CHAPTER INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of The Study Literature can
be considered as a written
imagination of what
human thinking, it reflects
the result as the value of an art work. Generally, literature can be divided
into fiction and nonfiction.
Novel, short story,
drama, and tales
included to the
fiction works. On the
contrary, the
nonfiction works are
essay, history, autobiography
and diary. In
this thesis a novel
is used as the material of the discussion, which the novel itself belongs to
the literary work. Richard (198: 1) state that: “Literature primarily
refers to the
written or printed
word. Literature is essentially an
imaginative act; that
is an act
of the writer’s
imagination in selecting, ordering, and interpreting life
experience. The writers build the story by using their own life experience. Experience
about nature and social life may emerge
the ideas of the story.
“ Novel is one
of literary genre.
Novel is a
fictional prose narrative
of considerable length,
typically having a
plot that is
unfolded by the
actions, speech, and
thoughts of the characters.
Novel has complicated intrigue, that present the changing of human character in
a period of time, complex social
situation, and other action happened. Peek (1983:1) state that: “Explain
that novel are often about the
relationship between individuals and the society
in which they
life. A story
of the novel often tells
about the characters explained
in his or
her social life,
and it relates
with where the
story takes place.” Conflict is an actual or perceived opposition
of needs, value and interest. A conflict can
be internal (within
oneself) and external
(with another one).
Conflict as a
concept can explain many aspects of social life such as
social disagreement, conflicts of interests and fight between individuals, groups or organization.
When an interpersonal conflict does occur, its effect can be involved more than two
individuals and can affect many associate individuals and relationship in some case. Leading
character is the
centered individual very
dominant. As an
individual, the leading
focused personality. Leading
character emerged as
long side the
extraordinary character, a
character that might
be called prototypical.
The prototypical character
is not a stereotypical
but a fully rounded, three dimensionanl characters.
This
novel which is
discussed in thesis
written by Jodi
Picoult entitled My
Sister Keeper tells about little
girl, she is age thirteen years old, her named is Anna Fitzgerald she is a
youngest Fitzgerald child.
She has undergone
countless surgeries, transfusions
to older sister to fight the leukemia that has to
disturb her since childhood. This story to explain from diagnosis of preimplantation genetic, Anna was
conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate a
life and a
role that she
has never questioned
until now. Like
most teenagers, Anna
is beginning to
question who is she in
fact. But unlike
most teenagers, she
has always been defined in
terms of her
sister and so
Anna makes a
decision that for
most would be impossible a
decision that will
tear her family
and have fatal
consequences for the
sister which is
she loves. My
Sister Keeper examines
what it means
to be good
parents, a good sister,
and a good person.
Jodi Picoult have a tales of
sad,humor, and love. As thirteen year
old Anna Fitzgerald struggles to
define herself as a person
part of from
her sister Kate,
Picoult exposes the universal truths
of human relationships. Life
is full of
choices and consequences.
Love demands risks and sacrifice;
self-examination and sharing. As the characters unfold, in their own words, the importance of communication
emerges as a unifying theme. Picoult addresses the ethics of the situation. Ending of story
is very fantastic, really interesting
the reader into the
text. This is a cosmic tale about relationships, endurance, and the strong of
love to change lives forever.
The writer
choose this novel
because after reading
“ My Sister
Keeper “ novel, conflict
about emotions and
actions of characters
put into a
family in which
one of three children
is battling a life threatening illness. The mother, Sara is torn between taking
care of her cancer stricken daughter and
parenting her other two healthy children.
Time and energy are divided and their children healthy ignored. The youngest child Anna has
been a donor for her sister since the
day she was born and the fight did not stop until he becomes mature.
For Anna, she is the sister of
Kate. She has to help Kate, to stay alive. But when Anna realizes that she suffers too many thing‟s for Kate. When her mother ask
her to supply one of her
kidney for Kate. She thinks that she must do something to change her life and
her family.
Even though there must be a
conflict between them.
1.2 Problem of the Study Referring to the
explanation of the background of the analysis above, there is some problems
will be analyzed
in this thesis.
Therefore the writer
finds and decides
some problems that needed to be
answer: 1. What are the types of leading
conflict in the novel of My Sister Keeper writtenby Jodi Picoult? 2. What
are the dominant conflicts in the novel of My Sister Keeper written by Jodi Picoult? 1.3 Objective of the Study There are two objectives of the analysis can
be found in this thesis.
1. Describe the types of conflict in the novel
of My Sister Keeper written by Jodi Picoult.
2. Describe
the dominant conflict
in the novel
of My Sister
Keeper written by Jodi Picoult.
1.4 Scope of the Study Conflict
is struggle between
two or more
force that creates
a tension that
must be resolved. There are two kinds of conflict
internal and external conflict. Therefore the writer only focused on the internal and external
conflict the leading characters found in this novel.
1.5 Significance of the Study The
analysis of this thesis is expected to be able to give significance for the
readers.
1. This thesis will give information to the
readers about literature and understand about this novel.
2. This
thesis hope will
enrich the knowledge
of the readers
about leading characters conflicts and types of conflict in this novel.
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