communicate with the outside world. When running as the cognitive and intellectual function, the Ego must considers between several of Id’s pleasure impulses and the
moral impulses of the SuperEgo. Although the Ego here may sounds like the decision – maker, or the executive of personality, but the Ego is weaker than the
metaphor of executive implies. Charlie begins to understand and overcome his anxiety with bad things, then
he should try to learn to know that in taking the decision, we can not just merely follow the desires and impulses that are coming from the negative side pleasure
principle, but should also see it from the positive side moral principle.
4.3. Charlie’s SuperEgo.
After all the passion that comes from the encouragement of the libido, the SuperEgo of Charlie also comes from the basis demands of the libido itself. When
Charlie is faced with the reality to hit Sean so hard, then his Ego also has to accept the pressure of his SuperEgo to feel guilty for his action. The moral principle brings
Charlie into the regret feelings at that time, this is because the reality principle belongs to his Ego has brought Charlie into this situation. When he is being angry to
Sean because of the willing to satify the desire that comes from the Id, Charlie then finds the reality from his Ego to feel that the action that he takes is the good thing to
do. His SuperEgo does not care about the Ego’s willing which here is working as the arbiter between Id and SuperEgo. So in this case, the SuperEgo of Charlie is trying to
feel and do moralistic principle by crying a lot more after he hit Sean.
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As the statement follows: And then I started crying.
. . .
I am the one who beat up Sean and couldn’t stop crying after he did it.
Stephen Chbosky, 1999: 6
Charlie has tried to oppose the efforts to feel regret that is aided by an impulse in libido through Id-minded that it was mandatory and should be done by
Charlie to protect himself from Sean who tries to hurt him first. The SuperEgo attempts to regret his actions which here Charlie tries to cope and reduce the urge of
the Ego and the Id to think only for the happiness, and think realitically. This is because the SuperEgo of Charlie tries to dominate his personality by feeling guilty
and regret. The incident shows that Charlie has been using his SuperEgo to feeling regrets. The libido pushes his SuperEgo to think about this moralistic and ego-ideal
principle because it clearly and commonly comes from experiences of getting punishment for an inappropriate behavior and teach him about the decision that
should be taken by Charlie without must to using the harshness attitude. The impacts can be really important for feeling guilty and regret, Charlie can
be a moral person and be better in making the decisions. Other impact for Charlie can be more clear, because the incident can be used by Charlie as a lesson for the
future. It can be said that in facing people like Sean who intends to hurt people like Charlie, he can be better to think, and be more mature in his psychology.
Charlie still uses his SuperEgo when he is faced with the desire to apologize and regretted his actions that showing his selfishness. This is driven by libido for
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demanding the SuperEgo to do something that supports the moral principles. As follows.
In this part, the moralistic principle belongs to Charlie’s SuperEgo comes along with the impulse of the libido that willing to apologize to Sam and Mary
Elizabeth, eventhough it doesn’t change the situation for a little while. So, when Charlie that has been controlled by the libido to do some moral things by wanting to
apologize to them, it shows that he is using the moralistic principle belongs to his SuperEgo in this situation.
As the quoting below: It suddenly made everything seem like it really was. I
felt terrible. Just terrible. Patrick immediately stood up and took me out of Craigs apartment. We walked
to the street, and the only thing I was aware of was the cold. I said that I should go back inside and
apologize. Patrick said, No. Ill get our coats. Just stay here.
Stephen Chbosky, 1999, 141
Charlie’s intention to apologize to Sam and Mary Elizabeth that has been rejected by Patrick makes Charlie feel terrible about the incident. He feels confused,
panick, and starts to cry because of that. But, the libido comes along again into his mind to use the SuperEgo consciously by trying to come inside and apologize again.
