<![CDATA[This study aims to describe the representation of the main character’s identity formation, analyze the character’s psychological development process based on Abraham Maslow’s humanistic psychology perspective, and describe the main character’s self-actualization in the novel Sunyi Paling Riuh by Fajar Sulaiman. This study employed a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The research data consisted of narrative excerpts, dialogues, and monologues of the main character found in the 2023 novel Sunyi Paling Riuh by Fajar Sulaiman. Data were collected through documentation by reading, recording, and classifying relevant data. The data were analyzed using content analysis, while the validity of the data was ensured through persistent observation and theory triangulation. The results indicate that the main character’s identity formation is represented through experiences of loss, the emergence of responsibility, and the ability to accept reality. The character’s psychological development occurs through the fulfillment of physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, and esteem needs based on Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The character’s self-actualization is reflected in the ability to accept oneself, find meaning in life experiences, and build better relationships with others. Therefore, the novel Sunyi Paling Riuh represents identity formation as a gradual developmental process shaped by life experiences that ultimately leads to self-actualizatio..]]>
