Self-Compassion of The Main Characters in Matt Haig’s Midnight Library and Tere Liye’s Hujan

Yunita, Rezky and Pramono, Robertus Edi Pramono (2024) Self-Compassion of The Main Characters in Matt Haig’s Midnight Library and Tere Liye’s Hujan. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

Self-compassion is an effective means of fostering a healthy relationship with oneself. One’s rejection, dissatisfaction, judgement, and critical attitudes towards oneself often occur due to one’s lack of self-compassion. The novels The Midnight Library and Hujan explore the journeys of the main characters as they encounter various adversities in life. The main characters choose self-compassion as a strategy to reconcile and coexist with those adversities. This study aims to analyze the causes, reasons, and process of the main characters in achieving self-compassion. This research is a library research conducted using the self-compassion theory by Kristin Neff and comparative literature theory by Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek. To collect the data for this research, the researcher uses the reading and note-taking technique. The results of this research indicate that the primary reason for the main characters to embrace self-compassion is the desire to live a better life. This desire is influenced by three things namely traumatic events, loneliness, and issues in romantic relationship. In its process, the main characters’ self-compassion is obtained by applying the three main components of self-compassion namely self�kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. The universal values that are identified by the main characters’ self-compassion journeys include: 1) compassion means acceptance and 2) everything takes time.

Item Type: Thesis (Skripsi, Tugas Akhir or Kerja Praktek) (Skripsi)
Uncontrolled Keywords: comparative literature, self-compassion
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions: Fakultas Humaniora > S1 Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Kaprodi S1 Bahasa Inggris UTY
Date Deposited: 04 Dec 2024 07:31
Last Modified: 04 Dec 2024 07:31
URI: http://eprints.uty.ac.id/id/eprint/17040

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