Bullying In Wonder Novel : A Psychosocial Perspective

Having physical deficiencies sometimes can cause a person to be bullied. The consequences of bullying can affect a victim’s mental health. This study aims to describe the types of bullying that experienced by August, find out how bullying impacts Augusts’ psychosocial condition, and explain the solution that given by the author concerning with bullying in Wonder novel. In this study, the researcher used the theory of psychosocial development by Erikson. In this study, the researcher used qualitative research. The results of this study can be concluded, from Wonder novel there are four types of bullying that are relational bullying, verbal bullying, physical bullying, and mental or psychological bullying. The impact of bullying on August’s psychosocial condition is August became a loner and anti-social at the school and at the playground. The solution that given by the author concerning with bullying in Wonder novel is when there was an incident with 7th graders in the nature retreat. When the incident occurred, the students’ mindset changed. The students considered August to be an extraordinary kid because August bravely fought the 7th graders despite being bullied physically and verbally