MORAL VALUES THROUGH THE CHARACTERS IN ERICH SEGAL S THE CLASS A THESIS BY FAIZA BALQIS REG. NO. 080705046 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN2012
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Praise and honour to my Lord Allah SWT who is faithfully guide, help, and lead me to finish my study especially to complete my thesis entitled Moral Values Through The Characters In Erich Segal sthe Class. Then I address my high gratitude to the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, M.A.. The Head of English Department, Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S.. Dr. Hj. Nurlela, M.Hum. the Secretary of English Department for their advice and encouragement during my study in this faculty. I would like to thank to my academic Supervisor, Drs. Yulianus Harefa, M.Ed.TESOL who has supported me during my study in English Department. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my Supervisor, Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum., who has given me attention and contribution to guide me to finish this thesis, and my Co-supervisor, Mahmud Arief Albar, S.S. M.A. for his constructive outcomes towards this thesis. And I would like to thank to all the lecturers in English Department who have taught me lessons so long that I can get knowledge. And also Bang Am for his friendly help and laugh in administration matters and else. My deepest and greatest gratitude is expressed to my beloved father, Ahmad Nawawi, and my mother Herlina Elfy for their pure love I feel in my life. They are my truly inspiration. For my sister and brothers, Elbong, Apeng, and Godel, thank you for the laugh and fight we shared together. i
My lovely bestfriends G.E., 08019, 08021, 08022, 08026, 08032, 08036, 08039, 08042, 08048, and 08054. You always know who you are. Thank you for all the sillyness and craziness we have done together. And for my dak danak, 09032, 09036, 09039, 09040, 09046, and 09049, you guys are incredible and I adore you all. I would also thank you guys, Pembangkang 2008 and all of my classmates that I can not mentioned. I am still remembering you, though. Thank you my Ully Kristina, and Dhenok Rizky for the endless friendship we have. I am waiting for my nephew and niece from you, Den. I know I can always count on you guys. As for you, Yazid Utomo, thank you for your support and patience in facing my selfishness. Thank you for all the love and thank you for the new family you have given to me. And also for the bet we always made. We will keep doing it as long as we can. Despite my effort to produce a faultless paper, I am well aware that the readers will find numerous imperfections, for which I apologize. Medan, Juli 2012 (Faiza Balqis) ii
ABSTRAK Skripsi ini berjudul Moral Values Through The Characters in Erich Segal s The Class. Penulisan skripsi ini dilatarbelakangi oleh karena penulis tertarik untuk membahas nilai moral karakter utama dari novel karangan Erich Segal yang berjudul The Class, yaitu mengenai 5 tokoh fiksional anggota kelas Harvard tahun 1958. Oleh karena itu, penulis mengangkat tiga masalah utama yang kemudian akan dianalisis dalam skripsi ini yaitu bagaimana kerendahan hati digambarkan dalam novel tersebut, apa yang membuat konsistensi penting dalam nilai moral, serta apakah ketidaksetiaan mempengaruhi komitmen pernikahan dan rasa kebersamaan. Tujuan penulisan skripsi ini adalah untuk menunjukkan bagaimana kerendahan hati digambarkan dalam novel tersebut, apa yang membuat konsistensi penting dalam nilai moral, serta apakah ketidaksetiaan mempengaruhi komitmen pernikahan dan rasa kebersamaan. Penulis mengacu pada teori yang dikemukakan oleh William J. Goode yaitu nilai sebagai standart yang berlaku didalam sebuah lingkungan, dimana nilai tersebut digunakan untuk menilai sesuatu. Adapun metode yang dipakai dalam menganalisis masalah dalam skripsi ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Dan dari hasil analisis, penulis memperoleh kesimpulan bahwa kerendahan hati dan konsistensi membuat tanggung jawab nilai moral semakin kuat dengan menerapkan nilai moral yang harusnya dipegang dalam hidup. Sementara ketidaksetiaan dapat mengacaukan kehidupan seseorang. Kata kunci : The Class, Moral Values, Characters, Humility, Consistency, Marriage Disloyalty, Friendship Disloyalty. iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i ABSTRACT iii TABLE OF CONTENTS.... iv CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of The Study.. 1 1.2. Problem of The Study 4 1.3. Objectives of The Study 5 1.4. Scope of The Study... 5 1.5. Significance of The Study. 5 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1. General Concept of Character 7 2.2. General Concept of Moral Value 11 CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH 3.1. Research Design. 14 3.2. Data Collecting 17 iv
3.3. Data Analyzing 17 CHAPTER IV MORAL VALUES THROUGH THE CHARACTER IN ERICH SEGAL S THE CLASS 4.1. Humility 19 4.2. Consistency.. 22 4.3. Disloyalty. 24 4.3.1. Marriage Disloyalty. 24 4.3.2. Friendship Disloyalty.. 28 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION and SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion 32 5.2 Suggestion 33 REFERENCES APPENDICES Appendix I : About The Author Appendix II : Summary The Class v