Abstract
The objectives of the research are to identify positive personality traits in the poetical novella of The Broken Wings and to expose some actions, thoughts and feelings of the major characters that could be categorized into positive personality traits. Some related theories on personality traits are applied in this research, one of which, is the one proposed by Lauther (2012) stating that personality traits appear in the forms of action, attitude and behavior some may be positive such as: love, friendship, respect, honesty, responsibility, adaptability, compatibility, resolution, compassion, patience, courage and loyalty; while some others negative such attitude as laziness, shyness, arrogance, closeness , dishonesty, cruelty, and intolerance. The research is conducted by means of qualitative descriptive method proposed by Kothari (2004) having a goal of a comprehensive summarization, in everyday terms, of specific events experienced by individuals or groups of individuals. The research results show that there are four significant positive personality traits found in the whole course of the story: Love, Friendship, Resolution and Respect and these traits are all experienced by the major characters.
Highlights
Kahlil Gibran’s unique poetic expression, characterized by beauty and spirituality, became known as “Gibranism.” His language touches the inner souls of readers and his parables teach them spiritual lessons
As Gibran’s interest shifted to mysticism and primitivism, his writings returned again and again to the beauty and purity of nature. He romanticized nature and found in it an inspirational power for his poetry. He identifies the divine essence with the natural world, termed Pantheism which he had absorbed from his readings under Fred Holland Proceedings of the 1st Annual International Conference on Language and Literature, 18-19 April 2018, Fakultas Sastra, UISU, Medan, Indonesia
The primary data are taken from the poetical work of The Broken Wings while the data sources are all the quotations delivered by the major characters
Summary
Kahlil Gibran’s unique poetic expression, characterized by beauty and spirituality, became known as “Gibranism.” His language touches the inner souls of readers and his parables teach them spiritual lessons. His early short stories, prose poems, and later collections of aphorisms made him widely acclaimed as the greatest of Arab Romantics. Gibran creates beautiful images that are charged with emotions and that expand the reader’s vision and imagination. As Gibran’s interest shifted to mysticism and primitivism, his writings returned again and again to the beauty and purity of nature He romanticized nature and found in it an inspirational power for his poetry. He identifies the divine essence with the natural world, termed Pantheism which he had absorbed from his readings under Fred Holland
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