REPRESENTATION OF NEUROTIC NEEDS AND NEUROTIC TRENDS IN MARIAM’S CHARACTER IN “A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS” NOVEL

MULYANI, ARIF (2022) REPRESENTATION OF NEUROTIC NEEDS AND NEUROTIC TRENDS IN MARIAM’S CHARACTER IN “A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS” NOVEL. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang.

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Abstract

The study aims to explore personality, failure to meet the neurotic needs and neurotic trends of the main character, Mariam in the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Husseini. This novel shows how Mariam failed to fulfill her neurotic needs which indicate to anxiety. To overcome the problem of anxiety that exists divided into three neurotic trends strategies. With Karen Horney's psychoanalytic social theory, it can be helpful to explain more details about neurotic needs that indicate the emergence of Mariam’s anxiety and neurotic trends that reflect Mariam in dealing with oneself and others. To answer the problem formulation, this study uses the quality method because the existing data is descriptive. There are two types of data, the first is primary data contained in novels and secondary data derived from journals, article books, and e-books. There are four steps that must be done, namely, reading and analyzing the novel, identifying the data presented, classifying the data and the last step is reducing the data. The ultimate goal of the study is to report if the main character in A Thosand Splendid Suns Novel, shows her failure to meet the neurotic needs of affection and approval and powerful partners. Basic attitude or behavior or so-called neurotic trend that reflects Mariam in interacting with others are moving towards people and moving against people. Keywords: Personality, Neurotic Needs, Anxiety, Neurotic Trends, Karen Horney

Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate)
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 02:27
Last Modified:	25 Jan 2023 02:27
URI:	http://repository.unissula.ac.id/id/eprint/27935

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