Moreover, Edward
id
has decreased the role of his
superego
in determining every decision he makes. It is proved when Edward wants
to kill James by bite, and then Cullen reminds.
James is battered, beaten. Bella moans -- and the sound of her pain slices through
Edward. In an animalistic fury, Edward bites off a piece of James flesh….
Whip pan from Bellas horrified face to DR. Cullen –now standing beside Edward,
placing a hand on his sons shoulder. Twilight, Disc 2, 00.42.47
3. Superego
The superego
the part of personality that represents the moral standards of society as conveyed to a person by his or her parents.
According to Hall and Lindzey 1985:35 the super ego evolves out of the ego and represents parental values, or the society‘s standards as the
parents have interpreted them. The superego acts as the conscience, maintaining our sense of morality and the prohibition of taboos.
From the statements above, it shows how the
id
influences the
ego.
Then Edward wants to avoid Bella but Bella does not care with
E dward‘s reason. This is the first indication how Edward‘s way is to
protect his love before he loses his love. The
ego
follows the
superego
when Edward introduces Bella to his vampire family, Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and
Rosalie.
EDWARD : Come to my house tomorrow. Bella looks up, aiming the hose badly - water ricochets off the cab and
sprays in her face. He jumps down from the roof. BELLA
: Your house? With your family? Esme sees Bella and stops, emanating maternal warmth. Her heart-shaped
face and billows of hair are reminiscent of the silent-movie era. ESME
: Bella. Were making Italiano for You. EDWARD
: This is Esme, my mother for all intents and purposes. Twilight disc 2, 00.56 12
Once more, his
superego
shows it is power when he is surrender James to his family, when Edward saves Bella from James‘s attack.
Then Edward saves Bella and brings her to hospital.
DR. CULLEN : You can try to suck the venom out.
EDWARD : I -- wont be able to stop
DR. CULLEN : Find the will to stop. But choose, she only has minutes left.
Edward looks down at Bella, thrashing in pain. Finally, Edward takes her hand. She tries to pull it away.
EDWARD : Its alright, Bella. Ill make it go away.
He looks at her - then starts to suck the venom from her hand. They never take their eyes off one another, the connection palpable, intense. Close on
Bella‘s eyes -wild with pain. But subsiding. Close on Edward‘s eyes -the frenzy has begun. He sucks harder. Hungrily. Anguished, he wants to stop
but cant. Dr. Cullens voice sounds miles away. DR. CULLEN : Stop. Her blood is clean, youre killing her.
Twilight, Disc 2, 00. 40.32
B. Anxieties of Edward’s Mental Condition
The kind of anxieties that arouse in Edward depends on which ones between the
id
and the
superego
dominate the
ego
greater. After reading, analyzing, and understanding the movie, the researcher decides that the kind
of anxieties of the major character may be classified into realistic anxiety, neurotic anxiety, and moral anxiety.
1. Realistic Anxiety
