THE ROMANTIC LOVE REFLECTED IN JOHN GREEN’S THE FAULT

IN OUR STARS NOVEL (2012): A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement

For the degree of Sarjana (Bachelor of Arts) in English Education at the Department of English Education

By:

Yustika Putri Rahayu

A320160166

SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA

JUNE 2020

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MOTTO

“DONE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT”

-Iqbal Ramadhan

“When things get hard, stop for a while, look back and see how far you’ve

come. Don’t forget how rewarding it is. You are the most beautiful flower, more

than anyone else in this world”

-Kim Taehyung (V) BTS

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop”

-Confucius

“No Matter who you are, where are from, your skin color, your gender identity,

just love yourself, speak yourself”

-Kim Namjoon (RM) BTS

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DEDICATION

This research paper will be dedicated to:

ALLAH SWT for all blessings of my life

My beloved parents

My beloved brothers

My big family

Mr. Dr. M. Thoyibi, M.S. who always guide me until i got bachelor

degree

My beloved friends

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ABSTRAK

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi cinta romantis antara Hazel Lancaster dan Augustus Waters dalam novel The Fault in Our Stars. Tipe penelitian ini adalah kualitatif. Peneliti menggunakan dua jenis data yaitu data utama, data utama dari penelitian ini adalah novel The Fault in Our Stars dan data kedua dari penelitian ini adalah teori termasuk refernsi dan data-data yang berkaitan dengan penelitian ini. Hasil dari penelitia ini adalah hubungan antara Hazel Lancaster dan Augustus Waters dapat dikategorikan sebagai cinta romantic karena memenuhi unsur cinta romantis dan hubungan mereka tidak dapat dikategorikan sebagai cinta sempurna karena mereka belum dewasa. Anak-anak tidak dapat memiliki komitment.

Kata Kunci: Cinta Romantis, keintiman, gairah, Sosiologi Sastra, The Fault in

Our Stars.

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ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to identify the romantic love between Hazel Lancaster and Augustus Waters in The Fault in Our Stars novel. The type of this research is qualitative research. The researcher used two data type’s namely primary data, primary data from this research is The Fault in Our Stars novel and secondary data of this research is theory including references and materials relate to the study. The result of this study is the relationship between Hazel Lancaster and Augustus Waters can be categorized as romantic love because it fulfills the components of romantic love and their relationship cannot be categorized as consummate love because they are not adult. Children cannot commit.

Keywords: Romantic Love, Intimacy, Passion, Sociology of Literature, The Fault in Our Stars.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin, praise and gratitude only to Allah SWT, the

Glorious, the Lord and the All Mighty, the Merciful and the Compassionate,

Greetings and invocation are presented to the Prophet Muhammad SAW, who has

guided mankind to the right path blessed by the Lord.

The researcher would like to express his sincere gratitude for all of people

who give contribution to make this research paper more completely. Without their

contribution the researcher is likely impossible to finish it. The researcher is

indebted all of them. Therefore, in this opportunity the writer would like to

express her special and deepest gratitude and appreciation to:

1. Prof. Sofyan Anif, M.Si., as the rector of Muhammadiyah University of

Surakarta.

2. Prof. Harun Joko Prayitno, M.Hum., as the dean of Faculty of Teacher

Training and Education.

3. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D., as the chief of Department of English

Education.

4. Dr. M. Thoyibi, M.S., as the consultant of the researcher who always

guide her patiently.

5. Dr. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum., as the first examiner.

6. Titis Setyabudi, S.S., M.A., as the second examiner.

7. Agus Wijayanto, Ph.D., as the academic consultant.

8. All of the lecturers in Department of English Education.

9. Her beloved parents, Mr. Agus Sutoto and Mrs. Tarmi who always give

her love, support, pray, happiness and everything.

10. Her beloved older brothers, Nika Ariyanto and Yusuf Faisal Agus

Saputro who always support her and make her laugh a lot.

11. Her beloved sister in law, Suhartatik who always support her.

12. Her cute nephew, Artha Banara Muhammad Rafasya Alfarizqi who

always makes her happy.

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13. Her big family for the support.

14. Her beloved best friends, Nur Rahmawati, Anisa Setyaningrum, and

Nindya Destriana Putri who always gave her support and togetherness.

15. Her special friend, Muhammad Husain Hidayatullah who always gave

her support.

16. Her closest friends, Ika Eriyana Hariyanti, Dinda Ronaldina Anisa

Sagitri, Dhia Fathi Husna, Ni’mahtul Qoriah, Della Eka Putri, Kurnia

Dharmayanti, Ardhyanatasha Rizki, Meisa Nurul Afiva and Aprilia Firda

Monika Sari.

17. Her dorm friends, Indra Fitri Nalita Kusuma, Septiani Wulandari, Alifta

Jamas, and Liftia.

18. All of G class members for the memories and support.

19. All of D class members for the memories.

20. All of people that cannot be mentioned one by one.

Finally, the researcher realizes that this research paper is still far from

being perfect and still needs many improvements. However, the researcher hopes

this research paper will be useful for readers.

Surakarta, 11 June 2020

Yustika Putri Rahayu

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TABLE OF CONTENT

COVER ..................................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL ............................................................................................................. ii

ACCEPTANCE ........................................................................................................ iii

TESTIMONY ........................................................................................................... iv

MOTTO .................................................................................................................... v

DEDICATION .......................................................................................................... vi

ABSTRAK ................................................................................................................ vii

ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................. viii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................... ix

TABLE OF CONTENT ........................................................................................... xi

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 13

A. Background of the study ................................................................................ 13

B. Problems Statements ...................................................................................... 16

C. Objective of the Study .................................................................................... 16

D. Benefits of the Study ...................................................................................... 16

CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................................. 17

A. Previous Study ............................................................................................... 17

B. Novelty ........................................................................................................... 19

C. Underlying Theory ......................................................................................... 19

1. Theory of Love ................................................................................... 19

2. Sociology of Literature ...................................................................... 23

3. Conventions of Children Rights ......................................................... 26

D. Theoretical Framework .................................................................................. 27

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CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD ............................................................... 28

A. Type of the Study ........................................................................................... 28

B. Object of the Study......................................................................................... 28

C. Type of the Data and the Data Source ........................................................... 28

D. Technique of Collecting Data ........................................................................ 29

E. Technique of Analyzing Data ........................................................................ 29

CHAPTER IV. FINDING AND DISCUSSION .................................................... 30

A. Finding ........................................................................................................... 30

B. Discussion ...................................................................................................... 49

CHAPTER V. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................. 52

A. Conclusions .................................................................................................... 52

B. Suggestion ...................................................................................................... 53

C. Pedagogical Implication ................................................................................. 53

BLIBIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................... 54