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E. Benefit of the Study
This research is held with the purpose of getting some benefits as follows: 1.
To give a brief understanding about Sir William Golding’s idea toward adolescence latent phase of human personality and its development
within a different variable as reflected on his novel; The Lord of the Flies, in relation with psychoanalysis theory.
2. To provide more viewpoints in understanding human nature with the
additional information from the findings of Golding’s idea which is reflected on his novel; The Lord of the Flies, in relation to psychoanalysis
theory. 3.
To give additional information to the readers especially to the students of English Department who are interested in the Post War II English
Literature and Psychoanalysis theory.
F. Theoretical Approach
This Research is based on Literary Studies. To do the research based on literary studies means that the studies try to reveal the literary contents of the
works which may cover process, intrinsic and extrinsic elements, whether implicit or explicitly written on the work. In short, the object of literary studies can be
anything as long as it deals with the existence of the work and the mission it carries.
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In accordance with the statement that has been mentioned, the researcher tries to formulate Sir William Golding’s idea toward children near adolescence
latent phase, would interact toward one another and develop into, especially without the normal circumstance of the interference of civilization as reflected on
his novel; The Lord of the Flies, in relation to psychoanalysis theory. In order to reach the goal of this research, a strategy is required. And by
using strategy means using the appropriate theoretical approach. And related to the problem statement,
Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis Approach would be helpful to find out the psychological and influential aspects and the changes
toward the characters’ personality developments. The different circumstances from the „usually’ required one during the personality development phase of the
children, Freudian latent phase in this case, shows a more extreme development in a simply more primitive way. Still based on Freud’s, this approach
psychoanalysis approach can be used to trace and visually formulate the personality developments of the characters.
In accordance with the statements above, this research would try to answer the problem statement, that is; how do the main characters’ personalities develop,
interact, and influence one another without the interference of superior norms, belief, values, or civilization in short, in relation to Freudian psychoanalysis
theory. Its perspective about the general concepts and phenomena about the related psychological circumstances, and the variants it might result in another
particular circumstance, as in this case, the intrinsic elements of the novel.
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G. Method of Research