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Done Dinkmeyer in Child Development 1965 said that psychologists, educators, and sociologists all agree that the family is the most significant single
influence on the development of the child. The family is the major environmental influence and remains throughout life the most persuasive of all influences. It is in
the family that the child either learns to trust people or to be fearful and uncertain of others. The family has a most significant role to play in the development of
personality. Most of early social learning is experienced within the family. Grace Craig in Human Development Fourth Edition 1986 said that instead of
encouraging and reinforcing the unique, intimate bond between parent and child, the child abuser destroys the expectations of love, trust, and dependence so essential to
the young child. What constitutes child abuse may depend on the social milieu and community standards of a particular family. Although much of the damage suffered
by children is due to carelessness or look supervision, the results can be just as tragic as those of intentional abuse.
There is some opinion by The Washington Post Book World shows that novel has the meaning and the purpose of the novel, from book itself: “Daniel Keyes has
been carrying out this novel brilliantly, by making this novel not only clear and accurate, but also exudes a special warmth and empathy for the victims mental state
and failure.”
1.2 Problem of The Study
In order to simplify and to know the subject matter of the story, I make formulation of problems which are going to be analyzed. The problems are:
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1. How is multiple personality pictured in the novel The Minds of Billy Milligan
? 2. What are the causes of multiple personality portrayed in the novel The
Minds of Billy Milligan ?
1.3 Objective of the Study
The objective of the study tends to answer the questions or the problems of the study and it would be useless if a study does not have its aim to be achieved. The aim
or the purpose of this thesis is: 1. To find out how is multiple personality pictured in the novel The Minds of
Billy Milligan .
2. To explain the causes of multiple personality as portrayed in the novel The Minds of Billy Milligan
.
1.4 Scope of The Study
To avoid overlapping explanation, I make a clear scope and delimitation, so that the analysis will be focusable. There are many aspects which can be analyzed in
this novel. But I deliberated discuss into more detail about child abuse in leading character which could have a negative impact on child’s psychological or
personality. Therefore beyond the scope of this, I would not describe it extensively.
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1.5 Significance of The Study
The study gives some advantages to the reader about the novel The Minds of Billy
Milligan. This thesis can be an afterthought and can be an inspiration to us, especially parents who have children, so as not commit acts of violence beyond
human conscience. This thesis tells parents that their children are not haphazardly entrusted on others. Teach parents not to use any violence to their children. Because
it was in fact a lot of violence against children occurs at the hands of their own parents. Also as the science of good parenting, or maybe can be used in teaching for
teachers so they will more understand about their students as well. This thesis will be useful for the readers or people who need this thesis as a reference.
CHAPTER II
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Psychology and Literature
