THE UNCONSCIOUSNESS OF BATEMAN'S PERSONALITY IN ELLIS' AMERICAN PSYCHO.

TUE UNCONSCIOUSNESS OF BATEMAN'S PERSONALITY
IN ELLIS' AMERICAN PSYqQ

A Th6it
Suhnidal in Putiol FTAUM| to the ReqtiwnB
Fu dqree oJsujonr D.$ee

@IAISIBISIA

ENGLISE DEP.{RTMEM

FAqWTYOILETTERS-ANDAIAST'MWRS Y
PADANG

ABSTRAK

mc.smhis kepdbadid Parick Baiendn yang lerymbar dalm
nolel ye8 b€rjudrlr\penm Psvcho k q/d BEr Eoston Etlis. Aatcm a&t.h
Foag yMA lrbprn, pinlar, populd di kil g weila &n menpu.yai teir
)ug boglc. Nmu diJ,ikn. ia Juga mtue tnbunuh. p.nvik drn p..oku
leleed *Lul redrdap lolbal-{o'td\!. DJd \Mp' rnr -lan

mcngturlhis tep.ibsdim ds dm ba*dn sds Bffman.
Untuk mengualisis pcmaslahd tqsbu! disrnal4 teon psjkMmlisis
Frcud (rheory ol psychNnalysis). Dala p.naunput daia ,ti8rnrk.n nov.t
rbagri smb€r uMa. klain irr butu.buku JMg br+Lbungar dmg.1 nd.n
ydg diSuftlin *b6gar pcndulang mli* Peno.katu
drguratcn rdrtrh
pcndekrhi objehif de.san metodcdesknptit
':ng
Berdae*an hsil molisis ydg dilaloks, penulis menyinpulkan brnwd
Sknpsi ini

Bo!{mn neepunyai du tepribadi& ,dg meDonjol, yrito inpulsit dan ndisiitr,
Du teprib.dio leebut dipedgddi olch Iakor kcla esial d faktor budlrr

Batnan. Pikinn ddi .lad bl*ah elar Bdhan erin8 suncut dal
kehidupmy0 d!. m.bgab!*d pikim s!damy!. S€hingg! ia ridok bis t.gi
ncnb€dr&r ollm i6o*inai dd k.nyabo. Ke8Agrle-kegagalan menimbuttm
kaid,Lbdia8im d.lm bidpntd d{ menjemus*tr io mdjadi &ods
p€dhuuh Ko0dhr m renrmbriktu \onna ddm d n aakmM tsg mMd i!
dclitini bshva h nelalukfr pdbuulur, Nmu Ekuye io tidak ndrkuls

p.obunuhm tc$bul. Bd{taertln telrwrcm@ yeS didapatk ddi po$s
pdnbunulun de elkis ydg dilalakaa narr dlpat disinpulkln bahwa
iopulsif adllah keprib.die alo bawah sdd Bal€man scddEks ndislik
adalat k€pnbadio

old s.ddBatcnln.

CTIAPIER

I

INTRODUCTION

ll

The

Blctground ot th. RRrrch

Lite6turc


usult

bein$ hav. one

ed

tha!8n!

conems on huee b.ings md lnEir chaml.r Thc

dif@ne

cha@@r

n@esit}. As Edsd

v

beeus they


have dif6enE

Mres: i.rn titcEtue, a

!hm*r

6 a vabll epr*nlation ofa numan b€ins (t999:5j). wri6n
ce& nmdves ihol €olnc ed dEpen ou undmtdndins ornMe
defin.d

md human lif€,,. It

netu

illusrldions' rhe olhor

sunes

tlmugh wrbau, such


ch

l}lat lnhugh one

cb!Fcr.. in

hllm

6i.s

psycnMalysis aDp@eh

Th.

na]

b€

of liotion


on3mer

s sods, aotioq comcris, ed

the

e

{, lhc

Psrhoalysk prcvidG

a

ns

kcy to drc

@us€d by nidddn


r

Hda @ llke sohe hesslse

Mil* vdl, L qpto€ d oh!6.ts

clainirg that b€havior is

fetin!,

ore!& rnd de$rib. a cha@ier in tne work. .r.hc writ

alom

b€inB.

hlen

in a


lit rdy wo,* b,

udsknding of oideb

ed uncleio6 ooriB

by

(Edgs,

m is s101cno! psyoh@Etysis ains io di$ovd ctrd io
nin4 Tne witer wil e lhis app@h 10 amb% ficiion cbmcter in

