SELF-AWARENESS OF THE PROTAGONIST AS REFLECTED IN ANDREW GEORGE’S THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH: A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH

Mubarokah, Fatatun (2019) SELF-AWARENESS OF THE PROTAGONIST AS REFLECTED IN ANDREW GEORGE’S THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH: A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH. Bachelor thesis, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan.

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Abstract

This research entitled “Self-awareness of The Protagonist as Reflected in Andrew George‟s
“The Epic of Gilgamesh”: A Psychological Approach”. The objectives of the research are: to
describe the story of the poem, to describe the characterization of the protagonist, to explain selfawareness of the protagonist observed psychologically, and to identify the moral values. The
subject of the research is “The Epic of Gilgamesh” translated by Andrew George. The poem is used
as the primary source, while books, journals, and articles are taken as secondary source. The data
were collected by visiting libraries, reading, taking notes, and categorizing data. Then, the
researcher applied a psychological approach to analyze the data. The collected data were analyzed
qualitatively in the form of statements and sentences. After conducting the research, the
researcher comes to the conclusion that first, the story focuses about the protagonist who seeks
immortality after the death of his best friends. He fails to reach immortality, in exchange, he gains
knowledge and wisdom. Second, the protagonist is categorized as a round character because he
experiences the change in his characterization. Third, the self-awareness of the protagonist went
through five stages. The first stage is feeling clueless. The second stage is to understand yourself.
The third stage is to understand social patterns, the fourth stage is afraid of turn into madness,
and the last stage is to accept human nature. Fourth, moral values taken from the poem is related
to self-awareness, the aspect of leadership, and decision making.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisi / Prodi:	Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan) > S1-English Education (S1-Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris)
Depositing User:	publikasi uad
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2019 01:49
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2019 01:49
URI:	http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/15324

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