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STUDY ON NEELY CRENSHAW’S LOVE IN THE NOVEL
“BLEACHERS” BY JOHN GRISHAM
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
By:
Advisor I, Advisor II, Drs. Sudiran, M.Hum. Nura Inayati, S.E, S.S.
This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of Faculty of Teacher
Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah
Malang and accepted as a partial requirement
to achieve Sarjana Degree in
English Education on
April 28, 2006
Approved by:
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
University of Muhammadiyah Malang
Dean
Drs. Fauzan, M.Pd.
Examiners Signature
1. Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum. 1.
2. Dra. Erly Wahyuni, M.Si. 2.
3. Drs. Sudiran, M. Hum. 3.
4. Nura Inayati, S.E, S.S. 4.
MOTTO
Kekuatan hati adalah harta yang berharga untuk mencapai cita.
Usaha yang keras adalah alat bagi kita untuk
menggapai mimpi
Cinta
adalah penyangga
yang menjadi segalanya
untuk mencapai dan meruntuhkan apapun.
DEDICATIONs
I dedicated this thesis to my beloved parents
My young brothers, I love you all
Friends in English Department 99A, graduate early guys
(for you that have not graduate yet)
Friends in Griya Shanta C-5, you all my faithful friends
Ida, Afifa, Ririn (my helpers that give me more support in doing this thesis)
especially Arry (don`t be “cerewet”).
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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
has contributed me in finishing thesis:
Drs. Sudiran M.Hum. as my advisor I and Nura Inayati S.E, S.S. as my
advisor II for their suggestions, attention patiently in accomplishing this thesis.
I’ll never forget you.
To the entire lecturer of English Department in University of
Muhammadiyah Malang who has given me valuable knowledge on support to
finish this thesis.
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
love you with all my soul”.
My younger brother thanks for your support, attention, and advice to the
writer until finished the thesis.
All members of my family, who always gives motivation and support to
finished the thesis.
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
thesis better improved.
Malang, April 2006
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
CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Literature ............................................................... 4
2.2 Kinds of Novel....................................................... 4
a. Psychological Novel ......................................... 5
b. Adventure Novel............................................... 5
c. Detective Novel ................................................ 5
d. Sociological Novel............................................ 5
e. Political Novel .................................................. 5
2.3 Elements of Novel ................................................. 6
a. Character ........................................................... 6
b. Characterization ................................................ 7
c. Characteristics................................................... 8
d. Setting ............................................................... 8
e. Conflict ............................................................. 9
f. Plot .................................................................... 10
g. Theme ............................................................... 11
2.4 Love ....................................................................... 12
2.4.1 Kinds of Love ........................................................ 13
a. Compassionate Love......................................... 13
b. Passionate Love ................................................ 13
c. Maternity Love ................................................. 13
d. Self Love........................................................... 14
e. Love Toward Lord ............................................ 14
2.4.2 The Factors of Love............................................... 14
CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design .................................................... 16
3.2 Approach ............................................................... 17
3.3 The Object of Study............................................... 18
3.4 Data Collection ...................................................... 18
3.5 Data Analysis......................................................... 19
CHAPTER IV : FINDING AND DISCUSSION
4.1 The Factors Make Neely Crenshaw falls in Love with Cameron.... 20
4.1.1 Pretty Girl ..................................................... 20
4.1.2 The Girl in the Past Life ............................... 21
4.1.3 Good Woman................................................ 23
4.2 The End of Neely Crenshaw’s Love...................... 24
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion............................................................. 27
5.2 Suggestion ............................................................. 28
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background of the Study
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
man’s spirit of his taught, emotions and aspirations.
Literature is a mirror of society; it is created from the author’s imagination
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
experience. As a result, it will be precious for reader. Moreover, analyzing
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
trains the readers intelligence in reading literature to receive and comprehend
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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1.2. Statements of the Problem
Based on the background above, which has been discussed, the writer of this
thesis formulates the problems as follows:
a. What factors make Neely Crenshaw falls in love with Cameron?
b. What is the end of Neely’s love?
1.3. Purposes of Study
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.
b. To find out the end of Neely’s love.
1.4. Significance of the Study
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.
Moreover, this study is expected to give deeper information. It is used:
a. To show the students who study literature especially novel. It will give values
of education and valuable lessons
b. To motivate the students of English Department to love more on literary
studies especially for novel
c. To give helpful guidance to thoroughly understand the novel deeply and enjoy
its beauty
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1.5. Scope and Limitation of the Study
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
of loves as a scope that has limitation on Neely.
