As the main character in Monte Carlo, Grace Bennett experiences various types of anxiety. To analyze the types of anxiety in the character of Grace Bennett in the movie Monte Carlo.
INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study
- Problem Formulation
- Limitation of the Study
- Objectives of the Study
- Significance of the Study
- Organization of the Study
In this case, qualitative research was used to analyze Grace Bennett as the protagonist of the Monte Carlo film. The anxiety faced by the main character described in the Monte Carlo movie Carlo movie. In the Monte Carlo film, Grace Bennett displays several defense mechanisms to cope with her anxiety.
In the Monte Carlo film, Grace's reaction formation is depicted in many aspects to deal with her neurotic anxiety. The Monte Carlo film shows the fears and defense mechanisms that the main character experiences in the film.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Synopsis of Monte Carlo Movie
Grace Bennett experiences a mistaken identity when the hotel receptionist who saw Grace Bennett thought that Grace Bennet was one of the guests at the hotel named Cordelia Winthrop-Scott who has the same face as her. Cordelia Winthrop-Scott is a noble girl who is being punished by her mother for attending a charity event. Grace is troubled when she becomes a noble girl named Cordelia Winthrop-Scott, who has the same face as her, but with the opposite nature of Grace Bennett, who is arrogant and mischievous.
Grace Bennet always felt uncomfortable when she enjoyed all the facilities that should have belonged to Cordelia Winthrop-Scott. Grace Bennett's fears are heightened when Cordelia Winthrop-Scott's necklace is accidentally lost and Cordelia finds out what Grace Bennett has done.
Related Literature
- Psychoanalysis Theory by Sigmund Freud
- Anxiety
- Neurotic Anxiety
- Moral Anxiety
- Realistic Anxiety
- Defense Mechanism
- Repression
- Denial
- Displacement
- Sublimation
- Reaction Formation
According to Freud's theory of the preconscious, Mcleod explained “The preconscious contains thoughts and feelings of which a person is not currently aware, but which can easily be brought into consciousness; it exists only below the level of consciousness, before the unconscious mind; the preconscious is like a mental waiting room, in which thoughts linger until they "catch the eye of the conscious" (Mcleod 2023). For example, you are not currently thinking about your mobile number, but when it is mentioned, you can easily remember it. Feist said that repression is the most basic defense mechanism because it is involved in each of the others (Feist 41).
Denial or refusal to accept painful or threatening realities is the most common defense mechanism. Gokdag explains in his paper “The most common defense mechanism is the denial or refusal to accept a painful or threatening reality.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Type of Research
In short, using a qualitative method approach, it explained that it was designed to help readers understand research in a socio-cultural context, the form of research was descriptive data by explaining sentences. Therefore, the qualitative data were used in descriptive ways to explain each thing through sentences of dialogue.
Data Organizing
- Data Collecting Method
- Watching Movie
- Reading the Movie Script
- Identifying the Data
- Classifying the Data
- Reducing the Data
- Types of the Data
It was the aim to get the data in the form of sentences, dialogues and descriptions that explained how the topics analyzed were contained in written form in the text. After watching the movie “Monte Carlo” and reading the movie script carefully, the third step was to collect the data by identifying the data related to the topic. The classification of the data was the process of tabulating the data based on problem formulations.
In the appendix, various columns will be provided such as numbers, data collected, forms of data, minutes, type/answer problem formulation, references and comments. These secondary sources were carefully selected to support the clarification and clarification of the primary data used in the analysis process.
Data Organizing
Based on Sigmund Freud, it is proven that Grace experiences neurotic anxiety because she is afraid of being punished for what she does. This proves that according to Sigmund Freud, Grace is experiencing neurotic anxiety because she is afraid of Theo finding out her true identity. Grace is shown to use Sigmund Freud's reaction formation defense mechanism to overcome her neurotic anxiety and fear of Theo.
Grace is proven to overcome her neurotic anxiety and fear through the defense mechanism of denial according to Sigmund Freud. In the film Monte Carlo, Grace Bennett, as the main character, experiences only two of the three types of anxiety; they are neurotic anxiety and realistic anxiety.
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
The anxiety faced by the main character described in the Monte Carlo movie
- Neurotic Anxiety
- Realistic Anxiety
Only the ego can produce or feel anxiety, but the id, superego, and outer world are each involved in one of three kinds of anxiety—neurotic, moral, and realistic” (33). In the Monte Carlo movie, the main character Grace Bennett experiences a mistaken identity when the hotel receptionist who saw Grace Bennett thought that Grace Bennet was one of the guests at the hotel named Cordelia Winthrop-Scott who. has the same face as herself. She felt anxious because she enjoyed all the amenities that should have belonged to Cordelia Winthrop-Scott. Neurotic anxiety is defined as fear of an unknown danger. The feeling itself exists in the ego, but it originates from id impulses. The main character of the Monte Carlo movie named Grace Bennett is experiential anxiety neurotic. Grace's neurotic anxiety when she meets Alicia Winthrop Scott. It can be seen from the dialogue as follows:. Alicia: Well, don't you look lovely. I'm so glad to see you're here. Grace: Well, where else should I be but here, in Monte Carlo, where I should be. At my ball, Aunt Alicia. Alicia: I just wanted to come and confirm your presence for myself. Some peace of mind for your poor mother. Grace: Well, nice to see you now, if you'll excuse me. Alicia: There's something different about you. Yeah, I can't quite put my finger on it. Grace: People change, Aunt Alicia. Tense Face) Alicia: Well, here's hope. Furthermore, this film also describes Grace's neurotic anxiety when Theo feels that Grace sounds different. In another scene in this film, Grace's neurotic anxiety occurs when she accidentally loses Cordelia Winthrop Scott's expensive necklace.
