SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IN PAULO COELHO’S NOVEL Spiritual Journey In Paulo Coelho’s Novel The Alchemist (1993): An Individual Psychology Approach.
SPIRITUAL AN IND Submitted a Bache SCHOOL MUHA i
AL JOURNEY IN PAULO COELHO’S NOVE THE ALCHEMIST (1993):
NDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
d as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement fo helor Degree of Education in English Departme
by:
NANANG NURSECHA A. 320100041
OL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCAT AMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKAR
2014 VEL for Getting tment ATION ARTA
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M O T T O
M O T T O
M O T T O
M O T T O
W h en you w ant som eth ing, th e entire univ erse consp ires in
h elp ing you to ach iev e it (T h e A lch em ist).
E v erybod y is a genius. B ut if you jud ge a fish by its ability
to clim b a tree it w ill liv e its w h ole life b eliev ing th at it is stup id
(A lbert E instein).
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D E D IC A T IO N
A lh am d ulillah i R ob bil ‘A laam in as A lloh m ercy. I gratefully
d ed icate th is research p ap er to:
T h e greatest one in th e entire univ erse A lloh SW T a nd h is P rop h et
M uh am m ad SA W .
M y belov ed m oth er and fath er for th eir lov e, sup p ort, ad v ice and
p rayer.
M y belov ed girl frien d for h er lov e and sup p ort.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirohmanirrohim Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh,
Alhamdulilahirobil ‘alamin. Praise to Alloh for blessing, so that the researcher can finish his research paper as the partial fulfillment of the requirements of Bachelor Degree of English Department.
The researcher fully realizes that this work cannot be separated from other people’s help and guidance. Therefore, in this opportunity, he would like to express his gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Alloh SWT for everything given to the researcher,
2. Dr. M. Thoyibi, M. S the first consultant who has advised and guided him
during arrangement of this research paper,
3. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D the second consultant who has improved the
researcher’s writing in order to make this research paper more interesting to read in correct sentence,
4. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno as the Dean of School of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty,
5. Azhari, SS. as an academic guidance who has a good guidance,
6. All lecturers in English Department for their guidance, during study at this
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7. His beloved mother and father (Aringsih and Puryanto), as well, for their
tremendous affection, prayer at all times, intimate and sweet love and pleasing harmonious family,
8. His beloved one Tursia Kiki Citraviani for supporting him,
9. His close friends in English Department: Ifath, Jembus, Adhi, Andry, Anna,
Theya, Evo, Niken, Dony, Dhesy, Vita, Nerel, Ida, Ibnu, Dian, Nuryanto, all crew THE NARRATOR, etc,
10.His other close friends: Tomi, Toha, Black, Bodong, etc,
11.His beloved pet: Coco who had been rest in peace, miss it so much,
12.His other beloved pets: Morin and Mickey,
13.His beloved big family and for those who cannot be mentioned one by one,
for as supporting him to reach the dreams.
Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullohi wabarokatuh
Surakarta, 13 June 2014 The Researcher
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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE i
APPROVAL ii
ACCEPTANCE iii
TESTIMONY iv
MOTTO v
DEDICATION vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ix
SUMMARY xiii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1
A. Background of the Study 1
B. Previous Study 4
C. Problem Statement 6
D. Limitation of the Study 6
E. Objectives of the Study 6
F. Benefits of the Study 6
G. Research Method 7
H. Paper Organization 9
CHAPTER II UNDERLYING THEORY 10
A. Notion of Individual Psychology 10
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1. Inferiority Feelings 11
2. Striving for Superiority 11
3. Style of Life 11
4. Social interest 13
5. Creative Self 13
6. Fictional Finalism 14
C. Notion of Spiritual Journey 14
D. Structural Elements of the Novel 16
1. Character and Characterization 16
2. Setting 16
3. Plot 17
4. Point of View 18
5. Style 18
6. Theme 18
E. Theoretical Application 19
CHAPTER III STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEL 20
A. Structural Elements of The Alchemist Novel 20
1. Character and Characterization 20
a. Major Characters 20
b. Minor Characters 22
2. Setting 25
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b. Setting of Time 26
3. Plot 28
a. Plot Structure 28
b. Causality 31
c. Plausibility 31
4. Point of View 32
5. Style 32
a. Grammatical Structure 32
b. Sentence Construction 33
c. Diction 33
d. Figurative Language 34
e. Symbol 35
6. Theme 35
B. Discussion 36
CHAPTER IV INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY ANALYSIS 38
A. Individual Psychology of Santiago 38
1. Fictional Finalism 38
2. Inferiority Feeling 39
3. Striving for Superiority 41
4. Social Interest 44
5. Style of Life 46
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B. Spiritual Journey 50
C. Discussion 51
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 54
A. Conclusion 54
B. Pedagogical Implication 55
C. Suggestion 56
BIBLIOGRAPHY
VIRTUAL REFERENCES APPENDIX
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NANANG NURSECHA, A 320 100 041 SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IN PAULO COELHO’S NOVEL THE ALCHEMIST (1993): AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY APPROACH. RESEARCH PAPER. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
This research paper is aimed to show visible image of Paulo Coelho’s novel which is analyzed by using individual psychology approach. The objectives of the research are to analyze the novel based on the structural elements and to analyze the novel based on individual psychology approach proposed by Alfred Adler. This research belongs to qualitative research. Data of the research are divided into two, primary data and secondary data. The primary data of the research is The Alchemist novel and secondary data of the research are biography of the author, websites, and other source about individual psychology approach that support the analysis. The method to analyze this data is descriptive analysis. The researcher comes to conclusion as follows. Based on individual psychology approach analysis, Paulo Coelho illustrated psychological phenomena in which an individual has experienced spiritual journey. The outcome of the study shows that Paulo Coelho illustrates psychological phenomenon that an individual experiences when he is travelling to get treasures. In the search for treasure, he finds something more important than the material that is high spiritual level.
