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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
This chapter elaborates the findings and discussions of the research on the novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. This research attempts to identify the
individual psychological development of a teenage girl named Hazel Grace Lancaster. Adler’s individual psychology theory is employed in this research to guide
the researcher in countering the research objectives related to Hazel’s struggles.
In this chapter, the researcher describes the findings and discussions of the study, which is divided into two sub-chapters. The first sub-chapter answers the first
research objective about finding the life perfection with Adler’s individual psychological theory. The second sub-chapter answers the second research objective
about the struggles of Hazel in getting her life perfection with Maslow’s theory of
needs.
A. Kinds of life perfection that gives meaning for Hazel.
Life perfection is an important factor which guides a person action in gaining the maximum state of happiness. The life perfection itself can be anything, a limitless
possibility in people minds. The idea of life perfection is constructed by experiences
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and behavior that people possess in their life. In its simple explanation, it is the sum of life experiences of people have in their life.
Individual Psychology is a science that attempts to understand the experiences and behavior of each person as an organized entity. Adler in Ryckman, 1985:95
believes that all actions are guided by a person’s fundamental attitudes toward life. The major purpose of a personality theory is to serve as an efficient guide to
explaining people’s life perfection based on their experiences and behavior. Green’s The Fault in Our Stars is a novel that shows the life of a girl who
suffers from the physical illness. With Adler’s individual psychological theory, the
researcher explored the novel and he found that the character struggle of seeking her life perfection is varied in many ways. There are four kinds of life perfection that
giving meaning to Hazel found in the novel.
1. Knowing the ending of An Imperial Affliction
In The Fault in Our Stars novel, Hazel is the major character that represents the life of a teen girl who lives with thyroid cancer in her body. Every human has their
own goal, so was Hazel. She is an ordinary girl who has her own goal in life. Unfortunately, her physical condition makes her life goal seems unreachable for her.
In the story, Hazel mentioned her several fictional goals which reflect her wish in a different timeline. The first is implied by these lines:
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