Kagari’s Personality Disorder

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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDING

4.1 Analysis

In order to identifying and analyzing the data that had been collected, the writer used the personality disorder theory by Durand and Barlow which is connected with hierarchy of needs theory by Abraham Maslow. As it had been mention before that there is a connection between someone’s needs and the occurrence of a disorder. It would occur as the absence of the needs.

4.1.1 Kagari’s Personality Disorder

The plot of Black Rock Shooter is started with a girl named Mato Kuroi, who befriends with another girl, Yomi Takanashi, when she enters the junior high school school. Yomi Takanashi also has a childhood friend named Kagari Izuriha. She is the person with dependant personality disorder caused by the car accident she got when she was child. She really hates Mato Kuroi because she tries to befriend with Yomi. She does many unpleasant actions in order to prevent Mako and Yomi become friend. Kagari doesn’t want Yomi befriend with other people because she thinks Yomi doesn’t need anyone except her. 34 In psychology, person with dependent personality feel distressed, lonely and sad. It is thought that such disruptions as the early death of a parent or neglect or rejection by caregivers. The Neglection or rejection by caregivers or the one that loved in childhood time as the form of unfulfilled safety need may lead them become dependent and grow up fearing abandonment. Their desire to obtain and maintain supportive and nurturant relationships may lead them to timidity and passivity Durand Barlow , 2013: 441. It is admitted by Kagari. Yomi : “Kagari” Kagari : “What?” Yomi : “Let’s leave this place” Kagari : “Haaa??” Yomi : “Don’t lock yourself at home Go to school Let’s stop with the wheelchair” Kagari : “Don’t…don’t be ridiculous You creepy four eyes Yomi : “I won’t let you be lonely I won’t run away to another town. If you go out and we become friends with Mato, I’ll never let you be lonely. I’ll be with you. I won’t run away. So let’s leave this place together.” Kagari : “I…I can’t do that.” Yomi : “You have to. You have to leave. Otherwise, we’ll never change” Kagari : “No…No I won’t go outside Because going outside…” “Going outside is scary” episode 2 at 18.28 – 19.45 35 Maslow 1970 says that if people are starting to feel unsafe, the whole world suddenly changes from brightness to darkness and become a place in which anything might be happen, in the other words, stable things suddenly become unstable. They will develop fear, nightmares and a need of protection. Kagari become unstable after the accident. Mother : “Kagari has loved her since they were little.” “We had to live abroad for a few years because of my husband’s job.” flashback when Kagari was hit by a car Mato : “So that’s what happened to her.” Mother : “They couldn’t find anything wrong with her legs, no matter how many times they examined her.” “It wasn’t her leg, but her heart.” episode 2 at 12.34 – 12.17 Person with personality disorder, especially dependent may not feel any subjective distress, but indeed it may be others who actually feel distress because the action of the person with the disorder Durand Barlow, 2013:413. Yomi feels distress caused by Kagari’s attitude. Yomi : “I wanted to go.” Kagari : “What?” Yomi : “I wanted to go to the festival.” Kagari : “What are you talking about?” 36 “I can’t go, so you can’t go either.” Yomi : “I can’t take this.” episode 2 at 06.10 – 06.27 These are several traits of dependent disorder that portrayed by Kagari. They are: 1. Avoidance, the practice of withdrawing from relationship with other people as defensive measure to reduce the risk of rejection, criticism or exposure. Kagari is scared to go outside. Kagari : “I…I can’t do that.” Yomi : “You have to. You have to leave. Otherwise, we’ll never change” Kagari : “No…No I won’t go outside Because going outside…” “Going outside is scary” episode 2 at 18.28 – 19.45 2. Catastrophizing, the habit of automatically assuming a “worst case scenario” and inappropriately characterizing minor or moderate problem as catastrophe events. Kagari jumps from the second floor just because Yomi wants to meet Mato. Kagari : “Where are you going?” Yomi : “K-kagari, why are you…” Kagari : “You know, Kagari was here all day. I waited all day for you to come home. And now you’re going somewhere.” 37 Yomi : “Kagari?” Kagari : “I’ll fall.” Yomi : “Kagari” Kagari : “They’ll never forgive you if I fall from here.” Yomi : “Kagari, stop” Kagari : “They’ll never forgive you if I die, and you’ll die too.” Yomi : “No Stop” episode 2 at 11.30 3. Harassment, any sustained or chronic pattern of unwelcome behavior towards another. Kagari harasses Mato to drive her out. Kagari : “Here, have some macaroons.” Mato : “Ah, thanks.” Kagari : “Try the brown one.” Mato : “I’ll try it.” “It’s good” Kagari : “Now the mulberry one.” Mato : “Thanks.” Kagari : “Now the messy blue.” “The pink is Yomi’s. The red is mine.” “The dirty color is yours.” episode 1 at 10.08 38 4. Emotional blackmail, a system of threats and punishments used in an attempt to control someone. Kagari controls Yomi because the accident Kagari got when she was child caused by the neglection of Yomi’s family. 5. Lack of object constancy, an inability to trust that people or objects are consistent, trustworthy and reliable, especially when they are out of immediate field of vision. Kagari doesn ’t believe any activities that Yomi does when she is not around. Yomi has to give a report to Kagari. Kagari : “Report.” Yomi : “I met an interesting girl. Her facial expressions change really quickly.” Kagari : “You must not.” Yomi : “I know.” Kagari : “You must not.” episode 1 at 04:14 – 04.34 6. Perfectionism, the maladaptive practice of holding oneself or others to an unrealistic, unattainable or unsustainable standard of organization order, or accomplishment. Kagari forbids Yomi to go out, even to go to the summer festival. Yomi : “I wanted to go.” Kagari : “What?” Yomi : “I wanted to go to the festival.” Kagari : “What are you talking about?” 39 “I can’t go, so you can’t go either.” Yomi : “I can’t take this.” episode 2 at 06.10 – 06.27 7. Testing, forcing another individual to prove their love to a relationship. Kagari makes scar on Yomi’s chest using a sewing needle. Kagari : “Don’t cry, Yomi. It’s alright. So…undress.” Yomi : “What?” Kagari : “You’re suffering. I’ll carve that suffering out of you.” At 08.22 the scar is accidentally seen by Mato when they are changing clothes. Mato : “H-hey…Takanashi, what’s that scar?” Yomi : “Don’t look” Based on the analysis above, it can be concluded that the accident which Kagari got when she was child is the form of the unfulfilled needs of safety. It makes Kagari suffers dependent disorder.

4.1.2 Yomi’s Personality Disorder