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perpustakaan.uns.ac.iddigilib.uns.ac.idPERSEUS ‘PERCY’ JACKSON: THE RE-INVENTION OF MYTHOLOGICALCHARACTERS IN RICK RIORDAN’S PERCY JACKSON AND THELIGHTNING THIEFA THESISSubmitted as a partial fulfillment of Sarjana Sastra degreeEnglish Department of Faculty of Letters and Fine ArtsSebelas Maret UniversityBy:Yunita Ariani PutriC0309072ENGLISH DEPARTMENTFACULTY OF LETTERS AND FINE ARTSSEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY2013commit to user
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NTName: Yunita Ariani PutriStudent Number: C0309072This research entitled Perseus ‘Percy’ Jackson: The Re-Invention of MythologicalCharacters in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is neither akind of intended plagiarism nor written by other. All works and pieces of writingsconsulted in this research are cited properly.If someday it can be proven that I cheat, I am ready to take any consequencesgiven to me from the English Department, Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts,Sebelas Maret University.Surakarta,July 2013ResearcherYunita Ariani Putricommit to useriv
perpustakaan.uns.ac.iddigilib.uns.ac.idDream as if you will live forever,And live as if you’ll die today.Taka, ONE OK ROCK (C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.)Words do hurt people,But they can be encouraging too,So let’s use them to encourage.Toranosuke Sugi-sensei (Scrap Teacher)No single thing in this world exists for nothing.Researchercommit to userv
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MENTFirst of all, I would like to thank God Almighty for always blessing andguiding me so that this research can be conducted and finished smoothly. Inwriting this thesis down, I realize that I have been receiving tons ofencouragements from many people. Therefore, I would like to sincerely expressmy deepest gratitude here.1. Drs. Riyadi Santoso, M.Ed., Ph.D., as the Dean of Faculty of Letters and FineArts, Sebelas Maret University.2. Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A., Ph.D., the Head of English Department, forall the supports given to us and for being so kind in taking care of us.3. Yusuf Kurniawan, S.S., M.A., my academic supervisor, for all supports given.4. Drs. Mugijatna, M.Si., Ph.D., my thesis supervisor, for being such a greatmentor for me, and for the guidance, advices, and supports given to meduring the research process and even before that.5. Dra. Endang Sri Astuti, M.S. and Mr. Yuyun Kusdianto, S.S., M.A. for thehelps, guidance and advices given to me from the time I raised the very firstidea for this research until it could finally be fixed and steady.6. All lecturers of English Department, for the great lessons about everything,not only about the courses but also about life.7. My small but lively family. Bunda, for every support, encouragement, andprayer specially uttered for me, and for always giving me a gentle push everytime I feel tired and/or lazy too. It isn’t even sufficient enough for me tocommit to uservii
perpustakaan.uns.ac.iddigilib.uns.ac.idrepay everything forever. Ayah, for all the supports, pleasant talks anddiscussions, and, we have done a very nice race. Laras nee-chan, thecompletion of this thesis proves that I am not only fangirling all the time!! XP.Dek Anggik, yatta!! \( o )v8. My best friends in English Department. Sulistyani Sari and Ivana Nova, andUri and Artika, for the great time we have spent and are going to spendtogether later on. Nurlita Hapsari, for the nice discussions and talks abouteverything, and also for being so supportive toward all my craziness and sokindly responsive in getting me out of all my uneasiness.9. Sanni Supriyanto, for supports and discussions from the very beginning ofthis research, and for helping me with the reference e-books.10. Mr. Agus Hernawan, for the beautiful words done encouraging me so much,I’ll try my best not to forget them all – read a lot write a lot travel a lot fall in love every day.11. My fantastic four buddies – Shefield, Dewo, and Yony – for the bittersweetdays we’ve shared from the very beginning. Mbak Virgin, Yessy, Dinar,Tirah, Mbak Yuni, Retno, Feny, Mbak Nabil, Mas Adiwena, Mbak Dita, MasQodir, Mas Cahya, and all other literature worshipers– old and new– for thegreat discussions about literatures and other stuffs. Carpe diem guys. Thereare many great stories out there in this world, and they include ours too.12. All my awesome colleagues from ED ’09. My closest ‘relatives’ fromAmerican Studies, for the cool discussions we had on our shared courses. Allmy awesome senpai and kouhai in English Department. Mbak Novin andcommit to userviii
