REPRESSION OF EDGAR ALLAN POE'S REAL DESIRES IN HIS THREE SHORT STORIES: PSYCHOANALYSIS OF THE AUTHOR.

RNPRESSION

OI EDGAR A].LAN IOE'S REAI DESIRES IN

EIS TEREE SEORT STORIES: PSYCHOAN!]-YSIS

oF

TEE AIITSOR

A Theds
Suthitta.I in Pdtidl FuWlMit lo
Des@

ttt Rcqrire@,tt@

rhe

Esajm stin

RIZKI FIRDAUS

05 18s 078

ENGLISH DEPARTEME}iT . FAC'IILTY OF LETIERS

ANDAIAS UN1VERSITY

Pd)AIiG
2010

ABSTR]\r<

lenelitioinibe siidentifikasiintensibawahsad&seorugpcnga.dgamln
rommlis Am€rika Eds& Allm Poc ydg l€rgMbdlan dalm tiea ceriin pddcknya
Thc Cask of Anopti llldo. The
ofrheriouseolUshcrdan-lhcMaskofIbcRcd
Meldlui
Nunsi
kxrta
sasaa
sebagai b*tuk distoui ekslresi lengtrars.y.,

D$jI.
penulis Dc.jeldko bahM kclisa ccrit pc.dck nerup,ld ldlnjudrn dk Mdat
ldsar Allu Poe lentans keinsinmya yds teEpiesi.
Melalui melode peDelirio kuariatil pcnulis nc.saplitdikd rcori
psikomalisk ymg dikenbmgkd olch sigBu.d iEud dalan menCanalis dat!
pdner. Dalam lubunsmya de.sm risa mna psikjs td (!i;sip *eseneneo). es,
(pinsip Mlit6) dr vr?r es, tirinsip modliiat, korya-tar]a ldscbut ncflpatan
h$il rcpicsi konnik psikis pcnadma yen kemb,li ddm benluk
unluh
m€lewlli sensor eso seba8ai pengambil keputusb. Psulis mengsuako
psiLoanclisis dala keEngkl etsnrtsif d€ng ncnghubungkan biograli pcngamng
ysg helipuli kehidrpm kelutuBa, kdir kepenulism
kehidupm sekibr
pen8m8 ds.8m notif-nolif yane tcmmifcst6i dald reks.
ifeshsi penaaeg
dard kdica erila pendel menjidi r,nduM bdsi lenulk untuk mencntuko aksi oksi
penyanaran yans didcfinisikm rreud dalM leori nimrinya sepe.'i iondenssi
pemindano dln ujud q)resnr,s' Belalui tasfomai pikn& kedalm sobdm
visu.l serta sinboli$i.
Ddi €hpal o€kmisdc ymg dilenukd, tdapat dua

sfomsi pikid
kedalm smbde visDal lmrang kcbiMn nenenggalr miDlman kei6 (dahm
Cdsk of Anonlillado), pensalihan
kondcnsasi dri k.ndisi so\iDl Ams ,
Falr ofte House of usher) sedr kebelci{ pada bapak agkh! ttumn lxbe.nh^is
dm konral ken.tid (dalm Tnc Mask oilhe Red palh). Simbohci runan sebagai
lard belakanc tempal ne.€g6tan repEsi mendalm sm ke.mdtungan rcgesi
peneame lerhadat kerindDe
ibunya
g term ilestasi skaligus ddm

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CH4ITIER

T

INTRODUCIION

1,1,

T[. B.ctiroand


Thft

of

nust be !€sns bchidd 6very b€l8vid rhal hunan b.ings cond@r

in IiIe. PrlnobF/ plays
b.havc in

th. R@rch

$tu

a

bl€ il this

ns!


esls. One oI lhe

*hr del@in s Foplet

study of

nind lo

@noveNiat srudies on psycholo8y is

psychmlysis ddelop.d by Sisned F@d (1856-1939). It mphsizos rhc
ucoNious 6F.ls th,t struduF

iis

theopy,

rhe

hum


Iod Mines de'r fm

t6}!he

(cEd.

et ar.

l2l

TnBUSh

ol prdoloaiMl foes dat a61ict thc

h@d nind sNh a eicty, dep6iotr' ard

pl$bias vbicn could ddre teople

tuouc! hed dis€€g. sincc its in€ption, its innuh€ h6 .rddded t4 bqotd

clinidl pEoti@

snd

h6

inn]md riitirg

Daling wih ani FEud

and

tn.t r.n

thc audoas

G.ta dd

pFsne


bdwd ull:or ed ilxt

nind

s

it is

paiods of litcerure, Romontioim.

the

Rabelic Pcdo4

on.

Mlosous

10


dsnc6

tuy idcntii, what

Eflftrcd ir hn w6ikl.

