the writer chooses and find the problems in the novel to discussed in the analysis as the research. Then the writer also finds some informations about character and
connecting it to the context of the novel, which is the personality of the leading character. The last is, the writer makes interpretation based on the novel which
already read before. The writer takes two kinds of research which can be applied. The two types
of data collection in doing this research are the primary data and the secondary data. The primary data in this research is the novel that will be the source data in making
this analysis. And the secondary data is the library research, and some other online research which are related to the object and help the writer to complete the analysis.
The whole data that have been collected is related to the topic of the analysis and the research that has been done by some experts from their respective fields. And
as the source data of this analysis came from novel The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky that determine the personality of leading character towards his
Id, Ego, and SuperEgo. This analysis is aimed to reveal as the psychology comprehension about personality that every people got since childhood.
3.3. Data Analysis
The writer takes the psychoanalysis theory developed by Sigmund Freud to support the process in doing this analysis. By using the theory, the writer takes a
deep topic about the character personality which related to the Id, Ego, and SuperEgo of the leading character. It derives to the psychological development which has
meaning as the study about the characteristic in every development fases. In this
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thing, the writer interests to understanding about leading character’s Id, Ego, and SuperEgo which are portrayed in the novel. This theory, known as Freuds structural
theory of personality, places great emphasis on the role of unconscious psychological conflicts in shaping behavior and personality.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1. Charlie’s Id.
The Id of Charlie raises from his anger to a boy named Sean. Charlie is faced with the new situation at the first year of high school. He uses his Id to satisfy the
desire to strike hard Sean who intends to hit Charlie first. Then he gets an action when he suddenly remembers the self-defense that his brother has taught him before,
by showing how his brother told him “Go for the knees, throat, and eyes.” From that statement, the writer can take the point that when Charlie is faced by the bad
situation and if there is someone who wants to hurt him, Charlie can do self-defense by attacking someone’s knees first, then hitting the throat, and going to the eyes to
demolish his enemy. This shows that when he remembers about the self-defense, he suddenly really hurts Sean.
As the quoting below: I keep quiet most of the time, and only one kid
named Sean really seemed to notice me . . . Then, he got mad and started hitting me, and I just did the
things my brother taught me to do. My brother is a very good fighter.
Go for the knees, throat, and eyes. And I did. And I really hurt Sean.
Stephen Chbosky, 1999: 6-7
The quotation above clearly explains that the action that has been taken by Charlie to hurting Sean is because he is using the pleasure principle Id. This
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situation speeds up his libido to seek the freedom to release his mind from all the bad situation. His Id makes him want to feel the pleasure that he does not want anyone
else hurts him for no apparent reason. The Id re-mastered Charlie into thinking that what he just did is something that has to be done by him without any remorse that
appeared again in his mind unconsciously, this is merely for the sake of defending himself from a bad intention of Sean to Charlie.
As follows: But I guess Sean didnt know I could fight. The truth
is I could have hurt him a lot worse. And maybe I should have.
Stephen Chbosky, 1999: 7
The anger of Charlie is culminating when he is forced by the complicated situation to hit Sean really hard. This case pushes Charlie for rebelling and releasing
himself from the impulse that is burdened on his mind. Charlie then gathers all his courage to hit Sean who is willing to hit Charlie first. From the quoting above, it
shows that the libido is controling Charlie’s personality. But for someone who is in a good psychology, Charlie could just decide to not hitting Sean because realitically
the fact is he can understand the consequence of his action. The impacts can be really happening to Charlie because of this incident.
Viewed from the psychology side, it can be said that what has been done by Charlie is the act of brutal and harsh, even immoral to cause others can get hurt. As it has
been explained by the author, that Charlie is described as a freshman in a high school that can be said that Charlie is a teenager in age 15. As it is known that in this level
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and situation, his psychology is in the period and situation of experiencing the peak of emotionality, a high-level of emotional development. It causes a sensitive nature,
reactive strong, negative emotions and temper irritability, anger, sadness, and melancholy. That is why it can be said that Charlie has been using his Id in doing
brutal and harsh. It also can be the impacts of Charlie afterwards, or even for the people around him when he is faced with a similar situation. It can cause to Charlie
himself for becoming very brutal to be rude and selfish, it is not only to Sean that is already happened as shown in the quotes above, but also can produce the impact to
other people around Charlie in the future. Such as his friends, or even his other family members. Some other things that could happen to Charlie if he is still not able
to control the Id well is to be angry and may cause Charlie becomes violent, raging, resentful, irritated, and annoyed. Then the impact of sadness that makes Charlie can
be sad, somber, gloomy, melancholy, and despair. So basically, the incident that has been done by Charlie is something that can
be considered as a problem that may against the law, intentionally and consciously. Although Charlie has reason to hurt Sean, but Charlie seems like the person who has
the attitude of an unstable and erratic emotions. Such behavior is called unlawful because Charlie is fully using his Id which can cause physical casualties on others.
