The Changes of Behavior of Colin Craven in Francess Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden = The Changes of Behavior of Colin Craven in Francess Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden

Widia Latif. 2022. The Changes of Behavior of Colin Craven in Francess Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. (Supervised by Herawaty and Rezky Ramadhani).

This study aims to explain the changes of behavior of one of the main characters, Colin Craven in a literary work entitled The Secret Garden by Francess Hodgson Burnett. The objectives of this study are: (1) to describe the phases of Colin’s behavior change in the novel, (2) to describe several factors in environment that influence Colin’s behavior change in the novel.

The method of research that is used in this study is qualitative method. The source of the primary data obtained from the novel The Secret Garden, meanwhile the secondary data obtained from several books and journal articles. The writer used psychological approach with Lewin’s theory of behavior change to analyze Colin’s behavior. Colin experiences three phases of behavior change: unfreezing phase, movement phase and refreezing phase.

The results of this study indicate that there is a change in Colin’s behaviors and it affected by the environment around him. He finds his self is changing into a boy who is recovering from physical and mental illness. He becomes a healthy, strong and brave child. Started a new, he also becomes a better character.

Keywords : Change of Behavior, The Secret Garden, Phases of Behavior Change, Lewin’s Theory.