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    Hedonism as Portrayed in Sophie Kinsella‘S Confessions of A Shopaholic and Alberthiene Endah‘S Cewek Matre: A Comparative Literature

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    2016
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    Mahendra, Fajar
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    Pardede, Martha
    Pratama, Diah Rahayu
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    This thesis is entitled “Hedonism as Portrayed in Sophie Kinsella’s Confessions of a Shopaholic and Alberthiene Endah’s Cewek Matre : A Comparative Literature”. This thesis contains a study of comparative literature which involves two novels of different nations with similar motifs, which are hedonism. The purpose of this study is to find out how hedonism in the two novels and find the similarities and differences regarding the issue in forms of hedonism done by the main character that are, shopping branded stuffs, competition and being materialistic. The respective main characters, Becky Bloomwood and Lola is a woman who loves shopping branded stuffs. The study also involves looking at the intrinsic elements to look at the similarities and differences found in the two novels. In completing the analysis, the writer uses descriptive qualitative method which represents all the data in forms of words and sentences. The writer collects data from various sources including the novels Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, Cewek Matre by Alberthiene Endah, relevant books, articles and journals to support the analysis. Based on the analysis it can be found that the novels show similarities and differences regarding forms of hedonism done by the main character. Becky Bloomwood and Lola love shopping branded stuffs even though their salaries are insufficient to fulfill their shopping needs, but they do whatever they want to be able to buy branded stuffs they want, such as being materialistic.
     
    Skripsi ini berjudul “Hedonism as Portrayed in Sophie Kinsella’s Confessions of a Shopaholic and Alberthiene Endah’s Cewek Matre : A Comparative Literature”. Skripsi ini berisi tentang studi sastra bandingan menggunakan dua novel dari negara yang berbeda dengan motif yang sama, yaitu hedonisme. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana hedonisme dalam dua novel tersebut dan menemukan persamaan dan perbedaan terkait masalah ini melalui bentuk-bentuk hedonisme yang dilakukan oleh karakter utama yaitu, berbelanja barang-barang bermerek, kompetisi dan menjadi matre. Karakter utama dari masingmasing novel, Becky Bloomwood dan Lola adalah seorang wanita yang suka berbelanja barang-barang bermerek. Studi ini juga melihat unsur intrinsik untuk melihat persamaan dan perbedaan yang ditemukan dalam dua novel. Dalam menyelesaikan analisis ini, penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif karena semua data disampaikan dalam bentuk kata-kata dan kalimat. Penulis mengumpulkan data dari berbagai sumber termasuk novel Confessions of a Shopaholic oleh Sophie Kinsella, Cewek Matre oleh Alberthiene Endah, buku, artikel dan jurnal yang berkaitan untuk mendukung analisis. Berdasarkan hasil analisis dapat disimpulkan bahwa kedua novel menunjukkan persamaan dan perbedaan mengenai bentuk-bentuk hedonisme yang dilakukan oleh karakter utama. Becky Bloomwood dan Lola suka berbelanja barang-barang bermerek meskipun gaji mereka tidak mencukupi untuk memenuhi kebutuhan mereka, tetapi mereka melakukan apapun yang mereka inginkan untuk dapat membeli barang-barang bermerek yang mereka inginkan, seperti menjadi cewek matre.

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    Repositori Institusi Universitas Sumatera Utara - 2025

    Universitas Sumatera Utara

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    Journal Elektronik Berlangganan

    Buku Elektronik Berlangganan

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