The Struggle of the Main Character to Solve Her Great Problems as Reflected in Stephenie Mayer’s New Moon: a Psychological Approach

This research is intended to describe characterization of the main character (2) the struggle of the main character to solve her great problems (3) moral values that can be taken from the novel. This research is dealing with the psychological approach of the main character in the novel New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, focusing on her struggle to solve her great problems. In this research, the researcher presents the descriptive qualitative method to analyze the novel. The subject of the research is the novel entitled New Moon written by Stephenie Meyer, while the object of the research focuses on the struggle of the main character to solve her great problems in New Moon. To collect the data, the researcher does some steps such as visiting library, reading sources, making notes, categorizing data, and exploring the internet to find the supporting data. To analyze the data, the researcher uses the psychological study by Subhan and Wellek and Warren. After conducting the research, the researcher found some research findings. They are as follows: First, the characterizations of the main character are attentive, beautiful, brave, clumsy, intelligent, loving, numb, reckless, and stubborn. Second, the struggle of the main character to solve her great problems such as the struggle of the main character to solve her life problems, the struggle of the main character to solve her love problems, the struggle of the main character to solve her family problems, and the struggle of the main character to solve her economic problems. Third, some moral values that can be revealed, such as positive moral values, they are struggle to solve great problems, friendship, and love, while negative values such as atheism, battle, and out of control. Keywords—struggle, solve problems, psychological approach.