THE INFLUENCE OF PAST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE ON
THE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT REFLECTED AT
NABILA SHARMA'S BRUTAL: THE HEARTBREAKING TRUE
STORY OF A LITTLE GIRL'S STOLEN INNOCENCE (2012)
MEMOIR: A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For getting Bachelor Degree of Education
In English Department
by:
SA'IDAH MISKATUN A 320100031
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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APPROVAL
THE INFLUENCE OF PAST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE ON
THE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT REFLECTED AT
NABILA SHARMA’S
BRUTAL: THE HEARTBREAKING TRUE
STORY OF A LITTLE GIRL’S STOLEN INNOCENCE
(2012)
MEMOIR: A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH
by:
SA’IDAH MISKATUN
A 320100031
Approved to be examined by the consultant team
Consultant I Consultant II
Dr. M. Thoyibi, M. S. Titis Setyabudi, S. S., M. Hum.
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ACCEPTANCE
THE INFLUENCE OF PAST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE ON
THE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT REFLECTED AT
NABILA SHARMA’S
BRUTAL: THE HEARTBREAKING TRUE
STORY OF A LITTLE GIRL’S STOLEN INNOCENCE
(2012)
MEMOIR: A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH
by:
SA’IDAH MISKATUN
A 320100031
Accepted and approved by The Board of Examiners School of Teacher and Training Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
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TESTIMONY
On this occasion, the researcher states that there is no plagiarism in this research paper. There is no other work that has been submitted to obtain the bachelor degree and as far as the researcher concerned there is no opinion that has been written or published before, except the written references which are referred in this paper and mentioned in the bibliography. If any incorrectness proved in the researcher’s statement above, she will fully responsible of it.
Surakarta, June 2014
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MOTTO
There is not an easy except You make it easy,, if You will, You will make
the difficult into easy (H. R. Ibnu Hibban)
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple (Dr.
Seuss)
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself (George
Bernard Shaw)
Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being (Kevin
Kruse)
With great power, comes great responsibility (Spiderman)
The trick is that as long as you know who you are and what makes you
happy, it doesn't matter how others see you. (@iddanada)
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DEDICATION
Thanks God ALLAH SWT
My beloved and everything: my parents
The Wise Mr. Misnan and the Beauty Mrs. Fithriyani
The handsome boy: my little brother Itsna Pamungkas
The Big Family of Sumadi DM
The affectionate close friends: Yung, Nie, and Rie.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
All praise to The Almighty Allah SWT, because of His blessing we can stay here and made us was born around the learned and educated people until his guidance. Shalawat and salaam be upon to our Prophet Muhammad SAW who has guided us from the darkness to the brightness.
The researcher is fully aware this work cannot be separated from the other people’s help and guidance. In this opportunity, she would like to express her gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Dr. M. Thoyibi, M. S., the first consultant, who has advised and guided her to arrangement of this research paper.
2. Titis Setyabudi, S. S., M. Hum., the second consultant, who willingly helps the researcher to create and improve a better research by correcting the structure. 3. Anam Sutopo, S Pd., M. Hum., as the academic consultant who gave his
guidance and supported to be a great graduate.
4. Prof. Dr. Harun Djoko Prayitno, S. E., M. Hum., as the Dean of School of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of UMS.
5. Her parents Bpk. Misnan and Ibu Fithriyani Kiptiyah, who always care, love, and support everything, everywhere and every time she does.
6. Her little brother Itsna Fithriyadi Pamungkas, for being a best brother the researcher’s ever had, she glad to having and be his sister.
7. Her big family of Sumadi D. M., for all the kindness and best advice and motivation given the researcher.
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9. Her lovely Piyeth, Nurul Syamsiah, Niken Pratiwi, and Rina Dwi Cahyani, who had been accompany with their patient and colouring her life. There is no word to describe because they are the wonderful friends the researcher ever had.
10. DEE 2010 especially Class A, as a good friends, classmate, and companion in arms for being a good graduated, together.
11. THE NARRATOR Crew, as the best drama performance and colouring the researcher’s moment life.
12. PPL 2014 SMP N 2 KARTASURA, who had added new painted and fascinated traces on her soul during studies in this university.
13. ZAHRAFILLAH ’09, as a wonderful graduation of PP. Al-Mawaddah Ponorogo, for gave supported and prayed in all condition.
14. Her good Joe, Dian Muhammad Rifa’i and Ibnu Rosyid Afandi, for being well wisher the researcher had.
15. Her friend Rozi Hanifia Putri, who had helped and willingly to be a consultant on the spur of the moment to make a good structure.
16. Her well wisher, Dian Kurnia, Juliana Dewi, Vicky Nurul Islamiyah, and Garba Nuriya Qisthy Fathra, who spread around with their happiness and recreate on the researcher’s mind every time and everywhere.
17. Nabila Sharma as the owner of the book and also to be a consultant who had giving inspiration to keep child and woman rights valiantly.
18. Her buddy, Pramudya Adi Wibowo, who mindfully and willingly accompany the researcher to hunt for the material of the research.
19. Kost Asy-Syifa: Mak Onie, Mba’ Fani, Lina, Laras, Linda, Uyung who gave me a comfortable rest area.
20. Solo City as the big inspiration and best place to refresh and look for fresh inspiration, Solo the Spirit of Java.
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The researcher is really aware that this research paper is far from being perfect because of her limited capability. Thus, revision, suggestion, and criticism are welcome for the perfection of this work. She wished the research paper would be beneficial to the readers.
Surakarta, July 2014
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CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY ... 12
A. Notion of Psychoanalysis ... 12
B. Systems of Personality ... 14
1. Id ... 15
2. Ego ... 16
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CHAPTER III: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ... 27
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6. Theme ... 40
B. Discussion ... 41
CHAPTER IV: PSYCHOANALYTIC ANALYSIS ... 44
A. Structure of Nabila’s Personality ... 44
1. Id ... 44
2. Superego ... 46
3. Ego ... 48
B. The Influence of Past Traumatic Experience ... 51
1. The Past Trauma ... 51
2. The Present Condition ... 52
C. Discussion ... 53
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION, SUGGESTION, AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATION ... 58
A. Conclusion ... 58
B. Suggestion ... 58
C. Pedagogical Implication ... 59
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 60
VIRTUAL REFERENCES ... 62
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SUMMARY
SA’IDAH MISKATUN. A 320100031. THE INFLUENCE OF PAST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE ON THE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
REFLECTED AT NABILA SHARMA’S BRUTAL: THE HEARTBREAKING
TRUE STORY OF A LITTLE GIRL’S STOLEN INNOCENCE (2012) MEMOIR:
A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH. RESEARCH PAPER. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2014.
The major problem of this research is to describe how is the influence of past traumatic experience on the personality development reflected in Nabila Sharma’s memoir. The object of the study is Brutal: the Heartbreaking True Story of a Little
Girl’s Stolen Innocence novel written by Nabila Sharma. The research consists of two
objectives as follows: to describe the Nabila Sharma’s novel based on the structural elements and to analyze the influence of past traumatic experience on the personality development reflected at the novel based on psychoanalytic approach.
This study used qualitative research. There are two kinds of data source, namely: primary and secondary. The primary data source is the story of Nabila Sharma’s novel and the secondary data sources such as website, dictionary, and some book related to the subject. The method of collecting data is library research by summarizing, paraphrasing, and documenting the data. In analyzing the data, the researcher applies descriptive analysis.
