AN ANALYSIS OF SETTING AND BUCK’S CONFLICTS

TO FIND THE THEME IN THE CALL OF THE WILD

Thesis

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An Analysis of Setting and Buck's Conflicts

to Find Theme ln The Call of The Wild

Thesis

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements

for the degree of Sarjana Sastra

Nama : Nadya Octaviana Purwoko Putri

I,{IM :392014510

(Anna Sriastuti. S.Pd.- M.Hum )

ffifrw(Ervin Suryaningsih S.S.. M.Hum))(Deta Maria Sri Darta S.Pd.. M. Hum)

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

First, thanks to the one and only God who gives his endless blessings

during the creation of this thesis so that the writer was able to finish it right

in time. Without his blessings, there would be no chance that this thesis

could be accomplished successfully.

Secondly, on this great occasion, the writer also eagerly wants to say

the great gratefullness to all who contributed and supported during the

completion of this thesis. Thus, special gratitudes are to these special people

as following:

1. The Dean of Faculty of Language and Literature of Satya Wacana

Christian University, Ibu Victoria U. P., M.A. ELT.

2. My beloved families, my parents Agus Purwoko and Machmudianik

Rochma, my brother and sisters, Belinda Sari P. P., Rafli Triatmadja

Purwoko Putra and Febby Ayu P., and my aunt, Machrifatila

Aningtyas.

3. Ibu Anna Sriastuti, the writer’s advisor who is so patient and caring

on assisting the writer’s thesis. There are so many advices and

knowledge that I receive from you, Ma’am. “Thank you for accepting

me as your guided student for the thesis that I make. May God always

bless you forever and give you the best reward.”

4. All lecturers of English Departments that I honor a lot, especially Ibu

Deta Maria Sri Darta, Ibu Rindang Widiningrum, Ibu Ervin

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Suryaningsih, Bapak Wahyu Seno Aji, Bapak Toar Sumakul, Ibu

Debora Triragawanti, Ibu Esriarty Kendenan and Ibu Athriyana

Pattiwael.

5. All the staff; Mbak Yanti, Mbak Pris, Mas Hari, Pak Yanto and Pak

Warsoyo.

6. My beloved college bestfriends, GE’NK SARU, the pretty Sonya

Michaella, the beautiful Siti Sartika Dewi and the cute Putri Ina

Krisnasari. “Guys, we really did it, right? We graduated only in 4

years! Hope that we can get the best jobs which we’ve dreamed for so

long! Cheers!”

7. All greatest and awesome dancers of Stiba Satya Wacana; Ditha

Cinde Sekartaji, Rosalia Elizabeth, Siti Sartika Dewi, Willia, Ayu,

Dona, Eky, Mbak Rida, Berta and Mbak Ika. “You guys gave happy

memories during my college time. We’ve got best dance, best moves,

best memories and best friendships.”

8. All greatest friends of 2011, Rony Tampake, Badhak, Martinus,

Serius, Agus, Ditha Asmara, Titi, Ristya, Neidy and Villa.

9. All seniors that I give respect sincerely.

Ambarawa, April 04th

, 2015

The writer

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ABSTRACT

Every creature in this world might experience twist or turning point in life

which has to be faced. Just like in the novel entitled The Call of The Wild

written by Jack London, the main character experienced an important

event that changed his entire life. It was about a dog named Buck who

lived in a fancy big house owned by his master in California, Southland.

Buck was suddenly kidnapped by his master’s gardener and sold to men

who went to Northland to find gold. Then, during his unexpected journey

from Southland to Northland, he visited many places that were so harsh

and rough. In these places, Buck encountered some conflicts, both internal

and external. Hoeper and Pickering defined conflicts as oppositions or

clashes. The internal conflicts focuses on the oppotisions within a creature

with his own mind, psyche or personality, whereas the external conflicts

are the oppositions against other characters outside the protagonist. This

thesis is aimed to derive the theme of the novel The Call of The Wild

through the settings and conflicts experienced by Buck. For that purpose,

Formalistic Approach was used as its capability to analyze the intrinsic

elements of a novel. Finally, the results found out that the settings and

conflicts which were experienced by Buck might derive the theme which

turned out to be the struggle and effort of a kidnapped dog which coped

the conflicts in his life during his journey from Southland to Northland and

fulfilling his destiny to be the leader of a wolf pack in the hostile

Northland environment.

Keywords: Setting, Internal Conflict, External Conflict, Theme

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ABSTRAK

Setiap makhluk hidup di dunia ini dapat mengalami suatu perkembangan

yang tak terduga atau titik balik dalam kehidupan yang harus dihadapi.

