Auggie’s Self Actualization Described in Novel Wonder Written by R.J. Palacio

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  • Sebastianus Ferdian Aji P. Pradana Universitas Dian Nuswantoro
  • Muhammad Rifqi Universitas Dian Nuswantoro

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intrinsic elements, literature, self-actualization, Wonder novel This thesis is entitled “Auggie’s Self Actualization Described In Novel Wonder Written By R.J Palacio”. This thesis aims to find Self Actualization characteristics that occurred in Auggie

Abstract

This thesis is entitled “Auggie’s Self Actualization Described In Novel Wonder Written By R.J Palacio”. This thesis aims to find Self Actualization characteristics that occurred in Auggie as the main character in the Wonder Novel. The source of data is taken from Wonder novel by R.J Palacio. This is a qualitative descriptive study. Abraham Maslow’s Self-Actualization theory was applied to analyze the main character. The structural approach was used to analyze the main character traits, conflict and setting while the psychological approach was used to describe and analyze Self-actualization characteristics that occurred in Auggie as the main character in the Wonder Novel. As the main character, Auggie is an unconfident, worried, happy, funny, friendly, upset, creative, and curious person. It means Auggie is a dynamic character because his traits were changed throughout the story. The result of this research shows Self - actualization characteristics that found and occurred in Auggie, those characteristics are: More efficient perception of reality and more comfortable relations with it, Spontaneity simplicity and Naturalness, Problem centering, Continued freshness of appreciation, Social Interest, Interpersonal relations, The democratic character structure, Philosophical unhostile sense of humor, Creativeness, and The acceptance (self, others, nature). According to Maslow’s self-actualization theory, the researcher concluded, that the self-actualization characteristics that mostly dominate appear in Auggie: more efficient perception of reality, continued freshness of appreciation and interpersonal relations.AbstrakPenelitian ini berjudul “Aktualisasi Diri Auggie Dideskripsikan Dalam Novel Wonder Ditulis oleh R.J Palacio”. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan karakteristik Aktualisasi Diri yang terjadi pada Auggie sebagai tokoh utama dalam novel Wonder. Sumber data diambil dari novel Wonder karya R.J Palacio. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Teori Aktualisasi Diri Abraham Maslow diterapkan untuk menganalisis tokoh utama pada novel. Pendekatan struktural digunakan untuk menganalisis sifat tokoh utama, konflik dan setting sedangkan pendekatan psikologis digunakan untuk mendeksripsikan dan menganalisis karakteristik aktualisasi diri yang terjadi pada Auggie sebagai tokoh utama dalam novel Wonder. Sebagai tokoh utama, Auggie adalah seseorang yang tidak percaya diri, khawatir, bahagia, lucu, ramah, kesal atau mudah kecewa, kreatif, dan ingin tahu. Artinya, Auggie adalah karakter yang dinamis karena sifatnya yang berubah sepanjang cerita. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan karakteristik aktualisasi diri yang ditemukan dan terjadi pada diri Auggie, karakteristik tersebut adalah: persepsi realitas yang lebih efisien, kesederhanaan dan kealamian yang spontan, pemusatan masalah, kesegaran apresiasi yang berkelanjutan, ketertarikan sosial, hubungan antar pribadi, struktur karakter demokratis, rasa humor yang filosofis tidak bermusuhan, kreativitas, dan penerimaan (diri, orang lain, alam). Menurut teori aktualisasi diri Maslow, peneliti menyimpulkan, bahwa karakteristik aktualisasi diri yang paling mendominasi muncul di Auggie adalah persepsi realitas yang lebih efisien, kesegaran apresiasi yang berkelanjutan dan hubungan antar pribadi.

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2024-07-19

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