As follows: When Patrick left me outside, I started to cry. It was
real and panicky, and I couldnt stop it. When Patrick came back, I said, really crying,
I really think I should go apologize. Patrick shook his head. Believe me. You dont want
to go in there. Stephen Chbosky, 1999: 141
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The incident shows that Charlie uses his moral principle SuperEgo to feel sorry for what he has done. It shows that the Ego changes into the SuperEgo and then
the ego-ideal is also achieved. But, Charlie’s efforts to apologize is not only that, he continues to try to repair his relationship with Sam and Mary Elizabeth. This is
demonstrated when Charlie tries to call Mary with the intention of apologizing, which here Charlie is driven again by the libido through his SuperEgo.
As the quotation below: I did call Mary Elizabeth, and I told her that Id been
listening to the record every night and reading the every. every. Cummings book.
She just said, Its too late, Charlie. . . .
I just said, Im sorry. And I really was sorry.
Stephen Chbosky, 1999: 143
The quotation above shows that Charlie really uses his moral minds in an effort to apologize, especially to Mary Elizabeth who was his girlfriend. His
moralistic princple that has brought by his SuperEgo makes him feel sorry to Mary Elizabeth. But in addition of willing to have an effort to apologize, it can be said that
all the means of Charlie by trying to get an apology from Sam and Mary Elizabeth seem enough to make him worth be respected and appreciated in dealing with
different things. Finally, Charlie gets apology over time. This proves that moral principle which is owned by Charlie makes him hopeless to keep trying to apologize,
so that his SuperEgo is satisfied with self-esteem needs. So it can cause to get some impacts for Charlie himself, or even for any other
people who are involved in the incident that has been done by Charlie. It causes his relationship with Mary Elizabeth is broken and also hurt her feeling to Charlie
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himself. It also can cause to the friednship between Sam and Mary Elizabeth which here they are closest friends. And also can cause to the bad friendship among them
for a little while due to the incident. Charlie’s effort to apologize is the dignity that needs to be maintained quality because in this position, if there is no sense of
remorse from Charlie for what he has done, then everything would be meaningless. Charlie’s character here is stick to the prospects in life, values, love, and self-control.
The overcoming of Id, the realization of Ego, and the satisfaction of SuperEgo intertwine with each other which makes the protagonist Charlie acceded to the final,
happy life by having his friends back. And the effort is not only there, when Charlie tries to defend Patrick who at
that time Patrick is in a big problem with his same-sex lover. The incident of defending his friend, Patrick, creates a relationship of Sam and Charlie is back to
improving, which Partick is a half-brother of Sam, and Sam is very grateful to Charlie.
As the quoting below: So, she said that when I kissed her instead of Mary
Elizabeth, I really hurt their friendship for a while. Because I guess Mary Elizabeth really liked me a lot.
That made me feel sad because I didnt know that she liked me that much.
. . .
Then, she said that Mary Elizabeth and she got over it, and she thanked me for taking Patricks
advice and staying away for as long as I did because it made things easier. So, then I said,
So, we can be friends now? Of course, was all she said.
And Patrick? And Patrick.
And everyone else? And everyone else.
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Thats when I started crying. But Sam told me to shush.
Stephen Chbosky, 1999: 158
The impact of Charlie’s efforts to apologize to Mary and his efforts to repair their friendship is a good impact resulting from the impulse of SuperEgo. All the
impacts of good and bad that Charlie has done is a good impact in the end, because in this position, the Ego of Charlie can control the impulse that try out the desires of
the pleasure principle which is owned by the Id. However the efforts of SuperEgo are trying to push the Ego with various regrets can make everything is well.
The SuperEgo of Charlie here is trying to represents the moral aspects and ideal of personality, and controlled by the principles of morality and idealism, which
is different from the pleasure principle of Id and realistic principles of Ego. The Id and SuperEgo are evolved from the Ego, they have no energy sources of their own,
and do not have contact with the outside world reality principle belongs to Ego, so that the demands of the SuperEgo and the Id can also be a realistic perfection through
the Egos role in personality of Charlie portrayed in the novel.
4.4. Findings