1.6. Definition of Key Term
a. Study is an activity of learning or gaining knowledge of particular subject
(Hornby, A.S., 1995: 1187)
b. Love is a feeling of attachment to someone with the desire to share the
feeling of each other (Warga, 1993:313).
c. John Grisham is the author of “Bleachers” novel, who is the National
Bestselling Author.
d. Novel is book length story in prose, whose author tries to create the sense
that while are read, they experience it (Kennedy, 1983:180).
e. Bleachers is the title of the novel written by John Grisham which is firstly
published in 1995 by The Bercley Publishing Group.
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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERTURE
2.1. Literature
Literature is very interesting to be discussed when a reader can understand
and like it. Koesnosoebroto (1988) states that literature presents something that
pleasures us. Moreover it pleases the reader by imitating life, or more preciously
by showing event, or experience as it is or as the writer of this thesis it should be.
According to Come (1972: 559), “Literature is one of the great creative a
universal means of communicating the emotional spiritual or intellectual concern
of human kind”. Based on the statement, it means that literature is a creation on
expressing of emotion and concerns with human’s activities. There are attitudes,
behaviors, characteristics which are expressed in daily life and careful words that
have imitation on written art only.
Literature should not only provide enjoyment for its reader but it should
also give something more important to life. Because by understanding literature, it
will expand to refine the reader’s minds or quicken their sense of life.
2.2. Kinds of Novel
According to Muchtar Lubis in Tarigan (1990: 82), there are five kinds of
novel; they are psychological, adventure, detective, sociological and political
novel.
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a. Psychological Novel
Psychological novel is emphasizing on the description of psychological
development of characters. In psychological novel, which becomes author’s
attention are the psychological changes of characters. This novel is talking
about psychological side of the character.
b. Adventure Novel
In the adventure novel, the most dominant role is a man because the
content of this story involves man’s problems. If the woman is mentioned in
this novel, may be just a small part of it.
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
suspense. It makes the readers guess the following story.
d. Sociological Novel
In sociological novel the woman and man characters include into
society and their class. So, it emphasizes the influence of social and economic
conditions on characters and events.
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
problem point of view in the society.
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Based on types of the novel, “Bleachers” is categorized into the
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.
2.3. Elements of Novel
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,
characterization, characteristics, plot, theme, subject matter, conflict and setting.
a. Character
Kennedy (1933:45) tries to define character as an imagined person who
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
story, recognizing human personalities becomes familiar to us.
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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While, E.M. Forster (in Koesnosoebroto, 1988:67) introduces popular new
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
and without much individualizing detail, and so it is adequately described in a
single phrase or sentence. Round character is complex in temperament and
motivation and is represented with subtle particularly.
Based on the role-play, character can be categorized into protagonist and
antagonist. The chief character in a play is called protagonist. A character
dominates in the story. This character likes goodness, patience and kindness.
Meanwhile, antagonist who provides opposition is presented in cruel, coward,
impatience and rough (Nurgiyantoro: 2000).
b. Characterization
Mac Millan (1987:40) states that characterization is the depicting of clear
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,
character’s thought, conversation or dialogue to the readers through the verbal
context around the character. The author does not show the character directly, but
it is showed with something around the character or the background of the
character. The second characterization is indirect characterization. In this
characterization the author reveals a character’s words and action through what
other character’s says and thinks about the character. The characterization equality
is indeed to be determined by the author’s intelligence in creating the person
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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
that depends on his past time, education, environment and experience.
From the explanation above, it can be concluded that characterization is an
illustration of clear image of person and technique of expressing character in
writing story.
c. Characteristics
Characteristics is the personality of person. As in the story, the readers
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.
Munn (1965) points out that personality is the most characteristics
integration of the individual’s structure and activities. It is characteristics in a dual
sense because (1) it is unique, thus distinguish the individual from all others, and
(2) it is fairly consistent representing the customary integration of particular
individual’s structure and activities.
d. Setting
Kenney (1966:40) states that setting is everything that happens somewhere
at sometime. Setting is very important in a story since it gives the reader
information about where and when the story is taking place.
Lostracco et.al. (in Koesnosoebroto, 1988:80) write that setting is used to
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.
