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THESIS
BY:
DATUK SUTRISNO
99360024
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
April, 2006
This thesis written by Datuk Sutrisno was approval on April 28, 2006
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DEDICATIONs
Ida, Afifa, Ririn (my helpers that give me more support in doing this thesis)
Alhamdulillah, my greatest thanks to Allah, the Lord of the world for the
blessing and mercy that enable me to have courage and patience so that this thesis
can be properly finished. I would like to express my grateful to many names that
My beloved parents who always give advice, pray in the night, support to
reach the success, care, endless love, and everything that I cannot mention it. “I
My younger brother thanks for your support, attention, and advice to the
All my friends in Griya Shanta blok C-5 and All my friends in English
Department 99A.
And the last, I realize that this thesis is far from perfect but I expect it will
be useful not only for myself but also to the readers. For that reason, I hope
suggestion constructive critics and thoughtful from this reality wants to make this
The Writer
TABLE OF CONTENT
APPROVAL .................................................................................................. i
LEGALIZATION .......................................................................................... ii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION...................................................................... iii
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENT................................................................................. vi
CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study ............................................. 1
1.2 Statement of Problem ............................................ 2
1.3 Purpose of Study.................................................... 2
1.4 Significance of Study............................................. 2
1.5 Scope and Limitation............................................. 3
1.6 Definition of Key Term ......................................... 3
INTRODUCTION
Literature is one of the most exciting part in the extent of every language.
Literature has excited since thousand years ago in many kinds of preserving. Long
(1945:2) says that by reading literature people can get knowledge about the
expression of life in the words of truth and beauty because it is written record of
and ideas. It can be applied from human’s daily life. Literary works involves
human life and their relationship each other. Therefore, by reading literature, the
reader has a better view of things that happen in people’s mind and new
literature needs deeply thinking and challenging intelligence. It will train the
reader to become a criticism person, it enables the readers to know the way to
handle difficult situations and understand other people’s thoughts. Thus, it can be
concluded that by reading literature, we do not only get an entertainment, but also
information inside.
In this study, the writer of this thesis really wants to search for “Bleachers”,
the romantic novel by John Grisham. It has romantic and exciting story filled with
delightful surprise. Based on this reason, the writer of this thesis wants to know
what makes Neely falls in love and the end of Neely’s love.
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Based on the background above, which has been discussed, the writer of this
The purposes of study are directly related to the problems of the study. They
are:
a. To describe the factors that makes Neely Crenshaw fall in love with Cameron.
Human beings are unique with their complexity and various way of life and
thinking. By analyzing the love aspects of human being in novels, the readers can
get knowledge of life, and understand themselves since many aspects of life are
reflected in novels.
a. To show the students who study literature especially novel. It will give values
c. To give helpful guidance to thoroughly understand the novel deeply and enjoy
its beauty
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Novel has many elements such as plot, character, conflict, theme, which are
interesting to analyze. However, the writer of this thesis will focus on the analysis
Bestselling Author.
d. Novel is book length story in prose, whose author tries to create the sense
e. Bleachers is the title of the novel written by John Grisham which is firstly
CHAPTER II
2.1. Literature
and like it. Koesnosoebroto (1988) states that literature presents something that
pleasures us. Moreover it pleases the reader by imitating life, or more preciously
expressing of emotion and concerns with human’s activities. There are attitudes,
behaviors, characteristics which are expressed in daily life and careful words that
Literature should not only provide enjoyment for its reader but it should
will expand to refine the reader’s minds or quicken their sense of life.
According to Muchtar Lubis in Tarigan (1990: 82), there are five kinds of
novel.
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a. Psychological Novel
b. Adventure Novel
In the adventure novel, the most dominant role is a man because the
c. Detective Novel
This novel tells about the crime or the criminals. To expose the crime
secret in the detective novel, of course, needs some proofs in order to catch
the criminals, the author always tries to create the good technique by rising
d. Sociological Novel
society and their class. So, it emphasizes the influence of social and economic
e. Political Novel
In the political novel, the problems are not observed from people’s
problem point of view as individual, but they are observed from the group’s
sociological novel. Because it just explains about the man and woman problems
as society, especially love story that has faced by Neely Crenshaw as the main
characters.
