AN ECOCRITICAL ANALYSIS OF NATURE AND CULTURE IN THE 
             MAZE RUNNER TRILOGY NOVEL BY JAMES DASHNER 
                         A Thesis 
                 Submitted to Faculty of Letters and Humanities 
            In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Strata One (S1) 
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
                     ARDHA PRIMA TAHIER 
                       1113026000044 
           
           
                  ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT 
                FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES 
             STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH 
                        JAKARTA 
                          2017
                            
           
            
                          ABSTRACT 
            
           Ardha Prima Tahier, An Ecocritical Analysis of Nature and Culture in The 
           Maze Runner Trilogy Novel by James Dashner. A Thesis: English Language and 
           Literature  Department,  Faculty  of  Letters  and  Humanities,  State  Islamic 
           University Syarif Hidayatullah, 2017. 
            
              The research aims to reveal how nature is presented, what kind of human 
           attitude the characters demonstrate, and how the interconnection between nature 
           and culture is depicted in The Maze Runner trilogy novel. To achieve the purpose, 
           the  researcher  investigates  five  environmental  aspects  within  the  trilogy:  the 
           representation  of  nature,  nature  exploration,  the  interconnection  of  nature  and 
           culture,  technology,  and  political  impact  on  nature.  By  applying  ecocritical 
           approach and descriptive qualitative method, the analysis discovers a quite deep 
           environmental  value  proposed  by  The  Maze  Runner  trilogy  that  nature  is 
           represented  through  a  metaphorical  object  of  home;  the  characters  then 
           demonstrate  a  lack  of  human  attitude  towards  nature  viewed  from  their 
           explorations  on  nature;  and  the  interconnection  between  nature  and  culture  is 
           based on the examination of an inappropriate encounter between a desert and a 
           city which leads to the absence of a boundary between the two interconnected 
           concepts, and how a totalitarian government induces disrespect attitude towards 
           nature  by  misusing  advanced  technology.  Hopefully,  this  research  is  able  to 
           acquaint  Ecocriticism  as  a  compelling  theory  of  literary  criticism,  and  most 
           importantly, contribute to the preservation of nature through academic way. 
            
           Keywords:  Ecocriticism,  The  Maze  Runner  trilogy,  Nature,  Culture, 
           Environment, Civilisation.  
            
                              
                              
                              
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