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THE IMPORTANCE OF INNER BEAUTY IN EDITH WHARTON’S THE
AGE OF INNOCENCE (1920):
A CULTURAL APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Getting Bachelor Degree of Education in English
Department
by:
RIA TRISNAWATI
A320122002
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2016
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DECLARATION
I hereby declare that this research paper titled “The Importance
of Inner Beauty
in Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence (1920): A Cultural
Approach”
submitted to the Department of English Education, Muhammadiyah
University
of Surakarta is a record of original work done by me under the
guidance of Mr.
Dr. M. Thoyibi, MS.
The information and data shown in this research paper is
authentic to the best of my
knowledge. This research paper is not submitted to any other
university or
institution for the award of my degree, diploma or fellowship or
published any time
before.
Surakarta, May 25, 2016
The Researcher
Ria Trisnawati
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THE IMPORTANCE OF INNER BEAUTY IN EDITH WHARTON’S THE
AGE OF INNOCENCE (1920):
A CULTURAL APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
by:
RIA TRISNAWATI
A320122002
Approved to be Examined by the Consultant
Consultant
Dr. M. Thoyibi, MS.
NIK. 410
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MOTTO
A goal is a dream with a deadline.
(Napoleon Hill)
Books are the mirrors of the soul. (Virginia Wolf)
If only we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good
time.
(Edith Wharton)
Don’t waste your time with explanations, people only hear what
they
want to hear. (Paulo Coelho)
Beauty attracts the eyes, but personality captures the soul.
(Unknown Author)
There is no progress will be without the process standby.
(The Author)
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DEDICATION
I dedicate my research paper to my lovely family and friends. A
special
feeling and gratitude to my beloved parents, Murdoko and Sri
Paryanti, their
supports in advices and financial which always make me never
want to disenchant
them both. My lovely older brothers, Ilham Nugroho and Sigit
Handoko, who
never stop to suppport in each of my condition and they both are
very special.
I dedicate this research paper and give special thanks to my
gorgeous best
friend since I was young, Dhita Putri. Moreover, my beloved
friends in English
Education Department 2012.
I also dedicate this paper to my dear future spouse. Wherever
you are now,
I’m still waiting for you to show you this research paper
someday.
The Researcher
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank to:
1. The God of everything, my Great Allah SWT.
2. Mrs. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Phd. as the chief of English
Education
Department.
3. Mr. Dr. M. Thoyibi, MS. as a literature lecturer and great
consultant, thanks for
your sincerity and guidance, so I can finish my research
paper.
4. My beloved parents, Murdoko and Sri Paryanti. I never stop
thanking to you for
everything you have done. Starting from raising me well, from I
know nothing
to already I now, teaching me about the meaning of life in this
world,
supporting whatever I choose with your advice exactly, and
helping me in
financial without any complain.
5. My lovely older brothers, Ilham Nugroho and Sigit Handoko.
Thanks to support
me and be my second parents in each of my condition. I learn so
many from
you both in being the useful person and not easily to
surrender.
6. My special one, in my time of waiting for you, you give me
more chances to be
a better person, to learn more lessons, before we meet
someday.
7. My pretty bestfriends, Dhita Putri and Sherly Oktaviana,
thanks for
accompanying me since we were youth.
8. My beloved ex-roommates Gitti Febriani and Whenny Trijay, I
thank you so
much. Thanks for taking care of me. So grateful for every moment
we have
spent and share together. It was memorable moment spending a
year in the
same roof with you.
9. My close friends Nina, Khasa, Ida, Arga, Restu, Armes, Satya,
Wahyu, Etika,
Siti, and Galih thanks for cheering me up, supporting,
accompanying,
motivating, and remembering me without any tired.
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10. My dear friends in English Education Department 2012, thanks
for every
moment we already shared.
11. My whole friends who cannot be mentioned here one by one,
thanks for
motivating and supporting me.
With Love,
The Researcher
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ABSTRACT
This research aims to analyze the value of beauty inside the
women called
inner beauty based on Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence, to
identify the types of
beauty in a woman, to analyze the characteristics of outer and
inner beauty of May
and Ellen, and to reveal the reason Edith Wharton emphasizes the
story on her novel
about the inner beauty by means of Cultural approach. The type
of this research is
descriptive qualitative. The researcher gets the data from the
novel includes the
narration, monologue, and dialogue between each characters. The
techniques of
collecting the data are reading the data repeatedly, taking
notes, underlying the
important words, arranging the data, selecting the data, and
drawing conclusion. The
technique of data analysis is descriptive interactive which
comprises three
procedures, namely: data reduction, data display, and
conclusion. The results of this
research show: 1) the type of beauty in women reflected in The
Age of Innocence
novel. 2) the characteristcs of the inner and outer beauty. 3)
the importance of inner
beauty in women which is illustrated by Edith Wharton through
her novel.
