Humanistic Psychology Analysis In Novel Madogiwa No Tottochan

DOI

10.2991/icss-19.2019.54How to use a DOI?

Keywords

psychology;humanistic; need; Maslow; novel.

Abstract

This research is in the form of disclosure of the needs of existing students at Tomoe Gakuen school. Needs classified according to Abraham Maslow's multilevel needs theory of figures: 1). Totto-chan; 2) Takahashi-kun; 3). Yasuaki Yamamoto (Yasuaki-chan) and (4) Akira Takahashi (Takahashi-kun). In the novel Madogiwa no Totto Chan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. Novel Madogiwa No Totto-chan applies the right educational methods in educating children. By paying attention to the educational methods applied by the Kobayashi Principal; we can take an example of how to achieve optimal educational goals. Physiological needs shown by the character Totto-chan who is the main character in this novel where he has a need to note where the true nature of Totto chan is an aggressive; brave child; curious. The need for security is shown by the figure of Kunio Oe (Oe-kun). Oe-kun; who was originally a character who has a naughty and annoying personality; can turn out to be a better person who no longer repeats his mistakes. Oe-kun is a character who has a dynamic personality because he has a personality that develops into a better child. The Need for Love and Belonging was demonstrated by Principal Sosaku Kobayashi. Sosaku Kobayashi; a man who has inspiration and vision in building the Tomoe school. Principal Kobayashi believes that every child has a good character at birth. As time goes on; children's personality development is influenced by other factors; namely family factors and environmental factors. Therefore; the principal of Kobayashi tried to find the good character and develop it so that children could develop into a distinctive person. The headmaster of Kobayashi is also an educator who has a warm personality and is very much liked by students. The need for self-esteem was shown by the main character Totto-chan. In Tomoe School; Totto-chan was educated in appropriate ways; so Totto-chan's attitude began to change. The second character is Yasuaki Yamamoto (Yasuaki-chan). Yasuaki-chan is a child who has a physical abnormality due to poly-sickness. She doesn't feel inferior to her situation but feels confident because Totto-chan showed love to Yasuaki-chan and accepted her friend's shortcomings; this made Yasuaki Chan confident and feel appreciated. They often eat lunch together; spend breakfast together; and walk together; and walk together to the station after school. This is an attitude of appreciation to friends and self-respect. The need for self-actualization (need for actualization) is shown by the character Akira Takahashi (Takahashi-kun). The nature of Takahashi is patient; gregarious. He is a male student who has an imperfect body growth. Tahashi-kun's initial attitude was shy but because Principal Kobayashi realized that having an abnormal body; Takahashi-kun would have a sense of insecurity. Therefore; Principal Kobayashi educates Takahashi-kun in the right way and is very concerned about his growth. The education and attention given by the Kobayashi Principal had a positive impact on Takahashi-kun's personality. One of them is to be a child who is confident and brave. He developed into a child who was confident because of the right attention and upbringing from the Principal of Kobayashi. Based on his personality changes; it can be concluded that Takahashi-kun is a figure who has a dynamic personality because he has a personality that develops into a better child.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rianna Sumampouw
AU  - Marly Masoko
AU  - Sherly Lensun
PY  - 2019/11
DA  - 2019/11
TI  - Humanistic Psychology Analysis In Novel Madogiwa No Tottochan
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Science 2019 (ICSS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 922
EP  - 932
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icss-19.2019.54
DO  - 10.2991/icss-19.2019.54
ID  - Sumampouw2019/11
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