The Influence of Henry David Thoreau's Thoughts to the Main Character in Matt Haig's The Midnight Library

Khansa, Arifah Adila (2025) The Influence of Henry David Thoreau's Thoughts to the Main Character in Matt Haig's The Midnight Library. S1 thesis, Universitas Andalas.

Abstract

In this thesis, the author analyzes the novel entitled The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. This research focuses on the influence of Henry David Thoreau’s philosophical thoughts on the main character in the novel. To conduct the research, the author uses a moral-philosophical approach and the thoughts of Henry David Thoreau from his book entitled Walden. After conducting the analysis, it can be concluded that there are philosophical thoughts from Henry David Thoreau from Walden that can be found in The Midnight Library such as purpose of life, criticism of materialism, living in simplicity and minimalism, social expectations, rejecting conformity, and independence, and the relationship between humans and nature. These thoughts influence Nora Seed, both in her original life and in other lives while in the midnight library. After returning to her original life, Nora was finally able to put her life back together based on the Thoreau’s philosophical thoughts.

Actions (login required)

View Item