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AUTONOMOUS MOTIVATION OF PROTAGONIST’S SELF DETERMINATION IN NICHOLAS SPARKS’ THE BEST OF ME Irma Oktia Waila; Sri Wulan
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 1: May 2021
Publisher : Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i1.3718

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Nicholas Sparks’ The Best of Me is a novel that tells the story of a love journey between Dawson Cole and Amanda Collier, who is forced to be blocked by Amanda's parents who do not approve of their love because of differences in social class so that in the end they have to separate. However, after being separated for so long they are reunited with different circumstances. The strength of this novel is the moral value of the main character. This study aims to examine the self-determination that exists in the protagonist. In examining this novel, the writers adopt descriptive qualitative research. There two forms of self-determination. They are autonomous motivation and controlled motivation. The study is focused only on the autonomous motivation of the protagonist’s self determination in the novel. Two aspects are found as the protagonist’s autonomous motivation. These aspects happen to the protagonist’s love story in the novel. The first is loyalty and the second firmness of love. The protagonist shows his self-determination by means of two aspects.
PROTAGONIST’S MOTIVATION IN RACHAEL LIPPINCOTTET. AL.’S NOVEL FIVE FEET APART Anggi Anggraini; Sri Wulan
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 2, No 2: November 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30743/jol.v2i2.2621

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This study aims to reveal the protagonist’s motivation in Rachael Lippincott et. al.’s novel Five Feet Apart. This study adopts qualitative method to acquire and describe the data about the protagonist’s motivations in the novel. The discussion is divided into two sub topics concerned to the aspects of the analysis. There are two aspects of the protagonist’s motivation described in the novel. The first aspect is focused on recovery and familly’s happiness. Then, the second is about the factors which arouse the motivation. It is found in the study that the protagonist’s motivation and the factors to arouse the motivation lead to the protagonist’s success to recover and return to live with her family together. 
THE PROTAGONIST’S PERSONALITY IN PIDI BAIQ’S NOVEL DILAN DIA ADALAH DILANKU Nurhayuni Harahap; Effendi Barus; Sri Wulan
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 4, No 2: November 2022
Publisher : Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30743/jol.v4i2.5870

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Literary psychology gives an important role to the analysis of psychological development of characterization in literary works.  In literary psychology, conflict is an upheaval among the id, ego, and superego. This study aims to describe the protagonist’s personality, focused on id, ego, and superego in the novel of Dilan Dia Adalah Dilanku Tahun 1990 by  Pidi  Baiq's. Personality is the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique. It is believed that personality arises from within the individual and remains fairly consistent throughout life. In Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the id is the primitive and instinctual part of the mind that contains sexual and aggressive drives and hidden memories, the super-ego operates as a moral conscience, and the ego is the realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the super-ego. The research is done by descriptive qualitative method by collecting and selecting the data from the novel. The additional sources of data are taken from respective references. The results show that the three parts of personality: id, ego, and superego are found in the personality of the protagonist and the elements of the psychic or personality are dominated by id and ego. 
AINUN’S MARITAL COMMITMENT IN HABIBIE’S NOVEL HABIBIE & AINUN Lestari Sukmawati Br Parangin-Angin; Sri Wulan; Asnani Asnani
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 4, No 2: November 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30743/jol.v4i2.6024

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This study deals with the Ainun’s marital commitment in Habibie’s Novel Habibie Ainun. The novel is taken from the true story of the author. In this novel, Ainun teaches readers how to carry out their obligations as a good wife and be able to take care of children and home with patience and faithfulness. The marital commitment contained in this novel is Ainun’s way of becoming a wife. The analysis is based on the theory of Marital Commitment by Adams Jones. They explain there are three commitments. They are personal, mental and structural commitments. In completing the analysis, the study uses descriptive qualitative method. The result of this study is presented in the form of description. In the analysis, it is shown that Ainun proves her personal and mental commitments in the novel. She always prioritizes her family. She is also described as a faithful companion. She always accompanies her husband in every up and down moments. These descriptions are as her personal commitment in her marriage. Then, she is portrayed as a religious woman who always cares about the welfare of the nation. Thus, this leads us that Ainun shows her mental commitment. But, structural commitment cannot be shown in the novel. All in all, the novel may imply a moral lesson about how to build a solid commitment in a marriage.
ANXIETY IN JOHN GREEN’S NOVEL THE FAULT IN OUR STAR Anastasya Al Zamzami; Sri Wulan
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 5, No 2: November 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30743/jol.v5i2.7881

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This study aims to reveal the type of anxiety experienced by the protagonist and her defense mechanisms against the anxiety in John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Star. The causes of anxiety can be seen for the first time when Hazel is diagnosed with thyroid cancer. That situation results in a big impact on people around her, especially her parents' boyfriends. They get worried that she will hurt the people around her. This study uses the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud to explain the protagonist's type of anxiety and her defense mechanisms to get rid of the anxiety. In completing the analysis, this study applies the qualitative research method because the data collected in this study are in the form of words as quotations taken from the source. The results of this study indicate that the first protagonist's anxiety is caused by feeling guilty, overthinking, and worrying about keeping an eye out for the future. Therefore, two types of anxiety can be found in the novel. They are moral and realistic anxieties. Then, the protagonist commits two defense mechanisms to avoid her anxiety. They are rationalization and reaction formation. Finally, this data proves that the protagonist in the novel suffers from anxiety, and she tries hard to cure the disease.