An Analysis of Archetypal Elements in Rick Riordan’s The Red Pyramid

Abstract

The title of this thesis is An Analysis of Archetypal Elements in Rick Riordan’s The Red Pyramid. This thesis analyzed the archetypal elements such as the characters and the symbols in Rick Riordan‘s The Red Pyramid. This thesis is applying the theory of archetypes. Its archetypal characters are studied by applying Joseph Campbell‘s model of character. It will focus on analysis of the character, characterization and the symbols which appear in the novel. The character of the novel can be classified into Joseph Campbell‘s seven archetypal character such as; hero, mentor, threshold guardian, herald, shape-shifter, shadow and trickster. Rick Riordan as the writer of the novel may have his own interpretation toward the Egyptian mythological characters which appeared in his novel. Their characteristic still remain the same as the original version of those existed in Egyptian myths. The symbols which appeared in the novel such as; color, clothes, pyramid, hieroglyphs and obelisk are analyzes according to Egyptian culture and beliefs.

Judul dari penelitian ini adalah An Analysis of Archetypal Elements in Rick Riordan’s The Red Pyramid. Penelitian ini menganalisis tentang elemen archetype seperti karakter dan symbol yang terdapat dalam novel The Red Pyramid karya Rick Riordan. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori archetype. Karakter archetype dalam penelitian ini akan dipelajari dengan menggunakan model karakter oleh Joseph Campbell. Penelitian ini fokus terhadap karakter, karakterisasi dan simbol yang terdapat di dalam novel tersebut. Karakter pada novel tersebut akan di klasifikasikan berdasarkan tujuh karakter archetype oleh Joseph Campbell seperti; hero, mentor, threshold guardian, herald, shape-shifter, shadow dan trickster. Rick Riordan sebagai penulis novel memiliki interpretasi tersendiri terhadap karakter mitologi mesir yang muncul di dalam novelnya. Akan tetapi karakter yang muncul di novelnya memeliki kesamaan dengan karakter yang terdapat di dalam kisah autentik mitologi mesir. Simbol-simbol yang muncul di dalam novel seperti; warna, pakaian, piramid, hiroglif, serta obelisk akan di analisa berdasarkan budaya dan kepercayaan bangsa Mesir.