perpustakaan.uns.ac.iddigilib.uns.ac.idCahyo in particular, for the advices that lifted my spirit up once I got into mydepression mode.13. Rick Riordan and Paulo Coelho, for giving birth to so many cool stories andfor uttering those great sayings with which I agree in many ways. JosephCampbell, for coining up an everlasting model of archetypal characters, andfor composing an excellent book about myths.14. ONE OK ROCK, for the spirits and powers transferred to me through yoursongs and all those stuffs – which make me enjoy every second of my writingand research process –, for delivering lights and passions into my life and mycloudy mind (and more often disturbing it too), and for the unintendedbillions of slaps given to me for many things as I haven’t done my best yet.Every single note and word means a lot for me. Dir en Grey, for ‘teaching’me about hard work and totality in doing everything.15. My online buddies, local and abroad. Kaizen ‘kai-chan’ Zori, for taking careof me in a very friendly manner. Jerald-kun, for the fluffy yet deep talksabout dreams and lives and all.And for all those people who have done transferring prayers and powers tome, whose names have not been addressed personally above, thank you for beingso kind and always being so willing to take care of me.Surakarta,commit to userixJuly 2013.Yunita Ariani Putri
perpustakaan.uns.ac.iddigilib.uns.ac.idTABLE OF CONTENTTITLE . iApproval of The Thesis Supervisor . Error! Bookmark not defined.Approval of The Board of Examiners . Error! Bookmark not defined.PRONOUNCEMENT . iiACKNOWLEDGEMENT . viiTABLE OF CONTENT . xABSTRACT . xiiChapter I: INTRODUCTION . 1A.Background . 1B.Problem Statement . 6C.Research Objectives . 7D.Research Benefits. 7E.Scope of Study . 8F.Research Methodology . 8G.1.Type of Research . 82.Theory and Approach . 83.Sources of Data . 114.Technique of Data Collection . 125.Technique of Data Analysis . 12Thesis Organization . 13Chapter II: LITERATURE REVIEW . 15A.Previous Researches. 15B.Cultural Studies. 18C.Theory of Archetype . 211.Archetypal/Mythological Criticism . 232.Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces . 24a.The Hero’s Journey. 24b.D.Characters Archetype. 27commit to userIdeology . 28x
perpustakaan.uns.ac.idE.digilib.uns.ac.idRick Riordan and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief . 31Chapter III: ANALYSIS . 33A.B.Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’s Seven Character Archetypes . 331.The Hero . 342.Mentor . 403.Threshold Guardian . 454.The Herald . 505.Shape-shifter . 546.Trickster . 587.The Shadow . 65Rick Riordan’s Ideology in Composing the Novel . 701.Riordan as a Father: His View toward Special Kids . 702.Riordan as a Teacher: His Aim in Turning Children into Readers . 753. Riordan’s Messages: His Concerns about Family and MentorCharacter . 80Chapter IV: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION . 86A.Conclusion . 86B.Recommendation . 87Works Cited . 89commit to userxi
ita Ariani Putri. C0309072. 2013. Perseus ‘Percy’ Jackson: The Reinvention of Mythological Characters in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson andthe Lightning Thief. Undergraduate Thesis. Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts.Sebelas Maret University.The objectives of this research are to explain how the Greek mythologicalcharacters are reflected and re-invented in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and theLightning Thief and to understand Riordan’s ideology conveyed throughout thenovel.This research belongs to cultural studies with the application ofarchetypal/mythological approach. The main data of this research are collectedfrom the characters, characterizations, and plot of the novel while supporting datacome from any articles and interviews related to the novel and its author. Theseinterviews are several interviews done by some interviewers and are all retrievedfrom the internet. The first problem statement about the archetypal characters isbased on Joseph Campbell’s model. The findings of the first analysis are thencontinued afterward to answer the second problem statement about Riordan’sideology conveyed through the novel by also connecting it with the situations inthe United States where he lives.Based on the archetypal analysis toward the characters, Joseph Campbell’s modelfor archetypal characters is proven not to be one-to-one classification. AlthoughRiordan may have his own interpretations toward Greek mythological charactersappeared in his novel, their characteristics are still stuck closely to the originalversions of those existed in Greek myths. The second analysis sees that Riordan’sideology has been influenced by the society where he lives and vice versa. Hisideology within the work influences the society in the point that children’sinterests in mythology and in reading books increased after the work waspublished. The ideology studied in this research focuses on Riordan’s beliefs andhis ways of seeing the world. The statuses he bears both as a father and as an exteacher also take part in shaping his ideology. His status as a father of anADHD D son influences his beliefs that all kids can be special and it isrepresented by the demigods within the novel. Riordan, as an ex-teacher, concernsa lot about kids as reluctant readers and also the need of mentor characters. It canbe seen in his revival of Chiron the Centaur as a mentor character in the novel.Key words: Greek mythology, archetypal characters, author’s ideology.commit to userxii
Yunita Ariani Putri. C0309072. 2013. Perseus 'Percy' Jackson: The Re-invention of Mythological Characters in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Undergraduate Thesis. Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts. Sebelas Maret University. The objectives of this research are to explain how the Greek mythological
