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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis thesis is a study on the character development of Raselas, the main
character, in his journey to find happiness. Raselas is a very naive and
inexperienced young prince who lives at a special place for the king's sons and
daughters, named Happy Valley. In Happy Valley, Raselas, as a son of king,
always gets what he wants. Feeling bored and unhappy with his monotonous days,
he decides to go outside Happy Valley to search for a perfect figure of human
being to imitate in order to get happiness. In his searching for happiness, Raselas
gets many worthy experiences that lead him to his character development at the
end of his journey. The thesis writer would like to discuss how Raselas' character
develops from the beginning of his journey to the end of it and how some
characters he meets influence his character development. To achieve the goal of
her analysis, she uses literary device namely characterization supported by a
theory of psychology. The thesis writer also finds out that from his interactions
with various types of people in his journey, Raselas gets many worthy lessons of
life which enrich his thoughts and develop his characters. Hence, the thesis writer
concludes that the main character, Raselas' character development is greatly
influenced by his social environment, especially the people around him. Here,
Raselas' curiosities which desire of 'perfectness' not only encourage him to
undergo his journey, but also teach him some worthy lessons to form him to be a
more mature and wiser man at the end of his journey.