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ABSTRAK

Sknpsi ini

mc.smhis

kepdbadid Parick Baiendn yang _lerymbar_dalm

nolel

ye8

b€rjudrlr\penm Psvcho k q/d BEr Eoston Etlis.

Aatcm

a&t.h

Foag

yMA lrbprn, pinlar, populd di

kil g

weila

&n menpu.yai

teir

)ug

boglc.

Nmu

diJ,ikn.

ia _Juga

mtue

_tnbunuh.

p.nvik

drn p..oku

leleed *Lul

redrdap

lolbal-{o'td\!.

DJd \Mp'

rnr

_-lan

mcngturlhis tep.ibsdim

ds dm

ba*dn

sds

Bffman.

Untuk mengualisis pcmaslahd

tqsbu!

disrnal4

teon psjkMmlisis Frcud (rheory

ol

psychNnalysis).

Dala

p.naunput

_daia_,ti8rnrk.n_nov.t

rbagri smb€r

uMa. klain

irr

butu.buku _JMgbr+Lbungar dmg.1

nd.n

ydg diSuftlin *b6gar pcndulang

mli*

Peno.katu

':ng

drguratcn rdrtrh pcndekrhi objehif de.san metodcdesknptit

Berdae*an

hsil

molisis

ydg

dilaloks,

penulis menyinpulkan brnwd

Bo!{mn neepunyai _dutepribadi&

,dg

meDonjol, yrito inpulsit dan ndisiitr,

Du

teprib.dio leebut dipedgddi olch Iakor kcla esial

d

faktor budlrr

Batnan.

Pikinn

ddi

.lad

bl*ah

elar

Bdhan

erin8

suncut dal kehidupmy0

d!.

m.bgab!*d

pikim

s!damy!. S€hingg! ia ridok

bis

t.gi ncnb€dr&r

ollm

i6o*inai dd k.nyabo. Ke8Agrle-kegagalan menimbuttm kaid,Lbdia8im

d.lm

bidpntd

d{

menjemus*tr

io

mdjadi

&ods

p€dhuuh Ko0dhr

m

renrmbriktu \onna

ddm

d n aakmM

tsg

mMd

i!

dclitini

bshva h nelalukfr

pdbuulur,

Nmu

Ekuye

io tidak

ndrkuls

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CTIAPIER

I

INTRODUCTION

ll

The Blctground ot th.

RRrrch

Lite6turc

usult

_conems_on_huee_b.ings_md_lnEir_chaml.r

Thc

hlen

bein$ hav.

one

dif@ne

cha@@r

beeus

_they_have_dif6enE

fetin!,

tha!8n!

ed

n@esit}. As Edsd

v

Mres: i.rn _titcEtue,_a

!hm*r

na]

_b€

defin.d

6

a vabll epr*nlation _ofa_{numan b€ins}_(t999:5j).

wri6n

of liotion

ce&

nmdves ihol

€olnc

ed

dEpen ou undmtdndins

ornMe

_on3mer

md human lif€,,. It

netu

tlmugh wrbau, such

s

sods, aotioq comcris,

ed

illusrldions' rhe olhor

ch

ore!& rnd de$rib. a _{cha@ier in}tne work. .r.hc writ

r

sunes

l}lat lnhugh one cb!Fcr.. in the

e

{, lhc

Hda

_@_llke_sohe_hesslse

alom

hllm

b€inB. Th.

Mil*

vdl,

L

qpto€ d oh!6.ts _in_a

lit

_rdy_wo,*_b,

6i.s

psycnMalysis aDp@eh

Psrhoalysk

prcvidG a

ns

kcy to drc

udsknding

_of

oideb

_by

clainirg that b€havior is @us€d by nidddn

ed

uncleio6

ooriB

_(Edgs,

1999:l?O)- Baled

m

is

s101cno! psyoh@Etysis _ains

io di$ovd

_ctrd_io

invdiBd€ nin4 Tne witer

wil

e

lhis app@h 10 amb% ficiion cbmcter in

h

lhi

nudy, lhc Ejler

wil

oat

e

a ransgrsive _iovelmtitlcd

Anerik

!!&ha

wrirlen hy B&t Easlon Ellis.

r

is

!

prrhotosicat

$nlbr

ed

sd,i6t

nov.l. I1E

wier

wis

to

mlr?