In this study, the writer of this thesis presents some opinions stated by
outstanding writers in reference books which refer to the element of novel, but the
elements which are considered crucial refer to this study are character,
a. Character
inhabits a story. It means that character is who become the main element in the
story. Sadness, happiness, anger, or relation may become the part of character that
builds the story. But this definition, as he himself admits, is over simplified, in
stories. It may not only happen to people but also to elements of nature such as the
wind, the wave, grass or stone of even animals. Usually, in the main characters of
There are two types of character, they are main character and minor
character. Main character is the most important character in a story; while minor
characters are characters of less important than those of the main (Meyer,
1990:65).
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terms for an old distinction in discriminating between flat and round character.
Flat character is built around “a single idea or quality” and is presented in outline
dominates in the story. This character likes goodness, patience and kindness.
b. Characterization
images of person. There are two ways to characterize character in story. First is
direct way, the author tries to tell the readers about the characteristics of the
characters. Before showing it, the author wants to show the character’s attitudes,
context around the character. The author does not show the character directly, but
characterization the author reveals a character’s words and action through what
other character’s says and thinks about the character. The characterization equality
characters. The trip of story will depend on the character, when the character is
poor then the story would be poor too. Every person has a special characteristic
writing story.
c. Characteristics
must understand how to appreciate the personality of character. The readers must
know a person behavior by learning his of her feeling, thought and perception.
sense because (1) it is unique, thus distinguish the individual from all others, and
d. Setting
see the meaning of a story. They recognize two kinds of setting, the specific and
general. In specific setting, the author gives the place and time of his story clearly.
Minot (1965) classifies the setting into three; first is partial setting related
shows the situation and occasion, for example days and years. Seasons, the last is
geographic setting. And the last is quite clear that geographic is the place where
Setting does not only show the place and when it happens but also a strong
e. Conflict
wills).
two groups these are internal and external conflict. Internal conflict comes from
human personality, while external conflict comes from the outside factors
individual, they are society, season and geography where the character lives.
On the other hand, there are three kinds of conflicts. They are
goals. There is not complete solution for the conflict, the individual must give up
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one of high goals, modify one or both, or delay one. This conflict arises between
in one self.
where a man opposes a man, the main character maybe against people or group of
person.
And the last is social conflict. It is the conflict between human being and
nature; it is also called elemental conflict where the readers can find a man who is
conflict with the nature, a man against the environment (Moskowitz, 1969: 89).
f. Plot
4. Climax
In the exposition, the author introduces the story, character, setting and
situation to the readers (Kennedy, 1966: 15). The narrative hook is the point at
which the author catches the reader’s attention. It is the beginning of rising action
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of the plot, the readers become aware of the character’s problems, and from this
point, the readers are in suspense about what will happen next.
The rising action leads up the climax. Rising action is the section when the
The climax usually indicates the way in which the story suffering will be solved.
And the failing actions reveal the outcome on the climax, and the resolution
Plot can be divided into open and close plot. Open plot is in the end of
story the author did not give the resolution, but in close plot the author gives the
Michael Meyer (1990: 196) says that plot can be divided into two, they are
straight and flashback plots. Straight plot the events which can be presented in
then second, and soon, until the last incident is related. Flashback plot is some
stories begin at the end lead up to why or how events worked outs as they did.
g. Theme
Kennedy (1966: 11) says that subject matter is not what the work contains,
but what the work refers to, subject matter answers to the question of what the
subject story is, it exists before the story is written and would exist if the story is
never written.
