Potret Kemanusiaan dalam Novel The Pearl Karya John Ernst Steinbeck = The Portrait of Humanity in The Pearl by John Ernst Steinbeck

FRANCO GABRIEL SUNYOTO. The Portrait of Humanity in The Pearl by John Ernst Steinbeck. (Supervised by M. Amir Pattu dan Harlinah Sahib). This study aims to explore the portrait of humanity reflected in John Ernst Steinbeck's novel, The Pearl, which focuses on the role and treatment of characters in the novel. This research has two main objectives: first, to present the kinds of humanity in the novel, and second, to describe how the portrait of humanity is experienced by the characters in the novel. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method to collect data obtained from library research, this research applies the theory of Structuralism approach to identify the intrinsic elements contained in the novel. The intrinsic elements that become the focus of the research are character and characterisation. The findings of this research show that Kino experiences various kinds of humanity, such as emotional, moral, social, intellectual, spiritual, biological, creative, contradictory, and universal humanity throughout his character development. The intrinsic elements in this novel also provide information on the influence of Kino's interaction and development from the characters around him, such as Juana, his wife. Coyotito, his only son, The Doctor, The Priest, The Pearl Buyers, The Neighbors, and also The Trackers that ruined his life until the end of the story. The Pearl illustrates the diverse facets of humanity including love affection, care and compassion, greed and altruism, solidarity and prejudice, curiosity and ignorance, faith and belief, instinct, imaginative, hope and despair, and share human experienced.

Keyword : structuralism, humanity, The Pearl novel.