A DESCRIPTION OF THE LEADING CHARACTER S PERSONALITY

A DESCRIPTION OF THE LEADING CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY IN PATRICK SUSKIND’S NOVEL PERFUME

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BY YANA NOVALIN REG. NO. 142202018

DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDY UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2017

Universitas Sumatera Utara

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Supervisor,

Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum NIP. 196302161989031003

Subminted to Faculty of Culture Study, University of Sumatera Utara In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Diploma-III in English Study Program

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Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis,M.Hum. NIP. 195710021986012003 i


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I am, YANA NOVALIN, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where reference are made in text of this paper, this paper contains no material published else where or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for awarded another degree.

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ABSTRAK

Kertas karya ini berjudul: Gambaran dari kepribadian tokoh utama dalam novel perfume karangan Patrick Suskind. Novel ini menceritakan tentang obsesi Grenouille untuk menciptakan ‗parfum terbaik‘ yang pernah ada setelah mencium aroma seorang perawan. Tujuan dari kertas karya ini adalah untuk menemukan dan mengerti: aspek id,ego dan superego yang di gambarkan oleh tokoh utama. Sumber data dari kertas karya ini adalah novel Perfume yang di tulis oleh Patrick Suskind. Metode yang di gunakan dalam kertas karya ini adalah penelitian perpustakaan. Data dikumpulkan dengan mencari dan mengumpulkan beberapa buku yang bersangkutan dengan kertas karya. Kesimpulan dari kertas karya ini adalah: (1) aspek id dari tokoh utama muncul ketika dia menemukan aroma indah dari seorang gadis muda yang dia temui. Dia membunuh kapan saja dan dimana saja ketika dia menemukan aroma indah seorang gadis. Tidak ada yang dapat menghentikannya dari gairahnya pada parfum. (2) Aspek ego dari tokoh utama muncul dalam bentuk kesedihan, ketakutan, rasa ingin tahu dan kecemasan. (3) Aspek superego dari tokoh utama muncul ketika Grenouile setuju menjadi anak Antoine Richis setelah dia membunuh putrinya. Meskipun Grenouile tidak ingin menjadi anak Antoine Richis, tapi setelah dia melihat wajah Antoine Richis, akhirnya dia setuju. Artinya Grenouille punya sisi yang baik. Dia tidak ingin membuat Antoine Richis kecewa dengan menolak tawarannya setelah putrinya terbunuh. Ini membuktikan bahwa Grenouille masih memiliki sisi baik. Kata kunci: Id, Ego, dan Superego

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ABSTRACT The title of this paper is : A Description of the Leading Character‘s Personality in Patrick Suskind‘s Novel Perfume. The novel tells the story about Grenouille's obsession to create the 'best perfume' ever having smelled the scent of a virgin. The aims of this paper are to discover and understand : aspect of id, ego, and superego portrayed in the leading character‘s. The source of data in this paper was the novel Perfume written by Patrick Suskind‘s. The method of this paper used library research. The data were gathered by searching and collecting some books which are relevant. The conclusion of this paper are: (1) The id aspect of the leading character‘s appears when he finds a new scent from a young girl that he meets. He murders anytime and anywhere he finds wonderful scent of a girl. Nobody can stop him, from his passion on perfume. (2) The ego aspect of the leading character‘s appears in the form of sadness, fear, curiousity, anxiety. (3) The superego aspect of the leading character‘s appears when Grenouille agrees to be the son of Antoine Richis after Grenouille has killed his daughter. Although Grenouille doesn‘t want to be Richis‘ son but after sees Richis‘s face, finally he agreed. It means that Grenouille has a good side. He doesn‘t want to make Antoine Richis disappointed by refusing his offer after killing his daughter. It proves that Grenouille still has a good side. Keyword: Id, Ego, and Superego.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First of all, I would like to thank and praise to the Almighty God, Jesus Christ for giving me health, strength, and guidance to me so, that I can complete this paper as one of the requirements to get degree of Diploma English at the Faculty of Culture, University of Sumatera Utara. On this occasion, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to appreciation, and love to the dean of Faculty of Culture Study, Dr Budi Agustono, M.S and the head of Diploma III English Study Program, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum. Then I would like to express my special gratitude to my supervisor Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum. Thanks for the valuable time in giving the correction and constructive critics in completing this paper. My deepest gratitude is also due to all lecturers in English Diploma Study Program for giving me advices and knowledges. An honorable mention goes to my beloved parents. Denton Siburian, S.Sos and Rossina Sinulingga S.Pd, M.Ap for the endless support, pray, loves, advices and financial. My special thanks are also conveyed to my sisters Dena Yossy Siburian, Wenty Ventiany Siburian and my brother Rianli Dio Bastanta Siburian. Thanks to my group “Expensive Chilli”, Naomi Simorangkir, Desy Maya Sary, Violin Florency, Mita Anisya, Safama Rodearni Sipayung,Rani Situmorang, Rara Maisura. Thanks for support, advices, motivation, cares and vii


other things to help me complete my paper. Thanks a lot for the nice friendship during our study. Thanks to my group “ Elzira Avigail”, kak Ira Elpriana Girsang and Martha C Girsang. Thanks for support, advices and motivation. Thanks to my dearest friends in English Diploma 2014, especially from class B. Thank you for all the time we have filled together. I love you guys. Thankyou so much for everybody who has been mentioned, be sure that you will be always remembered forever.

Medan, 15 July 2017 The Writer,

Yana Novalin

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION .......................................................... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ...................................................... ii ABSTRAK ........................................................................................... iii ABSTRACT ........................................................................................ iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................... vii 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study .................................................... 1 1.2 Problem of the Stuy ............................................................ 4 1.3 Scope of the Study .............................................................. 4 1.4 Objective of the Study ........................................................ 4 1.5 Significance of the Study .................................................... 5 1.6 Method of Study ................................................................. 5

2. REVIEW AND RELATED OF LITERATURE 2.1 Literature and Psychology................................................... 6 2.2 Character.............................................................................. 8 2.3 Theory Psychoanalysis ....................................................... 12 2.3.1 Id........................................................................... 13 2.3.2 Ego........................................................................ 14 2.3.3 Superego............................................................... 15 ix


3. THE ANALYSIS 3.1 Id of the Leading Character‘s .............................................. 19 3.2 Ego of the Leading Character‘s ........................................... 21 3.3 Superego of the Leading Character‘s ................................... 23

4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 4.1 Conclusion ............................................................................ 26 42 Suggestion .............................................................................. 27

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................28

APPENDICES A. BIOGRAPHY OF THE NOVEL ................................................... B. SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL ........................................................

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A DESCRIPTION OF THE LEADING CHARACTER S PERSONALITY

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