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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