NYAI ONTOSOROH’S RESILIENCE REFLECTED IN PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER’S NOVEL “THIS EARTH OF MANKIND” (1975): Nyai Ontosoroh’s Resilience Reflected In Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Novel “This Earth Of Mankind” (1975): An Individual Psychological Approach.

NYAI ONTOSOROH’S RESILIENCE REFLECTED IN PRAMOEDYA
ANANTA TOER’S NOVEL “THIS EARTH OF MANKIND” (1975):
AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department

by:
MIMIN YUDHA UTAMI
A320100057

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2014

 

 


MOTTO

T()NK B)G AND ACT NOW 
The Researcher  
 

Pahlawan  bukanlah  orang  yang  berani  menetakkan 
pedangnya  ke  pundak  lawan,  tetapi  pahlawan  yang 

sebenarnya  ialah  orang  yang  sanggup  menguasai  dirinya 
ketika ia marah.  

  Nabi Muhammad Saw.  
 

Orang‐orang  menjadi  begitu  luar  biasa  ketika  mereka 
mulai  berpikir  bahwa  mereka  bisa  melakukan  sesuatu. 
Saat  mereka  percaya  pada  diri  mereka  sendiri,  mereka 
memiliki rahasia kesuksesan yang pertama. 

Norman Vincent Peale  

 
 

 

DEDICATION

This research paper is dedicated to:
1. The Greatest Allah SWT.
2. My beloved Mother and Father.
3. My beloved sister, “Fanti Dyah Utami”.
4. My beloved jeyeg “Kurnia Bayu Saputro”.
5. My big family.
6. My beloved friends.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assalamualaikum Wr.Wb.
Alhamdulillah, praise and gratitude to Allah SWT who bless and
guidance for the writer. And the prophet Muhammad SAW for blessing and
guiding the researcher can finish her research paper.
In this research paper, the research wants to express the deepest gratitude
and thanks to:
1. Prof. Dr. Bambang Setiaji, M.Si, as the headmaster of Muhammadiyah
University of Surakarta.
2. Drs. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum. as the first consultant for his careful

reading of this paper, for his guidance, advice and suggestions for doing
this research paper to the researcher.
3. Nur Hidayat, M.Pd as the second consultant and the academic consultant,
for his patience in giving guidance, advice, suggestion during the writing
process of this research paper.
4. Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, S. Pd, M. Ed., as the third examiner for
precious time to the writer.
5. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno as the Dean of School of Teacher
Training and Education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

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6. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D, as the Head of English Departmen, School of
Teacher Training and Education Faculty.

7. All lecture of English Department Muhammadiyah of Surakarta for their
patient in teaching the writer.
8. Her beloved mother and father who always give prayers, support,
motivation, and impatient to see her finishing this research paper.

9. Her beloved sister “Fanti Dyah Utami” for pray and support.
10. Her beloved jeyeg “Kurnia Bayu Saputro” thanks for his support, spirit,
prayer, and motivation.
11. Her beloved big family who give love, prayer, and motivation.
12. Her best friends “Humaira, Mbak Hayu, Umi” thanks for their support
and friendship.
13. Her friends in PPL SMP N 1 GATAK. Thanks for their friendship.
14. All of her English generation of Grade 2010 keep moving forward guys.
15. For those whom the researcher cannot mention one by one.

The researcher realizes that this research is not the most and perfect,
therefore the researcher hopes that this research can be benefical for the
other researchers and also can be used reference to the next resercher.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Surakarta, Juny 2014

The Researcher
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TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE........................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL.............................................................................................. ii
ACCEPTANCE………………………………………………................

iii

TESTIMONY………………………………………………………….... iv
MOTTO………………………………………………………………….. v
DEDICATION........................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT……………………………………………….. vii
TABLE OF CONTENT............................................................................ ix
SUMMARY................................................................................................ xiii
CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study………………………...... 1
B. Literature Review...................................................... 6
C. Problem Statement………………………………… 7

