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Kamis, 26 Juni 2008

- RICHARD NOVAK’S LONELINESS AS REFLECTED IN A.M HOMES’S THIS BOOK WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE: A SOCIO PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH




By

Kusuma Arumawati
NIM. 03026058


ABSRACT

In this study, the writer discusses a novel entitled This Book Will Save Your Life written by A.M Homes. It makes her gain the best read novel of the year award 2007. The novel describes Richard Novak, the main character who feels lonely. The purpose of the research is to describe the causes of Richard Novak’s loneliness and to describes how Richard Novak overcomes his loneliness.

The writer uses a socio psychological approach to analyze the main character. The method of the study is descriptive qualitative method to analyze the novel. The main data is taken from the novel written by A.M Homes This Book Will Save Your Life while the supporting data is taken from books, articles, internets which related to the research.

The result of the research are stated as follows: firstly, the causes of Richard Novak’s loneliness are workaholic, money oriented, individualism, divorce, loss of social contact, and retired. Secondly, the ways to overcoming loneliness are seeing a psychological internist, going to silent meditation, and developing relationships.

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