Human life is inseparable from contact with the surrounding environment.
Therefore, the role of the environment in the development of an individual is
inevitable. The Cruel Prince novel is chosen as the object of analysis considering
the complexity of interactions between the main character, Jude Duarte, and her
surrounding environments.
This final project aims to analyse the bioecological environments owned by
Jude and the influences of those environments towards her development using the
psychoanalytic theory by Uri Bronfenbrenner and human lifespan development
theory by Baltes. This final project employs a qualitative method. The primary data
originated from Holly Black’s novel, The Cruel Prince.
The result of this final project finds that the death of Jude’s parents forced
Jude to move from the human world to the immortal world, which causing her to
have difficult relationships with her environments such as her step father, twin
sister, classmates, and the fairies. As a result, those environments influence her
development physically in aspects of appearance and health, socioemotionally in
terms of self-perception and interpersonal relationships with her family and friends,
and cognitively in the aspects of problem solving and increase of awareness.
Keywords: bioecological environment, human development, The Cruel Prince,
Jude Duarte