MORAL QUALITIES ON RACHEL WHITE AS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN SOMETHING BORROWED BY EMILY GIFFIN, (KUALITAS MORAL PADA RACHEL WHITE SEBAGAI PEMERAN UTAMA DALAM SOMETHING BORROWED OLEH EMILY GIFFIN)

Abstract

Something Borrowed is a novel written by Emily Giffin that was published in 2004. This novel focuses on the complexities of Rachel’s moral qualities as the main character. This study aims to know and describe Rachel's moral qualities implied in Something Borrowed. Rachel is told as a good woman at the beginning of the story, eventually having an affair with Darcy's fiance who is her best friend since childhood. Rachel’s attitude changes are influenced by several factors that lead her to do so. The factors are family and social environment factors. Finally, Rachel’s good and bad morals have any impacts toward her life. From these explanations, Rachel's moral qualities will be analyzed. Qualitative method is employed in this study. The data in this research is derived from the dialogues of the characters in the novel which have been sorted, and carefully selected in accordance with the topic of the study. This study uses inductive method so this analysis will show the way of answering the problems to discuss from the specific to the general discussion. In the analysis of Rachel’s moral qualities, this study is started by using Immanuel Kant's moral theory as the theoretical foundation includes of good will, duty, reason and freedom, and consciousness. This theory is appropriate to analyze Rachel’s moral qualities.