Journal of Humanities and Social Studies
Vol 9, No 2. (2025): Journal of Humanities and Social Studies

Selfishness Of The Main Character In The School For Good And Evil Directed By Paul Feig

Rini, Diah Sekar (Unknown)
Rahma, Adelia Raudatul (Unknown)
Rosalinah, Yanti (Unknown)

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Publish Date
29 Jul 2025

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.

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Journal of Humanities and Social Studies
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jhss

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Universitas Pakuan

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Arts Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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Journal of Humanities and Social Studies is an academic journal that publishes scientific papers in the field of humanities and social studies. This journal is published two times a year (March and September) by Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat, Universitas Pakuan Bogor since 2017. ...