D. Limitation of the Study……………………………. 7
E. Objective of the Study …………………………..... 7
F. Benefit of the Study…………………………......... 7
G. Research Method…………………………………. 8
H. Research Paper Organization……………………... 9

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CHAPTER II

UNDERLYING THEORY
A. Notion of Individual Psychology.....……………… 11
B. Basic Principle of Individual Psychology ............... 12
1. Inferiority Feeling .............................................. 12
2. Striving of Superiority ....................................... 13
3. Creative Self ...................................................... 13
4. Social interest .................................................... 14
5. Fictional Finalism ............................................. 15
6. Style of Life ...................................................... 15

C. Notion of Resilience ................................................ 16
1. Aspects of Resilience ..……………………...... 18
a. Regulation of Emotion ............................... 18
b. Control Over Impulses ............................... 18
c. Optimism .................................................... 19
d. The Ability to Analyze
the Cause of the Problem ........................... 19
e. Empathy ..................................................... 20
f. Self-Efficacy .............................................. 20
g. Achievement .............................................. 21
D. Structural Elements of the Novel ........................... 21
1. Character and Characterization ....................... 21
2. Setting .............................................................

21

3. Plot ..................................................................

22



 

4. Point of View ..................................................

22

5. Style ................................................................

23

6. Theme .............................................................

23

E. Theoretical Application ........................................... 23

CHAPTER III

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEL

A. Structural Elements of the Novel………………… 24
1. Character and Characterization ……................ 24
2. Setting .............................................................. 35
3. Plot ................................................................... 40
4. Point of View ................................................... 44
5. Theme ................................................................ 45
6. Style ..............................................................

45

B. Discussion .............................................................. 48

CHAPTER 1V

INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
A. An Individual Psychological Analysis …..............

52

1. Inferiority feeling …….................................... 52

2. Striving for Superiority................................... 54
3. Creative Self .................................................

57

4. Social Interest ..............................................

58

5. Fictional Finalism ........................................

59

6. Style of Life .................................................

61

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B. Resilience Analysis .............................................

62

1. Regulation of Emotion .................................

62

2. Control Over Impulses .................................

64

3. Optimism .......................................................

65

4. The Ability to Analyze

CHAPTER V

the Cause of the Problem ...............................

66

5. Empathy .........................................................

67

6. Self-Efficacy ..................................................

68

7. Achievement ..................................................

68

C. Discussion……………………………………….

69

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESION
A. Conclusion ………………………………………

73

B. Suggestion ………………………………………

74

C. Pedagogical Implication .......................................

75

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................

76

VIRTUAL REFERENCES ...................................................................

78

APPENDIX .............................................................................................

79

SYNOPSIS ...............................................................................................

80

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SUMMARY
MIMIN YUDHA UTAMI. A 320100057. NYAI ONTOSOROH’S
RESILIENCE REFLECTED IN PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER NOVEL
“THIS
EARTH
OF
MANKIND”
(1975):
AN
INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL
APPROACH.
RESEARCH
PAPER.
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2014.
The major issue of this study is; how resilience of Nyai Ontosoroh is
reflected in Pramoedya Ananta Toer in This Earth of Mankind novel (1975). The
objective of this study is to analyze the structural element This Earth of Mankind
novel (1975) and to analyze the major character of Nyai Ontosoroh’s resilience
based on Individual psychological Approach.
This research is qualitative study. The data sources consists of primary
data source and secondary data source. The primary data source is This Earth of
Mankind novel itself and the secondary data sources are taken from other sources,
they are books, virtual references as documentation, and internet. The data
analysis in this research is descriptive qualitative analysis.
The results of the study shows; the resilience of Nyai Ontosoroh become a
native honoured; first nyai tried for her life more better with the personality of
person who likes learning a new thing and a person who likes to work hard
although she just a concubine. The second, She wants to save herself from her life
as a concubine become a Native honoured and she was tried to do was defend her
daughter, Annelis. Which, her daughter will take in to Nederlands.
Keywords: Individual psychological, This Earth of Mankind, Resilience.

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