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B ProblemFormulaiton ... 3 .
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1 Theoryo fCharacte randCharacte irzaito n ... 7 .
2 Theoryo fPersonaltiyDevelopment ... 21 .
3 Theoryo fPersonaltiy ... 81 .
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A Ho lly’ sPersonaltiyBeforeGerry’ sDeath ... 92 .
B Ho lly’ sPersonaltiyA tfe rGerry’ sDeath... 53 .
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D TheI n lfuenceo fHolly’ sFamliy ... 44 .
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1 6 1 : 2 7 9 1 ( y h p r u M J . M , r e v o e r o
M -173 )in Understanding Unseens :An
st n e d u t S s a e s r e v O r o f l e v o N h s il g n E e h t d n a y r t e o P h s il g n E o t n o it c u d o r t n I
e n i n s e d i v o r
p way sonhowt heautho rpresentst hecharacters sa wha tfo llows:
.
a Persona ldescirpiton
e b ir c s e d n a c e H . g n i h t o l c d n a e c n a r a e p p a s ’ n o s r e p a e b ir c s e d n a c r o h t u a e h T
e h t f o s li a t e d e h t r e d a e r e h t l l e t d n a e k il e r a s r e t c a r a h c e h t t a h w , y lr a e l c
a e p p a s ’ r e t c a r a h
c rance:t heface,s kin ,eyes ,andclothing( 1972 :161 .)
.
b Character sass eenbyothers
r e h t o g n it t e l y b y ti l a n o s r e p r o e c n a r a e p p a s ’ r e t c a r a h c e h t s e b ir c s e d r o h t u a e h T
.r e t c a r a h c s i h t t u o b a e e s y e h t t a h w l l e t y r o t s e h t n i s r e t c a r a h
c The autho r
h t m i h s e b ir c s e
d rough t he eye sand opinion so fanother ,conveys t hrough hi s
, s e y e t e i u q n u s a h c u s , s e s a r h p d n a s d r o w f o e c i o h
c h issmlie,r aresoundo fhe r
a e l b a h c a o r p p a n u , e c i o
v spect ,gazinga thims teatlhliy(1972 :162 .)
.
c Speech
i s n i n a s r e d a e r e h t e v i g n a c r o h t u a e h
T gh tinto the characte ro fone o fthe
, s k a e p s n o s r e p e h t r e v e n e h W . s y a s n o s r e p e h t t a h w h g u o r h t y r o t s e h t n i n o s r e p
,r e h t o n a h ti w n o it a s r e v n o c n i s i e
h wheneve rheputsf orwardanopinion ,hei s
a r a h c s i h o t s e u l c e m o s s r e d a e r e h t g n i v i
.
d Pas tLfie
g n i n r a e l y b y ti l a n o s r e p s ’ r e t c a r a h c a d n a t s r e d n u o t s r e d a e r e h t s p l e h r o h t u a e h T
e h t d e c n e u lf n i t a h t s t n e m o m t n a tr o p m i r o s e c n e ir e p x e t s a p e h t t u o b a
. y ti l a n o s r e p s ’ r e t c a r a h
c Theautho rgive sa cluet o events t ha thave helped t o
s ’ n o s r e p a e p a h
s character ;by driec tcommen,t t hough t he person’st houghts ,
u o r h t r o n o it a s r e v n o c s i h h g u o r h
t ght hemediumo fanothe rperson(1972 :166 .)
.
e Conversaitono fothers
a h c s ’ n o s r e p a t u o b a s e u l c s r e d a e r e h t e v i g o s l a n a c r o h t u a e h
T ractert hrough
n o it a s r e v n o c e h
t .People do talk abou tothe rpeople and the thing sthey say
a r a h c e h t o t e u l c a s a e v i g n e tf
o cte roft hepersons pokenabout(1972 :167 .)
.f Reaciton s
n i s r e t c a r a h c e h t w o h w o n k s r e d a e r e h t g n it t e l y b s e u l c e h t s e v i g r o h t u a e h T
i s s u o ir a v o t t c a e r y r o t s e h
t tuaitons .Using thi skind o fcharacteirzaiton ,the
g n il a e d n i s r e t c a r a h c e h t f o y ti l a u q e h t d n if o t t c e p x e y a m s r e d a e
r wtih t hose
s n o it a u ti s s u o ir a
v (1972 :168 .)
.
g Driec tComment
a w o t y lt i c il p x e n o i n i p o d n a t n e m m o c s i h s e v i g r o h t u a e h t y ll a u s
U rd shi s
t c a r a h
. e s n e S d n
a Perirne( 1974 :71 )saystha tbasedont hedevelopment ,acharacte r
. c i m a n y d r o c it a t s e b n a
c
.