Keyword: beauty, characteristic, Cultural approach, Edith
Wharton, The age of
innocence, type
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ABSTRAK
Karya tulis ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis nilai kecantikan
dari dalam diri wanita
atau inner beauty berdasarkan novel dari Edith Wharton yang
berjudul The Age of
Innocence, untuk mengidentifikasi tipe-tipe kecantikan dalam
diri wanita, untuk
menganalisis karakteristik dari kecantikan luar dan dalam dari
sisi May dan Ellen,
dan untuk mengungkapkan alasan Edith Wharton menekankan cerita
dalam novelnya
tentang inner beauty dengan menggunakan teori Cultural Approach.
Karya tulis
ilmiah ini menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif. Peneliti
mendapatkan data dari novel
meliputi narasi, monolog, dan dialog antar tokoh. Teknik
pengumpulan data dengan
cara membaca berulang-ulang, membuat catatan kecil, memahami
kata-kata penting,
menyusun data, menyeleksi data, dan membuat kesimpulan. Teknik
data analisis
adalah deskriptif interaktif yang terdiri dari tiga prosedur,
yaitu: data reduction, data
display, and conclusion. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan:
1) tipe kecantikan
dari diri seorang wanita yang terdapat dalam novel The Age of
Innocence. 2)
karakteristik dari kecantikan luar dan dalam. 3) pentingnya
inner beauty dalam diri
wanita yang direfleksikan oleh Edith Wharton melalui
novelnya.
Kata kunci: beauty, characteristic, Cultural approach, Edith
Wharton, The age of
innocence
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PREFACE
In order to reveal the attractive things inside a woman, there
is a beauty which
can and cannot be seen in naked eyes. Beauty means different in
this world, so many
types of beauty in a woman. The attractive things that can be
seen through the
perception of others can be used to reveal a beautiful woman.
The women’s beauty
deals with their characters, looked from their minds, attitudes,
manner, and how they
appreciate each other. Every woman has her own characters of
beauty to be kept in,
that characters can be built by the values and culture of
society. Inner and outer
beauty are the characteristics of the truly beautiful women.
This paper will discuss
the importance of inner beauty by using Cultural approach.
The researcher still needs critiques and suggestion for this
research paper that
may not perfect yet. It will help the writer in writing a better
thing for the next
occasion. By reading this paper, I hope you can take your
understand. Happy
reading!.
The Researcher
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Content TITLE
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i
DECLARATION
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ii
ACCEPTANCE...........................................................................................................iii
APPROVAL
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iv
TESTIMONY
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v
MOTTO
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vi
DEDICATION
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vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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viii
ABSTRACT
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x
PREFACE
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CONTENT
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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
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1
A. Background of the Study
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1
B. Problem Statement
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5
C. Objectives of the Study
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5
D. Limitation of the Study
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6
E. Benefit of the Study
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6
F. Paper Organization
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6
CHAPTER II. LITERARY
REVIEW..........................................................................
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A. Previous Studies
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8
B. Underlying Theory
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10
1. Notion of Cultural Theory
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10
2. Beauty
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11
a. Notion of Beauty
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11
b. Characteristics of Beauty
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13
1) Outer
Beauty........................................................................................
14
2) Inner
Beauty........................................................................................
15
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD
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18
A. Type of the Study
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18
B. Object of the Study
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18
C. Type of the Data and the Data Source
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D. Technique of the Data Collection
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19
E. Technique of the Data Analysis
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19
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CHAPTER IV. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
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A. Main Finding
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1. Beauty
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a. American
Beauty........................................................................................
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b. European
Beauty........................................................................................
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2. Characteristics of Beauty
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30
a. Beauty Characters of
May..........................................................................
30
b. Beauty Characters of
Ellen........................................................................
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3. The Importance of Inner Beauty
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B.
Discussion..........................................................................................................59
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
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A. Conclusion
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61
B. Suggestion
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64
C. Pedagogical Implication
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64
BIBLIOGRAPHY.......................................................................................................65