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MAIN CHARACTERS ANALYSIS OF STEPHENIE MEYER’S NOVEL TWILIGHT

SAGA: NEW MOON

BY

MAHLOLI

NIM 1201120762

STATE ISLAMIC INSTITUTE OF PALANGKA RAYA

2017 M / 1439 H

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MAIN CHARACTERS ANALYSIS OF STEPHENIE MEYER’S NOVEL TWILIGHT

SAGA: NEW MOON

THESIS

Presented to

State Islamic Institute of Palangka Raya

in partial fulfillment of the requirement

for the degree of Sarjana in English Language Education

BY

MAHLOLI

NIM 1201120762

STATE ISLAMIC INSTITUTE OF PALANGKA RAYA

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION

STUDY PROGRAM OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

2017 M / 1439 H

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

Verily! Allah will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not

change their state of goodness themselves (Ar-Ra’d : 11)

Barang siapa yang bersungguh- sungguh pasti bisa. (The writer)

You can have anything if you are willing to work hard to get it (Benjamin Franklin)

We’ve got to have a dream If we’re going to make a dream come true. (Denis Waitley)

This research paper is dedicated to:

Allah SWT, thanks a lot for giving me ease and

everything.

My beloved Parents, thank you so much for all of

your loves, support, prayers and times for me.

My “something” thanks for every support and

motivation.

Chen, Teteh and all beloved friends, thank for help

and support for me.

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ABSTRACT

Mahloli. 1201120762. “Main Character An Analysis Stephenie Meyer’s Novel

Twilight Saga: New Moon. Sarjana’s. Thesis. English Department, Faculty of

Teacher Training and Education, IAIN University, Palangkaraya. The first advisor

Dr. Imam Qalyubi, M.Hum the second advisor Akhmad Ali Mirza, M.Pd.

Key words: character, characteristic

Literature is conceived to be a special kind of of language whose attributes are

defined by systematic opposition to the language of science and of practical and

logical discourse, and the explicative procedure is to analyze the meanings and

interactions of words, figures of speech and, symbol.

In this research, the researcher used descriptive and qualitative research

because the data is not numeral but in the from of words and sentences. The data of

the research is focused on the main character of the characteristic of The Story

Twlight Saga: New Moon.The researcher first read the novel The Story Twlight

Saga; New Moon for several times to get information about the main character of

the characteristic. The she collected the data and analyzed them. In analyzing the

data, she used coding, decoding, categorization and confirmation. This analysis

focused on the main character of the characteristic in The Story Twilight Saga: New

Moon.

The result of this analysis shows that the main character of the main

characteristic in The Story Twiligt Saga: New Moon are Isabella Swan, Edward

Cullen and Jacob Black. They have important roles in the story because the story

tells about their love between human, vampire and werewolf. The main character

of the characteristic is shown by the author through description of the speech and

action of the character. The analysis found some main character of the main

characteristic such as loving, smart, strange, brave, handsome, brave, jovial,

helpful, care and diligent work.

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ABSTRAK

Mahloli. 1201120762. “Analisis Karakter Utama Novel Twilight Saga: New Moon.

Sarjana’s. Thehis. English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and

Education, IAIN University, Palangkaraya. Pembimbing pertama Dr.Imam

Qalyubi, M.Hum pembimbing kedua Akhmad Ali Mirza, M.Pd.

Kata Kunci: karakter, karakteristik

Sastra dikandung sebagai jenis bahasa khusus yang atributnya didefinisikan oleh

penolakan sistematis terhadap bahasa sains dan wacana praktis dan logis, dan

prosedur yang jelas adalah menganilisis makna dan interaksi kata-kata angka,

pidato dan simbol.

Penelitian, penelitian menggunakan deskriptif dan penelitian kualitatif karena data

tidak angka tapi ini dari kata-kata dan kalimat. Data penelitian fokus di

karateristik pada karakter utama dalam cerita Twilight Saga: New Moon. Peneliti

pertama membaca novel New Noon dari bagian-bagian waktu, memberi

informasi tentang karakteristik pada karakter utama. Dalam menganalisa data,

peneliti menggunakan coding, decoding, kategorisasi dan konfirmasi. Analisis ini

difokuskan pada karakteristik karakter utama dalam cerita Twilight Saga: New

Moon

Hasil analisis ini menunjukan bahwa karakter utama dalam cerita dari karaktristik

utama dalam cerita twilight saga: New Moon Isabella Swan, Edward Cullen, and

Jacob Black. Mereka memiliki peran penting dalam cerita karena ceritanya

bercerita tentang cinta mereka antara manusia, vampir dan manusia serigala.

