AN ANALYSIS OF ABSURD ELEMENTS IN HENRIK

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1 AN ANALYSIS OF ABSURD ELEMENTS IN HENRIK IBSEN S PLAY A DOLL S HOUSE A PROPOSAL By: FRIDA HARTATY PUTRI H Reg. No UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA FACULTY OF LETTERS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT EXTENSION PROGRAM MEDAN

2 ACKNOWLEGEMENTS First of all, I, the writer of this thesis, would like to thank Allah, SWT for the health, insight and wise and care given to me during the preparation until the completing of this thesis writing. Praise Allah, SWT whose love never ends till the ultimate time will come. Whether or not, I have to address my great thanks to my father, Harry W.H and my beloved mother Hj. Tiar Juliaty who are always ready to support me both morally and financially during the days of my study. Their deep and true support has opened my sincere felt-heart thankfulness for their care and attention. May God bless you, father and mother with love and tenderness. On this opportunity, I am thankful the Dean of Fakultas Sastra, Bapak DR. Syahron Lubis, MA., for his giving admittance for me to follow the final test. I also thank Ibu, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum- the Head of English Literature Department, who is also my supervisor for her kindness and guidance to complete my thesis. I do thank as well Bapak Drs. Parlindungan Purba, MHum, the secretary of English literature Department as well as my co-supervisor for his patience to supervise the thesis writing. It goes without saying, I am grateful to all lectures in Fakultas Sastra USU who have shared their useful knowledge during my days of learning as a student in extention program of English literature department. I hope I can transfer all the knowledge they have ever shared to me in the future. 2

3 ABSTRAK Judul skripsi ini adalah analisis tentang unsur absurditas sebagaimana digambarkan dalam karya sastra drama Henrik Ibsen A Doll s House. Sebagai salah satu jenis genre sastra yang berbeda dari pusi dan prosa, karya ini lebih ditekankan pada unsur lakon dan dialog yang diciptakan dalam bentuk tulisan. Istilah absurd dimaknai sebagai sesuatu yang aneh atau ganjil dalam arti kurang berterima oleh akal sehat karena manusis tidak menemukan jawaban sejati atas persoalan hidup yang dihadapi. Istilah ini lebih diupengaruhi oleh faham filsafat eksistentialisme di mana manusia gagal menemukan jawaban atas dirinya dengan mempertanyakan keberadaannya. Oleh karena jawaban tidak ditemukan secara pasti maka manusia terperangkap pada situasi yang absurd. Skripsi ini menjelaskan unsur absurditas pada situasi kekecewaan dan kesiasiaan serta perasaan terasing tokoh utama yang ada pada drama A Doll s House. Situasi absurd hanya dialami manusia karena mengedepankan logika, dan manusia dalam karya sastra diwakili oleh tokoh atau karakter. Melalui kajian tematik melalui teks sastra drama tersebut, deskripsi tentang unsur absurd didasarkan pada dialog dan tindakan oleh para tokoh. Dengan demikian metode analisis pendeskripsian dilakukan dalam analisis data yang dikenal dengan sebutan descriptive method of analysis. 3

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... i ABSTRAK... ii TABLE OF CONTENTS... iii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Analysis Problem of Analysis Objectives of Analysis Scope of Analysis Significance of Analysis Review of Related Literature... 6 CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW 2.1 The Essence of Literature Play as A Genre of Literary Works A Brief View on Absurdity... 9 CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY 3.1 Source of Data Method of Analysis Data Analysis CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS OF THE ABSURD ELEMENTS 4

5 4.1 Hopelessness Disappointment Alienation... CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusions Suggestions BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX 1. Henrik Ibsen s Biography 2. Summary of A Doll s House CHAPTER I 5