1 StaitcCharacter
e h s a y r o t s e h t f o d n e e h t t a n o s r e p f o t r o s e m a s e h t s i r e t c a r a h c c it a t S
. e g n a h c t o n s e o d r e t c a r a h c e h t t a h t d r o w r e h t o n a n i r o , g n i n n i g e b e h t t a s a w
.
2 DynamicCharac ter
e g r a l a e b y a m , e g n a h c o t e l b a p a c s i o h w e n o e m o s s i r e t c a r a h c c i m a n y D
. e s r o w r o r e tt e b r o f e b y a m t I .r e t c a r a h c s i h f o s t c e p s e r e m o s n i , e n o l l a m s r o
s e s u r e ti r w e h t , l e v o n e h t n i s r e t c a r a h c e h t y fi s s a l c o t , r e v o e r o M
t a c if i s s a l c ) 5 5 1 : 3 8 9 1 ( s ’ n a g il li
M ion o f ifcitona lcharacter sin hi sbook The
n o it c u d o rt n I n A : h s il g n E n i l e v o
N .Mliilgan menitons t wo kind so f ifcitona l
: e r a y e h T . y r o t s e h t n i s e l o r ri e h t n o d e s a b s r e t c a r a h c
s r e t c a r a h C r o j a M . 1
n a h t n e tf o e r o m r a e p p a t a h t s r e t c a r a h c e r a s r e t c a r a h c r o j a
M the othe r
, y r o t s e h t f o d n e e h t o t g n i n n i g e b e y h t m o r f , y ll a u s U . y r o t s a n i s r e t c a r a h c
n o d e s u c o f s i y r o t s e h t f o t n e t n o c e h T . s u c o f e h t e m o c e b l li w s r e t c a r a h c e s o h t
f o e m e h t e h t g n i y fi r a l c n i e l o r t n a tr o p m i e h t m r o f r e p y e h T . s e c n e ir e p x e r i e h t
. l e v o n e h
t Therefore, t hesucces soft henoveli scounted ont he performance
.
2 Mino rCharacters
t r o p p u s o t g n it t e s n i a tr e c a n i r a e p p a t a h t s r e t c a r a h c e r a s r e t c a r a h c r o n i M
.s r e t c a r a h c n i a m e h t
.
2 Theoryo fPersonaltiyDevelopment
H n i tr o p ll
A u lrock’sbook(1976 :7 )clairifest ha tpersonaltiydevelopmen t
d n a n i h ti w s s e c o r p g n i k o v e d n a g n i g n a h c y lt n a t s n o c a f o h t w o r g n i e g a t s a s i
s e g n a h c l a it n e u q e s f o s e ir e s a s i e r e h t ,t n e m p o l e v e d y ti l a n o s r e p n I .l a u d i v i d n i
p n i t a h t s n a e m t I . l a u d i v i d n i n a n
i ersonaltiy developmentt here i schangei n
t o n e r a e l p o e p e s u a c e b o s s i y ti l a n o s r e p n i g n i g n a h c e h T . y ti l a n o s r e p
r o f ti e g n a h c o t e ri s e d n e tf o y e h T . y ti l a n o s r e p r i e h t h ti w d e if s it a s y l e t e l p m o c
e k a t e b y a m t a h t s e c i o h c e m o s e r a e r e h t , e r o m r e h tr u F . r e tt e b e h
t n :being
f o y t e ir a v a s a h y t e i c o s e h t e s u a c e b t s r o w g n i e b r o , r e tt e b g n i e b , y d a e t s
. y ti l a n o s r e p a o t s e c n e u lf n i
e h t s e m o c e b y ti l a n o s r e p e c i n a , ) 9 1 1 : 6 7 9 1 ( k c o lr u H o t g n i d r o c c A
t t n a w e l p o e p e h t f o l l A . y ti l a n o s r e p h c u s s e ri u q e r ti d n a y t e i c o s a f o d n a m e
d o
e h t e
b besti n al laspects .Someitmesthey want t o changet hei rpersonaltiy t o
n o s r e p r e tt e b e
b .s
g n i c n e u lf n i r o f e l b i s n o p s e r e r a t a h t s t n a n i m r e t e d t h g i e t u o s t n i o p k c o lr u H
fl e
s -concep t and characte irsitc pattern o f adjusitng to lfie . Those eigh t
i m r e t e
l a n o it a c u d e , x e s , s t n e m e v e i h c a d n a s n o it a r i p s
a ,and famliy .The wrtie r ifnd s
n o s t n a n i m r e t e d t h g i e f o e n
o P.S . ILove You’ smain characte rpersonaltiy
. y li m a f s i ti d n a , t n e m p o l e v e
d Hu lrock says t ha tfamliy wli ldetermineone’ s
e h t y a l p y li m a f , e r o f e r e h T . s e it i v it c a l a i c o s d n a e l p o e p d r a w o t s e d u ti tt a
. n r e tt a p y ti l a n o s r e p s ’ e n o g n i p a h s n i e l o r t n a n i m o d
k c o lr u
H (1974 :352-353)inhe rbook PersonaltiyDevelopmentstatest ha t
s y a w o w t e r a e r e h
t hw eret hef amliyi n lfuenceone’ spersonaltiydevelopment .
