THE PORTRAYAL OF ANXIETY AND DEFENSE MECHANISM OF THE MAIN CHARACTER AS REFLECTED IN INTO THE WILD BY JON KRAKAUER

Mita Sundari, Mita Sundari and Elfiondri, Elfiondri and Femmy, Dahlan (2016) THE PORTRAYAL OF ANXIETY AND DEFENSE MECHANISM OF THE MAIN CHARACTER AS REFLECTED IN INTO THE WILD BY JON KRAKAUER. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

	Text COVER - BAB I.pdf Download (1MB)
	Text MITA SUNDARI.PDF Restricted to Repository staff only Download (1MB)

Abstract

In this paper, the writer analyzes about the main character, McCandless which describes in Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer. The novel captures the main character, McCandless who is going to Alaska to find his own happiness. The analysis has two goals which are describing the anxieties and defense mechanisms which are experienced by the main character. The anxieties are realistic anxiety and neurotic anxiety. In defense mechanism, it appears in form of acting out, isolation, suppression and humor. Then, the writer uses Psychoanalysis as the theory according to Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud. The technique that is applied by the writer is close reading to gain understanding the structure that can be seen in the novel. Together with close reading, the writer is helped to collect proofs for the analysis. The result from the novel is about the main character’s mental disorder and the way defending it. The novel describes how the main character experiences two kinds of anxiety. The first anxiety is realistic anxiety which he experiences fear of wilderness and fear of death. The second anxiety is neurotic anxiety. In neurotic, the main character experiences the rebellion to his parent’s will in education and their life style, and disclaimer of society rules in education and job. The main character defends him self with defense mechanism for several problem that he gets from two of anxiety. There are humor for fear of wilderness and death, acting out in parents’s will, isolation in parents’s will in education and suppression. Keywords : Main Character, Psychoanalysis, Anxiety, Defense Mechanism

Actions (login required)

View Item