Abstrak :
ABSTRACT
Afra, Nz Ghaliyah Azhar
. 2017. An Analysis Of Romance Formula In
One Day
Novel By David Nicholls. Thesis, English Department, Faculty of Humanities,
Jenderal Soedirman University Purwokerto. Supervisors: Mrs. Eni Nur Aeni, S.S.,
M.A., and Mrs. Lynda Susana, S.S., M.Hum. Examiner: Mrs. Aidatul Chusna,
S.S., M.A.
Keywords:
romance formula theory, objective, love story, struggle
The research entitled ―An
Analysis Of Romance Formula In
One Day
Novel By David Nicholls‖ is aimed to find out and to arrange the situation, the
character and the relationship, the setting, and the plot by using romance formula.
This research uses Abram‘s objective approach and Ca
welti‘s romance formula to
analyze the object.
Descriptive qualitative method is used to analyze the data which are the
dialogues and narrations
of
One Day
by David Nicholls. There are four steps
conducted
in analyzing the novel to answer the research que
stion. First, reading
One Day
novel to understand the content. Second, identifying the parameter for
data collection and indicating the types of data that should be collected. Third,
searching for the information related to the topic of this research. The
last step is
arranging, classifying, and describing the data.
Based on the analysis, there are several proofs that show
One Day
novel is
classified as romance novel. This research focus on Emma and Dexter‘s struggle
to build
their love life. Thus, the roma
nce formula of this novel is found, such as:
their first meeting, the time when they were falling in love, the obstacles along
their relationship, their marriage, and the ending of the story. Those steps
obviously complete the requirement of romance formul
a as mentioned by John G.
Cawelti.
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