AN ANALYSIS ON MAIN CHARACTER’S SUFFERING IN
WHAT SHE DOESN’T KNOW NOVEL
BY BEVERLY BARTON
THESIS
By:
CANDRA IRAWAN
201010100311033
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMADIYAH MALANG
2015
AN ANALYSIS ON MAIN CHARACTER’S SUFFERING IN
WHAT SHE DOESN’T KNOW NOVEL
BY BEVERLY BARTON
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve
Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
CANDRA IRAWAN
201010100311033
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMADIYAH MALANG
2015
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO
‘Barang siapa yang keluar untuk menuntut ilmu, maka dia
berada di jalan Allah sampai dia kembali’
(Al-Hadits)
‘Take your passion and make it happen’
(Anonymous)
‘Victory belongs to the most persevering’
(Napoleon Bonaparte)
DEDICATION
1. My beloved Father (Paijo)
2. My beloved Mother (Kustiningsih)
3. My beloved Sister (Novi Dwi Jayanti)
4. My beloved Friends (Cecunguks and BBGW group)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirrahhmanirrahim
Alhamdulillah and all praise be to Allah SWT, the most Merciful and
Beneficent who gives guidance, blessing and affection so that the writer is able to
finish this thesis. They are the most perfect words that the writer expresses for this
successful thesis under the title “An Analysis on Main Character’s Suffering in
What She doesn’t Know novel by Beverly Barton”.
The writer would like to express his deepest gratitude towards Dra. Thathit
Manon A, M.Hum. as his first advisor and Riski Lestiono, M.A. as his second
advisor for their suggestions, invaluable guidance during the consultation period
and their comments and corrections during the completion of this thesis.
Finally, special thanks go to his beloved mother, father, sister who always
motivate, support, pray for him to this thesis and thanks for the loves and
attentions. The writer also thanks to his beloved friends (Adni, Ahmad, Ardik,
Rian, Risma, Tya, and Akbar) who have given helps thoughts, supports, and
motivations during his study at UMM and Angga Agus Setyaranda for the printer.
The writer hopes that this thesis will be beneficial for the readers.
Malang, May 8, 2015
The writer,
Candra Irawan
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The Advisor I, The Writer,
Dra. Thathit Manon A, M.Hum Candra Irawan
AN ANALYSIS ON MAIN CHARACTER’S SUFFERING IN WHAT SHE
DOESN’T KNOW NOVEL BY BEVERLY BARTON
Abstract
Literature cannot be separated from human’s expression. It can be said that
literature is a true picture or replication of human’s life where the human being
look for the way how to express their feeling through literature. By reading
literary works especially novel, the readers can take lessons and knowledge for
their lives. This study discussed one of Beverly Barton’s novels What She Doesn’t
Know. It tells about the story of Jolie Royal Desmond who tried to reveal the true
identity of the murderer who killed her mother and aunt twenty years ago in Belle
Rose. In order to reveal the murderer, Jolie experienced suffering. Therefore, the
writer is interested in analyzing suffering in this novel.
The design of this study was descriptive qualitative because the data were
analysed by narrated description and interpretation about the story in the novel. In
collecting the data, the writer analysed and interpreted the novel related to the
statement of problems which were 1) the kinds of Jolie’s suffering, 2) the cause of
Jolie’s suffering, and 3) the effect of Jolie’s suffering. Moreover, objective
approach was used in this study because the writer regarded this approach focuses
only on the content of the novel and free from the author’s background.
The result of this study showed that Jolie suffered from mental and
physical suffering. Her mental sufferings were: 1) Jolie was difficult to interact, 2)
Jolie was feeling anxious, 3) Jolie was afraid to see stairs, and 4) Jolie was
frustrated. Her physical sufferings were: 1) Jolie was stinging on her hip and
shoulder, 2) potential harmful done by Parry toward Jolie, and 3) Jolie was
bleeding. Those symptoms appeared due to several causes. The causes of her
mental suffering were: 1) She was still in trauma, 2) She was still haunted by the
memory of Ginny Pounders who died tragically, 3) She always saw the dead body
of her aunt, and 4) She was desperate to find Belle Rose files. Then, the causes of
her physical suffering were; 1) She had been shot three times, 2) Parry thought
that Jolie was Lisette, and 3) She was showered by bullets by an unidentified
gunman.The last is the effect of Jolie’s suffering. The effects of her mental
suffering were: 1) Jolie felt lonely, 2) Jolie could not sleep well, 3) Jolie was
unable to leave her room alone, and 4) Jolie felt sore on her neck, shoulders, and
back. Furthermore, the effects of her physical suffering were: 1) Jolie was
unconscious and hospitalized, 2) Jolie could not breathe and was in panic, and 3)
Jolie was shocked. Finally, this study highlighted on Jolie’s suffering issue
illustrated in the novel and become the main issue to be discussed in further
deeper investigations.