Karakter utama karakteristic ditunjukan oleh penulis melalui deskripsi karakter.

Analisis tersebut menemukan beberapa karakteristik dari karakter utama seperti

mencintai, cerdas, aneh, berani, tampan, periang, asyik, peduli and rajin.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The writer would like to express her sincere gratitute to Allah SWT., for the blessing

bestowed in her whole life particularly during the thesis writing without which this thesis

would not have come to its final form. Sholawat and salam always be bestowed to the last

prophet Muhammad S.A.W., having shown us the role of life to make our life true.

Her appriciation is adressed to:

1. Dean of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of the State Islamic Institute of

Palangka Raya, Drs. Fahmi, M.Pd., for his invaluable assistance both in academic and

administrative matters.

2. Vice Dean in Academic Affairs, Dra. Hj. Rodathul Jennah, M.Pd., for her invaluable

assistance both in academic and administrative matters.

3. Chair of Department of Language Education, Dr. Hj. Hamidah, M.A., for her invaluable

assistance both in academic and administrative matters.

4. Secretary of Department of Language Education, Santi Erliana, M.Pd., for her invaluable

assistance both in academic and administrative matters.

5. Chair of Study Program of English Education, M. Zaini Miftah, M.Pd., for his invaluable

assistance both in academic and administrative matters.

6. Her thesis advisors, Dr. Imam Qalyubi, M.Hum and Akhmad Ali Mirza, M.Pd., for their

generous advice, valuable guidance and elaborated during their busy time to the

completion of her thesis.

7. Both the members of the board examiners, for their corrections, comments and

suggestions which are profitable to the accomplishing of this thesis.

8. All lecturers of Study Program of English Education from whom she got indepth

knowledge of English and English teaching.

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COVER ........................................................................................................... i

COVER(SecondPage).... ................................................................................ ii

ADVISOR APPROVAL ................................................................................ iii

THESIS APPROVAL........ ............................................................................ iv

MOTTO AND DEDICATION...................................................................... v

DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP ......................................................... vi

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................... vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............. ............................................................. viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ . ix

LIST OF FIGURE ......................................................................................... xi

LIST APPENDICES ...................................................................................... xii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

A. The Background of Study ............................................. 1

B. Problem of the Study .................................................... 5

C. Objectives of the Study ................................................. 5

D. Significances of the Study ............................................ 5

E. Benefits of The Study ................................................... 5

F. Definition of Key Terms ................................................ 6

G. Frame of Discussion ..................................................... 8

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

A. Related Studies ............................................................. 10

B. Literature ....................................................................... 11

C. Novel ................................................................. ........... 12

D. Literary Analsis ............................................................. 33

E. Kinds of Characters ...................................................... 35

F. Characterization ............................................................ 37

G. Conceptual Framework ................................................. 41

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Type of the Study .......................................................... 43

B. Object of the Study ....................................................... 45

C. Source of Data .............................................................. 45

D. Data Collection Techniques ........................................... 45

E. Data Collection Procedure ............................................. 47

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F. Data Analysis Techniques ............................................. 48

G. Data Endrosment ........................................................... 52

H. Synopsis the Story ........................................................ 53

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND THE DISCUSSION

A. Data Presentation ........................................................... 57

B. The Research Finding .................................................... 58

C. The Discussion .............................................................. 61

D. Techniques of Characteristic ......................................... 69

CHAPTER V THE CONCLUSION AND THE SUGGESTION

A. The Conclusion............................................................... 72

B. The Suggestion................................................................ 73

REFERENCES .............................................................................................. 74

APPENDIX I ................................................................................................. 76

APPENDIX II ................................................................................................ 77

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

2.1 Riview Related of Literature .............................................................................. 42

2.2 Endorsrment of Data .......................................................................................... 52

3.3 Frame of Thinking ............................................................................................ 53

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

1. Appendix I (satu) ........................................................................................... 1

2. Appendix II (dua) ........................................................................................... 2

3. Curriculum Vitae ........................................................................................... 3