Identity crisis is a situation when a person questions themselves and their existence in the world. In this study, the author will analyze the identity crisis that occurs in a teenager. As experienced by the teenage character, Ardith as one of the main characters in the novel Leftovers. This study aims to identify the identity status of the main character in the novel Leftovers and analyze the factors contributing to her experience of identity crisis, based on Erik Erikson's fifth stage of psychosocial development theory (Identity vs Role Confusion).
The method that used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method to analyze sources of information and data from literary works. The author used two data, primary data and secondary data. The author used the novel Leftovers as primary data, as well as secondary data from books, articles, journals, and internet sources related to identity crisis. The author used several steps to obtain data, including reading and rereading, recording, analyzing, identifying, classifying, and reducing data.
Based on the findings, there are several factors that contributing of Ardith's identity crisis, which are: Physical & Cognitive Changes, Family, Peer Group, and Traumatic Events. Then, based on the analysis of identity status, the main character is categorized into Identity Moratorium, which is characterized by active exploration of her identity without a clearly defined commitment.
Keywords: Identity vs Role Confusion, Adolescence, Identity Crisis, Identity Statuses