto 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 : Gatot Wikanto Nomor Mahasiswa : 124214017 Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang beIjudul THE MESSAGES REVEALED THROUGH APOLLO'S CONFLICTS IN RICK RIORDAN'S THE TRIALS OFAPOLLO BOOK ONE THE HIDDEN ORACLE 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 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 surat ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal 18 Juli 2019 Yang menyatakan, Gatot Wikanto VI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI “What’s Important is to be sure.” vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI “What’s Important is to be sure.” vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to say thanks to Allah SWT for everything You have given to me. I know that sometimes I forgot to pray to Him, but somehow, He still gives me blessings and time to finish my study. My greatest gratitude goes to my advisor, Drs Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum and my Co-Advisor Adventina Putranti M.Hum who support me and advise me throughout the writing process of my undergraduate thesis with their patience, knowledge, critical mind and willingness. Furthermore, I would like to thank my mom, my dad, my sister, and my brother for always being supportive and showing never ending encouragement so that I can finish my study. I dedicate this thesis to all my friends in English Department, Angkringan Odhe, Horde of Kopmasus and Mabar kuy squad, Alex, Amos, Antony, Anjar, Baped, Bella, Christa, Clinton, Dida, Doyok, Dwigo, Dhanny, Dryan, Doni, Gimbal, Gelen, Gondes, Ikhsan, Inno, Ipik, Jampes, Kevin Jon, Kevin Khalista, Mbak Ninik, Niko, Nopen, Odie, Papam, Penyik, Rian, Sandy, Shuko, Si om, Toto, Yudha, Wibi, Wisnu and Simbok KOPMA. They all mean a lot to me and thanks for the endless friendship, togetherness, and motivation. Gatot Wikanto ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................................ ii APPROVAL ......................................................................................................... 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 ...........................................................................................................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 of Terms .................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ..................................................... 6 A. Review of Related Studies ......................................................................... 6 B. Review of Related Theories ....................................................................... 8 C. Theoretical Framework ............................................................................ 11 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ................................................................... 13 A. Object of the Study ................................................................................... 13 B. Approach of the Study .............................................................................. 14 C. Method of the Study ................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ................................................................................ 16 A. The Description of Apollo ....................................................................... 16 B. The Conflicts Faced by Apollo ................................................................ 32 C. The Messages as Revealed through the Apollo’s Conflicts ..................... 47 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ........................................................................... 53 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 56 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT GATOT WIKANTO, The Messages Revealed through Apollo’s Conflict in Rick Riordan’s The Trials of Apollo book one The Hidden Oracle. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Universitas Sanata Dharma, 2019. The object of this study is a novel entitled The Trials of Apollo book one The Hidden Oracle which is written by Rick Riordan that tells about a God named Apollo who becomes a human as a punishment from his father Zeus, he must complete every trials that have been given to become a god again. The purposes of this study are: first to identify the description of main character, Apollo; second, to identify the conflicts faced by Apollo; and third, to show the messages as revealed through the conflicts faced by Apollo. The writer uses New Criticism as the approach to analyze this novel. The writer also includes some studies about character and characterization, conflicts, and message. Then, the writer applies the theories from those books into the analysis to answer the problem formulations. The method which is used in this study is library research. The writer can reveal some potential messages from the conflicts that was faced by the main character, Apollo. Apollo has five characteristics: brave, smart, curious, obedient and selfless. Then those characteristics lead Apollo to handle the problem that he faces everyday and to survive in the human world without his godly power. Apollo’s conflicts are divided into two, internal and external conflicts. The internal conflicts happen when Apollo feel confused whether he focuses only in his task to