Theme in the novel has an important role to the readers to understand the
story. It provides such kind of education values which describe message of the
story. The theme of novel is underlying idea that the author presents (Jones,
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1968). It can often be simply expressed. On the other hand, many themes can be
drawn from the story. It depends on someone who reads. Moreover each of the
reader may draw different themes. Therefore, in understanding theme, the ways of
specification as follows:
4. Combining the idea with the other idea that expresses in the story.
6. Interpreting the theme of the story that is implied in the sentence which is the
2.4. Love
friend, parent of child; a strong passionate affection for a person of the opposite
sex (Pei, 1994:89). Chaplin (1982:95) says that love is strong feeling of
love is not a single thing, it is a term to many people and even a different thing to
the same people at different times, love is simply a complex thing to define so
easily. But the recent studies of falling in love have indicated that there is a sense
physical contact, to be approved of, and to be cared for. Caring is the willingness
to sacrifice oneself for the joke of the other person. While, Intimacy is the union
Feeling of love takes many forms depending upon the particular nature of
the perceived relationship of object and self. There are some kinds of love:
a. Compassionate Love
Compassionate love has trust and tender feelings for someone who is
closed. Compassionate love is achieved only between partners who have trust,
b. Passionate Love
mixed by personal experience, like two stranger persons who are falling in love in
one occasion. It implies on desire heart, this is of course, much more to love than
particular sort of interpersonal relationship that takes time to grow and develop.
c. Maternity Love
Maternity love establishes to more love and cares, not only around life and
surviving but also until the end of the world. It is eternal love, strengthen love by
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d. Self Love
people especially in versus sex. While, Sumiati (1997) says that people with
other people and reversed to himself. This theory can be proved by an analysis of
risk experience. It is about unselfishness that has neurotic and the other aspects. It
talks about general indication that usually disturbs not causes that indication, but
causes another phenomenon which has close relation such as depressed tired,
All human being should love Lord; they only love each other only for the
love of Lord. The form of religious love is called Love toward Allah that love
comes from the need of being obeyed and loyal to whom He creates the selves and
the world. God is a concrete object of love, and He responds to his lovers. The
According to Al-Mukaffi (2002:29), “there are three factors that trigger the
growth of love. The first, the characteristics that are owned by a person that make
other people love him. The second, lover’s attention toward those characteristics.
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The third factors is the correlation between a person who fall in love and
somebody he loved.”
Based on what Al-Mukaffi said, that there are three types of someone
character when they were in love. The first is someone loves him or her because
of his or her characteristics. It can cause someone loves other. The second one is
someone makes attention to the partner’s characteristics. This type can cause
someone understands the weakness of the partner. If the partner has a weakness,
he tries to recovery her weakness. The third is the two persons see or contact each
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In this occasion, the writer discusses about the aspects dealing with the
research methodology, which are used to analyze the novel. They are (1) Research
Design, (2) Approach, (3) Object of Study, (4) Data Collection, and (5) Data
Analysis.
Research can be classified into two types; they are qualitative and
data collection. In contrast, the focus of quantitative research does not only
describe but also analyze; it seeks to look at the why of events not just the what. It
means that the researcher does not only finding such problems when they have
investigation but also finding the solution to resolve the problems (Tuckman,
1988).
This literary study employs the qualitative research because the object of
according to Nawawi (1992) the quantitative research doesn’t conduct in the form
information in the form of books and dictionaries that may have any relationships
to the study. By collecting these sources, the data were carefully examined. Later,
3.2 Approach
Abrams (in Sumiati, 1997) formulates the four kinds of approaches. These
are (1) mimetic, (2) pragmatic, (3) expressive, and (4) objective approach.
imitation, or reflection, or representation of the world and human life, and the
primary criterion applied to a work is the “truth” of its representation to the object
that should be represented. The second approach is pragmatic approach. Here, the
tends to judge the value of the work according to its success in achieving that aim.
The third approach is expressive approach which treats a literary work primarily
concerns with the author’s life. The last approach is objective approach that
In analyzing the novel, the writer of this thesis used the objective approach
because it is not necessary to study the author’s life, the backgrounds of the work,
or the background of the society. In this case, the writer analyzed the word itself.
According to Ary (1972: 29), “the object of the study is the matter that is
analyzed to describe the problem”. The object of the study is the whole events in
John Grisham’s novel “Bleachers” that have close relationship with Neely
Creenshaw’s love. The data were taken from paragraphs, dialogues, and quotation
that available in the novel. In this literary study, the writer used object of study
because the writer only described the conversation that related to the tittle.