1999:l?O)- Baled

invdiBd€

h lhi


!!&ha

nudy, lhc Ejler

wil oat e a ransgrsive iovel mtitlcd Anerik

wrirlen hy B&t Easlon Ellis.

nov.l. I1E

wier wis

to

mlr?

r

is


!

lhi3 novct

prrhotosicat $nlbr

b*us

of two

mvel hb ELvdt ro prycholosial !pp@h, Main ch@ler

ed sd,i6t

6ons.
h

r,iNq tie

this noyol


t4

psycnobgicdl poblcm. s*ond, thc Anphic viotenr and
much oomoenhry

rhink

$

afAheiu

subdc

$tiE of
6

considercd

d

nhe Dovct.

Psvcho
1930s

enbodied

The main

i.

s

rhe srylish

80s

E

onfssion ofa

ed'. Il

is

cl€r

yuppie

$

s,iat ki s,

a nor

Ameri$ pecho k

Yuppi. culrtrr€ in New yoik

ch@ter otde nov.t is flpre$iod ofhoribly dMitotviotcne,

desripiions of lort!€ md muder, and eaptioit

wnb dploEs

conienl poduced

As Slorey (2005:53) sbtes: .Mosl cndos ejther

@nsMer
I 9

sxml

lhc

s.ul

@ntent. Thqefore. the

min charot€r tmed Plfick B&ho in Amcri@

psvcho

with psychologi*l rpp@ch. Ihe {drer cises lhc thted Tho Unconsci.uno$ ot

ll

th€ Idendtdtior of thc Probl.n

fie wiiet f&u$s

or tie psycholosi€l probtem of msin chmcrer whiofi is

found in the nov.t of Amen@ Psvcho_

Bd.mm
Tnc od'e

is a

snsrt

silq

a

hdd$ne.

Porrick

Baci

sud abF. IhE m $nc

a

Dopule

is a

to invesdgate hulm's mind. nrc

iegiution

thal

!pp€6 6on

is

nd6

nrr.

a good

connEio. wherle

uonsiou$es

@n@ms on

uc@irun s.

Btig

in Bar€md's

bcroc, psych@lvsis ains io

wird

palrick

@.
a ton@r! md Dsple who d6

dong wme4 dd h6

ouiosilies rlut

on 16. w.ite. aentiored

nain chdoler thal

nud.rer

ihogi.dion. Ilrcrcforc, it i.di€tes ln@

Bed

nr

evel

or

tif.,

disve. od

pabick Balcno s

CIIAI'TER IV

ha

Baleman

thcm. ftey

e

a psychologiul

inpulsive tud

pobtch. He h6 l*o p.Mnalilies lhll

l@isitic. Fi6l

for peopL in his envioment is csg3cared

is imputsivq

ct

e

people lnendon in his life. He slways sho*s

d'l

rich

nfu.

l1re

eu*

pe&nality froto!: theE

Ballm

BrEnb,s Esponrc

wnhoul considring the ihpac!

for him atui ddt€n Thc engg€Ble acts such os kilting

child. S€ond is n@issisiic, Balemon has

show

en6nq

,nimal, even

cb8&Rred of puAos io

offlhar hc is d.

uch

bcsr on., poputdj

or Baremd s D.Eonaliry jr ctales with dsvelopmd

e

in his lirc, he

No nain fturoN. Th.y

is flilG

c

oultlE &dor

and

of

sidl

thal brings hin in nnhappincss. FiDl is

whlppy El*ionship wilh his fiucar, Ev€llm.

Shc

ofim insults BateIm dd

des not rcS.ct hin. se@.d is afilair kween his iam& snd bcsl triend
Tinoliy Prie. Ttird is Bat
Thos

failB

bnrg

un

nd

is

faitm in appb&hing his s6E1ory, JM,

ppines fot Bar€me. Ar FEud

slcd

lhal

u6n*ions

conflicl is a Esult ol fsil@ thar bn.gs uohappinBs. ft mms $ar in BalemM,s

un{Mi6EannrcrnrR\Ll

ot

farttrhd

bm8r Lduppd$.

'neE @ curiosili$ in Bat mm's murder.bout
!.idcntifie,l victims. Fi6r

fi@

is no

aboul th.

ol*

idenrity

abo $o$ riotins. s*ond Bllona d*s

sindio. ofdqde. nird, Baremm dcs

nor

*pldin hos

his mudo. Ttis curiosit, app€aB snnDion whcdF thn

nuds

not
he

dffibe

dsv6

real or nor.

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