_{lhi3 novct}

b*us

_{of two}

6ons.

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psycnobgicdl poblcm. s*ond, thc _Anphicviotenr and

sxml

conienl poduced

much oomoenhry

d

nhe Dovct. As Slorey (2005:53) sbtes: .Mosl cndos ejther

rhink

afAheiu

Psvcho

s

rhe srylish onfssion ofa yuppie _s,iat

ki s,

a nor

$

subdc

$tiE

of 1930s @nsMer E

ed'.

Il

is

cl€r

$

Ameri$

pecho

k

considercd

6

enbodied

i.

I 9 80s Yuppi. culrtrr€ in New yoik

The main ch@ter otde nov.t is flpre$iod ofhoribly _{dMitotviotcne,}

desripiions of

lort!€

md muder, and eaptioit

s.ul

_@ntent.Thqefore. the

wnb

dploEs lhc

min

charot€r

tmed

Plfick

B&ho

in Amcri@ psvcho

with psychologi*l rpp@ch. Ihe {drer cises lhc thted Tho Unconsci.uno$ ot

ll

th€ Idendtdtior of thc Probl.n

fie

wiiet f&u$s or tie psycholosi€l probtem of msin chmcrer whiofi is

found in the nov.t of Amen@ Psvcho_

nr

nain chdoler thal

nd6

palrick

Bd.mm is a snsrt a hdd$ne. a _Dopuledong wme4 dd _h6a good

@.

Tnc od'e

silq

Porrick

Baci

is a

nud.rer

a ton@r! _{md Dsple}who

d6

sud

abF.

IhE

m $nc

ouiosilies rlut

nrr.

connEio. wherle

Btig

or

ihogi.dion. Ilrcrcforc, it i.di€tes ln@ is

uonsiou$es

in Bar€md's tif.,

Bed

on 16. w.ite. aentiored bcroc, psych@lvsis _ains_io

disve. od

to invesdgate

hulm's

_mind._nrc

wird

_{@n@ms on}

evel

pabick _Balcno_s

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CIIAI'TER IV

Baleman ha a psychologiul pobtch. He h6

l*o

p.Mnalilies

lhll

show

thcm. _ftey

e

inpulsive tud

l@isitic.

Fi6l is imputsivq BrEnb,s Esponrc

for peopL in his envioment is csg3cared

ct

wnhoul considring the ihpac!

for him atui ddt€n Thc engg€Ble acts such os kilting

en6nq

,nimal, even

child. S€ond is n@issisiic, Balemon has

e

_{cb8&Rred of puAos io}

uch

people lnendon in his life. He slways sho*s offlhar hc is

d.

bcsr on., poputdj

d'l

rich

nfu.

l1re

eu*

or Baremd s _D.Eonaliryjr _ctales_with_dsvelopmd

of

pe&nality froto!: theE

e

No nain fturoN. Th.y

c

oultlE &dor and

sidl

Ballm

in his lirc, he

is

flilG

_thal_brings_hin_in_nnhappincss._FiDl_is

whlppy El*ionship wilh his fiucar, Ev€llm. Shc ofim insults BateIm

dd

des

not rcS.ct

hin.

se@.d is afilair kween his

iam&

snd bcsl triend

Tinoliy

Prie. Ttird is Bat

nd

is

faitm

in appb&hing his s6E1ory,

JM,

Thos

failB

bnrg

un

ppines fot Bar€me. Ar FEud

slcd

lhal

u6n*ions

conflicl is a Esult ol fsil@ thar bn.gs uohappinBs. ft mms $ar in BalemM,s

un{Mi6EannrcrnrR\Ll

ot

farttrhd

bm8r

Lduppd$.

'neE _@_curiosili$_in_{Bat mm's murder.bout}_{!.idcntifie,l}

victims. Fi6r

fi@

is no

ol*

idenrity

abo

$o$

riotins. s*ond

Bllona

d*s not

dffibe

aboul th. sindio.

ofdqde.

nird, Baremm dcs nor *pldin hos he

dsv6

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