MORAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERS IN I SANDRA BROWN S MIRROR IMAGE A THESIS BY RISKI ANANDA REG. NO 070705006 ENGLISH DEPARTMENTT FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA U MEDAN 20111
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, the writer would like to express her gratitude to Allah SWT for blessing in her life, has given me strength and knowledge to finish my thesis entitled Moral Analysis of The Characters in Sandra Brown s Mirror Image. The writer would like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. Drs. Syahron Lubis, M. A.; the head of English Deparment, Dr. Drs. Muhizar Muchtar, M. S.; the secretary of English Department, Dr. Dra. Nurlela, M. Hum; and all the lecturers of English Department for all the opportunities and facilities that have been given to her and also for all of their attentions during her academic years. The writer also want to dedicate gratitude and much appreciation to thank her supervisor, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M. Hum, and her co-supervisor, Mahmud Arief Albar, S.S, M. A for immense time, attention, guidance, suggestions and all corrections that given to her in doing this thesis. You make the writer find the pleasure in doing this thesis. An unending gratitude is devoted to her beloved family. The writer would like to thank her dear parents Suryadi Pulungan, and Nur Jannah Dalimunthe, S.Pd who always support her mentally and financially and also her brothers Harry Iskandar Pulungan, and Dian Hasri Pulungan. and also to her beloved sister Wilda Agustina Pulungan for their support and never ending pray. All her big family members that always pray kindness, good health and spirit to complete this thesis. Thanks to Bang Am for so much help in registration and administration. More important, the writer want to thank her closest friends in 3 F : Dian Bania Persada Sembiring, and Vinarcy Rauda Zannah (Connie) for our friendship and your freak jokes
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ABSTRACT Judul skripsi ini adalah Moral Analysis of The Characters in Sandra Brown s Mirror Image. Mirror Image adalah novel karya Sandra Brown, seorang penulis wanita yang telah menulis lebih dari tiga puluh juta copy diseluruh dunia dan telah diterjemahkan kedalam beberapa bahasa. Moral adalah baik buruknya tingkah laku seseorang, penilaian terhadap tatanan tingkah laku manusia dalam kehidupan bermasyarakat. Benar salah dan baik buruknya prilaku manusia sebagai anggota masyarakat. Aturan aturan yang ada di masyarakat adalah standar moral yang diterima dan diyakini oleh masyarakat dan akan menjadi pedoman hidup manusia dalam bertingkah laku. karya sastra mengacu pada orang yang memiliki penilaian terhadap tatanan tingkah laku manusia tersebut. Skripsi ini menganalisis tentang nilai nilai moral yang tergambar melalui tiga karakter dalam novel Mirror Image. Analisis moral melalui beberapa tokoh utama menyangkut kepada tingkah laku manusia sebagaimana yang di gambarkan dalam novel Mirror Image ini untuk takaran normatif. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan skripsi ini adalah metode analisis deskriptif, digunakan interpretasi untuk menganalisis data yang terseleksi dalam bentuk kutipan.
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...ii AUTHOR S DECLARATION......iv COPY RIGHT DECLARATION...v ABSTRACT...vi TABLE OF CONTENTS...vii CHAPTERI: INTRODUCTION...1 1.1 The Background of the Study...1 1.2 The Problems of the Study...4 1.3 The Objectives of the Study...4 1.4 The Scope of the Study...4 1.5 The Significances of the Study...5 1.6 The Review of Related Literature...5 CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL REVIEW...7 2.1 Literature...7 2.2 Characters...11 2.3 Moral... 14 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH...23 3.1 Data Collecting Procedure...23
3.2 Data Selecting Procedure...24 3.3 Data Analyzing Procedure...25 CHAPTER IV MORAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERS IN SANDRA BROWN S MIRROR IMAGE...26 4.1 Characteristics...26 4.2 Moral analysis.31 4.2.1 Selfishness...31 4.2.2 Infidelity...33 4.2.3 Abortion...35 4.2.4 Kindness.. 37 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION. 42 4.1 Conclusion....42 4.2 Suggestions.. 43 BIBLIOGRAPHY...45 APPENDIXES: APPENDIX A (Summary of Mirror Image)...xii APPENDIX B (Biography of Sandra Brown)...xiii APPENDIX C (Sandra Brown s Awards, Honors, and Works)...xv