The libido has brought the Id of Charlie to the anger that can not be controlled by Charlie himself. But Charlie still uses his Id in the other incident that
shows his selfishess that will be described as follows. Charlie faces all the new situations since he turns in the first-year of high
school. The other Charlie’s Id shows up again in the next quotation when the libido has brought his Id to do a thing that can make others get hurt because of his willing
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to be honest to his friends about his feeling towards Sam. He is asked by Patrick to kiss the prettiest girl in the room on the lips. It makes Charlie can not avoid his Id’s
desires to kiss Sam in front of Mary Elizabeth his girlfriend in the room. It can be seen as follows:
Thats when I chose to be honest. In retrospect, I probably could not have picked a worse time. The
silence started after I stood up since Mary Elizabeth was sitting right next to me. By the time I had knelt
down in front of Sam and kissed her, the silence was unbearable.
Stephen Chbosky, 1999: 140
The libido brings his Id to kiss Sam in front of Mary Elizabeth which is realitically immediately greeted by his Ego. The desire of Charlie when he gets the
challange from Patrick is the action of being selfish because it raises an impact for Mary Elizabeth as his girlfriend gets a heartbroken. The incident makes Charlie turn
into a serious problem for himself. From the statement above, it can be said that Charlie does not care about the feelings of Mary Elizabeth which would be very
angry with him, this is because of something he does unconsciously, and is being unrealistic and illogical. He just wants to satisfy his fears if he has to lie to everyone,
so that eventually all become chaotic. At first, Charlie feels really bad because he can not handle his emotional love to Sam, that is why Charlie tries to be honest to people
around him. Then, he recalls and feels that the decision he just made should not have been picked by him, because it could be a worse time.
The incident makes Charlie realize that what he does unrealistically is the act that entirely wrong, but he feels it needs to do in reality. Charlie feels hesitate, but he
is driven by libido and defeated by the Id. This incident can cause for some impacts
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for Charlie himself. The desire of Charlie to kissing Sam is such a bad thing, which he can not understand why he does that. But, it seems like Charlie is unwilling to
understand what the effect of the thing he has done. Charlie has made himself to be in the worse situation for the future of his life since then. Because this does not just
can hurt Mary Elizabeth’s feeling on him which is his girlfriend, but this also can aggravate his friendship with his other friends of group. It shows that his selfish
attitude to kiss Sam shows his indifference feeling towards Mary Elizabeth, and also the feeling of Sam towards her own boyfriend, Craig. It really damaged his
relationship with others. Psychologically, the incident also had the huge impacts on Charlie. Charlie
becomes more selfish afterwards, he has made poor judgements within making decisions. In fact of psychologically, selfishness is likely to choose a favorable action
for himself. From this side, it can be concluded that what Charlie is trying to do is to put himself in the middle of the goal and does not care about the suffering of others,
including his love or who is considered a close friend. It is also due to the impulse of Id that is directly greeted by his Ego, while the Ego is supposed to work as a arbiter
to make the Id becomes unreasonable. Therefore the Id mastered Ego in full here, and the instinct in the Id is embodied vividly. Charlie as a leading character in the
novel is under pressure of the libido to use his Id, with the Id is finding a new way out under the limitation of the SuperEgo. The selfishness of Charlie through his Id
can easily be affected by the bad influences that ultimately greeted very strong by the reality principle Ego. So that eventually the feeling and soul of Charlie still are in a
radically situation.
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From all the situations, the writer can take the conclusion that the Id portrayed in Charlie’s personality in the novel, is raised by the desires to satisfy Charlie’s
feeling because of angers, and also a sense of selfishness all this time. This is because the Id is driven by the pleasure principle, which strives for immediate
gratification of all desires, wants, and needs. If these needs are not satisfied immediately, the result is a state anxiety or tension. Briefly, Id is the primitive area,
chaotic, and unreachable by the conscious mind. Id is unwilling to be changed, immoral, illogical, messy, and full of energy that come from basic impulses and
devoted solely to satisfy the pleasure principle. The desire to the high aspirations eventually make the Id, the Ego, and the SuperEgo intertwined with each other in the
conflict and contradiction.
4.2. Charlie’s Ego.
