STRUGGLE AGAINST CANCER REFLECTED IN JOHN GREEN S THE FAULT IN OUR STAR NOVEL (2012) : AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH RESEARCH PAPER Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education in English Department by: ANDAN TRI LUTFIA FEFRILIA A320130244 ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA 2017
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MOTTO Tuntutlah ilmu,sesungguhnya menuntut ilmu adalah pendekatan diri kepada Allah Azza wajalla, dan mengajarkannya kepada orang yang tidak mengetahuinya adalah sodaqoh. Sesungguhnya ilmu pengetahuan menempatkan orangnya dalam kedudukan terhormat dan mulia (tinggi). Ilmu pengetahuan adalah keindahan bagi ahlinya di dunia dan di akhirat. (HR. Ar-Rabii ) I am soft, strong and smart. Soft enough to care, strong enough to handle, and smart enough to know when to walk away. (The Reseacher) v
DEDICATION From the deepest heart, I like to dedicate this research paper to: Allah SWT for the great blessing, My beloved parents ( Drs. Misiran and Kasmini S.Pd.) My beautiful sisters ( Andhita Risko Faristiana S.Pd., MA., Aditya Riski Vevingyuangga S.Pd. and Apricia Catur Prayuda) vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb Alhamdulillahirobbil alamin. Praised to Allah SWT, The Most Glorious, The Merciful, Lord of The Universe, who gives a million blessings, miracles, and uncountable gifts to the researcher, so she can accomplish her research paper entitled STRUGGLE AGAINST CANCER REFLECTED IN JOHN GREEN S THE FAULT IN OUR STAR NOVEL (2012) : AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH as the requirement for getting bachelor degree of education in Department of English Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Peace is upon to Muhammad, the last messenger of Allah SWT, who will be hero for all his followers in the life after. The researcher realizes that this research paper would never be possible without other people s help, so the researcher would like to express her gratitude and appreciation to: 1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno., as Dean Of School of Teacher Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, 2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D., as Chief of Department of English Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta 3. Dr. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum., as the consultant who has given a valuable guidance, suggestion, correction and great advices during the completion of this research paper. 4. All of the lecturers of English Department, for precious knowledge, experiences, mastery given to her. 5. The researcher s beloved parents, Drs. Misiran and Kasmini S.Pd., for unconditional love, graceful advices and experinces given to her. 6. The researcher s beautiful sisters, Andhita Risko Faristiana S.Pd., MA., Aditya Riski Vevingyuangga S.Pd. and Apricia Catur Prayuda, for love, support and prayer given to her. vii
7. The researcher s dearest friends, Ayu, Adel, Azizah, Nierma, Eka, Harry, Nugroho, Ardy, Pluto, Mba Dewi, Evi, Aniza, Tari, Nidia, Afia and Wulan, for togetherness, happiness,support, and prayer. 8. The researcher s dearest friends in Jamur Community., for experince, crazy and sweet memories, togetherness, laugh given to her since studying in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 9. The dearest friends in English Department 2013., for craziness, togetherness, support during studying in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 10. The researcher s dearest friends in EDSO and GEDSO 2016., all generations, support, prayer, laugh like a family. 11. The dearest senior who support and prayer more and more from far and short miles given to her. 12. And all of people who cannot be mentioned one by one, thanks for everything. The researcher realizes that this research paper is still far from being perfect, so all suggestions and criticism for improving this research are accepted widely and happily. Hopefully, this research paper will be useful for the readers and prospective research. Wassalamualaikum Wr.Wb Surakarta, Oktober 2017 The Researcher Andan Tri Lutfia Fefrilia viii
TABLE OF CONTENT Page TITLE... i APPROVAL... ii ACCEPTANCE... iii TESTIMONY... iv MOTTO... v DEDICATION... vi ACKNOWLEDGMENT... vii TABLE OF CONTENT... ix ABSTRACT... xi CHAPTHER I : INTRODUCTION... 1 A. Background of the Study... 1 B. Problem Statement... 4 C. Objectives... 4 D. Limitation of the Study... 4 E. Benefit of the Study... 4 F. Paper Organization... 5 CHAPTER II : LITERATURE RIVIEW... 6 A. Underlying Theory... 6 1. Notion of Psychoanalytic Theory... 6 2. Notion of Individual Psychological Theory... 8 3. Basic Principles of Individual Psychological Theory.. 9 a. Fictional Finalism... 9 b. Inferiority Feeling... 10 c. Striving for Superiority... 11 d. Social Interest... 12 e. Style of Life... 13 f. Creative Self... 14 4. Benefits of Psychology Literature... 15 B. Previous Studies... 15 ix
CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD... 18 A. Type of the Study... 18 B. Object of the Study... 19 C. Type of the Data and the Data Source... 19 D. Technique of the Data Collection... 19 E. Technique of the Data Analysis... 20 CHAPTER IV : ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION... 21 A. Structural Analysis... 21 1. Character and Characterization... 21 a. Major Character... 21 b. Minor Character... 23 2. Setting... 27 a. Time... 27 b. Place... 27 3. Plot... 30 4. Point of View... 31 5. Theme... 31 B. Individual Psychological Analysis... 32 1. Fictional Finalism... 32 2. Inferiority Feeling... 33 3. Striving for Superiority... 34 4. Social Interest... 36 5. Style of Life... 37 6. Creative Self... 38 C. Hazel s Struggle Against Cancer... 39 D. Discussion... 41 CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION, SUGGESTION AND PEDAGOCICAL IMPLICATION... 43 A. Conclusion... 43 B. Suggestion... 44 C. Pedagogical Implication... 44 BIBLIOGRAPHY... 45 APPENDIX x
STRUGGLE AGAINST CANCER REFLECTED IN JOHN GREEN S THE FAULT IN OUR STAR NOVEL (2012) : AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH ABSTRACT The study is aimed at analyzing struggle against cancer of Hazel on Green John s The Fault in Our Star novel (2012) by individual psychological approach. This study belongs to qualitative research. The technique of the data collection of this research is library research and technique of data analysis of this research are clarifying the obtained data by selecting the necessary one and analyzing data based on individual psychological by Adler. The results of this analysis show Hazel s struggle against cancer. She showed a 16 year old girl who fought against cancer for years. Hazel is a teenager who struggle while traveling to the Netherlands. With all the flaws in Hazel's body, she proves that she has strong determination, high dreams, good social relationships, creative spirit and strong spirit to survive her life. She is also able to prove that a cancer patient can also achieve the desired dream. That is what makes her life meaningful and useful to the people around her. Keyword: struggle against cancer, cancer, dream, motivate xi