THE NEED FOR KEEPING HOPE REFLECTED IN MITCH ALBOM’S THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN (2013): SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH RESEARCH PAPER Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education in English Department by: HEMIX GATUT SUDAMTOKO A320130067 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA 2017 ii iii iv MOTTO “If you can’t be the first, you can be the best” “Be accepting, be kind, be smart, be grateful, be honest, and be who really you are” (Hemix Gatut Sudamtoko) v DEDICATION vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb Alhamdulillahhirabbil’alamin. All praises belong to Allah SWT to His blessings given to the researcher, so the researcher could complete his research paper entitled THE NEED FOR KEEPING HOPE REFLECTED IN MITCH ALBOM’S THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN (2013): SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH. In conducting this research, the researcher got so many helps from many people. The researcher would like to express his deepest gratitude and appreciation to the people in the following list: 1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M.Hum., the Dean of School of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D., the Chief of Department of English Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 3. Dr. M. Thoyibi, M.S., as the consultant and also the first examiner who has supported and encouraged the researcher to conduct this research by giving the best advice and suggestions, so the researcher can broaden his knowledge about literature. 4. Dr. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum., as the second examiner who help the writer to improve both structure and content of this research in order to make this research more qualified to read. 5. Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, M.Ed., as the third examiner who help the writer to improve both structure and content of this research in order to make this research more qualified to read. 6. Djoko Srijono, Drs, M.Hum., as Academic Advisor who always encourages the writer and also gives his best advice and suggestion. 7. All lecturers of Department of English Education who have become such great educators and giving uncountable knowledge to the researcher. 8. EDSO, SEGA, and English Librarian who give their best experiences and opportunities. 9. My close friends, Rifki Maulana, Nanda Yuliawan, Abdu Riza, Nova Daniar, Farizan Hazmi, Ovina Putri, Azizah Niswa, Afelia Intan, Dara Puspitasari, vii Mbak Atik Qoirunnisa, Ardi Evan, Andhika Renaldi, Uray Satrio, Deddy Perdana, Melati S. Utami, Danny Ekowati, Epin Tisna, Endang, Kharisma, Anida Fadilah and Class B DEE UMS who give me a great lesson during living and lecturing in UMS. 10. My helpmates, Mbak Intan Permata, Mbak Nana Sahiba, Mas Yafi, Eka Nurhayati, Siti Khusnul, Devicha Hilara, Rifki Maulana, Nanda Yuliawan, Afelia Intan. 11. The Youngster team, Treasure Team, who give the researcher valuable experience. 12. Father and mother who have given the never ending love and support. I am completely nothing without you. 13. All of the family members, who have been very supportive this whole time. 14. All the friends, who have cheered up the researcher during his hard times in completing this research. Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb viii THE NEED FOR KEPPING HOPE REFLECTED IN MITCH ALBOM’S THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN (2013): SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH ABSTRAK HEMIX GATUT SUDAMTOKO. A320130067. THE NEED FOR KEPPING HOPE REFLECTED IN MITCH ALBOM’S THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN (2013): SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH Skripsi. Fakultas Keguruan dan Iilmu Pedidikan. Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.2017, 80 Halaman. Penelitian ini membahas tentang harapan di dalam novel karya Mitch Albom yang berjudul The First Phone Call From Heaven 2013 yang dengan menggunakan pendekatan Sosiologi. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah mengidentifikasi harapan di dalam diri seseorang. Dimana orang yang mempunyai harapan selalu menunjukan sifat optimis. Peneliti menggunakan penelitian kualitatif untuk mengidentifikasi harapan dalam diri tokoh - tokoh. Data perimer dan data sekunder merupakan 2 tipe data dalam penelitian ini. Data perimer dari peneliti adalah novel The First Phone Call From Heaven oleh Mitch Albom dan novel terjemahan dalam bahasa indonesia Telepon Pertama Dari Surga oleh Julanda Tantani. Dan data sekunder peneliti ini diambil dari buku sastra, skripsi, tesis, disertasi, jurnal international, internet dan data lain yang dapat mendukung penelitian ini. Langkah – langkah mengumpulkan data sebagai berikut; membaca novel, mencari data informasi di internet, mengidentifikasi, mencatat hal yang penting, menyususn dan membuat kesimpulan dan saran. Hasil penelitian menunjukan tokoh – tokoh dalam novel menunjukan ciri – ciri dari sifat optimis antara lain, menerima masa lalu, bersyukur, pendengar yang baik, memaafkan, menerapkan hidup sehat, berfikiran positif, berbagi pengalaman, tersenyum, berhenti menyalahkan dan ikhlas. Hasil penelitian lainnya berhubungan dengan sosiologi pengarang yang menginspirasi pengarang untuk menulis novel dengan menggunakan harapan sebagai refleksi selama pengarang merawat ibunya yang sakit terkena stroke. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa dibutuhkan untuk menjaga harapan, dalam penelitian ini dapat diketahui dari karakter tokoh percaya dengan adanya telepon, surga dan tuhan. Kata Kunci: Harapan, Optimis, Ciri – ciri Optimis, Telepon, Percaya, Surga, Tuhan dan pendekatan Sosiologi. ix THE NEED FOR KEPPING HOPE REFLECTED IN MITCH ALBOM’S THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN (2013): SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH ABSTRACT HEMIX GATUT SUDAMTOKO. A320130067. THE NEED FOR KEPPING HOPE REFLECTED IN MITCH ALBOM’S THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN (2013): SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH Research Paper. School of Teacher Training and English and Education. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2017, 80 Pages. This research was to analysis the need for keeping hope in the novel of Mitch Albom’s The First Phone Call From Heaven 2013 by using sociological approach. This objectives of the study is to identification the hope in the people. When the people always have a hope, he show characteristic optimism. Here the researcher used qualitative research to indentify hope in the characters. Primary data and secondary data are two type of data in this study. The primary data from the researcher is The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom novels and translation novels in Indonesian language Telepon Pertama Dari Surga by Julanda Tantani. And the secondary data the researchers was taken from the literature, research, thesis, dissertation, international journal, internet and any other source with can support this study. The technique of collecting data as follows: reading novel, Browsing to the internet, identifying, Taking important and Drawing conclusion and suggestion. The result shows the characters in the novel to showing characteristic of optimism such as, accepting past event, being grateful, being good listener, forgiving, healthy lifestyle, positive thinking, sharing experience, smiling, stop blaming, willing. The other result related sociology of literature that shows literary as manifestation situation of the author that influences the author of novel to write this used the need for keeping hope as reflection the author during his mother tending sick was suffering a stroke. We can conclude that required maintaining hope, in this research it can be seen from character figure in the phone, heaven and the god. Key word: Hope, Optimism, Characteristic of Optimism, Phone, Believe, Heaven, God and sociological approach. x