Novel Sindhen Padmi karya Tulus Setiyadi merupakan salah satu karya sastra yang membahas tentang kejadian yang ada didalam kehidupan manusia. Novel ini menceritakan ambisi tokoh utama. Ambisi merupakan keinginan yang besar dan dimiliki setiap manusia untuk mencapai tujuan yang sudah direncanakan. Berdasarkan pernyataan tersebut, rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini, yaitu (1) Bagaimana struktur kepribadian tokoh utama?, (2) Bagaimana gambaran ambisi tokoh utama?, (3) Apa saja masalah yang ada ketika tokoh utama mewujudkan ambisi?, (4) Bagaimana sifat tokoh utama dalam mewujudkan ambisi didalam novel SP karya Tulus Setiyadi?. Penelitian ini mempunyai tujuan untuk (1) Menjelaskan struktur kepribadian tokoh utama, (2) Menjelaskan gambaran ambisi tokoh utama, (3) Menjelaskan masalah apa saja dalam mewujudkan ambisi, (4) Menjelaskan sifat tokoh utama dalam mewujudkan ambisi dinovel SP karya Tulus Setiyadi.
Penelitian ini tergolong dalam bentuk penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik membaca, mencatat dan studi pustaka. Data penelitian ini berupa kalimat yang cocok dan sesuai dengan rumusan masalah. Sumber data yang digunakan yaitu novel Sindhen Padmi karya Tulus Setiyadi. Tata cara pengolahan data yaitu dengan cara dikumpulkan, diklasifikasi lalu dianalisis. Teori yang digunakan yaitu psikologi kepribadian, kususnya teori kapribadian Ludwig Klages.
Hasil penelitian ini dibagi menjadi empat. Yang pertama struktur kepribadian tokoh utama ada tiga, yaitu temperamen sanguinis, perasaan, dan daya ekpresi. Gambaran ambisi tokoh utama dibagi menjadi tiga, yaitu menaikan drajat keluarga, menjadi sindhen terkenal, dan mendapatkan suami yang mapan. Masalah didalam mewujudkan ambisi dibagi menjadi tiga, yaitu kemiskinan, pendidikan, dan perkara. Sifat tokoh utama dalam mewujudkan ambisi dibagi menjadi empat, yaitu berpikir optimis, berani, aktif, dan tekad.
Kata kunci: temperamen sanguinis, ambisi, dan kepribadian.
Novel Sindhen Padmi written by Tulus Setiyadi is one of the literary works that discuss the events that are in human life. The novel tells the story of the main character's ambition. Ambition is a great desire and owned by every human being to achieve a goal that has already been planned. Based on these statements, the problem formulation in this research, are (1) How the personality structure of the main character?, (2) How the picture of the main character's ambition?, (3) What are the problems that appear when the main character realize the ambition?, (4) How the nature of the main character in realizing the ambitions in the novel SP by Tulus Setiyadi?. This research aims to (1) Explain the personality structure of the main character, (2) Explain the picture of the main character's ambition, (3) Explain any problems in realizing ambitions, (4) Explain the nature of the main character in realizing the ambitions in the novel SP by Tulus Setiyadi.
This research classified in the form of a descriptive qualitative research. The data collection techniq using the technique of reading, recording and study of literature. This research data in the form of a sentence that match and appropriate with the problem formulation. The data source that used is novel Sindhen Padmi written by Tulus Setiyadi. The procedures of processing data is by collected, classified and analyzed. The theory that used is the psychology of personality, especially Ludwig Klages personality theory.
The results of this research were divided into four. First, there are three personality structure of main character, the sanguine temperament, feelings, and power of expresivity. Picture of main character's ambition is divided into three, raising the degree of family's name, became a famous sindhen, and find a well estabilished husband. The Problems in realizing the ambition is divided into three, poverty, education, and case. The nature of the main character in realizing the ambition is divided into four, think optimistic, brave, active, and determination.
Keywords: sanguine temperament, ambition, and personality.