The Motivation of The Main Character to Survive as Reflected in Jojo Moyes Me Before You: A Psychological Approach

This research entitled The Motivation of The Main Character to Survive as Reflected in Jojo Moyes Me Before You: A Psychological Approach is intended to: (1) to describe the characterization of the main character as reflected in the novel, (2) to describe the motivation for the main character, (3) to describe the moral value that can be taken from the novel. This research employs the library research in the sense that the researcher visited some libraries (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan). There are two kinds of data in this research: (1) the primary data and (2) secondary data. The primary data are taken from the novel Me Before You and the secondary data are taken from Psychological books, and some other resources that are relevant or support the primary data. After the data are gathered, they are classified, analyzed and interpreted by using several theories namely: the theory of character and characterization by Hornby (1995) and the theory of Psychological by Hornby (1997), Wellek and Warren (1989), Abrams (1999), theory of survive Hornby (2000), the theory of Motivation by Maslow (1970), Murray (1964), Papalia Diane (1985), and the theory of Moral value by Hornby (1995). Some of the important research findings are presented as follows. First, the novel Me Before You contains two main characters are; Louisa Clark and Will Traynor. Louisa Clark’s characterization is hardworking, caring, curious, and worried and Will’s characterization is kind hearted, emotional, and pessimist. The motivation of Louisa to survive Will are: (1) looking for information related to quadriplegia (2) taking Will on series excursions. And the moral value that can be taken from the novel Me Before You are: appreciating your life for happiness, and being surrender not a solution in making decision