The data of this study were taken from paragraphs, events and dialogues
that existed in the ‘Bleachers’ novel which were selected purposively. There were
2. Choosing the data dealing with the problems that will be investigated.
After collecting the data, the last step was analyzing data in order to reach
CHAPTER IV
This chapter presents the result of study and the discussion about the
finding. The writer of this thesis focuses on what factors make Neely Crenshaw
falls in love with Cameron and its end of Neely Crenshaw. The writer of this
quotes some sentences to answer the problems. The finding is presented below.
4.1 The Factors make Neely Crenshaw Falls in Love with Cameron
To answer the first question about what makes Neely Crenshaw falls ini love
in John Grisham’s novel “Bleachers”, the writer of this thesis gets the answer that
Cameron’s beauty makes Neely falls in love with her. Neely loves Cameron
because she is a pretty girl in this school. He said that Cameron is the pretty girl
While, the event that shows that Cameron is pretty is shown in the dialog in
such event. It is viewed from Neely’s point of view. He saw that Cameron much
“She was much prettier than in high school. Her thick auburn hair
was pulled back into a ponytail. Her dark blue eyes were a bulky
cotton sweater and tight faded jeans that declared that this was a
lady who stayed in shape.” (page 174)
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The dialogue above shows that Cameron is still a beautiful woman even that
she is older. She stays in shape even that she has two children. She is a perfect
Messina.
Based on the dialog above, it can be concluded that Neely loves Cameron
because of not only her beauty, but also her beautiful performance. Neely looks it
from Cameron’s thought, feeling, and habit when they were in school.
Cameron was the girl in Neely’s past life that she loves Neely’s performance
so much, Neely tries to assure Cameron to be back for him. He realizes that he is
“Okay, here goes. A long time ago, I did a very bad thing
something I’ve been ashamed of for many years.” (page 176)
The statement above shows that Cameron falls in love to Neely when they
Then, statement below becomes the evidence that shows Cameron is the girl
who lives in Neely’s heart when he and she study in high school. Neely is as a
quarterback in Spartan.
“I was wrong. It was stupid, mean, lousy selfish, harmful, and the
older I get the more I regret it. I’m apologizing, Cameron, and I
ask you to forgiving me.” (page 176)
The statements above show that Cameron was the girl in Neely’s past life.
She loves Neely very much but he betrays her. As the all-American the best
quarterback in Messina Spartans, he feels that he becomes the famous fellow for
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the girls. He is a hero in football, but then he feels sorry for his arrogant attitudes.
Another event that shows Cameron is the girl in Neely’s past life is that she
“We were in love, Cameron. I adored you from the time me mere
ten yeards old and holding hands behind the gym so the other
boys wouldn’t see me.” (page 177)
The statements above tell that he always remembers the girl who has ever
lived in his heart. He asks Cameron to be back to have relation with him but she
refuses. Neely always remembers the day when Cameron supports him in the
game, greet and gives with fresh smile. It is the beautiful occasion actually, but
The other evidences that show Neely wants to be back to Cameron is that
when they were kid, in sixteen years old, they were in love even that it just for
Cameron.
“We were just kids, Neely. Sixteen years old. It was another
lifetime.”
“I really don’t want to hear this.” (page 177)
The dialogs above show that she confesses that Cameron was the girl in the
Neely’s past life. The girl who has ever lived in his heart, but because of Neely’s
One proof that Neely loves Cameron is that Cameron is a good woman that
everybody likes. It occurs because she is a simply woman. It can be seen from the
story that she is a good friend for the other and has good characteristics.
The following fragment will show that Cameron is a good woman for his
friend, Nat.
The following quotation shows that Cameron is a good woman for her friend.
She cares for Nat although he has physical defect. On the other hand, Cameron is
a simply woman so that Nat Sawyer compares her with Screamer, the other
because Cameron never uses too many accessories when she makes her up. She is
beautiful even in simply dress. It is different with Screamer who uses too much
She is a pretty, good woman and the girl in Neely’s past life. Neely wants
Cameron to receive him back to be his lover, but in fact Cameron has hurted with
Nat Sawyer, and Cameron are friends since they were in kindergarten.
