SOPHIE’S AMBITION IN JOESTIN GAARDER’S SOPHIE’S WORLD

Abstract

This study focuses on the character sophie in the novel world of Sophie by Joestin Gaarder's as ambition. Researchers conducted qualitative research using a psychological approach according to Adler and along the storyline of the novel as a data source. The findings show that Sophie's character in the novel Sophie's World by Joestin Gaarder's is an ambition that portralyal’s of ambition, the characteristics of ambition and the causes and effects of ambition based on a psychological approach according to Adler's theory. The purpose of this study is to describe Sophie's ambition in Joestin Gaarder Sophie's World. To find out the cause of Sophie's ambition in Joestin Gaarder's Sophie's World. To find out the influence of Sophie's ambition in Joestin Gaarder's Sophie's World. The author uses intrinsic and extrinsic elements to analyze the problem. The results of this study indicate that Sophie is ambitious, which is described by Adler's three characteristics of ambition, namely willingness, aggressive, and perfectionist. In addition, the cause of Sophie's ambition is a factor of family background and encouragement from the environment, namely the people around or circumstances.