Penelope Longstreet’s Thoughtful Behavior
Through Plot
in Yasmina Reza’s Film Script
Carnage: Freudian
Psychoanalysis
THESIS
Submitted to The Faculty of Language and Literature
To Fulfill Partial Requirements
For The Degree of Sarjana Sastra
By
Name: Ronny Aditya Tampake
NIM: 392014501
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to express my biggest gratitude to almighty God Jesus Christ for the spirit, time, health and all the uncountable blessings during the process of writing this thesis until it is done. I could not finish this thesis without Him.
My sincere thanks also goes to my thesis supervisor Ms.Ervin Suryaningsih, M.Hum for the continuous support of my bachelor study, her patience, motivation, and immense knowledge. Her guidance during the process of writing the thesis had contributed huge help for me. I would also like to give my sincere thanks to my lecturers and examiners Mrs.Deta Maria Sri Darta, S.Pd, M.Hum and Mrs.Anna Sriastuti, S.Pd, M.Hum who helped me giving some corrections along with suggestions for my thesis.
Last but not the least, I would like to thank my parents for supporting me with prayer and everything; also my life partner Gita Febiola who always been there when I was down for writing the thesis, giving me warm support, her love and valuable advice.
ABSTRACT
This study discusses the main character named Penelope Longstreet’s behavior in the film script entitled Carnage which explained through plot seen from the operation of structure of personality by Sigmund Freud. Furthermore, several theories were used in order to analyze this film script; the theories are plot which contains five stages known as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution; theory of anxiety, the structure of personality which contains id, ego, superego; and defense mechanisms. In every stages of the plot
there are events that represented Penelope’s id, ego and superego and there was a
clash between id and superego because of the opposite reactions. As the result,
Penelope’s ego used defense mechanisms in order to survive from her anxiety as the result of the clash. In the end, from finding out the events in the plot stages
until the operation of structure of personality, Penelope’s behavior could be
revealed.
Keyword: psychological approach, behavior, plot, film script
ABSTRAK
Studi ini mendiskusikan perilaku karakter utama bernama Penelope Longstreet dalam naskah film berjudul Carnage yang dijelaskan melalui plot
dilihat dari the operation of structure of personality oleh Sigmund Freud. Selanjutnya, ada beberapa teori yang dipakai untuk menganalisis naskah film ini; teori – teori tersebut adalah plot, terdiri dari exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution; theory of anxiety; structure of personality, terdiri dari id, ego, superego; dan defense mechanisms. Dalam setiap tingkatan plot, terdapat kejadian – kejadian yang merepresentasikan id, ego, superego milik Penelope dan terdapat konflik antara id dan superego disebabkan oleh reaksi yang berlawanan. Hasilnya, ego milik Penelope menggunakan defense mechanisms
untuk mengurangi ketegangan dari kecemasannya dimana itu adalah hasil dari konflik tersebut. Pada akhirnya, dari penemuan kejadian – kejadian dalam tingkatan plot sampai dengan operasi struktur kepribadian, perilaku Penelope dapat terungkap.
Kata kunci: pendekatan psikologi, perilaku, plot, naskah film
TABLE OF CONTENT
APPROVAL PAGE i
PERNYATAAN TIDAK PLAGIAT ii
PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN AKSES iii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT………... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... v
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW... 8
A. Review of Related Studies... 8
B. Review of Related Theories... 9
1. Plot... 9
2. The Operation of Structure of Personality... 10
a) Structure of Personality... 11
b) Anxiety... 12
c) Defense Mechanisms... 12
C. Theoretical Framework ... 16
CHAPTER III RESERCH METHODOLOGY... 17
A. Object of The Study... 17
B. Approach of The Study... 17
C. Method of The Study... 20
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION... 21
A. Analysis of Penelope’s Structure of Personality... 21
1. Penelope’s Structure of Personality Exposition... 21
2. Penelope’s Structure of Personality Rising Action... 25
3. Penelope’s Structure of Personality Climax... 30
4. Penelope’s Structure of Personality Falling Action... 32
5. Penelope’s Structure of Personality Resolution... 39
B. The Operation of Penelope’s Structure of Personality... 42
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION... 50
A. Conclusion... 50
B. Suggestion for Further Study... 51
BIBLIOGRAPHY... 52
APPENDIX... 54
