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.
Tddiron 6lorJ: Uni!c6ig
prs tn. tq5l.
hnpt/w.Eelviews.ne/movies/./amdid prycho.hhl.
ftbruary
1,1.2009).
B@ree, C C@lge. PeMna liiv 'lheories. Jogjalzrra: primasophie, 200 3.
Boadan, Robct C
od Sai Kndppbliken. Ouatibrjye Re!rch tio. tjducitjon: An
i hc lTn^ md Verhodr Bo$on. Altlrrd Ba.on F.
Luoducuon
Clner
David. Litcmn Theo4. i{arp€.denri ptrker Essnriats. 2006.
David. Cdoll. Thc Aderitr
P$.hn
l,9irfo4lomr/AmenmPswhoFil.s.hbl.
Iil$. htb//w.bbula-
Edga! V. Robert. Writin! Abour LiteEturc. New Jesy: Upp.r Saddle Rivcr,
Ellis,
Bd
E ston. Ameri€n Pwcho. Ne*
Klao, Maio Ai
Inooducrion ro
yrk
Li€@
Vintage Conbnpo@ies. l99 t.
Studier 2d ed. bndonj Roultcdsa
lrwEncc A. Perin. Pemnalio: Theon ud Rcssmh. Sinms€: I6hi Witcy
dd Sons Inc.1993.
Mrlpos Simon ed Paul Wake. The
Ner Yorkr Roudetlge. 2006.
Rourtedse Comomion to
Criticll Ticory,
httpt/M.huEnid.mr/.owrcview/ancntrb*cho.htnl (a@sed
IN ELLIS' AMERICAN PSYqQ
A Th6it
Suhnidal in Putiol FTAUM| to the ReqtiwnB
Fu dqree oJsujonr D.$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.
Tddiron 6lorJ: Uni!c6ig
prs tn. tq5l.
hnpt/w.Eelviews.ne/movies/./amdid prycho.hhl.
ftbruary
1,1.2009).
B@ree, C C@lge. PeMna liiv 'lheories. Jogjalzrra: primasophie, 200 3.
Boadan, Robct C
od Sai Kndppbliken. Ouatibrjye Re!rch tio. tjducitjon: An
i hc lTn^ md Verhodr Bo$on. Altlrrd Ba.on F.
Luoducuon
Clner
David. Litcmn Theo4. i{arp€.denri ptrker Essnriats. 2006.
David. Cdoll. Thc Aderitr
P$.hn
l,9irfo4lomr/AmenmPswhoFil.s.hbl.
Iil$. htb//w.bbula-
Edga! V. Robert. Writin! Abour LiteEturc. New Jesy: Upp.r Saddle Rivcr,
Ellis,
Bd
E ston. Ameri€n Pwcho. Ne*
Klao, Maio Ai
Inooducrion ro
yrk
Li€@
Vintage Conbnpo@ies. l99 t.
Studier 2d ed. bndonj Roultcdsa
lrwEncc A. Perin. Pemnalio: Theon ud Rcssmh. Sinms€: I6hi Witcy
dd Sons Inc.1993.
Mrlpos Simon ed Paul Wake. The
Ner Yorkr Roudetlge. 2006.
Rourtedse Comomion to
Criticll Ticory,
httpt/M.huEnid.mr/.owrcview/ancntrb*cho.htnl (a@sed