The Personality Of Tifani Fanelli In Jessica Knoll’s Novel Luckiest Girl Alive

Intan Tangngi Rapa; Dahlia D.  Moelier; Asyrafunnisa Asyrafunnisa

doi:10.56326/jlle.v2i1.1447

Authors

Intan Tangngi Rapa English Department, Faculty of Letters, Bosowa University
Dahlia D. Moelier English Department, Faculty of Letters, Bosowa University
Asyrafunnisa Asyrafunnisa English Department, Faculty of Letters, Bosowa University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56326/jlle.v2i1.1447

Keywords:

Personality, Character, Psychology, Novel

Abstract

This study aimed to discover the personality and factors that influence TifAni FaNelli’s personality development in Jessica Knoll’s novel Luckiest Girl Alive. The data sources used in this study was novel Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. In analysing the data, the writer used descriptive qualitative method through psychology approach. Data were obtained by using the techniques of reading, noting, and analysing. Meanwhile in classifying the data, the writer used Adler’s Individual Psychology theory. The research reveal that the novel contained personalities of easily influenced, a liar, patient, innocent, obsession, a dreamer, forgiving, lack of confidence, loyal, jealousy, generous, trendy, emotional, and brave. While data that included factors, inferiority are, social interest, fictional final goal. So, the dominants personality were easily influenced, obsession, emotional, and inferiority factor.

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