Literary
work is one of the human expressions that written in novels, short stories,
poetries, and drama. Usually, the authors, or poets write the expressions based
on the reality of life. It means that the literary work can be a representation
of human life and their problems. “Literature is a vital record of what men
have seen in life, what have they experienced of it. What they have told and
felt about those aspects of it, which have the immediate and enduring interest
for all of us. It is a fundamentally an expression of life begin with that
literature lives by virtue of the life which of the life which it embodies”
(Hadson, 1910:10).
As
we know that, a novel is one of the products of literature and novel itself can
bring a pleasure to the readers, besides we can catch the values inside.
According to M.H Abram and it based on his book A Glossary of Literary Terms, “Novel
is characterized as a fictional attempt to gave the effect of realism by
representing complex characters with mixed motives who are related in social
class, operate in a highly developed social structure, interact with many
others characters and undergo plausible and every modes of experience” (1987:
120).
To
build a story like a novel, we need the elements that call as; plot, character
(and characterization), setting, and theme, and all of these are connected to
be one structure in order to build a story. That is why, story will stand
lively and we can also imagine the
Situation,
recognize the characters or characterizations and we can draw how the place or
setting describes in a story.
In
this paper, the writer analyzes a novel entitled Sense of Sensibility written by Jane Austen. This novel is about
Dashwood’s family, one night before he died, Mr. Henry Dashwood as a father
gave the legacy to his John Dashwood (Son). He asked to John to make a promise
to afford the sisters, at time the law stated the legacy was given to the son
only, and the daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margarette) had no right to have
the prosperity. John does not fulfill promising to afford the sisters; John’s wife
provokes to not affording the sisters and asks him to move out soon from the
cottage. In the deep sorrow, Mrs. Dashwood and the daughters have to move out
from the Barton Cottage in Denvonsire, they have to leave all the prosperity,
and her cousin invited her to live in Middletons at Barton Park. In this story,
Jane Austen picks the intricacies love between Elinor Dashwood, and Edwar
Ferars. Another view is about love triangle between Marianne Dashwood, Mr. Willoughby,
and Colonel Brandon appears between them. This story is very interesting
because it tells about the British social life in 1811. This story is mixed
between classic and contemporary era.
In
this paper, the writer focuses on analyzing the plot, theme and
characterization of Elinor Dashwood and Marriane Dashwood characters, as we
know that characterization close to the story. The events developed the plot
lively; that makes the characters embody the words of Sense of Sensibility
visible. From these elements, the writer is interested to find out the theme of
the story. The theme itself is the core of the story.
1.2 Statement of Problem
Based
on the background above, the researcher would like to research about:
1. How does the author describe the plot based on
Sense of Sensibility story?
2. How
is the character describing the characterization?
3. How
the theme convey in this story?
1.3 Scope of study
These
are many aspects that could be analyzed in a novel, but the writer only
discusses about the plot, theme and characterization.
1.4 Objective of Study
Every
discussion and topic has a purpose and the purpose of this paper is to grasp
the content of the novel. The objective of this research is to explain how the plot,
theme describes in this story, and how the characterization describe the
character.
1.5 Significance of Study
This
study has significance for the students, especially for the English Department.
This study is meant to encourage the
students and they can study more about literature. Moreover, this study gives
information about how the plot is built and how the characterization embodies
the character. Besides, it gives the information to the students to study the
novel as one of literary works. The most important thing is that this study is
meant to provide a model for those who are doing literary study.
1.6 Theoretical approach
This
paper focuses on the plot, characters (and characterization) and theme that
underlying in a story. These are the intrinsic elements from the story.
Therefore, the appropriate approach that is used structuralism. According to
Peter Barry in An introduction to Literary
and Cultural Theory,
“Structuralism
presents a series of parallels (Plot), echoes (Structure), reflections
(Characters), patterns (Language), and contrasts
(Situation/Circumstance/Location)” (2002; 50)
It
means that structural presents the term or elements of a story and we can
identify the terms by its.
1.7 Method of Research
The
writer uses the library research in collecting data. To obtain the necessary
data, and the writer read the whole of the novel. The next is folding the
important pages that consist of the problem that will be analyzed in study.
Then, underlining and making a note for the main data that related to the problem
that will be analyzed by using some theories, concepts and approach. These techniques
are used to help easier in analyzing.
1.8
Thesis Organization
This thesis will be divided into four chapters :
Chapter
1 is Introduction that consists of background of study, statement problem,
significance of study, scope of study, theoretical approach, method of
research, and thesis organization.
Chapter 2 is the theoretical review, where the
researcher will take several quotes from Literature fields.
Chapter
3 is the analysis. In this chapter, the researcher will analyze the plot and
characterization.
Chapter 4 is the last chapter that consists of
suggestion and Conclusion.
No comments:
Post a Comment