@thesis{thesis, author={Wardhani Nilam Kusuma}, title ={THE POWER OF LOVE AGAINST DISLOYALTY AS REPRESENTED BY TWO COUPLES IN CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIES’S NOVEL HALF OF A YELLOW SUN}, year={2025}, url={https://eprints2.undip.ac.id/id/eprint/30102/}, abstract={This research thesis analyses Olanna Ozobia and Odenigbo?s, Kainene Ozobia and Richard Churchill?s power of love against disloyalty as represented in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?s novel Half of a Yellow Sun. The objectives of this thesis are to explain the disloyalty committed by Odenigbo towards Olanna Ozobia, the disloyalty committed by Richard Churchill towards Kainene Ozobia, to analyze how Odenigbo and Olanna Ozobia maintain their love, and how Richard Churchill and Kainene Ozobia maintain their love. This thesis uses psychological approach, whereas the method of data collection uses library research. This thesis uses theory of character by Forster, characterization by Abrams, and conflict by James Potter, and theory of love by Fromm, kinds of love by Dunn and Fromm, loyalty and disloyalty by Royce and Keller. The results of this research indicate the power of love on two couples against disloyalty. It can be seen from the way the betrayed characters forgive their lover's infidelity. The cause of forgiveness of this betrayed characters are, firstly, their lovers are their true love, secondly, a knock from the heart to raise a child resulting from an affair with motherly love, thirdly, the power of love and affection from sibling relationships that is not easily destroyed. The two couples both struggle to maintain their love in order to reach a happy ending together.} }