| dc.description.abstract | This research examines the personality of the main character Janu in the novel Manusia dan
Badainya by Syahid Muhammad. The purpose of this research is to find out the personality of
the main character Janu. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method with a literaly
psychology approach. Literary psychology is one of literary study that examines literature
using various concepts in psychology that relate to psychological activities. Literary works
that are viewed psychologically will show psychological aspects through the characters. The
theory used in this research is psychoanalytic theory by Sigmund Freud which divides human
personality based on the structure of the id, ego and superego. The results of this research
can be concluded by looking at the most dominant structure in the main character, it can be
concluded that the personality of the main character based on the Hippocrates-Galenus
theory which classifies personality forms based on the fluids contained in the human body,
namely, sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric and melancholic. The author concludes that the main
character’s personality structure which is more dominant in this novel is the ego personality
structure and has a melancholic personality type. The main character Janu has a sensitive,
emotional personality, worries easily, perfectionist, creative, and also has high empathy. | en_US |
