Psychology Analysis of Main Character in the Novel Gitanjali by Febrialdi R
Abstract
This study aims to describe the psychology of main characters in the novel Gitanjali by Febrialdi R. In detail, the purpose of this study is to describe the psyche of the main character when facing various kinds of problems in his life. This research uses the library method. The subject of this research is a novel entitled Gitanjali by Febrialdi R which was published by mediakita publisher in 2018. This study focuses on problems related to the psychological conflict experienced by the main character. The results showed that: First, the main character of the novel Gitanjali received injustice. An accident that happened when he worked at a restaurant made him dismissed from the restaurant because of his disability. Second, the main character experiences despair in his life and love relationship. He feels hopeless about his love relationship which is not going well due to the demanding parents of his partner. It made him insecure, moreover his partner was a lecturer while he was just an ordinary man. Third, the main character lives alone because since childhood he never knew his biological parents and only lived in an orphanage. Fourth, the main character is depressed due to the problems that come his way.
Downloads
References
Citra, M. A. W. (2020). Aspek Psikologi dan Nilai Moral Tokoh Utama dalam Novel “Anak Rantau” Karya Ahmad Fuadi. Diskursus: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia, 2(01), 62. https://doi.org/10.30998/diskursus.v2i01.6664
Devilito, R., & Wardani, N. E. (2016). Psychological Analysis of Novel Kerumunan Terakhir by Okky Madasari, The Value of Character Education, and Teaching Materials of Indonesian College in University. Proceeding The 2nd International Conference On Teacher Training and Education, 2(1), 677–684.
Dewi, T. U., Imaniah, N., & Rahmi, N. (2018). Psikologi Tokoh Utama dalam Novel Pasung Jiwa Karya Okky Madasari: Kajian Psikologi Humanistik. Imajeri Pendidikan Bahasa dan Satra Indonesia, 1(1), 71. https://journal.uhamka.ac.id/index.php/imajeri/article/view/5059
Hambali, Rahmatiah, I. (2022). Kajian Psikologi Tokoh Utama Kumpulan Cerpen Sepasang Pengantin Tak Berhias Karya Ernawati Rasyid. 10(4), 338–345.
Narahaubun, A. H. H., Siswanto, W., & ... (2021). Karakteristik Tokoh Influencer dalam Novel “Hidup ini Keras Maka Gebuklah”: Kajian Psikologi Sastra. Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori …, 2018, 998–1010. http://journal.um.ac.id/index.php/jptpp/article/view/14905
Nuryatin, A. K. dan A. (2017). Peristiwa-Peristiwa Kejiwaan dan Reaksi Tokoh Utama Selama Menghadapi Konflik Perubahan Kepribadian dalam Novel Cinta di Ujung Sajadah Karya Asma Nadia. Lingua, XIII(1).
Pradnyana, I. W. G., Artawan, G., & Sutama, I. M. (2019). Psikologi Tokoh dalam Novel Suti Karya Sapardi Djoko Damono; Analisis Psikologi Sastra. Jurnal Imiah Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha Denpasar, 3(3), 339–347.
Ramadania, F., Saberan, R., & Jamilah, J. (2018). Konflik Tokoh Utama dalam Menghadapi Ketidakadilan Gender pada Novel Re: Karya Maman Suherhman. STILISTIKA: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Dan Pengajarannya, 3(1), 39–46. https://doi.org/10.33654/sti.v3i1.504
Ristiana, K. R., & Adeani, I. S. (2017). Konflik Batin Tokoh Utama dalam Novel Surga yang Tak Dirindukan 2 Karya Asma. Jurnal Literasi, 1(2), 49–56.
Rozak, A., Atikah, A., & Rozak, D. R. (2021). Dorongan Psikis Tokoh pada Novel Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 Karya Habiburrahman El Shirazy (The Psikis Drive of the Characters of Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 Novel By Habiburrahman El Shirazy). Indonesian Language Education and Literature, 6(2), 305. https://doi.org/10.24235/ileal.v6i2.8029
Setiaji, A. B. (2019). Kajian Psikologi Sastra dalam Cerpen “Perempuan Balian” Karya Sandi Firli. Journal Lingue, 1(1), 22–35.
Suprapto, L., Andayani, & Waluyo, B. (2014). Kajian Psikologi Sastra dan Nilai Karakter Novel 9 dari Nadira Karya Leila S. Chudori. Sastra Indonesia dan Pengajarannya, 2(3), 1–15.
Widiastiti, Wuri, Dian Maya Kurnia, S. L. (2019). Pioneer: Journal of Language and Literature. 11(2), 90–105.
Wiyatmi. (2011). Psikologi Sastra : Teori dan Aplikasinya. Yogyakarta: Kanwa Publisher, 113.
Yimer, D. M. (2019). On the Interaction Between Literature and Psychology. IEEE-SEM, 7(8), 155–167.
An author who publishes in Pioneer: Journal of Language and Literature agrees to the following terms:
- Author retains the copyright and grants the journal the right of first publication of the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal
- Author is able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book) with the acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Author is permitted and encouraged to post his/her work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of the published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