Setting can also influence the conflicts existing in a story.
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Minot (1965) classifies the setting into three; first is partial setting related
to obstruct aspects such as social life environment. Second, is temporal setting. It
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
the events happened, example; village, sea and mountain.
Setting does not only show the place and when it happens but also a strong
relation with character, theme and the situation of the story.
e. Conflict
Merriam (1985:281) states that conflict is competition or mutual
interference of opposing or incompatible forces or qualities (as ideas, interests and
wills).
While, according to Tarigan (1986:134), conflict is a struggle life of
character to solve the obstruction in getting a purpose. He also categorizes into
two groups these are internal and external conflict. Internal conflict comes from
the inside factor of individual, such as psychological conflict, this characteristic of
internal conflict is abstract. Internal conflict is usually something contradict in
human personality, while external conflict comes from the outside factors
individual, they are society, season and geography where the character lives.
External conflict is something contradicts with outer aspect of personality.
On the other hand, there are three kinds of conflicts. They are
psychological, physical, and social conflicts. Psychological conflict is the conflict
arises when a person has two incompatible, demands, opportunities, needs or
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.
Physical conflict. It is the conflict between human being. It is conflict
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
Plot is the framework of incidents, however simple or complex upon
which the narrative of drama. It is constructed by the events of the depicted
struggle, as organized into an artistic unit (Shipley, 1962: 310).
Plot is a sequence in a story, it usually follows the pattern below.
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
1. Exposition 2. Narrative hook
3. Raising action
4. Climax
6. Resolution
5. Falling 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
author proceeds to introduce the complication or conflict (Rohrberger, 1971: 21).
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
brings the story to a satisfying and logical conclusion.
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
resolution, in the course of action, there can be suspense and surprise.
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
variety of orders of chronological arrangements begins with what happen first,
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:
1. Understanding the setting of the story.
2. Understanding the characterization of the main character in the story.
3. Understanding the event, idea and the plot in the story.
4. Combining the idea with the other idea that expresses in the story.
5. Concluding the author’s expression of the ideas in the story.
6. Interpreting the theme of the story that is implied in the sentence which is the
basic of the study.
2.4. Love
Love is a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection as for a
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
attachment for a specific person, usually with a sexual component.
The million acceptance, perhaps are unable to find it satisfactorily because
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
in which love is from one’s toward another.
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2.4.1 Kinds of Love
Love is composed of three elements: attachment, caring and intimacy.
Attachment refers to powerful desire to be in the other’s presence, to make
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
and bond between these two individuals.
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,
tender feelings and affection.
b. Passionate Love
Passionate love is characterized by passion of intense feeling; expressing
passion or strong feeling (Pei, 1994:102).
This kind of love has exclusive and universal characteristic, it is often
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
cognitive labeling. Indeed, love cannot be regarded only as an emotion, it is also
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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devoting through the attention and responsibility of absolute of education children
and their grow (Sumiati, 1997).
d. Self Love
According to Freud, love is the manifest of sexual desire toward other
people especially in versus sex. While, Sumiati (1997) says that people with
unselfish characteristic have a narcissistic, as he has withdrawn his love from
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,
unable to work, failure in making love and the like.
e. Love Toward Lord
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
attitude of being obeyed indicates of recognizing the Lord.
2.4.2 The Factors of Love
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
other. It can arouse someone loves to the partner.
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CHAPTER IIIRESEARCH 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.
3.1 Research Design
Research can be classified into two types; they are qualitative and
quantitative research. Qualitative research focuses on the subjective experience
and perception of research subjects. Here, researcher is the essential instrument of
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
the study is a novel which describes certain concepts on phenomenon that
provides the description of men, setting or places, action or dialogues. Then,
according to Nawawi (1992) the quantitative research doesn’t conduct in the form
of literary work because it uses numbers and statistical computation.
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The technique used in this method is library research where the
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,
the writer of this thesis concerns on Neely’s love in “Bleachers” novel.
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.
The first approach is mimetic approach, it views the literary work as an
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
work is as something which is constructive in order to achieve certain effect on
the audience, such as instruction, kind of emotion, or aesthetic pleasures. And it
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
in relation to the author. It expresses the feeling of the author. Basically, it
concerns with the author’s life. The last approach is objective approach that
describes the literary product as itself. It is to be analyzed and judged by intrinsic
criteria such as complexity, coherence, equilibrium, integrity, and the interrelation
of its components and elements.
