THE PERSONALITY OF TIFANI FANELLI IN JESSICA KNOLL’S NOVEL LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE

Abstract

This study aimed to discover the personality and factor that influenced TifAni FaNelli‟s personality development in Jessica Knoll‟s novel Luckiest Girl Alive. The data sources used in this study was novel Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. In analyzing the data, the writer used descriptive qualitative method through psychology approach. Data were obtained by using the techniques of reading, noting, and analyzing. Meanwhile in classifying the data, the writer used Alfred Adler‟s Individual Psychology theory. The writer found that the novel Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll contained 42 data where divided into 14 personalities consisted 5 data of easily influenced, a liar 4 data, patient 2 data, innocent 2 data, obsession 5 data, a dreamer 2 data, forgiving 3 data, lack of confidence 2 data, loyal 1 data, jealousy 1 data, generous 3 data, trendy 4 data, emotional 5 data, and brave 3 data. While data that included factors that influenced TifAni FaNelli‟s personality development were 5 data of inferiority, 4 data of social interest, 4 data of fictional final goal, 2. From the data above it can be said that easily influenced, obsession, and emotional with inferiority factor were the dominant.