Natazia, Azarine and Jamila Wijayanti,, S.S. M.Pd. (2023) Fenomena Alzheimer Terkait Perubahan Perilaku pada Tokoh Utama dalam Novel Still Alice Karya Lisa Genova. Sarjana thesis, Universitas Brawijaya.
Abstract
Novel Still Alice karya Lisa Genova adalah sebuah karya sastra yang didalamnya bercerita tentang tokoh utama, yang bernama “Alice” dengan segala konflik psikologisnya. Aspek psikologis yang dialami oleh tokoh Alice tercermin dari perubahan perilaku yang bersifat progresif akibat Alzheimer. Penyakit Alzheimer merupakan penyakit neurodegeneratif dan progresif yang disebabkan oleh kematian pada sel saraf. Alzheimer dapat menyebabkan disfungsi memori, pemikiran, analisa, bahasa, dan aktivitas nercus lainnya yang selanjutnya sapat mengubah perilaku indiividu serta kepribadiannya. Penelitian pada novel Still Alice karya Lisa Genova mendeskripsikan (1) Perilaku sebelum tokoh utama terdiagnosis Alzheimer, (2) Perubahan perilaku setelah tokoh utama terdiagnosis Alzheimer, dan (3) Dampak Alzheimer bagi tokoh utama dan lingkungan di sekitarnya. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan psikologi sastra. Sumber data yang terdapat pada penelitian ini diperoleh dari novel Still Alice karya Lisa Genova yang diterbitkan pada tahun 2007 dengan 291 halaman. Teknik analisis data terbagi menjadi tiga bagian yakni (1) reduksi data, (2) penyajian data, dan (3) penarikan kesimpulan. Teknik yang digunakan menggunakan teori psikologi sastra yang kemudian dikolaborasikan dengan teori Alzheimer. Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa adanya (1) Perilaku tokoh utama sebelum terdiagnosis Alzheimer, berupa karir yang memuncak, intelegensi yang tinggi, rutinitas olahraga jogging, dan kebersamaan dengan keluarga, (2) Perubahan perilaku tokoh utama setelah terdiagnosis Alzheimer meliputi, gangguan kognitif ringan, gangguan komunikasi dan berbahasa, dan deteriorasi progresif, (3) dampak yang dirasakan oleh tokoh utama yakni, hancurnya karir dan adanya perasaan ingin mengakhiri hidup, serta dampak yang juga dirasakan oleh lingkungan sekitar meliputi dampak bagi keluarga, mahasiswa yang mengikuti kelas Alice, dan dampak bagi keluarga.
English Abstract
The novel Still Alice by Lisa Genova is a literary work that tells about the main character named “Alice” with all her psychological conflicts. The psychological aspects experienced by the character Alice are reflected in the progressive changes in behavior due to Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and neurodegenerative disease caused by nerve cell death. Alzheimer's can cause dysfunction of memory, thinking, analysis, language and other neural activity which in turn can change a person's behavior and personality. Research on the novel Still Alice by Lisa Genova describes (1) Behavior before the main character is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, (2) Changes in behavior after the main character is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and (3) The impact of Alzheimer's on the main character and the environment around him. This type of research is descriptive qualitative using a literary psychology approach. The source of the data contained in this study was obtained from the novel Still Alice by Lisa Genova which was published in 2007 with 291 pages. Data analysis techniques are divided into three parts, namely (1) data reduction, (2) data presentation, and (3) drawing conclusions. The technique used uses psychological theory of literature which is then collaborated with Alzheimer's theory. The results of this study found that there were (1) the behavior of the main character before being diagnosed with Alzheimer's in the form of a peaking career, high intelligence, jogging, and being together with the family, (2) changes in the attitude of the main character. behavior after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's includes, mild cognitive impairment, communication and language disorders, and progressive decline, (3) the impact felt by the main character, namely the destruction of his career and feelings of wanting to end his life, as well as the impact felt by the surrounding environment, including the impact on families, students who attending Alice's class, and the impact on the family.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Sarjana) |
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| Identification Number: | 0523120071 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Literature Psychology, Alzheimer, Novel, Main Character.Psikologi Sastra, Alzheimer, Novel, Tokoh Utama |
| Subjects: | 400 Language > 499 Non-Austronesian languages of Oceania, Austronesian languages, miscellaneous languages > 499.22 Malayo-Polynesian languages of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, East Timor; Chamic languages > 499.221 Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia) |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Ilmu Budaya > Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia |
| Depositing User: | soegeng sugeng |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Oct 2023 01:25 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2023 01:25 |
| URI: | http://repository.ub.ac.id/id/eprint/203483 |
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