ADKHIYAH, RAHMATIKA PUTRI (2022) AUGUST’S INFERIORITY FEELING AND HIS STRIVING FOR SUPERIORITY AS REFLECTED IN R.J. PALACIO’S WONDER NOVEL. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang.
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Abstract
This study analyses the personality development shown by the main character of August Pullman in Wonder novel, written by R.J. Palacio in 2012, using individual psychology by Alfred Adler. The theory use inferiority feeling and striving for superiority. This study use descriptive qualitative technique of research to analyses the data. The data collected from the novel in the form of dialogues, monologues, and narration tha founded in the novel. There are some steps to collect the data needed, such as reading the novel, identifying the data, classifaying the data, and the last reducing the data. In analyzing this study, striving for superiority approach had done in order to understand the context of striving for superiority. Through this novel, Wonder that published in 2012, this study found that August Pullman’s personality character development in the line with the individual psycholody theory by Alfred Adler. It can be seen when he has inferiority due to his facial deformity and tries to overcome his inferior by doing striving for superiority. It can be seen another quality of Individual Psychology such fictional goal, social interest, creative power, and style of life. Later on, his efforts to striving for superiority results in his superior that shows he already achieved his goal and overcome his inferiority feeling. Keywords: individual psychology, alfred adler, inferiority, striving for superiority.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PR English literature |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi > Sastra Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Pustakawan 1 UNISSULA |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2023 06:47 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2023 06:47 |
| URI: | http://repository.unissula.ac.id/id/eprint/27891 |
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