CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
After analyzing the main character’s personality, the conclusion that answers the problem formulation is formed. It can be concluded that the main character of
Audrey Rose novel, Janice Templeton, has changed her rational personality becomes thinking irrationally. She has a motivation to heal and save her
daughter’s nightmares and unusual condition. Janice’s needs to heal and save her daughter make her believe in Elliot Hoover’s claim that her daughter is his
daughter’s reincarnation.
A. Conclusions
Based on the analysis, there are two points that can be drawn. The first is the personality of Janice Templeton, the main character in Frank De Felitta’s Audrey
Rose. The second is Janice Templeton’s reactions toward Elliot Hoover’s claim that Janice’s daughter is Hoover daughter’s reincarnation. Character, attitudes,
and behavior are included in someone’s personality. In order to know the personality of Janice Templeton, the theory of characterization by Murphy is
used. Janice Templeton is described as a beautiful and stylish woman who always
thinks rationally. Although she was born in a religious Catholic family, she stops believing before high school. Janice has affectionate with her family. She cares
about her family. She feels that she is the luckiest woman in all New York, because she has a perfect family, money, and security. Janice and her husband,
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abide television, loves bridge, and owns a fabulous library of records. Moreover, Janice is a smoker and loves to drink a scotch in her leisure time. Janice worries
about Ivy, who has an unusual nightmare. A mysterious man, named Elliot Hoover, claims Ivy as his daughter’s reincarnation. Hoover says that Ivy’s
nightmare is caused by Audrey Rose, his daughter’s reincarnation. Janice does not believe in Hoover’s claim. As a responsible and never-give-up mother, Janice has
done everything to save and heal her daughter’s nightmare. Janice is also described as a calm woman. She does not want her daughter know about Hoover’s
claim. Janice can hide her anxiety about the claim in front of her daughter. In addition, Janice is described as a reclusive woman since she starts to believe in
Hoover’s claim, but she does not want everyone know what she feels inside. The second concerns with Janice Templeton’s reactions toward Elliot Hoover’s
claim that Janice’s daughter is a reincarnation of Audrey Rose, Elliot Hoover’s daughter. In order to analyze the reactions, theory of psychoanalysis by Freud and
theory of motivation by Maslow are used. After Hoover claims Ivy as his daughter’s reincarnation, Janice refuses Hoover’s claim. She does not believe in
reincarnation. Janice asks Hoover to leave her family, especially from her daughter. Janice and her husband try to heal Ivy in a medical science. They carry
Ivy to a psychiatrist and a doctor. Both of them say that Ivy is expressing fears of separation from Janice. Unfortunately, Ivy’s nightmare becomes worse. Besides,
Hoover does not want to give in. He is very persistent in his claim and very assured of himself. He says that only Janice, her husband, and himself can help
Ivy and Audrey Rose. Nevertheless, Janice still disregards in what Hoover said and keeps trying to heal her daughter’s nightmare.
56 Janice sends Ivy to a parochial school for girls which is led by a nun, in order
to be kept away from Hoover’s interference. This reaction also fails to achieve Janice’s needs. However, Janice keeps trying to heal and save Ivy. Janice meets a
priest and makes confession on her sins. She wants a help from the priest to heal her daughter. Still, her needs cannot be achieved. The priest cannot help her
daughter, Ivy. While Ivy’s nightmare becomes worse and no one can help her, Janice starts to
believe in Hoover. Besides, Hoover has ever helped Janice when her daughter gets a nightmare and tries to jump from a window. Hoover can calm her daughter
down and stop her daughter’s nightmare. Janice’s desire to heal and save her daughter makes her believe in Hoover’s claim. She lets Hoover help her daughter,
Ivy. The failure in satisfy the need of love and belonging with her daughter results on her irrational thinking. Janice loses a good relationship with her daughter and
loses her daughter’s attention. Moreover, Janice’s safety needs cannot be fulfilled. She feels uncomfortable with her daughter’s condition and wants to heal it.
In addition, it can be said that Janice Templeton’s reactions are driven by immediate gratification of love and belonging needs, and also safety needs.
Janice’s reactions are motivated by her desire to heal and save her daughter. Janice wants to have a good relationship with her daughter and avoids
uncomfortable feelings. Furthermore, her desire, the id, leads her to change her rational thinking become irrationally in order to achieve one goal, which is
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B. Suggestions
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