CATHERINE S REPRESSED PERSONALITY A THESIS

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1 CATHERINE S REPRESSED PERSONALITY IN HENRY JAMES WASHINGTON SQUARE A THESIS By HENDRA KURNIAWAN ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME FACULTY OF LETTERS SOEGIJAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SEMARANG 2008

2 CATHERINE S REPRESSED PERSONALITY IN HENRY JAMES WASHINGTON SQUARE A Thesis Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Sarjana Sastra Degree in the English Letters Study Programme By HENDRA KURNIAWAN ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME FACULTY OF LETTERS SOEGIJAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SEMARANG 2008 i

3 A Thesis Approval CATHERINE S REPRESSED PERSONALITY IN HENRY JAMES WASHINGTON SQUARE By Hendra Kurniawan Student number : Approved By : GM. Adhyanggono, SS. MA February 14, 2008 Major Sponsor Dra. R.M. Sri Suryaningsih, MA February 14, 2008 Co-Sponsor ii

4 A thesis defended in front of the board of examiners on November 05, 2007 and declared acceptable Board of Examiners Chair person : GM. Adhyanggono, SS MA Secretary : Dra. RM. Sri Suryaningsih, MA Member : Angelika Riyandari, SS. MA Semarang, November 05, 2008 Faculty of Letters Soegijapranata Catholic University Dean, Heny Hartono, SS., M.Pd NPP iii

5 Acknowledgement In this occasion, I would like to express my gratitude to all people who have supported and given help so the writer could finish this thesis. First of all, my deep gratitude goes to Jesus Christ for giving bless to me and keeping me out of trouble during finishing this thesis. My great honor goes to my sponsor, who always supported me by giving suggestions and corrections about the thesis contents and grammatical errors. My extended thank goes to as my co-sponsor for the assistance and contributions in my thesis. And else, for all lecturers in Faculty of Letters Unika Soegijapranata for their dedication in teaching, so that I can pass all the subjects successfully. The next gratitude goes to my family. Without their support, I would never pass the hardest day in my life. For my dad and my mom, thank you for your patience in taking care of me and of course for their contribution in finance and for my sister who supported me. I also thank to my friends in Faculty of Letters, especially for 01 students. Thanks also to Permadi, Eko, Denny (where are you now?), Ade, Nia, Vinarty, Ika (thank you for your support from above) and Deasy for sharing the days in Sastra together. All of you inspire me to look forward facing the future bravely. Semarang, February 14, 2008 iv

6 ABSTRACT Washington Square is a novel telling about a famous physician in New York named Doctor Austin Sloper who has to face a bitter life, because he loses his beloved wife and son, but he still has a daughter named Catherine Sloper. For him, Catherine is not the child as what h hoped, but he still loves her. He regards Catherine as poor figure, that is why he tries to do the best for her daughter s happiness by protecting her as tightly as possible. Unfortunately, what he does not bring happiness to Catherine but leads her into repressed personality. The objectives of this study are to find out the characteristics of Doctor Austin Sloper and Catherine Sloper through their presentation in the novel and to examine Catherine s repressed personality caused by the influence of her father. To analyze the characteristics of the two main characters, the writer applies the theory of characterization and to analyze the Catherine s repressed personality, the writer applies the theory of behavior and mental development, beside that the writer also used the psychological approach because it can be used to analyze the relationship between Catherine Sloper and her father, Doctor Austin Sloper. Based on the analysis, the writer has drawn some conclusion. In Henry James Washington Square, Doctor Sloper is describing as a well-known and brilliant doctor. He is very witty and honest but he is also arrogant, selfish, authoritative father. Catherine Sloper is described as a poor figure, because she does not have a trace of her mother s beauty and she is not really clever. She is so naive and innocent, that is why she is always under her father s control. All of the facts described above really influence Catherine s personality. Her strict and authoritative father who always protects and control her, makes her rebel, but finally, she decides to obey her father, so she denies a marriage with anyone and decides to be unmarried woman who works for a charitable institution. v

7 ABSTRAK Washington Square adalah sebuah novel yang menceritakan tentang seorang dokter terkenal di New York yang bernama DOkter Austin Sloper, yang harus manghadapi kehidupan pahit karena dia kehilangan Istri dan putra tercintanya, tetapi dia masih memiliki sorang putri bernama Catherine Sloper. Baginya, Catherine bukanlah anak yang seperti dia harapkan, tetapi dia tetap menyayanginya. Dia menganggap bahwa Catherine adalah sosok yang lemah. Itulah sebabnya dia mencoba melakukan yang terbaik bagi kebahagiaan putrinya dengan melindunginya seketat mungkin. Sayangnya, apa yang dia lakukan tidak membawa kebahagiaan bagi Catherine tetapi justru membawanya menuju kepribadian yang tertekan. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah untuk melihat karakteristik Dokter Austin Sloper dan Catherine Sloper di dalam novel dan untuk melihat dari dekat kepribadian Catherine yang tertekan karena pengaruh ayahnya. Untuk menganalisa karakteristik dari kedua tokoh utama tersebut, penulis menerapkan teori karakterisasi dan untuk melihat kepribadian Catherine yang tertekan, penulis menerapkan teori perkembangan mental dan tingkah laku, si samping itu penulis juga menggunakan pendekatan psikologis karena pendekatan tersebut dapat digunakan untuk menganalisa hubungan antara Catherine Sloper dan ayahnya Dokter Sloper. Berdasarkan analisa, penulis dapat menarik beberapa kesimpulan. Dalam novel Henry James yang berjudul Washington Square ini, Dokter Sloper digambarkan sebagai seorang dokter yang terkenal dan cerdas, seorang pria yang humoris dan jujur, tetapi dia adalah seorang ayah yang sombong, egois dan otoriter. Catherine Sloper, digambarkan sebagai sosok yang lemah, karena dia tidak mempunyai kemiripan dengan kecantikan ibunya dan tidak begitu pandai. Dia begitu polos dan apa adanya, itulah sebabnya dia selalu berada si bawah kendali ayahnya. Semua karakterisasi yang digambarkan diatas benar-benar mempengaruhi kepribadian Catherine sehingga menjadi tertekan. Ayahnya yang disiplin dan otoriter yang selalu melindungi dan mengendalikannya, membuatnya memberontak. Namun pada akhirnya dia memutuskan untuk mematuhi ayahnya, Dia menolak pernikahan dengan siapapun dan memutuskan untuk menjadi wanita yang tidak menikah yang bekerja untuk lembaga sosial. vi

8 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE OF TITLE... PAGES OF APPROVAL... ACKNOWLEDGEMENT... ABSTRACT... ABSTRAK... TABLE OF CONTENTS... i ii iii iv v vi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the study Field of the study Scope of the study Problem formulation Objective of the study Significance of the Study Definition of Term... 4 CHAPTER II RIVIEW OF LITERATURE... 7 Theory of Behavior and Mental Development... 7 CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS Major Characters Characteristic Doctor Sloper s Characteristic Catherine Sloper s Characteristic vii

9 4.2. Catherine s Repressed Personality By Her Father CHAPTER V CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES viii