Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan konflik batin tokoh serta menganalisis proses pencarian makna hidup dalam novel Timun Jelita karya Raditya Dika dengan tinjauan logoterapi Viktor Frankl. Pencarian makna hidup sangat relevan dalam kehidupan modern, terutama saat individu

mengalami kehampaan eksistensial akibat rutinitas yang monoton, tekanan sosial, dan juga kegagalan dari masa lalu. Novel Timun Jelita merepresentasikan fenomena kehampaan eksistensial melalui tokoh Timun dan Jelita yang mengalami krisis makna dan konflik batin dalam perjalanan hidup mereka. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data yakni novel Timun Jelita karya  Raditya  Dika.  Data  penelitian  berupa

kutipan  naratif,  dialog,  dan  monolog  tokoh  yang

mencerminkan konflik batin dan proses pencarian makna hidup. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui teknik baca, simak, dan catat. Analisis data dilakukan dengan identifikasi, klasifikasi, dan interpretasi data berdasarkan konsep logoterapi Viktor Frankl yakni Freedom of Will, Will to

Meaning, dan Meaning of Life, serta tiga jalan dalam penemuan

makna hidup, yakni nilai kreatif, nilai pengalaman, dan nilai sikap. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa konflik batin

This study aims to describe the inner conflicts of the characters and to analyze the process of searching for meaning in the novel Timun Jelita by Raditya Dika through the perspective of Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy. The search for meaning in life is highly relevant in modern society, particularly when individuals experience existential emptiness caused by monotonous routines, social pressure, and past failures. The novel Timun Jelita represents this phenomenon of existential emptiness through the characters Timun and Jelita, who experience a crisis of meaning and inner conflict throughout their life journeys. This research employs a qualitative approach with a descriptive qualitative method. The data source of the study is the novel Timun Jelita by Raditya Dika. The research data consist of narrative excerpts, dialogues, and character monologues that reflect inner conflict and the process of searching for meaning in life. Data were collected using reading, observing, and note-taking techniques. Data analysis was conducted through identification, classification, and interpretation based on Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy concepts, namely Freedom of Will, Will to Meaning, and Meaning of Life, as well as the three pathways to discovering meaning in life: creative values, experiential values, and attitudinal values. The findings indicate that the characters’ inner conflicts in the novel Timun Jelita manifest in the form of existential emptiness and past trauma. The process of searching for meaning in life occurs through involvement