s i y a w t s ri f e h
T directi n lfuence which come sfrom t he rtainingmethodst ha t
f o n o it a c i n u m m o c e h t d n a n r e tt a p y ti l a n o s r e p e h t e p a h s o t d e s u s t n e r a p e h t
m y li m a f n e e w t e b s e u l a v d n a , s e d u ti tt a , t s e r e t n
i embers .Through t he rtaining
r o s e k il e h / e h s n r e tt a p d e v o r p p a e h t m r o f n o c o t r e h / m i h t c e ri d n a c t i ,s d o h t e m
y a w d n o c e s e h t e li h W . d e if it n e d i s i e h / e h s h c i h w h ti w p u o r g l a i c o s e h t f o t a h t
s
i indirecti nlfuencewhichcomesf romt hei denitifcaitonwtihf amliymember s
y l s u o i c s n o c r e h ti e e h / e h s m o h w d n a , e v o l d n a , t c e p s e r ,s e ri m d a e h / e h s m o h w
e t a ti m i y l s u o i c s n o c n u r
o .She/hemay develop sapersonaltiypattern simliart o
e h / e h s m o h w s g n il b i s s i h /r e h s e t a ti m i y a m o s l a e h / e h S . y li m a f s i h /r e h f o t a h t
o s s a y lt n a t s n o
c ciatedwtih.
0 2 1 : 4 7 9 1 ( k c o lr u
H -122 ) also divides characteirsitc s o f change in
.s e ir o g e t a c r o j a m e e r h t o t n i y ti l a n o s r e p
.
a Characterisitc so fchangei npersonaltiy
e r a e r e h
T threecatego ire so fchangesi n personaltiy .First, somechange s
n a r e tt e b e h t r o f e r
y r e v E . l a u d a r g d n a w o l s e r a s e g n a h c y ti l a n o s r e p , y ll a m r o N . ll a o t t n e r a p p a
n i n r a e l e h t d n a t i b a h s u o i v e r p f o n o it a l o i v e h t s e v l o v n i y ti l a n o s r e p n i e g n a h
c g
ti e c a l p e r o t ti b a h w e n a f
o .
e h tr u
F rmore ,change sin personaltiy do no toccu ro fthei rown accord .
s g n il e e f d n a s t h g u o h t e h t n i s n o i s i v e r e l p it l u m f o t l u s e r e h t e r a y e h t y ll a u s U
e b o t d e tr o p e r n e e b e v a h s n o it i d n o c y n a M . fl e s t p e c n o c s ’ n o s r e p e h t o t d e t a l e r
e p r o f e l b i s n o p s e
r rsonaltiy changes . The change s o f personaltiy can be
4 2 1 : 4 7 9 1 , k c o lr u H ( s n o it i d n o c l a r e v e s y b d e t c e f f
a -130) .Themos tsigniifcan t
: e r a s n o it i d n o c
.
1 Physica lChanges
s e g n a h c l a c i s y h
P in someone can change his/he rpersonaltiy .The physica l
,s t c e p s a e m o s y b d e s u a c e r a s e g n a h
c sucha sillness ,bilndness ,and i njures in
l a c i s y h p e h T . e g n a h c y ti l a n o s r e p s ’ e n o e m o s e k a m y a m s e g n a h c e s o h t h c i h w
y a m s e g n a h c e s o h t h c i h w n i y tr e b u p t a s i e n o e m o s n e h w n e p p a h o s l a s e g n a h c
7 9 1 , k c o lr u H ( t p e c n o c f l e s n i e g n a h c y ti l a n o s r e p e v a h e n o e m o s e k a
m 4 :124 .)
.
