Edgar Sawtelle’s Defence Mechanisms And Their Effects On His Behavioral Change In David Wroblewski’s The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle

Pramudito, Adidharma (2015) Edgar Sawtelle’s Defence Mechanisms And Their Effects On His Behavioral Change In David Wroblewski’s The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle. Sarjana thesis, Universitas Brawijaya.

Abstract

Banyak novel yang menggunakan permasalahan internal dalam diri karakter utama sebagai tema cerita. Salah satu novel yang menggunakan tema tersebut adalah novel David Wroblewski The Story of Edgar Sawtelle yang menceritakan tentang bagaimana Edgar sebagai karakter utama mencoba mengatasi kegelisahannya dengan cara menggunakan mekanisme-mekanisme pertahanan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap bagaimana Edgar menggunakan mekanisme-mekanisme pertahanannya dan bagaimana mekanisme mekanisme pertahanan tersebut merubah sikap Edgar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan psikologi untuk mencari tahu bagaimana mekanisme-mekanisme pertahanan yang digunakan oleh Edgar mempengaruhi sikapnya. Teori yang akan digunakan adalah Freudian Psikoanalisis, namun lebih difokuskan pada teori mekanisme-mekanisme pertahanan. Di novel ini, Edgar Sawtelle sebagai karakter utama menunjukkan mekanismemekanisme pertahanannya untuk mengatasi permasalahan di dalam keluarganya. Permasalahan muncul saat Edgar berusaha membuktikan pada ibunya bahwa Claude terlibat dalam kematian ayah Edgar. Untuk mengatasi kecemasannya, Edgar menggunakan mekanisme-mekanisme pertahanan untuk mempertahankan diri. Lima mekanisme pertahanan yang digunakan oleh Edgar yaitu pengalihan, represi, proyeksi, regresi, reaksi formasi, dan sublimasi.

English Abstract

There are many novels that use main character’s internal problem as the theme of the story. One of the novels that uses that theme is David Wroblewski’s The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. The novel tells about how Edgar as the main character tries to cope with his anxiety by employing some defense mechanisms. This research’s purpose is to reveal how Edgar employs his defense mechanism and how it changes Edgar’s behavior. This study uses psychological approach to discover how defense mechanisms employed by Edgar has influenced his behavior. Theory that will be used is Freudian Psychoanalysis, focusing on defense mechanism theory. In this novel, Edgar Sawtelle as the main character shows his defense mechanism to cope with his family problems. The problems appear when Edgar tries to show his mother that Claude is involved on the death of his father. To cope with his anxiety, Edgar employs defense mechanism to defend himself. There are six defense mechanisms used by Edgar Sawtelle namely displacement, repression, projection, regression, reaction formation, and sublimation.

Item Type: Thesis (Sarjana)
Identification Number: SKR/FBS/2013/681/ 051601093
Subjects: 400 Language > 420 English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Budaya > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Depositing User: Kustati
Date Deposited: 29 Feb 2016 10:53
Last Modified: 29 Feb 2016 10:53
URI: http://repository.ub.ac.id/id/eprint/100748
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