Keywords: Jolie’s suffering, Beverly Barton’s novel, What She Doesn’t Know
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ............................................................................. i
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ......................................................................... ii
ORIGINALITY DECLARATION ............................................................... iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION ..................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................. v
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................. vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................. vii
CHAPTER IINTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ...................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of the Problems .................................................................... 3
1.3 Purpose of the Study ............................................................................. 4
1.4 Significance of the Study ...................................................................... 4
1.5 Scope and Limitation ............................................................................ 5
1.6 Definition of Key Terms ....................................................................... 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Literature ............................................................................................... 7
2.2 Novel ..................................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 Kinds of novel ....................................................................................... 8
2.2.2 Elements of Novel .............................................................................. 11
2.3 The Nature of Suffering ...................................................................... 17
2.4 Kinds of suffering based on the causes ............................................... 18
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design ................................................................................. 23
3.2 Research Approach ............................................................................. 23
3.2.1 Mimetic Approach……………………………………………………24
3.2.2 Pragmatic Approach………………………………………………….24
3.2.3 Expressive Approach…………………………………………...…….24
3.2.4 Objective Approach………………………………………………......24
3.3 Object of The Study ............................................................................ 25
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3.4 Data Collection ................................................................................... 25
3.5 Data Analysis ...................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1Findings ................................................................................................... 26
4.1.1 Kinds of Jolie’s suffering .................................................................... 26
4.1.1.1 Jolie's mental suffering ................................................................. 26
1. Jolie was difficult to interact ............................................................. 27
2. Jolie was felling anxious ......................................................................28
3. Jolie was afraid to see stairs .................................................................29
4. Jolie was frustrated ..............................................................................29
4.1.1.2 Physical suffering ............................................................................30
1. Jolie was stinging on her hip and shoulder ..........................................30
2. Potential harms done by Parry toward Jolie ........................................31
3. Jolie was bleeding ................................................................................32
4.1.2. The causes of Jolie's suffering ...........................................................34
4.1.2.1The causes of Jolie’s mental suffering..............................................34
1. Jolie was difficult to interact because she was still in trauma .............34
2. Jolie was feeling anxious because she was still haunted the memory
of Ginny pounders who died tragically ....................................................35
3. Jolie was afraid to see stairs because she always saw the dead body of
her aunt every time she walked in front of it ......................................35
4. Jolie was frustrated because she was desperate to find Belle Rose
files ........................................................................................................36
4.1.2.2 The cause of Jolie’s physical suffering .............................................37
1. Jolie was stinging on her hip and shoulder because she had been shot
three times……………………………………………………………..37
2. Parry thought that Jolie was Lisette .......................................................37
3. Jolie was bleeding because she was showered by bullets by unidentified
gunman ...................................................................................................39
4.1.3 The effect of Jolie’s suffering ................................................................40
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4.1.3.1 The effect of Jolie’s mental suffering ..................................................40
1. Jolie felt lonely .........................................................................................40
2. Jolie could not sleep well ..........................................................................41
3. Jolie was unable to leave her room alone .................................................41
4. Jolie felt sore on her neck, shoulders, and back .......................................42
4.1.3.2 The effect of Jolie’s physical suffering ................................................42
1. Jolie was unconscious and hospitalized ....................................................42
2. Jolie could not breathe and panic..............................................................43
3. Jolie was shocked .....................................................................................44
4.2 Discussion .............................................................................................. 45
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusion .......................................................................................... 47
5.2 Suggestions ......................................................................................... 48
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APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Sinopsys of What She Doesn’t Know Novel
Appendix 2: Data Coding
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