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The Personality Structure and Defense Mechanism Of THE PERSONALITY STRUCTURE AND DEFENSE MECHANISM OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET FILM A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Letters and Humanities in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Strata One (S1) Eris Widya Astuti 1111026000046 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH JAKARTA 2015 ABSTRACT Eris Widya Astuti, The Personality Structure and Defense Mechanism of the Main Character in the House at the End of the Street Film. A Thesis. Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, 2015. This research focuses on Ryan Jacobson as the main character in House at the End of the Street film. The aim of this research is to know the personality structure of Ryan Jacobson and analyze his defense mechanism using Psychoanalysis theory by Sigmund Freud. This research uses qualitative method and descriptive analysis as the technique to analyze the data with theory of Psychoanalysis that related to structure of personality and defense mechanism in the film. The data are collected from dialogues in the script and pictures in the film. The findings show that Ryan Jacobson as the 18 years old man has abnormal obsession to have his sister named Carrie Anne alive. His sister is died after falling from the swing in 6 years of age. Ryan kidnaps a girl resembles his sister in white skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes at the basement. His parents blame him for her death and treat Ryan as Carrie Anne to substitute his sister. Due to that traumatic experience, Ryan has unbalanced personality structure caused by disturbance in his childhood. His ego is dominated by the id when it is about his secret and trauma in the past. Although Ryan has done some defense mechanism; repression, fixation, denial, projection and fantasy, but it is not enough for him to remove his trauma and anxiety. i ii iii DECLARATION I hereby declared that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person non material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma of the university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text. Jakarta, December 2015 Eris Widya Astuti iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful May peace and blessing of Allah be upon all of us First of all, I would like to give the most appreciation and many thanks to Allah SWT, for His blessing and guidance all these years so I could finish this thesis. Then, may peace be upon to our beloved prophet Muhammad SAW, his family, his companion and all his followers. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor, Mrs. Inayatul Chusna, M.Hum., for her great patience, time, guidance, kindness, and contribution in correcting and helping me to finish this thesis. Thanks for all of her advices and efforts that have been given to me. May Allah SWT bless her and her family. I also would like to convey his sincerity grateful particularly to these following people: 1. Prof. Dr. Sukron Kamil, M.A., the Dean of Letters and Humanities Faculty. 2. Drs. Saefuddin, M.Pd., the Head of English Letters Department. 3. Elve Oktafiyani, M.Hum., the Secretary of English Letters Department. 4. Pita Merdeka, M.A., and Maria Ulfa, M.A., M.Hum., as the thesis examiners. 5. All lectures of English Department for helping and educating me during my study at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta. v 6. My family; especially my beloved Father and Mother who always give their never ending love, patience, prayers, spirits, motivations, advices, hopes, and supports in financial and material to me all the time. I also extend my gratitude to both of my beloved sisters for their motivation, support, and prayers. 7. My closest people; especially Aab Abdullah who has accompanied for years. Thanks for his time, patience, affection, supports, prayers, advices, knowledge and many inspirations to me. My best friends; Euis, Maydina, Mita, Vina, Anita, Erni, Ardhina, Maya, and Gresshia for their joy, laughter, affection and supports that bring happiness to me. 8. My beloved classmates in English Letters Department; the students of Class B and Literature since 2011 for spending time and supporting each other during study at University. And for all those who cannot be mentioned here, may Allah always give His bless in every our step. Finally, I realize that this thesis is far from being perfect. Therefore, I welcome any constructive criticism, suggestion, and advice for better improvement. Jakarta, December 2015 Eris Widya Astuti vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... i APPROVAL SHEET .......................................................................................... ii LEGALIZATION ............................................................................................... iii DECLARATION ................................................................................................. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................. v TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................... vii CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1 A. Background of the Study ........................................................ 1 B. Focus of the Study .................................................................. 3 C. Research Question .................................................................. 4 D. Significance of the Study ....................................................... 4 E. Research Methodology ........................................................... 5 1. The Objectives of Research ............................................. 5 2. The Method of Research ................................................. 5 3. The Instrument of the Research....................................... 6 4. The Unit of Analysis ....................................................... 6 5. The Technique of Data Analysis ..................................... 6 6. The Research Design ....................................................... 7 CHAPTER II. THE THEORETICAL DESCRIPTION ................................. 8 A. Previous Research .................................................................. 8 B. Character ................................................................................ 10 vii C. Characterization in Film ......................................................... 12 1. Characterization through Appearance ............................ 13 2. Characterization through Dialogue ................................. 13 3. Characterization through External Action ....................... 14 4. Characterization through Internal Action ....................... 14 5. Characterization through Reactions of Others Character ......................................................................... 14 D. Sigmund Freud‘s Psychoanalysis ........................................... 15 1. Structure of Personality ................................................... 18 a. Id............................................................................... 18 b. Ego ........................................................................... 18 c. Superego ................................................................... 19 2. Psychosexual Development Stages ................................. 21 a. Oral Stage ................................................................. 21 b. Anal Stage ................................................................ 22 c. Phallic Stage ............................................................. 23 d. Latency Stage ........................................................... 23 e. Genital Stage ............................................................ 24 3. Defense Mechanism ........................................................ 24 a. Repression ................................................................ 26 b. Fixation..................................................................... 27 c. Denial ....................................................................... 28 d. Projection ................................................................. 28 viii e. Fantasy ..................................................................... 29 CHAPTER III. DATA ANALYSIS / FINDINGS ............................................ 31 A. Character Analysis ................................................................. 31 B. Structure of Personality and Defense Mechanism ................. 38 CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ............................... 59 A. Conclusions ............................................................................ 59 B. Suggestions ............................................................................. 62 BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................... 64 APPENDICES ..................................................................................................... 68 ix CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Films often portray and represent about life, culture and social reality. The different traditions, beliefs, and
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