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Self- Actualization of Jonas Character in The Giver Novel

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ABSTRACT

This study concerns with Self-Actualization in The Giver novel. The purpose of
this study is to find the character of Jonas portrayed in the novel, and to find
personality of Jonas through the Self-Actualization described in the novel. This
study is categorized as a descriptive qualitative research. This study used content
analysis. The source of data is taken from The Giver novel by Lois Lowry. This
study used theory Self-Actualization by Abraham Maslow. The researcher found
that Jonas has bravery, sensitive feelings, and intelligence. The results of this
research showed that self-actualization found in Jonas are: 1) Objective
Perception, (2) General Acceptance of Nature, Others and Oneself, (3)
Spontaneity, Simplicity, and Naturalness Behaving, (4) Needs for Privacy and
Independence, (5) Autonomous Functioning, (6) Freshness of Appreciation, (7)
Mystical or “Peak” Experiences, (8) Concern in Social Interest, (9) Interpersonal
Relations, (10) Recognize Discrimination between Means and Ends, Good and
Evil, (11) Present Creativeness. When Jonas gets the memories from The Giver,
then he shows his self-actualization. The memories open up his mind to think, and
to realize that the real world is so much beautiful with the difference between one
and another. Thus, we can see that Jonas is a dynamic character. From Jonas’s
self-actualization, he tries to recognize his own self, develop his ability, his
personal uniqueness, and actualize his potentials as a human being that capable of
becoming what he wants to achieve.

Key words: Jonas, The Giver, Self-Actualization, Maslow

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011/19/HER

011.75

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011.75

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Samarinda : ., 2019

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English

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