THE ANALYSIS OF SETTING

IN DEFOE’S THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF

ROBINSON CRUSOE

By:

ADOLF HANS SANADI

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 INTRODUCTION
 Background and Problem
 Scope of Discussion
 Aims
 Theoretical Basis
 Method of Research
 Background and Problem
Literature is a creative work that contains the intent and purpose of the author.
Literature describes what human being has experienced in their lives. According to
Esten (1987:9), literature is a form of creative work art of which its object is a
human being and which uses languages as a medium. In another words, literature
can’t be separated from language because language is a medium of literature.
Literature can be divided into two types: fiction and non-fiction. Novel is one of
prose fictions which can be defined as invented story as result of the author’s
imagination. It usually tells about life that happens in society and a real picture of
real life and manner of the time in which it is written. It can be analyzed from the
view point of its intrinsic elements. Intrinsic elements of a novel are plot, theme,
setting, character, point of view and style. Those elements are important and related
to one another in forming the characteristics of literary work.

Everything that happens somewhere at some time that element of fiction that
reveals to us where and when of events we call setting. In other words, the term
“setting” refers to the point in time and space at which the events of the plot
occurs (Kenney, 1966:38). A setting is able to build up atmosphere creating the
particular quality and effect of the story.
Scope of Discussion
The topic of this paper is still general, therefore, a limitation of the problems
relevant to the topic must be made. The problems related to the topic which
are discussed are further limited into:
1. What are the types of the setting found in The life and Adventures of
Robinson Crusoe?
2. What are the influence of the setting upon the other intrinsic elements
are found in this novel?
 Aims
The aims of this study are divided into three. They are:
 General aim.
 Specific aim.
 Academic aim.
Theoretical Basis
There are main theory and supporting theory that become the theoretical
basis for the writing. The main theory that is going to be applied for
analyzing the problems is the theory of setting by William Kenney in How
To Analyze Fiction (1966). Beside from the main book reference, the
concepts of the setting are also taken from a number of supporting book
references.
Method of Research
In writing a scientific study, applying a certain method is very
important. The method of this study devided into three, they are:
 Data source.
 Data collection.
 Data analysis.
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