Hierarchy of Needs in J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace: Abraham Maslow

This research discusses hierarchy of needs in the novel "Disgrace" by J.M. Coetzee, 1999 as the data source and using a psychological approach. In this research, researcher focused on what are the hierarchical needs in the novel(Coetzee 2000). This research used descriptive qualitative (Creswell 2013)to analyze and with (Taormina and Gao 2013) Maslow theory's of hierarchy of needs. The phenomenon of hierarchy of needs reflected in this novel. This research shows the influence of hierarchy of needs experienced by the characters in the novel (Coetzee 2000) such as; Physiological, Safety, Love/ belonging, Esteem, Self-actualization.