PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISM AS REVEALED BY THE CHARACTER OF SILAS IN DAN BROWN’S THE DA VINCI CODE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By EPHIFANIA SHEILLA PARAMITA Student Number: 044214008 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2008 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISM AS REVEALED BY THE CHARACTER OF SILAS IN DAN BROWN’S THE DA VINCI CODE AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By EPHIFANIA SHEILLA PARAMITA Student Number: 044214008 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2008 i PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISM AS REVEALED BY THE CHARACTER OF SILAS IN DAN BROWN’S THE DA VINCI CODE By EPHIFANIA SHEILLA PARAMITA Student Number: 044214008 Approved by Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani S.S., M.Hum. September 12, 2008. Advisor Dewi Widyastuti, S.Pd., M.Hum. September 12, 2008. Co-Advisor A Sarjana Sastra Undergraduate Thesis PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISM AS REVEALED BY THE CHARACTER OF SILAS IN DAN BROWN’S THE DA VINCI CODE By EPHIFANIA SHEILLA PARAMITA Student Number: 044214008 Defended before the Board of Examiners on September 26, 2008 and Declared Acceptable BOARD OF EXAMINERS Name Signature Chairman : Dr. Fr. B. Alip, M.Pd., M.A. Yogyakarta, September 30, 2008 Faculty of Letters Sanata Dharma University Dean Dr. I. Praptomo Baryadi, M.Hum. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Don’t wish it were easier, Wish you were better. Jim Rohn iv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Dedicated to My Lord, Jesus Christ My beloved Mom and Dad My Soul Mate, Yason Hendro and... Me, Myself, and I v PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I present my greatest thankfulness to my Lord, Jesus Christ for the strength, blessing and guidance through my good and bad times. I thank Him for all the answers to my prayers. I know He never fail me. I will show my deepest appreciation to my major sponsor, Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani S.S., M.Hum., for her time and patience in guiding me to accomplish my thesis and also for Dewi Widyastuti, S.Pd., M.Hum., my co advisor, for her critical correction. I really appreciate all their correction, comment, and advice. Without their involvement, this thesis would never have been completed. I thank my mom and dad for their moral and financial support during my study. I also thank them for always calling my name in their every prayer and for teaching me not to give up in facing any problems. I feel so blessed to have great parents like them. My very special gratitude goes to my beloved, Yason Hendro, the one and only person who can see the beauty inside me, for being my informal advisor. This thesis would not have been accomplished without our discussions. I thank him for his total support and understanding, and much more, for his love. I also thank him for teaching me to be positive and optimistic and above all, I thank him for always encouraging me to be the best of me. Without him, I will never be as strong as today. A bunch of thank you for Dr. P. Hary Susanto, S.J. for his time, patience, and guidance in explaining more about philosophy, religious fanaticism, Opus Dei, and Corporal Mortification. I thank him a lot for his willingness to spare his time to read my thesis-draft and have a discussion with me. It was a truly fantastic discussion. vi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI My special thanks goes to Tatang Iskarna, S.S., M.Hum., the head of Humas USD. I really thank him for trusting me and giving me such a great opportunity to work in Humas USD before I graduate. It is really an honor for me. I also thank all my English Letters lecturers for giving me so much knowledge and helping me improve my English. Without all of them, my English will not be as better as today. I thank my very best friend, Steven Luck, for his spirit and strength until the accomplishment of this thesis. Most of all, I thank him for always being a supportive friend when I am down, never stopping to remind me that tomorrow will always be a better day. To Adisti Herliningtyas, S.S. who never stopped reminding me to finish my thesis quickly, I thank her for the encouragement; it really does mean a lot to me. To Ivan Pratama, for all the entertainment and jokes he gave when I feel so fatigued in doing my thesis. It is so much fun to have a friend like him. Not forgetting to mention Widya Rani Hapsari and Fransiska Dewi Hastuti, I thank them for giving me the opportunity to learn about friendship. To Febpy Doctrina, Hengdry Salim and Ferdian Hendrawan, S.S., I thank them for their emotional support. Last but not least, to all my classmates of English Letters 2004 who cannot be mentioned one by one here, I thank them all for being such a great classmates. They are all the best! To all my colleagues in Promotion Team of Humas USD, Ivana, Intan, Rakhma, Yunika, Sasa, Lita, Berta, Melania, Oon, Fhery and Theo, I thank them for their willingness to cover for me when I need time to focus on my thesis moreover. I really have a great opportunity to work with all of them. Above all, I would say to myself that I am very proud of my hard work and my full dedication on this thesis. Ephifania Sheilla Paramita vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ................................................................................................ i APPROVAL PAGE ....................................................................................... ii ACCEPTANCE PAGE.................................................................................. iii MOTTO PAGE .............................................................................................. iv DEDICATION PAGE ................................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................... vi TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................. viii ABSTRACT.................................................................................................... x ABSTRAK ..................................................................................................... xi CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 1 A. Background of the Study ..................................................................... 1 B. Problem Formulation .......................................................................... 4 C. Objectives of the Study ....................................................................... 4 D. Definition of Terms ............................................................................. 5 CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL REVIEW ............................................... 6 A. Review of Related Studies .................................................................. 6 B. Review of Related Theories ................................................................ 8 1. Theory on Character and Characterization ................................ 8 2. Religious Fanaticism .................................................................. 11 3. Divine Command Theory ........................................................... 14 4. Christian Morality ...................................................................... 15 a. Several Catholic Approaches to Morality ......................... 17 b. A Contemporary Catholic/Christian Ethic ........................ 18 5. Review on Philosophy ............................................................... 19 6. The Relation Between Philosophy and Literature ..................... 20 C. Theoretical Framework ....................................................................... 21 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ............................................................ 23 A. Object of the Study .............................................................................. 22 B. Approach of the Study ........................................................................ 25 C. Method of the Study ............................................................................ 26 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ......................................................................... 29 A. The Characteristics of Silas in The Da Vinci Code ............................. 29 1. Silas as the Pitiful Character ...................................................... 29 2. Silas as Loyal and Obedient Monk ............................................ 34 3. Silas as a Brutal Monk ............................................................... 35 4. Silas as a Faithful Monk ............................................................. 36 B. Aspects of Religious fanaticism as Shown by Silas ........................... 38 1. Total Submission to His Group .................................................. 38 2. Blind Obedience to His Leader .................................................. 40 viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 3. Absorption of All the Group’s Belief ........................................ 44 4. Intolerance