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Selfishness Of The Main Character In The School For Good And Evil Directed By Paul Feig Rini, Diah Sekar; Rahma, Adelia Raudatul; Rosalinah, Yanti
JHSS (JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL STUDIES) Vol 9, No 2. (2025): Journal of Humanities and Social Studies
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS PAKUAN

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/jhss.v9i2..12901

Abstract

This study analyzes the selfishness of the main character in the movie of The School for Good and Evil, directed by Paul Feig. The study is limited into (1) Categories of selfishness from Erich Fromm and (2) Cause of selfishness from Ryan W. Carlson. This study is arranged by using qualitative methods.  Finally, the results show there are two categories of the main character’s selfishness namely healthy selfishness and unhealthy selfishness. While, the main character dominates unhealthy selfishness she puts her goals ahead of those of others. Next, the causes of the selfishness in this movie are situation, desire, mind, and expectation.  It reflects that Sophie's selfishness affects her relationships, particularly with her friend, as well as broader social and psychological issues.