Keyword: spiritual journey, the alchemist, individual psychology approach
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7. His beloved mother and father (Aringsih and Puryanto), as well, for their tremendous affection, prayer at all times, intimate and sweet love and pleasing harmonious family,
8. His beloved one Tursia Kiki Citraviani for supporting him,
9. His close friends in English Department: Ifath, Jembus, Adhi, Andry, Anna, Theya, Evo, Niken, Dony, Dhesy, Vita, Nerel, Ida, Ibnu, Dian, Nuryanto, all crew THE NARRATOR, etc,
10. His other close friends: Tomi, Toha, Black, Bodong, etc,
11. His beloved pet: Coco who had been rest in peace, miss it so much, 12. His other beloved pets: Morin and Mickey,
13. His beloved big family and for those who cannot be mentioned one by one, for as supporting him to reach the dreams.
Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullohi wabarokatuh
Surakarta, 13 June 2014 The Researcher
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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE i
APPROVAL ii
ACCEPTANCE iii
TESTIMONY iv
MOTTO v
DEDICATION vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ix
SUMMARY xiii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1
A. Background of the Study 1
B. Previous Study 4
C. Problem Statement 6
D. Limitation of the Study 6
E. Objectives of the Study 6
F. Benefits of the Study 6
G. Research Method 7
H. Paper Organization 9
CHAPTER II UNDERLYING THEORY 10
A. Notion of Individual Psychology 10
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1. Inferiority Feelings 11
2. Striving for Superiority 11
3. Style of Life 11
4. Social interest 13
5. Creative Self 13
6. Fictional Finalism 14
C. Notion of Spiritual Journey 14
D. Structural Elements of the Novel 16
1. Character and Characterization 16
2. Setting 16
3. Plot 17
4. Point of View 18
5. Style 18
6. Theme 18
E. Theoretical Application 19
CHAPTER III STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEL 20
A. Structural Elements of The Alchemist Novel 20 1. Character and Characterization 20
a. Major Characters 20
b. Minor Characters 22
2. Setting 25
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b. Setting of Time 26
3. Plot 28
a. Plot Structure 28
b. Causality 31
c. Plausibility 31
4. Point of View 32
5. Style 32
a. Grammatical Structure 32
b. Sentence Construction 33
c. Diction 33
d. Figurative Language 34
e. Symbol 35
6. Theme 35
B. Discussion 36
CHAPTER IV INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY ANALYSIS 38
A. Individual Psychology of Santiago 38
1. Fictional Finalism 38
2. Inferiority Feeling 39
3. Striving for Superiority 41
4. Social Interest 44
5. Style of Life 46
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B. Spiritual Journey 50
C. Discussion 51
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 54
A. Conclusion 54
B. Pedagogical Implication 55
C. Suggestion 56
BIBLIOGRAPHY
VIRTUAL REFERENCES APPENDIX
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xiii SUMMARY
NANANG NURSECHA, A 320 100 041 SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IN
PAULO COELHO’S NOVEL THE ALCHEMIST (1993): AN
INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY APPROACH. RESEARCH PAPER. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
This research paper is aimed to show visible image of Paulo Coelho’s novel which is analyzed by using individual psychology approach. The objectives of the research are to analyze the novel based on the structural elements and to analyze the novel based on individual psychology approach proposed by Alfred Adler. This research belongs to qualitative research. Data of the research are divided into two, primary data and secondary data. The primary data of the research is The Alchemist novel and secondary data of the research are biography of the author, websites, and other source about individual psychology approach that support the analysis. The method to analyze this data is descriptive analysis. The researcher comes to conclusion as follows. Based on individual psychology approach analysis, Paulo Coelho illustrated psychological phenomena in which an individual has experienced spiritual journey. The outcome of the study shows that Paulo Coelho illustrates psychological phenomenon that an individual experiences when he is travelling to get treasures. In the search for treasure, he finds something more important than the material that is high spiritual level.
Keyword: spiritual journey, the alchemist, individual psychology approach