Cameron falls in love with Neely Crenshaw, but Neely does not realize it yet. The
reason is that he is a football player and becomes the best quarterback in Messina,
he is all-American the best quarterback. The following quotation will show this:
The statements above are said by Nat Sawyer and it shows that Cameron
loves Neely Crenshaw and he does not know about that. At that time, Neely
prefers going with Screamer, the girl that has the most patient to be received by
Neely.
Cameron to be his couple. Neely asks Cameron to have it, but she refuses it.
“Come on, Cameron, this is your chance to unload with both barrels.”
“Why should I? You’re here trying to force me to dig up bad
memories that took years to forget. What makes you think I
want to go back to high school and get burned again? I’ve dealt
with it, Neely. Obviously, you haven’t.” (page 182)
The dialogue above shows that Cameron refuses what Neely wants. She
makes him disappointed. Neely has a purpose that he wants to have Cameron in
his life, to be his couple but Cameron does not accept that.
Cameron has married with Jack Seawright and has two girls. She loves her
husband and won’t be back to Neely. The dialogues below will show it.
“Jack.”
“Jack who?”
“Jack Seawright … It took ten years to get you out of my system.
When I fell in love with Jack, I was finally able to forget you. I
hoped I would never see you again.” (page 175)
The above evidence shows that Cameron will never want to recall Neely’s
name in his heart because she feels that she hates Neely very much. It is because
he chooses another girl than her and it is hurted her. Beside, Cameron has married
Neely still has a hope for his love although he does not know what the answer
Those statements above show that Cameron will not accept what Neely hopes
from her. She does not want to know about that and she still refuses. She did not
care for everything happened in the past between Nelly and her. She just wants to
run her life in more comfortable conditions without any cruel problems from the
Finally, Cameron does not have comfortable farewell meeting. She looks
hates Neely so much. It is because she has no belief that Neely would change to
The conversation above shows that Cameron would not return to Neely
choosing Screamer than her. Neely has left her for another women.
The fragments and the conversations above indicate that Neely fails to get
Cameron’s love. It is because Neely is arrogant for Cameron and he is the man
that is easy enough to be attracted by beautiful woman. He does realize that his
famous name will cause Cameron disappointed. It is because Neely forgets about
the girl who loves him very much when he is flied by popularity for being a well-
known quarterback. He is the handsome man with the big name from all-
One of them has attracted him even he has nice girlfriend named Cameron. She is
Screamer, but at that time, his choice is wrong. He chooses a wrong woman, he
should choose Cameron that loves him very much at that time.
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CHAPTER V
In this chapter, the writer draws the conclusion and gives suggestions,
5.1 Conclusion
After analyzing John Grisham’s novel “Bleachers”, the writer of this thesis
gets the results based on the purposes of this study. It is to describe some factors
that make Neely Crenshaw falls in love and to find out the end of Neely’s love.
There are many factors which make Neely falls in love to Cameron. The first
factor is that Cameron is a pretty girl, especially when she is in high school.
Beside that, she is Neely’s girl in the past life. The third, Cameron is a good
woman. She never differentiates any friends she has whether they are ugly, bad,
Based on the factors stated above, it indicates that Neely was an arrogant
person in the past so that he did not care of the woman who loved him very much.
On the other side, Cameron is a simple beautiful woman. At present, Neely is too
late to realize his attitude to the woman and he wants to improve it. Unfortunately,
Cameron refuses it. She is hurted by past memory and she tries to forget it to get
5.2 Suggestions
The writer conducts this study in order this literary work is available and
accepted as one of the media to recall the judgement when the reader is interested
In investigating the analysis of the novel, there are suggestions for the
1) it is hoped that literary work will give stimulus of art touch of the student,
2) novel is not only a reading book, but also has many experiences that can be
learnt and taken as a model of life or as the additional of the knowledge out of
school,
Therefore, to have more insight of the story in a novel, the reader still finds
some difficulties because they only read the novel without understanding the
message behind the story and what the author actually wants to say is.
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