THE SACRIFICE FOR LIFE OF JURGIS LITHUANIAN IN UPTON SINCLAIR’S THE JUNGLE NOVEL (1906): AN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH

The major problem of this study is to elucidate the sacrifice for life of Jurgis Lithuanian in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. The objectives of the study are to analyze the structural elements of the novel and to analyze psychological aspect of the novel based on individual psychological approach. In conducting this study, the researcher uses qualitative research in which the data are based on primary data of the novel Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle itself. While secondary data are Upton Sinclair biography and other data which deal with the research. In analyzing the data, the writer applies two approaches. Firstly structural approach is used to analyze the elements of the novel. It consists of character and characterization, setting, point of view, plot, style and theme are related to each other and form the unity into good quality of a novel. Secondly, based on the individual psychological approach, there is close relation between the literary work and psychology phenomena, such as sacrifice for life of a man who lives in poverty. These approaches are applied in order to get the appropriate analysis and answer the problem. The writer finds that sacrifice for life is full of struggle to survive.