The study of psyclblos/ io liteanu€

Duils

is

widdoNso. 136). Ir inplid ihal we

in his

ed

litetu, Fodwr! aE rhe EplMution of its


starcs thal

ani$'s Ieling. Thc Erario6hip

in oultur, philMph),, micry

h6 o coueclion ?ilh

one of dre

Abi,m sttes in iis clo3ss of Lired

we lind widely p@riced aU

the qitioal prc€duEs (srill

c!@i

{$uDpiiod lhat o *od( of litetluE

roday) thAt

dR vsiuts ol

!F b6d

on lhe

n oftbted wnt ils anrlb/s

distincliw nenral and .6oridal iBits: (L) Ef.m@ to lhe ourho*

per$lality in ordcr

10

dplain

io lireEry rorks in ordo ro

and inlearer a

esrablish,

lndlry work (2) ftllEncc

biosraphicalu the peno alily of

lne autboi and (3) the mode ofreadins a

lit€rrr woi{

spccificatty in

oidd ro exFienoe lhe dinincthc subjodtivi9,, oi oNiousncs. of is

Ticrcforc in
work ol

rh

6

pe.iod, il

Iite€tu prihdilt

a$uned ttat psychologicd criricisn dool Nilfi a

be

as a licrional

fom of cxprsion

rhar slales lbe

mild

md the sldcrue ol peronality ol lhe individual atrthor, this appFach vieps
liremtuE and an

a

ldge All

Poe

aulhar with liteBry

^hoih

@!nd

lhe porer

a mode 6f lhe anisfs fotasy thal oFns

in thk

ffer

rofrmlic pdiod bnilds ib

l3l).

LireEry

€xlre$ioll

{ork

leli4

nay give sone

md

is ircluded

6

lnlusced by

r,he

*ay baok ro

.fAmcrjdn forenost

Bouric

period

i!

Eurcpan movemed rhat ascned

and lhe pusuiL ar reality oD
speoial calegory BroDgh

subjelive expedenej ihe

lihhE (Cd6

aid McRac

duinc l,!ar ri'ne sere chamcrqiz€d 6y b€ine ft1l of

i

tnion $at olten q€ted ncntal emorion. Momver, ir

clDes lor guiding ,'s ro the real feeling

FroD drat

one

that was aolaimed during the

1800 1860.

olthe individual

lre,

rJre

vis?oin! lhe Fris infc^

lld

of

ir5 auihor,

P.e s vorks niSnt p.olidc

scvsal evi'lerces tnrou8h his pesonal issues. His short nori6 for inshcq arc

actualy the shaDe of nis

oM

imprcsions

dd

fFlings on €vrtthinSs hc

experiaced. In The C6k ofAfontillado- the Ead€r nay
autlDi s b.h.vior

4!

drunk

d ll's Blilty

l*d

lo one cse ofthe

fccling that is rep.6sed as he srill

consmes abnol is manifested indE conllicr.rLhe No

charsftEorfik sh.n

iory. ln
facins

1 he

iE

t,all of rhe ltousc of ltsher. there h a rclsii.n ro

ud$

ol

elidcnio

PGt

death i,apact refds to

he

€xpsiences. The slory &al

wlicn no.ne could e$apd cbb its

Red deatn ,

feelins ol sadnes

6

he sems to deliver rhe

0Dl cvery'ning would &cc de.lh, whei*er od whcrcvcr you
Thosc

cxperiene

i.

or

d

his lile

hc docs nol

Ndt

condusts rvbat rreud

DpleMl f*lin3

he

ar

itr rhose

thra shorl

slorics.

lheonzd

&s

Repre$ion

be

The Fall

.f

rfie HoNe

enlitled Repr4sion

.f

ol

qpresed unconsciously h

Allm

Pe\

of Edgdr

Thc cask of Anondllado.

Real Desnes in

a

rs6rci

llis Tlfte

Shon

uthoi

Tb€ldetrlilicatidn of th€Pmblcm
Ddear

Allo

Poe

b.ftmc

d popular

Amdice

ol shod eory b€nd. Hh works often dFws

ft

his Norks

viN

Ikher zrd The Malk of Tfi€ Read Dead in
Ed€ar

pM

Fmh $ase thsreliMl ,nd hisldcal reaons,

1bs ol his shod sroriB

Srori6; Psrhom:ltsis ofthc

1.2.

t, dppN $c

undonsdidus

lhe witer is intedted to popose the sludy about psrrlologisl
represented in

t.l

!o adniL it. The wriler p€reires lhal

n concerned abolt into his

ol dind- Tho reprBsion will den tnally

Alld loe 6

n.ssa8.

sloris co.tain sone l)roble'ns thal l€d us lo rhe audoas

gd Allh Poc
mnoldce

thc cha$ctcls

wlilc Th. Mxqk.frhc Rsd Dsrh

h.Dsc

potmys Poet expre$ion for dr€ many dath evenls
describes rhe falal

6

developnerl in Amciics is rcncdcd

\i.knc( [r$atr] n'mnndli' .frh.

