ADYATMA PUTRA PRATAMA, 2211416034 (2022) INDIVIDUALS SOCIAL CAREER AS A PURSUIT OF SELFHOOD IN SAYAKA’S NOVEL CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN. Under Graduates thesis, Unnes.

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Abstract

Convenience Store Woman tells a story about Furukura Keiko, a 36 years old woman who has worked zealously as a convenience store worker for over 18 years. Throughout the story, Keiko's social career are criticized by society for being a spinster. The constant pressure and stereotype from the others made Keiko experience personality development. This study aims to know how Furukura Keiko's personality is portrayed and developed using Elizabeth Hurlock personality development theory. Thus, the researcher used spinster stereotype to better understand how the factor can develop Furukura Keiko's personality. The researcher took a role as a research instrument and chose qualitative research to ensure the result according to the research problems. The conclusion of this study reveals that Furukura Keiko experienced personality development. At the beginning of the story, Keiko is described as a rational and workaholic character. Then her personality develops into irrational and indolent after she cohabits and quits convenience store work. The researcher then proposes how spinster stereotype have an impact to selfhood pursuit that represented in Keiko's character.

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