PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI COUNT OLAF’S FAILURES SEEN IN LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By NIKO NEKA PRASETYA Student Number: 084214099 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2013 i PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis COUNT OLAF’S FAILURES SEEN IN LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING By NIKO NEKA PRASETYA Student Number: 084214099 Approved by Dewi Widyastuti S. Pd., M. Hum. October 16, 2013. Advisor Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani S. S., M. Hum. October 16, 2013. Co-Advisor ii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis COUNT OLAF’S FAILURES SEEN IN LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING By NIKO NEKA PRASETYA Student Number: 084214099 Defended before the Board of Examiners on October 28, 2013 and Declared Acceptable BOARD OF EXAMINERS Name Signature Chairman : Dr. F.X. Siswadi, M. A ____________ Secretary : Sri Mulyani, Ph.D. Member 1. : Sri Mulyani, Ph.D. Member 2. : Dewi Widyastuti, S.Pd., M.Hum. Member 3 : Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani S. S., M. Hum. Yogyakarta, October 31, 2013 Faculty of Letters Sanata Dharma University Dean Dr. F.X. Siswadi, M. A iii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertandatangan bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma: Nama : Niko Neka Prasetya Nomor Mahasiswa : 084214099 Demi perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul: COUNT OLAF’S FAILURES SEEN IN LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING Beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam benuk media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikan secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikannya ke internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa meminta ijin dari saya maupun memberikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal: 31 Oktober 2013 Yang menyatakan Niko Neka Prasetya iv PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY I honestly declare that the thesis I wrote does not contain the works or part of the works of other people, except those cited in the quotations and bibliography, as a scientific paper should Yogyakarta, October 16, 2013 The Writer Niko Neka Prasetya v PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI At The Center of Your Being You Have the Answer: You Know Who You Are and You Know What You Want - Lao Tsu - vi PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI Dedicated To The Almighty God, Jesus Christ The Name Above All Names, To My Beloved Parents Nely Soekarno and Nur Prawestie To My Beloved Sister Anita Maria vii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all I would like to thank to Jesus Christ for His love, care, and blessing. I dedicated this thesis to my beloved parents, Nely Soekarno and Nur Prawestie, and my lovely sister, Anita Maria, who have supported and prayed for me during my study in this university. I also would like to express my deepest gratitude to my advisor, Dewi Widyastuti S. Pd., M. Hum. for all the guidance, attention, patience, support, and suggestion from the beginning to the end of the thesis writing. I would like to express my gratitude to my co-advisor, Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani, M. Hum. for all the guidance, support, and suggestion during the thesis writing. I also send my deepest gratitude to my academic advisor, Linda Valentina Budiman S. S., M. Hum. for all the guidance, attention, and support during my study in this university. I also send my gratitude to all my lecturers and the administrative staff in English Letters Department, Sanata Dharma University. I also would like to thank all of my best friends Ade Daniel Patty, Topan Putra, Harum Ajeng Kinasih, Feronika and all my classmates in A, B, C, and D. I also would like to express my gratitude to my brothers, Simon, Dimas Dhyara, Bagas Sularso Adi, and Sadana Maharja, “Long Live Brotherhood”. I also would like to thank my business friends IG Nugroho, Arya Surya, and the entire member of TKP Jogja. I thank for the happiness and sadness that we share together. I never forgot you all. The last gratitude goes for those whose names cannot be mentioned here, I thank for all the support and attention. Niko Neka Prasetya viii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE .............................................................................................. i APPROVAL PAGE .................................................................................... ii ACCEPTANCE PAGE .............................................................................. iii LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI ...................... iv STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY ........................................ v MOTTO PAGE ........................................................................................... vi DEDICATION PAGE ................................................................................ vii ACKNOLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... viii TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... ix 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: THEORETICAL REVIEW ............................................. 6 A. Review of Related Studies .......................................................... 6 B. Review of Related Theories ....................................................... 9 1. Theory of Character ............................................................. 9 2. Theories on Failure ................................................................ 12 3. The Relation between Literature and Psychology .............. 14 C. Theoretical Framework .............................................................. 16 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ......................................................... 18 A. Object of the Study ..................................................................... 18 B. Approach of the Study ................................................................ 19 C. Method of the Study ................................................................... 20 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ....................................................................... 22 A. The Characteristics of Count Olaf .............................................. 22 1. Bad-Tempered ...................................................................... 23 2. Demanding ............................................................................ 26 3. Rude ...................................................................................... 28 B. Count Olaf’s Failures ................................................................. 31 1. Count Olaf’s Failure in Approaching Baudelaire Children .. 32 2. Count Olaf’s Failure to be Patient ........................................ 35 3. Count Olaf’s Failure to Steal Baudelaire’s Fortune ............. 37 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ................................................................. 40 BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................................... 43 ix PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI APPENDIX ................................................................................................. 45 x PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI ABSTRACT NIKO NEKA PRASETYA. COUNT OLAF’S FAILURES SEEN IN LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Sanata Dharma University, 2013. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning is a novel by Lemony Snicket. The novel is published by Harper Collins Publisher in 1999. It is Lemony Snicket’s first children book that he wrote. The novel tells about Count Olaf’s efforts in getting Baudelaire’s fortune. Baudelaire’s parents are perished in a terrible fire in their house when the Baudelaire children play