KETERASINGAN PADA KARAKTER UTAMA DALAM NOVEL ON THE ROAD OLEH JACK KEROUAC = ALIENATION IN THE MAIN CHARACTER IN JACK KEROUAC'S ON THE ROAD NOVEL

NURWAHIDAH. 2023. Alienation in the Main Character in Jack Kerouac’s On The Road Novel. (Supervised by Burhanuddin Arafah and Andi Inayah Soraya)
This study aims to describe the alienation of the main character in literary work entitled On The Road by Jack Kerouac. The objectives of this study are: (1) to analyze the reflection of Sal’s alienation in the novel entitled On The Road by Jack Kerouac, and (2) to identify and classify the alienation of Sal Paradise in the novel entitled On The Road by Jack Kerouac using the theory of Melvin Seeman.
This study uses the theory of alienation by Melvin Seeman to analyze the various types of alienation experienced by the main character and structuralism approach using to emphasize the intrinsic elements of literary works such as characterizations, plot, setting and themes. Then, the research method used by the writer is qualitative and descriptive analysis to identify the alienation experienced by the main character.
The results of this study indicates that in On The Road, Sal by his experiences as a main character in the novel, faces various alienation before and after the journey. It starts from the beginning appears of divorce slump and meeting Sal and Dean, and then the road influences sexual freedom, taking drug, getting drunk and wild party, and then the emptiness of life that felt by Sal, until Sal must choose between his hero worship of Dean’s madness or true friendship. The alienation of the journey to the main character is leading him to many experiences in his life such as powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, social isolation, and self-estrangement.

Keywords : Alienation, Sal paradise, On The Road