2 Envrionment
Envrionmentisr esponsiblef ors omeone’ spersonaltiychange .I tmayproduce
fl e s s ’ n o s r e p e h t n i s e g n a h
c -concep tand his/he rcharacte irsitc behavior .The
e g n a h
c sdepend on how wel lsomeone adjus thimsefl/hersel fto the new
t n e m n o ri v n
e and how wel lthe new envrionmen tmeet shis/he rneed .s The
i v n
e ronmen tcanmakei mprovementi ns omeone’ spersonaltiychangesi nt wo
. s n o it i d n o
.
5 Changesi nRoles
y a m e l o r s ’ e n O . p u o r g e h t n i h ti w s e g n a h c s u t a t s n i t l u s e r s e g n a h c e l o R
a h
c nge because o fa change i n age. When t he resul tof t hechange sput t he
, s u t a t s e l b a r o v a f a o t n i n o s r e
p therewli lbeachangef o rbetteri nt heperson’ s
fl e
s -concept( Hu lrock ,1974 :127.)
.
6 SrtongMoitvaiton
, h g u o n e g n o rt s s i n r e tt a p y ti l a n o s r e p e h t e v o r p m i o t n o it a v it o m e h t n e h W
o t d e t a v it o m y l g n o rt s t s o m e r a e l p o e p y li r a n i d r O . d e t c e f f e e b n a c s e g n a h c
e g n a h
c those rtati swhich t hey beileve willi mprove t hei rsocia lrelaitonship
n r a e d n
a themgreaters ocia lacceptance( Hu lrock ,1974 :127 .)
.
7 Changesi nTheSefl-Concept
fl e s n i s e g n a h
C -concep to fone’ spersonaltiy wli lchange his/he rpersonaltiy
s e g n a h C . n r e tt a
p ins efl-concep taremoredfi ifcutli nolde rpeopleandusually
. y l w o l s r u c c
o Therearet hreeobstaclest o t hechanging o fsefl-concept .Fris t
g n i v l o s f o r o i v a h e b n i a tr e c o t d e m o t s u c c a e r a o h w e l p o e P . l a u t c e ll e t n i e h t s i
t t a h t e e s o t tl u c if fi d e r a s m e l b o r
p hereareothe rwayst os olvet hoseproblems .
e c n e ir e p x e r e w o ll o f e b o t k n i h t y ll a u s u o h w e l p o e P . l a n o it o m e e h t s i d n o c e S
e l p o e P . t n e m n o ri v n e s i d ri h T . r e d a e l a e b o t k n i h t y e h t n e h w n o it c a fi t a s s i d
fl e s d o o g e v a h o t s e it l u c if fi d e v a
h -concept si fthey are in the envrionmen t
.
8 TheUseo fPsychotherapy
y l g n o rt s s i n o s r e p a h g u o h t n e v
E mo itvated ,he/she may requrie profesiona l
fl e s s i h g n i g n a h c n i p l e
h -concep,t l earningt o t hink o fhimsefli n anew way ,
t o h c y s P . s ti b a h e v it c u rt s e d g n i k a e r b d n
a herapy i sbased on the assump iton
o t d e p l e h s i e h f i t n e m t s u j d a r e tt e b e k a m n a c n o s r e p d e t s u j d a y lr o o p a t a h t
fl e s e l b a r o v a f e r o m a p o l e v e
d -concep.t Theuse o fpsychotherapy also help s
s w o h e z i n g o c e r o
t e -fl concep tandhis/he rbehavio rare, t ogett hemoitvaiton
fl e s r e h / s i h e g n a h c o t w o h e g d e l w o n k d n
a -concept ,andt oatlert hecondiiton s
fl e s e l b a r o v a f n u n a o t e t u b ir t n o c h c i h w t e m n o ri v n e e h t n
i -concep t(Hu lrock ,
.) 9 2 1 : 4 7 9 1
y ti l a n o s r e P f o y r o e h T . 3
o c c
A rding t o Allpor t(1961 :28) i n t hebook Personaltiy Theories ,Basic
, n o it i d E d n o c e S s n o it a c il p p A d n a , h c r a e s e R , s n o it p m u s s
A personaltiy i sthe
s m e t s y s l a c i s y h p o h c s y p e s o h t f o l a u d i v i d n i e h t n i h ti w n o it a z i n a g r o c i m a n y d
a h e b c it s ir e t c a r a h c s i h e n i m r e t e d t a h
t vio rand t hought .The phrase “dynamic
d n a g n i v l o v e y lt n a t s n o c s i r o i v a h e b n a m u h t a h t s t s e g g u s ” n o it a z i n a g r o
