The Nature Of Happiness Reflected In The Shack Novel By William P. Young (2007): A Psychology Of Religion Approach

• Main Authors: Sari, Desy Ratna (Author), , Dr. M. Thoyibi,M.S (Author), , Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 2015.
• Subjects: Thesis; NonPeerReviewed
• Online Access: Connect to this object online
• Notes: https://eprints.ums.ac.id/32663/1/FRONT%20PAGE.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/32663/2/CHAPTER%20I.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/32663/3/CHAPTER%20II.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/32663/4/CHAPTER%20III.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/32663/5/CHAPTER%20IV.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/32663/6/CHAPTER%20V.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/32663/7/BIBLIOGRAPHY.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/32663/11/APPENDIX.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/32663/12/PUBLICATION%20ARTICLE.pdf
• Keywords: PN Literature (General)

The main problem of this research is to reveal how the major character solves the problems based on the structural elements and analyze the novel using psychology of religion theory. In analyzing The Shack novel, the researcher uses qualitative method and psychology of religion theory. The objective of this study is to understand the nature of happiness experienced by Mackanzie in The Shack novel published in 2007 by William Paul Young. The source of data is The Shack novel and the secondary data are from the other sources related with the analysis such as the author's biography, literary books, pshychologys books, and psychology of religion theory especially by William James. The methods of collecting data are researching in the library and the internet. The technique used in analyzing the data is descriptive analysis. The result shows that the problem of major character caused by internal conflict about religious experience can make his life better than before.