THE PORTRAYAL OF SELF-ACTUALIZATION ON MERIT IN COLLEEN HOOVER’S NOVEL WITHOUT MERIT Unissula Repository

RIANY, VENI OKTA (2024) THE PORTRAYAL OF SELF-ACTUALIZATION ON MERIT IN COLLEEN HOOVER’S NOVEL WITHOUT MERIT. Undergraduate thesis, UNIVERSITAS ISLAM SULTAN AGUNG SEMARANG.

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Abstract

This study uses a novel titled Without Merit written by Colleen Hoover as the
object of study. The first purpose of this study is to find out the fulfillment of the
needs of the main character, Merit Voss. The second aim is to analyze the selfactualization
characteristics
of
Merit
who
succeeds
in
becoming
a

self-actualizing
person. This study uses Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs theory.

The method of analysis in this study was the descriptive qualitative method.
Data were obtained from the novel, including dialogue, monologue, and narrative.
Reading the novel, identifying data, classifying data, and reducing data were the steps
used to collect the data in this study.

The first result of this study was the fulfillment of human needs such as food,
house, family, and lovers, a sense of being valued and respected, and the need for
self-actualization by Merit as the main character in the novel Without Merit.
Secondly, this study found five characteristics of self-actualization, specifically the
democratic character structure, the need for privacy, social interests, interpersonal
relationships, and acceptance of self, others, and nature.
Keywords: the hierarchy of needs theory, characteristic of self-actualization,
abraham maslow, Without Merit.

Dosen Pembimbing:	Praptawati, Destary \| UNSPECIFIED
Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi > Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Pustakawan 1 UNISSULA
Date Deposited:	05 Dec 2024 06:55
URI:	https://repository.unissula.ac.id/id/eprint/36658

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