6

desne oh

AnerioaD conditior in lhe earll l9lh ccntur]. ln dal slory, rhc auLhols

re*le$re$ loyad

such

P.e\ r.al

poDU

l& now l

he

ahosphee

o

such

adthor

d

hc nadc lhc

gc

e

boror md obscuE fad.iy that

l Srief, dakne$ and death rhat tue often built

:r

CH,{PIER V
CONCLUSION

Dds.r

Alld

Poe is iddniified to 6e

by lhe dltd-Nork such

6

intolvsd in $mc pFcesPs

displaMcn! condcnslion and

as

psvidcd

considdELion

ot

rcprtsenrlbilily lhoush ransromation into yisuat inasc and s)mbolizarion ro

deivc

the egccensor which

h6 EpEssed his acn€l rughr! bltoF.

mflhanisms ae lor sure Nill reveal lhe

ol

dle

Hl

d6iEs

Those

that aE disgnised in rhc

foft

ofEd3or AIan P@t shol sloi€s.
Tlrc

wier

fmds

rro rrasfomation

Cdsk ofAmonrillado. It could b€

or rhousht

i

o

vi$al

imascs in

5m 6 atrhols imprsion r@rd

!!9

his ddnldn8

habil. The @nflict oI his psyoholosical dnv€s of id and super eso lmnsroms inlo

rhe connodalion

of rwo chracreN in rhis shon $ory. White the

repEssion lo ignoF hn socill evaluation roMrd his

elesd

suthor's

qons b.taliar, n nnall]

by his consience to wnish rhe habit ofdnnking et lhe end ofthe sory

'Ir1en

in Th€ Fall ol The House or rhhe. ihe sulhor is unconsiously

conducring the work ol displacement thbush hh

ahod thc

Aberi-n urb{

cont

rl

in lhe

p€eml fel;gs ot esd6snc$

thid ud

fou?.h de.ade ot llte ninersnrh

cdtury. h G employsd by thc revcNins of rhe inprovemenl bmqhr by

indstializtio. wilh
Tne

lhe ledscapc ol

siohes surcundinA thc

ch*erialion buil by Lady Madetine onpreses

Edca

Alle Pc s

rh. adnor. The ohaEctcr Fneols

*on ina Fopk h Aren€ 6

emqaia ofslaG

he and

$n€

house

otusher

scvcFl larcnt thoudts

ot

pe\ riws ofthe naturc or

lamily memb€E hove sutrered

in rh. ninstenrh entury. Th€

rhe

d

ihe

olhs lhouent n Flnled to lhe

t.7
thmc

olsin s

audrols primitive dcsirc in r€luming 10 his prin,ry naEissis

as hc sels in his childhood. Ar

fsrmed

ro

h.nifesi

ldgf

ld,

the Etum

orlhe d€ath

or lhe €nd

offie sldy

is

Allan Poe's fear of dalh ihrclah th. had lifc and

hi8h conpdnion ex!€rimoed in the ninelecnft cmtury.

Manwhile, The M6k oflhe R€d Dcsth
repr€$ion towed his batrcd upon his bsler Iath€.

of Rd Dad'vhioh

oauses rhe dealh

of his losler Iather Jonn

Alm

I

G lhe

t anslonnation

sbrr. condtroion in thc orhq way

wers

dealh

as rhe a$hor's

displace! bt th€ p€sLileec

of Lord Pmspes rhal

in this shon

nad'feiins Poe\ felinc ofnany

my evalule

thar he

*p€!ienc6

as

is

de Esult of

tlbeEulosis thar h iu8tated in the chmcted$ics of "Rcd Dca$',. Th@ is

d$

P@\ con$ienG thFuel rhe naturo ofdealh lhal

my

to b€ome the epidmic

of

Red

D€dt

Ar la5L roe's ddilsslalion
th€ syfrbol

lhat

is

cmot

ol $oue"

conpF$ed in

the sinsle

b€ arcided in lhe

in the

thr

shon

sloly,

sods

is s@n as

ofhis adoEtion ro gei dE ai{ecrion loward hn no6cr and oth4

oijdl

of lde Aon hn opDsile sx. That slmbolizlion rlso indi*ts thc anthor's
tendmcy

pl@nl
the

ol

reCEssion sinc€ he finds a way to

E

og&$ through thc non

@ndnion olhis life- lhs atrsctim ofhis nother. Finolty, os b€ins said in

wilq's objectiw

ot lne rseaEh, lhc

@d6

fray

s* thes

E

lga! Allan l@'s

shor siorics wilh insiehl throql lhe applicalion ol Feld Pstchoan.l)'tic thmry
ol RepFsion.

sme

ThN

dneded

slolies aE not only p.Mived as a lutasy of bomr as thc

lo Eds4 Allan Poct wrks but moE to the authols

tulfillRen( rhar is depictcd widin

it

wish

153

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