Grace: Well, I lied to Theo, about everything (Pale Face). So, based on Sigmund Freud, Grace experiences neurotic anxiety. Grace feels anxious and scared because she has become Cordelia and accidentally loses Cordlia's expensive necklace, in addition to feeling sorry for Theo. This makes Grace afraid of when she will be found out. Furthermore, the security at the hotel also inquires about the robbery of Grace, who lost Cordelia's expensive necklace and makes her anxious, Grace's neurotic anxiety is described in quotes below:. Francois: You still need security. Francois: You are still robbed. Grace is worried when Francois, the hotel receptionist, asks her about the robbery, and at that moment Grace loses Cordelia's expensive necklace. So she fears that what Francois meant is this. If connected to Sigmund Freud, Grace experiences neurotic anxiety over the fear that someone will know if Cordelia's necklace is missing. Another scene also depicts Grace's neurotic anxiety when Cordelia Winthrop Scott calls the police about the robbery at the Hotel de Paris because of Grace Bennett pretending to be Cordelia Winthrop Scott. It can be seen in quotes as follows:. I'm calling to report a robbery at the Hotel de Paris. This is Cordelia Winthrop Scott. Theo: Someone's been robbed. (Grace, Emma and Meg panic and look at Theo). Grace has neurotic anxiety according to Sigmund Freud because she is afraid when Theo asks if someone has robbed her. Hearing this question makes Grace scared and worried because Cordelia's expensive necklace is indeed missing. Furthermore, in another scene, Grace has neurotic anxiety when the police ask Grace Bennett the same questions about the robbery, which makes Grace feel anxious. It can be seen from this quote below:. Meg: Yeah, she couldn't find her necklace. Theo, can you help me? I can't manage the clip. Police: But tell me, we heard a scream. When she found the necklace, just now, she was so, so happy. Whispering) Police: What's going on here. It is defined as an unpleasant, non-specific feeling involving a possible danger (Feist 40). Grace Bennett felt threatened when Alicia Winthrop Scott almost called security when she finally found out about Grace Bennett pretending to be her nephew. Below is a part that may be a description of this situation:. Alicia: Well, that's a new low for Cordelia as well. To hire a look-alike to stand in for her at a charity event thrown just for her while she's out partying. Grace: I don't know if it's the champagne or the sunshine that got you. Alicia: Oh, I'll call security right away. Aunt Alicia learns that Grace is not Cordelia, her niece. Although at first Grace pretends not to know, this causes Aunt Alicia to become bolder and threatens Grace by calling security to prove that Grace is not Cordelia. Hearing that makes Grace panic and worry. When related to Sigmund Freud, Grace is proven to experience realistic anxiety because anxiety occurs in real situations. Another scene of Grace's realistic anguish is when she pretends to be Cordelia Winthrop Scott and attends the charity to bid for Cordelia's expensive necklace, which was previously lost but finally found. The following may be the description of this situation: IN NORMAL VOICE) It's too much. Bernard: But, dear, what's wrong. Grace: I have to say something. Grace: ..that you have to be the change you want to see. Cordelia: Arrest her, she's a fraud. Point to Grace and tell the police) Grace: (Tense face).
The defense mechanism by the main character in the Monte Carlo movie
- Reaction Formation
- Denial
- Sublimation
Grace experiences neurotic anxiety and fear when she meets Aunt Alicia, who feels that something is different from her, so luckily she acts differently to overcome her neurotic anxiety and fear. Based on Sigmund Freud, Grace is proven to use reaction formation due to reducing neurotic anxiety by adopting opposing beliefs. Grace is anxious when talking to Aunt Alicia, so to deal with her neurotic anxiety she uses Sigmund Freud's denial defense mechanisms.
Grace overcomes her neurotic anxiety and fear of lying to Theo by saying that she hasn't either experienced a robbery or lost Cordelia's expensive necklace. Therefore, the title of this study is Grace Bennett's Anxiety and Defense Mechanisms as Reflected in the Monte Carlo Movie.
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Conclusion
Grace Bennett as the main character experiences unpleasant things that caused different types of anxiety. Neurotic anxiety stems from an internal fear of Grace Bennett, where she fears what will happen if people find out she is not Cordelia Winthrop Scott. Then, realistic fear emerges from the real fear she experienced when her true identity was revealed: she is Grace Bannett, who has a similar face to Cordelia Winthrop Scott.
To deal with these concerns, Grace Bennett uses three types of defense mechanisms, they are reaction formation, denial and sublimation. In addition, Grace Bennett also suppresses her anxiety with reaction formation by acting differently as Cordelia and speaking with a different accent.
Suggestion
Grace tries to cope with her anxiety by resolving and correcting all her mistakes, and also apologizing to everyone.
