A PSYCHOANALYSIS OF THE SCHIZOPHRENIC CHARACTER IN “A BEAUTIFUL MIND” MOVIE
A THESIS
BY
FEBBY PRISCILLA REG. NO. 110705063
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
A PSYCHOANALYSIS OF THE SCHIZOPHRENIC CHARACTER IN “A BEAUTIFUL MIND” MOVIE
A THESIS
BY
FEBBY PRISCILLA REG. NO. 110705063
SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR
Dr. Siti Norma Nasution,M.Hum. Mahmud Arief Albar,SS. M.A
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatra Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from
Department of English
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatra Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination.
Head, Secretary,
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatra Utara,Medan.
The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatra Utara on Thursday April 16, 2015
Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatra Utara
Dr.H.Syahron Lubis, MA NIP.19511013 197603 1 001
Board of Examiners
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, MS. ………..
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. ……….. Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M.Hum. ………..
Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S. ………..
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamualaikum Warrahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
First of all I would like to give my biggest gratitude to Almighty Allah
Subhanahu wa Ta’ala for blessing and endownments in my life, especially during the
process of finishing this thesis. Nothing is impossible to happen without his
permission.
I am also grateful to the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of
Sumatra Utara, Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA, for giving all students facilities to support
their study. The gratitude is also expressed to the Head of English Department Dr. H.
Muhizar Muchtar, M.S and the Secretary of English Department Rahmadsyah
Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. for the easiness and the facilities given to me during my study.
I am proud to be a student of this Department.
I also would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Siti Norma
Nasution, M.Hum. and Mahmud Arief Albar, SS. M.A as my supervisor and my
Co-Supervisor respectively. I am thankful for helps, guidance, and contributions in my
thesis.
My lovely thanks are due to my beloved family, Marten Ramaya and Zahara
for giving me the good times and hard times too, so I can stand here as myself today.
Next, I would like to thank to my beloved brother Willy Marza, Tommy Mahendra,
and Teddy Marza.
Big thanks to those friends who has been giving me the helps, joy, laughter
and many other things, Aida Caroline, Raja Guntar, Renatha Olivia, Faishal Hafizh,
Rizky Indah Soraya, Cristine Falentina, Elysabeth Nababan, Herta Gultom, Fatih
Amalia, Mentari, Siti Nurhafizah, Sheila Depika, Anggie. Thank you for sticking with
me for all these years. Hope our friendship can last for many more years. Next, thank
you for every person whom I cannot mention one by one in this limited space, who
has given and contributed their ideas and excellent knowledge, before, during and
after writing on this thesis.
May Allah SWT compensate whatever you have given to me.
Medan, April 2015
Febby Priscilla
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ABSTRACT
This thesis entitled A Psychoanalysis of the Schizophrenic Character in "A
Beautiful Mind" movie. This thesis discussed about the analysis of the psychology of
the main character in the movie script "A Beautiful Mind" which is divided into
intrinsic elements and extrinsic elements. Intrinsic elements discuss about character,
conflict and plot. While extrinsic elements discuss about the abnormal behavior of the
main character, the causes of schizophrenia of the main character and the main
character treatment in the process of recovery. This movie script is written by Akiva
Goldsman. It is adapted from the true story of John Forbes Nash, Jr. which is made
into a biography by Sylvia Nasar. In this thesis, the writer would like to explain how
the characteristics of the main character who suffered from schizophrenia and how the
recovering based on the psychology of literature. The method used by the writer in
analyzing the psychological element of the main character in the movie script is
descriptive qualitative method.
Keywords: Schizophrenia, Mental Disorder, Psychoanalysis
ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul A Psychoanalysis of the Schizophrenic Character in “A
Beautiful Mind” movie. Skripsi ini mengenai analisis psikologi terhadap karakter utama dalam skrip film “A Beautiful Mind” yang dibagi menjadi unsur intrinsik dan
unsur ekstrinsik. Unsur-unsur intrinsik yang dibahas yakni karakter, konflik, dan plot.
Sedangkan unsur-unsur ekstrinsik yang dibahas yakni bentuk perilaku abnormal dari
karakter utama, penyebab karakter utama mengidap skizofrenia dan proses
penyembuhan yang dialami karakter utama. Skrip film ini ditulis oleh Akiva
Goldsman. Ini diadaptasi dari kisah nyata John Forbes Nash, Jr. yang dibuat kedalam
sebuah biografi oleh Sylvia Nasar. Di dalam skripsi ini, penulis ingin memaparkan
bagaimana ciri dari karakter utama yang mengidap skizofrenia dan bagaimana
penyembuhannya berdasarkan psikologi sastra. Adapun metode yang digunakan
penulis dalam menganalisis unsur psikologis dari tokoh utama pada skrip film ini
adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif.
Kata Kunci: Skizofrenia, Mental Disorder, Psikoanalisis
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT... i
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION... iii
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION... iv
ABSTRACT... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS... vii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION... 1
1.1 Background of the Study... 1
1.2 Problems of the Study... 6
1.3 Objectives of the Study... 6
1.4 Scope of the Study... 7
1.5 Significance of the Study... 7
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE... 8
2.1 Psychology of Literature... 8
2.2 Mental Disorder... 11
2.2.1 Classification of Mental Disorder... 11
2.2.2 Types of Mental Illness... 12
2.2.3 Causes of Mental Disorder... 12
2.3 Kinds of Mental Disorder... 12
2.4.1 The Id... 19
2.4.2 The Ego... 20
2.4.3 The Superego... 21
CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH... 23
3.1 Research Design... 23
3.2 Source of Data... 24
3.2.1 Subject Research... 24
3.2.2 Object Research... 24
3.3 Data Collection... 25
3.4 Data Analysis... 25
3.4.1 Steps of Analysis... 25
3.4.2 Step of Work... 26
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS... 28
4.1 Intrinsic Elements... 28
4.1.1 Character... 28
a) John Nash... 28
b) Alicia Larde... 29
4.1.2 Conflict... 29
4.1.3 Plot... 30
4.2 Extrinsic Elements... 30
a) Positive Symptomps... 31
b) Negative Symptomps... 35
4.2.2 The Causes of Schizophrenia of John Nash... 37
a) Id... 38
b) Super Ego... 39
c) Ego... 39
d) Compulsive Obsession... 40
e) Anxiety... 41
f) Depression... 42
4.2.3 John Nash’s Treatments in The Process of Recovery from Schizophrenia... 42
4.3 Findings... 46
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION... 47
5.1 Conclusion... 47
5.2 Suggestion... 49
REFERENCES... 50 APPENDICES: BIOGRAPHY, SUMMARY
