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Kamis, 12 Juni 2008

- An Analysis Of Jane Eyre’s Personality As Reflected In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre




The title of this English study and research is An Analysis Of Jane Eyre’s Personality As Reflected In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre : A Psychological Study. The researcher is motivated to choose the novel Jane Eyre as her source in this thesis because of the following reasons : firstly, Charlotte Bronte is considered as one of the Victorian writers and Jane Eyre is considered as one of the best English novel that has reached the great success. Secondly, the researcher wants to find out Jane Eyre’s personality from personality’s psychology. Thirdly, as far as the researcher knows that a psychological analysis of the novel Jane Eyre has never been analyzed in Ahmad Dahlan University. The aims of the research are : ( 1 ) to describe Jane Eyre’s personality based on H. J. Eysenck’s theory, ( 2 ) to describe the psychological factors that influence Jane Eyre’s personality in the novel Jane Eyre.

The subject of the research is the novel entitled Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte and the object of the research is focused on Jane Eyre’s personality based on H. J. Eysenck’s theory and the psychological factors that influence Jane Eyre’s personality. To get the needed data and information, the researcher employs a library method by reading carefully and critically to get a deep comprehension about the narratives, the description of personality and the fact and the idea of the novel. After the data are collected, they are analyzed by using the theory of psychology.

Based on Jane Eyre’s personality, the researcher finds that she is grouped into extrovert in unstable and stable conditions. Extrovert in unstable conditions are touchy, restless, aggressive, changeable, impulsive, optimistic, and active. While extrovert in stable conditions are sociable, responsive, lively, and leadership. Apparently, the researcher finds some factors that influence Jane Eyre’s personality. They are internal (endogen) factor and external (exogenous) factor. The internal factors are the psychological features relating to physical state (temperament) and the heredity features of the character. The external factors include family, education, and job.
ABSTRACT by Pebrianti, Diana

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