AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY ON AHERN'S NOVEL PS I LOVE YOU

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HOLLY’S STRUGGLE FOR A BETTER LIFE : AN INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY ON AHERN’S NOVEL P.S. I LOVE YOU (2004)

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Getting Bachelor Degree of Education in English Department

by:
SUSI PURWATI RAHAYUNINGTYAS
A320120289

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA
2017

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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this article titled “Holly’s Struggle for a Better Life:
An Individual Psychological Study on Ahern’s Novel P.S. I Love You (2004)”
submitted to the Department of English Education, Muhammadiyah University
of Surakarta is a record of original work done by me under the guidance of Mr.
Dr. Abdillah Nugroho.
The information and data shown in this research paper is authentic writing of
my best knowledge. This research paper is not submitted to any other university or
institution or published any time before.

The Researcher

Susi Purwati Rahayuningtyas
A 320 120 289

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HOLLY’S STRUGGLE FOR A BETTER LIFE : AN INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY ON AHERN’S NOVEL P.S. I LOVE YOU (2004)

RESEARCH PAPER

by:
SUSI PURWATI RAHAYUNINGTYAS
A320 120 289

Approved to be Examined by the Consultant

Consultant

Dr. Abdillah Nugroho
NIK. 589

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ACCEPTANCE

HOLLY’S STRUGGLE FOR A BETTER LIFE : AN INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY ON AHERN’S NOVEL P.S. I LOVE YOU (2004)

by:
SUSI PURWATI RAHAYUNINGTYAS
A 320 120 289

Accepted by the Board of Examiner
School of Teacher Training and Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

Team of Examiner:
1. Dr. Abdillah Nugroho , M. Hum ( )
Penguji I

2. Dr. M. Thoyibi, M.S. ( )
Penguji II

3. Dr. Phil. Dewi Chandraningrum, M. Ed ( )
Penguji III

Surakarta,
Muhammadiyah University
School of Teacher Training and Education
Dean,

Prof. Dr. Harun DJoko Prayitno, M. Hum.
NIP. 1965042813199303 1001
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MOTTO

 “Don’t be afraid to fall in love again. Open your heart and follow
where it leads you…and remember, shoot for the moon.” (Cecilia
Ahern, P.S. I Love You)
 “If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell
them sorrows know how to swim.” (H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love
You)
 Bermimpilah selagi mimpi itu belum dilarang. (The Author)
 Don’t be afraid to reach your dream. (The Author)
 After your failure there is a sign of your success. (The Author)

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DEDICATION

I dedicate my research paper to my beloved family and friends. A special
feeling and gratitude to my beloved family whose gives encouragement, their advice
for my best and their work hard to help in financial. I gratitude for them because they
were never give up to push tenacity ring in my ears to do my best.
I dedicate this research paper and give special thanks to all my friends in
Department of English Education 2012.
I also dedicate this little paper to my dear soul mate. I have no idea about
whom and where you are now, but someday, if you come to accompany my rest life,
I will show you this research paper.

The Researcher

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assalamu’alaikum. Wb . Wb .

Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin, the first is thankfulness which is unlimited is
always given to Allah SWT, the Lord and the Almighty, and the Merciful. He has
given the researcher the facilitation and the opportunity to finish the research paper
entitled Holly’s Struggle for A Better Life : An Individual Psychological Study On
Ahern Novel P.S. I Love You (2004).
Secondly, sholawat and greeting are presented to our Prophet Muhammad
SAW, who has brought human into the brightness.
The writer would like to given her biggest appreciation to acknowledge and
thanks to:
1. Mrs. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.d as the chief in Department of English
Education.
2. Mr. Dr. Abdillah Nugroho, M. Hum as a literature lecturer and great consultant,
thanks for your guidance, so I can finish my research paper.
3. My beloved big family. Dad, you’re my superhero in the world, you always
give the best things for us. Mom, you’re the best mother for me, you always
give me a good advice how to get a good life. Thank you for the big love for me
and everything you have done. Many thanks for all beautiful memories, you
always give and support me for everything.
4. My best friend and soul mate, Nanang Mustakim. Thank you for everything you
had given, because of you I am stronger than before. You always accompany
my rest life, may God always bless us.
5. My best friends forever, Ariyani Pratiwi, S. Pd. as my older sister, Arum
Agistina, S. Pd. as younger sister, and the last Ida Purnamasari, S. Pd. as the
youngest sister. I love you so much.
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6. My dear friends in Department of English Education 2012, thank for every
moment we have shared.
7. My whole friends who cannot be mentioned one by one, thanks for supporting
and motivating me.

With love,
The Researcher

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ABSTRACT

This research aims to analyze Holly’s struggle based on Cecelia Ahern’s P.S.
I Love You, to reveal what efforts that Holly did in her life to get a better life from
the tragedy used theory An Individual Psychological Study. In this research , the
object of this study is the struggle of major character of Holly Kennedy. The
researcher used the data sources are literary data. Those are divided in two
categories, primary data and secondary data. The primary data sources is the novel
itself. The secondary data sources are some books that support the researcher to
analyzing this research. The method of data collection in this study is library
research. The results of this research show: 1) the Holly’s problem 2) the Holly’s
struggle.
Keyword: struggle, spirit, individual psychological study, tragedy.

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ABSTRAK

Karya tulis ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis usaha/perjuangan apa saja yang
Holly lakukan untuk mendapatkan kehidupan yang lebih baik dari peristiwa yang
menyedihkan berdasarkan novel dari Cecelia Ahern berjudul P.S. I Love You
menggunakan teori/pendekatan Individual Psychological. Pada penelitian ini, objek
dari pendekatan ini adalah usaha dari karakter utama Holly Kennedy. Peneliti
menggunakan sumber data berupa data sastra. Terbagi dalam dua kategori, data
utama dan data sekunder. Data utama adalah novel itu sendiri. Sumber data sekunder
beberapa buku yang mendukung peneliti menganalisis karya ilmiah ini. Metode
pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kepustakaan. Hasil dari
penelitian ini menunjukkan: 1) persoalan Holly 2) usaha/perjuangan yang dilakukan
Holly.

Kata kunci: usaha/perjuangan, semangat, individual psychological study, peristiwa

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