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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelHanif Kureishi is a successful British writer whose works are well
accepted and awarded in the literary circle. His talent in writing makes him
recognized as a writer of a great talent. This is the reason I choose Hanif Kureishi
and his work to be discussed. His newest novel, Gabriel?s Gift, that I am going to
analyze describes the life of a child who lives in North London. He has a gift of
artistic talent and imagination, yet he has to face problems and conflicts in his life
relating to this gift. He has to overcome all the problems and conflicts in his life
which show the sign of his maturity. Thus, this thesis is trying to explore
Gabriel?s process to reach his maturity, which finally brings him into one unique
personal individual. The main problem of this thesis is to know what are the
conditions that lead to Gabriel?s confusions over his problems and how he uses
his imagination to overcome his confusions. Furthermore, I also want to find out
how Gabriel finally achieves his maturity. I find out that Gabriel has to undergo a
process to achieve his maturity. Gabriel has to overcome his confusions by using
imagination before he achieves his maturity successfully. To analyze and discuss
the effort in Gabriel?s process in achieving his maturity, which becomes the aim
of this thesis, I conduct library research and collect secondary sources related to
the topic. I analyze the story by using literary approach with the tools of
characterization and conflict. I also use the psychological concepts of
hallucination, imagination and maturity, as the supporting concepts to get a clear
analysis about the story. The main character in this story, Gabriel, has confusions
which mainly formed by his family and surrounding. These conditions have led
him into confusion concerning his self-existence as one individual and his
hallucination. The process that Gabriel has to undergo in order to achieve his
maturity will develop through the stages until it reaches the result of his final
action, which determines his own belief about himself. Through the analysis, I
conclude Gabriel?s effort to overcome his obstacles, especially his confusion to
become an independent individual in his process to achieve his maturity ends up
successfully. He is able to retain what he really wants in life although he has to
fight briefly. The significant findings, which can be derived from the analysis is a
person could not really exist as a complete individual in any community unless
somebody accepts, recognizes and loves him as he really is.