Mamluatul Adlhiyah, 2211415017 (2023) Humanistic Psychology Study of Abraham Maslow on the Main Character in Murakami’s Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. Under Graduates thesis, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SEMARANG.

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Abstract

This study aims to describe structural elements and to analyze the main character of the novel Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative research method by applying humanistic psychology approach of Abraham Maslow. The results show that Tsukuru Tazaki as the main character was described as individualis, antisocial, lacking self confidence, and suicidal. In the difficult conditions he tried to fulfill his basic needs as a human being. He hasn’t a problem about his physiological needs. His safety needs can be fulfilled because he has a steady job at railway company. He was being left and abandoned by his closest friends without any apparent reason. This show that his need for love and belonging cannot be fullfiled. Tsukuru feels insecure and lacking self confidence about himself shows that he can not fullfill his esteem needs. The problem came from the fact that Tsukuru still insecure. It is showed that the actualization needs cannot be fulfilled. Although there were some needs that could not be fulfilled properly, he still tried to accept the reality with efforts he made which could change into a better human being.

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