Tris’ Individuation Process As Divergent Seen From Jungian’s Theory Reflected Divergent Novel

The study is aimed to reveal the individuation process of Tris, the main character in Veronica Roth’s Divergent. The object of the study of this research is to analyze the novel based on extrinsic aspects using psychological approach. The writer analyses how the main character named Beatrice Prior or known as Tris finds her true self related to Carl Jung theory about self individuation process. There are four kinds of archetypes in order to acknowledge the self individuation process. This research is qualitative research. Type of data of the study is text taken from two data sources: primary and secondary. The primary data source is taken from the novel Divergent written by Veronica Roth in 2011. While the secondary data sources are other materials taken from literary books, criticism, essays, articles, journal and internet related to the study. Both data are collected through library research and analyzed by descriptive analysis. The outcome of the study shows the following conclusions based on psychological approach the novel tells that the major character, Tris has different personal identity she is divergent. Divergent cannot fit in any factions. The focus of this research is the main character in this novel. The purpose of this study is to find out how Tris achieves a process of individuation that is buried within her unconscious mind where the collective unconscious lies. To achieve individuation, Tris must reveal the archetypes that are buried within her and accept it as part of her personality.