Seperti halnya di dalam novel berjudul “The Call of The Wild” yang

ditulis oleh Jack London, sang karakter utama mengalami suatu kejadian

penting yang mengubah seluruh hidupnya. Novel tersebut bercerita

mengenai seekor anjing bernama Buck yang tinggal di sebuah rumah indah

milik majikannya di California, Southland. Buck tiba-tiba saja diculik oleh

penjaga kebun majikannya dan dijual pada orang-orang yang akan pergi

menuju Northland untuk mencari emas. Kemudian, selama perjalanan tak

terduga tersebut, dari Southland sampai ke Northland, dia sampai di

banyak tempat yang sangat keras dan kasar. Di tempat-tempat tersebut,

Buck menemui banyak konflik, baik internal dan eksternal. Hoeper dan

Pickering mendefinisikan konflik sebagai pertentangan atau bentrokan.

Konflik internal lebih kepada pertentangan di dalam jiwa atau kepribadian

seseorang itu sendiri sedangkan konflik eksternal adalah pertentangan

dengan karakter lain diluar sang protagonis. Tugas akhir ini bertujuan

untuk memperoleh tema dari novel “The Call of The Wild” melalui setting

dan konflik yang dialami oleh Buck. Untuk tujuan tersebut, Pendekatan

Formalistik karena kemampuannya untuk digunakan dalam menganalisa

unsur intrinsik novel. Akhirnya, hasil yang ditemukan adalah setting dan

konflik yang dialami oleh Buck dapat memberikan tema dari yang ternyata

adalah perjuangan dan usaha dari seorang anjing yang diculik, yang harus

mengatasi konflik dalam hidup selama perjalanannya dari Southland ke

Northland, serta memenuhi takdirnya untuk menjadi pemimpin dari

sekawanan serigala di Northland yang dipenuhi dengan hawa permusuhan.

Kata kunci: Latar, Konflik Internal, Konflik Eksternal, Tema

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TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE PAGE ..................................................................................................................................

APPROVAL PAGE ........................................................................................................................ i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. ii

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................. iv

ABSTRAK .................................................................................................................................... v

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................................. vi

I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1

1.1. Background of The Study .......................................................................................... 1

1.2. Problem Formulation ................................................................................................. 3

1.3. Object of The Study ................................................................................................... 4

1.4. Scope of The Study .................................................................................................... 4

1.5. Significance of The Study .......................................................................................... 5

1.6. Definition of Terms .................................................................................................... 5

II. THEORITICAL REVIEW ............................................................................................... 7

2.1. Review of Related Study ............................................................................................ 7

2.2. Review of Related Theories ....................................................................................... 8

2.2.1. Setting ..................................................................................................... 8

2.2.2. Conflict .................................................................................................. 10

2.2.2.1 External Conflict ....................................................................... 10

2.2.2.2 Internal Conflict ......................................................................... 11

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2.2.3. Theme .................................................................................................... 11

2.3. Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................. 13

III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .................................................................................... 15

3.1. Object of The Study .................................................................................................. 15

3.2. Approach of The Study ............................................................................................. 16

3.3. Method of The Study ................................................................................................ 17

IV. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ......................................................................... 19

4.1. Setting ....................................................................................................................... 19

4.1.1 Setting Before Buck Is Kidnapped ............................................................... 19

4.1.1.1 Judge Miller’s Place in Southland .................................................... 19

4.1.2 Setting After Buck Is Kidnapped ................................................................. 22

4.1.2.1 Seattle ............................................................................................... 23

4.1.2.2 Dyea Beach ....................................................................................... 25

4.1.2.3 Northern Land or Northland ............................................................. 27

4.2. Conflicts.. .................................................................................................................. 28

4.2.1 Conflict in Seattle ............................................................................................. 29

4.2.1.1 Internal Conflict in Seattle .................................................................. 29

4.2.1.2 External Conflict in Seattle Between Buck and Perraults

and Francois ....................................................................................... 30

4.2.2 Internal Conflict in Dyea Beach ....................................................................... 31

4.2.3 Conflicts in Northland...................................................................................... 32

4.2.3.2 Internal Conflicts in Northland .......................................................... 33

4.2.3.2 External Conflicts in Northland Between Buck and Spitz

and The Yeehats ................................................................................ 35

4.3 The Theme Derived from Setting and Conflict .......................................................... 37

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V. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................... 39

A. Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 39

B. Suggestion ................................................................................................................. 41

BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................ ix

APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................... xi