THE INFLUENCE OF JONATHAN WHICHER ON THE SERGEANT CUFF’S CHARACTER IN “THE MOONSTONE” NOVEL WRITTEN BY WILKIE COLLINS

Monica, Metta (2019) THE INFLUENCE OF JONATHAN WHICHER ON THE SERGEANT CUFF’S CHARACTER IN “THE MOONSTONE” NOVEL WRITTEN BY WILKIE COLLINS. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Buddhi Dharma.

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Abstract

Sometimes, detective character in the novel is inspired by a real detective. Hence, the character reproduces traits and reflects a personality type in a certain era. One of the example is The Moonstone novel by Wilkie Collins. Sergeant Cuff, a detective whose character in the novel was influenced by Inspector Jonathan Whicher, a real famous detective of Scotland Yard Police in Victorian era. This research aims at showing the influence of Jonathan Whicher on Sergeant Cuff’s character in The Moonstone novel and the ways he influenced Sergeant Cuff. She applied structural and historical approaches for the analysis. She analyzed Sergeant Cuff’s character through intrinsic and extrinsic elements. In the intrinsic elements, she employed Kenny’s theory on characterization and Lajos’ theory on fundamental structure of character. In historical approach, the writer employed Lynn’s theory on the extrinsic elements in analyzing Sergeant Cuff’s character. In this regard, the crime investigations, the manner, the principles of policing and the uniform of the Scotland Yard in Victorian era were also investigated. Based on the data analysis, the research findings reveal that Sergeant Cuff’s character resembles Jonathan Whicher, a real detective of Scotland Yard Police and the ways he handled criminal cases. It is concluded that Jonathan Whicher greatly influenced the depiction of Sergeant Cuff’s character through the detective values among others his responsibility and faithful, and appearance.

Item Type:	Thesis (Skripsi)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Character, Victorian Era, Historicism
Subjects:	100 Filsafat dan Psikologi > 133 Parapsikologi dan Ilmu Ghaib > 133.43092 Tukang Sihir, Penyihir 300 Ilmu Sosial > 363 Masalah Sosial Lainnya > 363.23 Detektif 400 Bahasa > 407 Pendidikan Bahasa, Riset Bahasa dan Topik Terkait tentang Bahasa 800 Kesusastraan > 820 Sastra Inggris 800 Kesusastraan > 823 English Fiction, Novel Inggris
Divisions:	Fakultas Sosial & Humaniora > Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Users 1458 not found.
Date Deposited:	06 Apr 2023 06:52
Last Modified:	06 Apr 2023 06:52
URI:	http://repositori.buddhidharma.ac.id/id/eprint/1809

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