Background of the Study
and the characters come to life and socialize with other arcade game characters before getting back to the roles that they have to play the next morning when the
arcade opens. But even though they are not on stage for the gamers, the characters still distain Ralph and love Felix.
It is started with Ralph’s disappointment with his “Fix-It Felix” friends. He never found any serious problem with his job as a bad guy for 30 years. As
long those years he has done his role with all the needs that had been fulfilled as a human. He also already to get a confession with his job. Until one time he realized
that those were only a fantasy. He felt that his life was not perfect. Then he found any disappointment of himself and other people. His disappointment came when
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“Fix-It Felix” birthday celebration, he was not invited by his friends even Felix. In the other hand, Ralph saw “Pac” from Pac Man game was there
attending the party while Pac is from another game. Then Ralph enforce himself to get in the penthouse to come to the party though he was not invited. But as
Ralph came to the room, the reaction of his friends were not friendly to him. That was because they did not like Ralph who wrecked their house, and admired Felix
who fixed their house. Since then, Ralph realized that he was not accepted by his friends because he was bad and a loser. After that, Ralph swore to his friends that
he could be a good guy so he could win like Felix and they will love Ralph. So he decided to quit from his job and did everything he could in order to prove that.
From the story above, shown that Ralph actually has a problem with himself. If we see from another point of view, there truly that he was fine with his
job for that late 30 years. Because of that night incident of birthday celebration
and because he saw Pac was there but he did not, there was something that shook his heart to do something for fulfilling his needs so he can actualize himself in his
environment. From there come out an issue that is why Ralph just considered this confusion after that 30 years. So that, writer would like to analyze the character of
Ralph that reflected from his effort to satisfy his obsession in order he can actualize himself after he fulfilled all his needs.