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An Analysis of Ruby Cooper?s Self-Conflict in Lock and Key Novel by Sarah Dessen
ABSTRACT
Rizqi, Ananda R. A.2018 : An Analysis of Ruby Cooper?s Self-Conflict in Lock and Key Novel by Sarah Dessen
Advisor : Dyah Kurniawati, M.Pd
Keywords : Psychology, Conflict, Self-Conflict,
This research is conducted to analyze self-conflict. Many people do not know what self-conflict is, but they certain use this conflict in their situation. It is the person why the writer studied self-conflict.
This research in divided in three research problem. First is how Ruby Cooper struggles trough herself?, The second,? What is the impact of Ruby Cooper?s self-conflict, and The last, what is the value of Ruby Cooper?s self-conflict. The objective of the study are to know the kinds of psychological conflict experienced by Pi and to know the messages conveyed through the self-conflict experienced by Ruby Cooper.
This research was categorized as a library research by using documentation as the method in collecting data. In collecting data, the researcher uses some steps such as: a) Reading Lock and Key novel repeatedly, b) Conducting examining toward pharagraphs in the novel, c) Choosing the data dealing with problem that will be analyzed, d) Selecting the data that are appopriate with the study, e) Conducting and analyzing data. The object of this study was Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen.
The result showed that main character?s self-conflicts sometimes deals with some problems in daily life. The probelm can be external or internal. In this case, the researcher analyzed that the problem happened to Ruby Cooper as the main character of Lock and Key novel by Sarah Dessen was coming from internal factors, it?s Ruby Cooper?s self-conflict. Conflict in this study is self-conflict that always exists in daily life and always disturbs us because it?s a heavy burden.
Lock and Key novel by Sarah Dessen tells about self-conflict that happened to Ruby Cooper as the main character of this story. She experienced several problems of self-conflict which are caused by four points of event in this novel., they are: 1) Ruby Cooper?s struggle when her sister left her nad never return, 2) Ruby Cooper?s struggle to avoid the lanlords, 3) Ruby Cooper?s struggle when her mother left her all alone in the yellow house, 4) Ruby Cooper?s struggle in new environtment as she lived with her sister.
The researcher also analyzed some impacts of Ruby Cooper?s self-conflict in this novel, they are: 1) the impact of Ruby Cooper?s self-conflict when she?s left by her mother, 2) the impact of Ruby Cooper?s self-conflict by her bad environtment, 3) the impact of Ruby Cooper?s self-conflict with new people. On the other hand, in Lock and Key novel by Sarah Dessen also got many lessons or values such as: 1) the readers could learn how to struggle in a hard situation, 2) how to be an independent person, 3) how to be a patient person, and 4) we can learn the meaning of family in this novel.
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