VOLDEMORT’S ANXIETY AND DEFENSE MECHANISM IN ROWLING’S HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE AND HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: A PSYCHOANALYSIS STUDY

Brigitta Arsilia Wibiana

Abstract


Abstract

This research is based on Freud’s psychoanalysis theory to analyze J. K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This research has two objectives: 1) to identify the kinds of anxiety experienced by Voldemort and the causes of the anxiety; 2) to reveal Voldemort’s defense mechanisms to overcome his anxiety as well as its impact on himself and the society. This research is under qualitative research. The data for the analysis are expressions taken from the novels related to Voldemort’s anxiety and defense mechanism. Several steps in analyzing the data were: reading, describing, categorizing, and interpreting the data. The results of the analysis show that Voldemort as a villain and tyrant also experiences various anxieties which are caused by his childhood experience and human drive. To overcome his anxieties, Voldemort forms several defense mechanisms. However, his excessive defense mechanisms eventually lead to other problems not only for himself but also for the society.

 

Keywords: psychoanalysis, anxiety, defense mechanism, Voldemort, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

 

Abstrak

Penelitian ini berdasar pada teori psikoanalisis oleh Freud untuk menganalisis Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince dan Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows karya J. K. Rowling. Penelitian ini memiliki dua tujuan: 1) untuk mengidentifikasi jenis-jenis kecemasan yang dialami Voldemort dan penyebabnya; 2) untuk mengungkapkan mekanisme pertahanan Voldemort dalam mengatasi kecemasannya dan juga dampaknya bagi dirinya sendiri dan orang lain. Penilitian ini merupakan peneliatian kualitatif. Data penelitian berupa ekspresi yang diambil dari kedua novel yang berhubungan dengan kecemasan dan mekanisme pertahanan Voldemort. Langkah-langkah dalam menganalisis data adalah: membaca, mendiskripsikan, mengategorikan, dan menginterpretasikan data. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Voldemort sebagai seorang penjahat dan tirani juga mengalami berbagai kecemasan yang disebabkan oleh pengalaman masa kecil dan naluri manusia. Untuk mengatasi kecemasannya, Voldemort membentuk beberapa mekanisme pertahanan. Namun, mekanisme pertahanan yang berlebihan membawanya pada masalah lain bukan hanya bagi dirinya sendiri tetapi juga orang lain.

 

Kata kunci: psikoanalisis, kecemasan, mekanisme pertahanan, Voldemort, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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