MARYAM’S REBELLION AGAINST THE STATE
REFLECTED AT OKKY MADASARI’S THE OUTCAST NOVEL AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For Getting Bachelor Degree
of Education In English Department
By
ABDULLAH INDRA MUKTI A 320 110 128
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
MOTTO
If the sea has become the ink to write the knowledge of Allah,
then it will run out before all the knowledge can be written,
although if we add it with the same portion
(Qs. al khafi: 110)
They plan, and Allah plans, Surely, Allah is the best of planners
(Qs. 08: 30)
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who
mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind”
Bernard M. Baruch
DEDICATION
Affectionately and wholeheartedly, this research paper is dedicated to:
My greatest parents
Djamsari & Sri Mulatsih
My beloved sibling
Imam Baidhowi
My beloved friend
Ferry Fitrianawati
My dearest closefriends.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikumWr. Wb.
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin, praise to Allah, the Lord of the universe.
With His blessing and guidance the researcher is capable to finish the research
paper to get Bachelor degree in English Departement of Muhammidyah
University of Surakarta. The researcher also realizes that this amazing moment
can’t come true without the help and support of other people. Therefore, the
researcher would like to express his great gratitude to all people who have
supported and his doing this research paper, entitled MARYAM’S REBELLION AGAINST THE STATE REFLECTED AT OKKY MADASARI’S THE OUTCAST NOVEL AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH. He expresses his gratitude to:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum., the dean of School and Teacher
Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D., as the Head of English Department who is
really kind hearted,
3. Nur Hidayat, S. Pd., M. Pd., as the academic conselor. Great thanks for
4. Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, M.Ed., as the first consultant who has
given guidance during the consultation of this research paper. Thank you
for the valuable time on correcting the research paper,
5. Titis Setyabudi, S.S., M.A., as the second consultant who has guided and
given suggestion for the correction of the research paper to make it better,
6. All lecturers of English Department of Muhammadiyah University of
Surakrta who have given their knowladge to him,
7. His beloved parents, Djamsari and Sri Mulatsih. Thank you for your
affection, love, pray, wishes and guidance,
8. His beloved Grand fathers, Suparsono and Ahmad Tambir. Thank you for
your affection, love, pray, wishes and guidance,
9. His beloved Uncles and Aunts, Agus Taryanto, Ranti, Joko Suryono,
Sumami, Moh.Samin, Sri Mulyani, Jaka Pramana, Rini W ahyu Ningrum.
Thank you for your affection, love, pray, wishes and guidance,
10.His sibling, Imam Baidhowi, thanks for your love, willingness and jokes,
you are my love,
11.His beloved brothers and sisters, Anjar, Andika, Sony, Rafa, Adi, Raya,
Arin and big family in Karangmalang,
12.His beloved friend, Ferry Fitrianawati, thanks for your love, support,
willingness and jokes, you are my love,
13.His extravagant friends in Department of English Education, Yafi, Winda,
Silmi, Novita, Nopa, Randy, Aya, Panggih, Akbar, Rima, Ansella Lirin,
14.Those who cannot mention one by one, he wants to say his deepest thanks
to all of them.
The writer realizes that this research paper is far from being perfect, so the
writer welcomes any constructive comment, criticism, and suggestion from
anyone. The researcher testifies that in this research paper, there is no plagiarism
of theprevious literary work which has been raised to obtain bachelor degree on a
university, nor there are opinions or masterpieces which have been written or
published or others, except those which the writing are reffered in the manuscript
and mentioned in literary review and bibliography. Finally, he hopes that this
research paper would help the other researcher who are interested in enrich the
reader’s knowledge.
Wassalamualaikum Wr. Wb.
Surakarta, November 2015
TABLE OF CONTENT
B. Literature Review ... 6
C. Problem Statement ... 8
D. Objectives of the Study ... 8
E. Limitation of the Study ... 9
F. Benefit of the Study ... 9
G. Research Method...10
H. Paper Organization ...12
CHAPTER II : UNDERLYING THEORY ... 13
A. Notion of Individual Psychology ... 13
B. Basic Concept of Individual Psychology ... 14
C. Notion of Treachery ... 21
D. Theoretical Application ... 27
CHAPTER III : STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ... 29
A. Structure Elements ... 29
1. Characters and Characterization ... 29
2. Plot ... 35
3. Setting ... 42
b. Setting of Time ... 43
4. Point of View ... 44
5. Style ... 44
6. Theme ... 48
B. Discussion ... 49
CHAPTER IV : AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ... 53
A. Inferiority Feeling Fictional Finalism ... 53
B. Striving for Superiority...66
C. Discussion ... 70
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION, PEDAGOGICAL AND SUGGESTION ... 76
A. Conclusion ... 76
B. Pedagogical Implication ... 77
C. Suggestion ... 78
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABSTRACT
ABDULLAH INDRA MUKTI. A 320 110 128. MARYAM’S REBELLION
AGAINST THE STATE REFLECTED AT OKKY MADASARI’S THE OUTCAST
NOVEL, (2014); AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY APPROACH. RESEARCH PAPER.SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2015.
indera.moekti@gmail.com
The major problem in this study is how the major character proves her faith and rebellion against the state in The Outcast (2014) novel by Okky Madasari. This study focused on one of the major characters namely Maryam, using the means of individual psychology analysis. The object of this study is Okky Madasari The Outcast novel published in 2014 by Gramedia pustaka. The type of this study is descriptive qualitative. The primary data source is the novel The Outcast itself and the secondary data source is books or any information related to the practice of faith, marriage norm and rebellion against the state that support the individual psychology approach by Adler. The technique of analyzing data in this research paper is descriptive. The researcher concludes that rebellion against the state and faith is the individualemotions, it drives from system of personality. When the psychological analysis shows that person switched her identities coming from her inferiority of feeling and fictional finalism has pushed her to do some efforts to attain the superiority and she must sacrifice everything.Finally, the psychological analysis shows that the human factor will exchange their characters because the activating personalityaspects within the characters and the cause are among other family and enviromental factors. Okky Madasari gives the important points when the majorcharacter, Maryam, gets the conflict between her inferiority and superiority to prove her love.The outcome of the study shows that the problem faced by the major character Maryam causes the conflict of her mental condition. It comes because her struggle to prove her faith and love for her life. Finally, her effort makes her suffer until the end.