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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.
That is Neely Crenshaw’s love in “Bleachers” novel.
3.3 The Object Of The Study
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.
3.4 Data Collection
The data of this study were taken from paragraphs, events and dialogues
that existed in the ‘Bleachers’ novel which were selected purposively. There were
some steps to collect the data. They were as follows:
1. Reading and understanding the story of the novel “Bleachers”.
2. Choosing the data dealing with the problems that will be investigated.
3. Selecting data dealing with the purposes of the study.
4. Surveying the paragraphs and dialogues on the novel “Bleachers.
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3.5 Data Analysis
After collecting the data, the last step was analyzing data in order to reach
the appropriate result. The steps were:
1. Predicting the problems.
2. Analyzing data based on the study.
3. Drawing the conclusion based on the result of the study.
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CHAPTER IV
FINDING AND DISCUSSION
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
is presented in the following parts.
4.1.1 Pretty Girl
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
even for this time. It is supported by the following quotation.
“You look great, he said as he admired her.” (page 174)
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
prettier than she was.
“She was much prettier than in high school. Her thick auburn hairwas pulled back into a ponytail. Her dark blue eyes were a bulkycotton sweater and tight faded jeans that declared that this was alady 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
woman for Neely Crenshaw, all-American the best quarterback of Spartans in
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.
4.1.2 The Girl in the Past Life
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
wrong and tries to fix it.
“Okay, here goes. A long time ago, I did a very bad thingsomething I’ve been ashamed of for many years.” (page 176)
The statement above shows that Cameron falls in love to Neely when they
were in the past. They fall in love in high school .
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 theolder I get the more I regret it. I’m apologizing, Cameron, and Iask 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.
He is conceited, egoism, and selfish.
Another event that shows Cameron is the girl in Neely’s past life is that she
remains Neely for their love in the past time.
“We were in love, Cameron. I adored you from the time me mereten yeards old and holding hands behind the gym so the otherboys 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
Neely is being late to realize that.
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 anotherlifetime.”
“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
egoism so that Cameron neglects him.
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4.1.3 A Good Woman
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.
“… She knew I was different, and she always protected me. Itried to protect her, but she fell for you and that was a hugemistake….. She can do everythin’ for you Neely. Do you realizeit?” (page 98)
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
woman in high school with various oddities.
”Screamer looks like an aging high-dollar call-girl, which sheprobably is. Cameron is nothing but class… Those days hasover, Nat. … Tell Cameron I’d like to see her. I have somethingto say.” (page 98)
Sawyer sees Cameron as a good woman with beautiful performance. It is
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
cosmetic and bright accessories to attract a man.
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
Neely’s attitude in the past.
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4.2 The End of Neely Crenshaw’s Love
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:
“Cameron was a close friend from kindergarten, before you cameto town … Screamer decided she wanted the all-American. Theskirts got shorter, blouses tighter and you were toasts. Mybeloved Cameron got thrown aside.” (page 98)
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.
Neely realizes that he also loves Cameron at present. He wants to get
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 Iwant to go back to high school and get burned again? I’ve dealtwith 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.
“Who’d you marry?”
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“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. Ihoped 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
so she cannot receive Neely.
Neely still has a hope for his love although he does not know what the answer
later. But he keeps trying.
“I swear. Isn’t it comforting to know that someone will always bewaiting for you? …. Can I kiss you on the cheek?” (page 192)
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
past in relation with Neely or even what he hopes in the present.
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
be better in love matter.
“Can I kiss you on the cheek?” “No.”“There’s something magical about the first love, Cameron,
something I’ll miss forever.”“Good-bye Neely.”“Can I say I love you?”“No. Goo-bye, Neely.” (page 192)
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The conversation above shows that Cameron would not return to Neely
because Cameron is disappointed to Neely for his past behavior. He prefers
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-
American as the best quarterback that is surrounded by many beautiful women.
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
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
In this chapter, the writer draws the conclusion and gives suggestions,
related to John Grisham’s novel “Bleachers”.
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,
good, nice, or else.
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
the better life.
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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 literary, at least as the median of reading-matter.
In investigating the analysis of the novel, there are suggestions for the
readers, especially for students of English Department in University of
Muhammadiyah Malang. These suggestions are:
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,
3) reading novels is enjoyable although sometimes the readers need full
concentration, so that the author’s message can be caught.
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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