t s a t o n s i n o s r e p a , g n i g n a h
c aitcenttiyi nAllpor’tst heory ,atlhought herei san
ir a v e h t s e z i n a g r o d n a s e t a r g e tt n i t a h t m e t s y s l a t n e m g n i y lr e d n
u ou selement s
. y ti l a n o s r e p f
o The phrase “psychophysica lsystems” mean sboth mind and
. y ti l a n o s r e p g n i y d u t s d n a g n i b ir c s e d n e h w d e r e d i s n o c e b t s u m s t n e m e l e y d o b
.s i g n i e b n a m u h a t a h w f o l l a s t c e lf e r , n e h t , y ti l a n o s r e
tr e v o rt n i e h t t a h
t s ea r characteirzed by the predominance o f person’ s
. e fi l e v it c e j b u
s They desrie space swhich i sp irvate in the mind and p irvate
.s e c a l p l a t n e m n o ri v n e
n i g i z n e a K a z i L d n a s u r r u B . D l li J o t g n i d r o c c
A The Otfen Forgotten
, d e tf i G e h T g n it c a p m I r o t c a
F inrtoversioni sno tapathologica lcondiiton ;tii s
l p m i s s i tI . d lr o w e h t o t e s n o p s e r l a m r o n b a n a t o
n yapersonaltiy rtatif ound i n
f o s c it s ir e t c a r a h c e m o s e r a e s e h T . n o it a l u p o p l a t o t e h t f o e g a t n e c r e p l l a m s a
: s tr e v o rt n i
.
a Terrtio iral ,i tmean stha tshe/he desries p irvate space and itme fo r
fl e s m i h /f l e s r e h
.
b She/hebecomes drainedaroundl argegroup so fpeopl e
.
c She/hene s ed itmealonet or echarge( ge tagtiated and rirtiatedwtihou t
) e n o l a e m it h g u o n e
.
d She/he prefe rto work on own rathe rthan do group work ,she/he i s
e n o l a e b o t y p p a h
.
e She/he do se no tshare p irvate t hought swtih anyone ,she/he conceal s
e f s i h /r e
h eilng
.f She/he se s e relfeciton a svery impo tran tthing ,concen rtate wel land
y l p e e d
.
.
h She/hel imtis therii nteres tbu texploredeeply
)l m t h . n o i s r e v o rt n I/ s t n e m u c o d / u d e . m W . e g f c / /: p tt h (
According t o Jung (2009 :116)i sexrtavetr sare morei n lfuenced by t hei r
e v it c e j b o e h t n o s u c o f e r o m e r a y e h t d n a d lr o w r e n n i ri e h t n a h t s g n i d n u o r r u s
tr e v a rt x E . e v it c e j b u s e h t g n i s s e r p p u s e li h w e d u ti tt
a s areovelry suspiciou so f
s f o t a h t r o n w o r i e h t r e h t e h w , e d u ti tt a e v it c e j b u s e h
t omeoneelse .Moreover ,
d i v a D o t g n i d r o c c
a Kerisey in Please Understand Me : Characte r &
s e p y T t n e m a r e p m e
T (1978 :101-102 )exrtavetrs ea r sociable and ilkely to
y ll a u s u y e h T . n o it a ti s e h t u o h ti w r a il i m a f n u e n o e m o s r o g n i h t e m o s h c a o r p p a
d o o t s r e d n u r e tt e b e v a
h and r elate swel landeasliy t o others. I n consequence ,
h t u o b a s t b u o d r e w e f h ti w p u s w o r g t r e v a rt x e e h
t imsel f than doe sthe
.t r e v o rt n i
k r o w e m a r f l a c it e r o e h T .
C
s e s u r e ti r w e h t , y d u t s s i h t n
I t eh re theo ire sand psychologica lapproach to
it a n a l p x e e h t e k a
m on o f the analysi s more clealry . They are theory o f
, n o it a z ir e t c a r a h c d n a r e t c a r a h
c theoryo fpersonaltiy,and theoryo fpersonaltiy
o l e v e
d pment .The t heory o fcharacter and characteirzaiton i sused to analyze
r e t c a r a h c n i a m e h
t in t henove lP .S . ILove You ,Holly Kennedy and Holly’ s
. y li m a
f The wrtie ranalyzes Holly’s personailite sbefore and atfe rGerry’ s
o s l a r e ti r w e h
T appiles the theory o fpersonaltiy to analyze Holly’ s
. y ti l a n o s r e
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