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The main character’s self defense mechanism in the Naked Face by Sidney Sheldon

Mohammad Fikri Ulalul Hakim

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ENGLISH: \n \nThis research discusses the main character’s defense mechanism in Sydney Sheldon The Naked Face. The research focuses on analyzing the main character of the novel. The novel received the mystery writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel by an American author. The thesis is becoming important and interesting to be analyzed because it can interpret how the main character’s struggle against the allegation of murder by building defense mechanism. \n \nTo achieve the objectives of the study, the writer goes through literary criticism to analyze the novel. Thus, the writer uses psychoanalysis approach and defense mechanism by Freud as the theory. The primary data of this study are collected from Sydney Sheldon The Naked Face novel. This research, the writer applies a psychological approach, especially on what is the form of defense mechanism done by the main character. \n \nThe result of this research shows that there are some actions done by the main character in building defense mechanism. Based on the analysis, the researcher finds how the main character’s struggle against allegation of murder by building defense mechanism. There are seven actions of defense mechanism. Those are displacement, denial, repression, and rationalization. The researcher also finds the reason why the main character struggle against the allegation of murderer by defense mechanism, it also the main character tries to prove that he is innocent. \n \nINDONESIA: \n \nPenelitian ini membahas tentang self defense mechanism pada karakter utama di novel “The Naked Face” karya Sidney Sheldon.Peneliti berfokus pada analisis karakter utama dalam novel. Novel ini menerima penghargaan penulis misteri Amerika oleh Edgar Allan Poe Award untuk novel pertama terbaik oleh seorang penulis Amerika. Penelitian ini sangat penting dan menarik untuk dilakukan karena dapat menginterpretasikan apa saja yang perjuangan tokoh utama melawan penyerangan dugaan pembunuhan dengan membangun mekanisme pertahanan atau defense mechanism. \n \nUntuk mencapai tujuan penelitian, penulis menggunakan kritik sastra dalam menganalisis novel.Dengan demikian penulis menggunakan pendekatan psikologi dan teori mekanisme pertahanan oleh Freud. Data utama dalam penelitian ini dikumpulkan dari novel Sydney Sheldon dengan judul The Naked Face.Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menerapkan pendekatan psikologi terutama berfokus pada apa saja bentuk mekanisme pertahanan yang dilakukan oleh tokoh utama. \n \nHasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ada beberapa tindakan yang dilakukan oleh tokoh utama dalam membangun mekanisme pertahanannya.Berdasarkan analisis, peneliti menemukan bagaimana perjuangan karakter utama terhadap tuduhan pembunuhan dengan membangun mekanisme pertahanan.Ada emppat tindakan mekanisme pertahanan yaitu perpindahan, penolakan, represi, rasionalisasi.Peneliti juga menemukan alasan mengapa karakter utama berjuang melawan tuduhan pembunuhan dengan membangun mekanisme pertahanan serta dalam dirinya serta mencoba membuktikan bahwa dia tidak bersalah.

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ENGLISH: \n \nThis research discusses the main character’s defense mechanism in Sydney Sheldon The Naked Face. The research focuses on analyzing the main character of the novel. The novel received the mystery writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel by an American author. The thesis is becoming important and interesting to be analyzed because it can interpret how the main character’s struggle against the allegation of murder by building defense mechanism. \n \nTo achieve the objectives of the study, the writer goes through literary criticism to analyze the novel. Thus, the writer uses psychoanalysis approach and defense mechanism by Freud as the theory. The primary data of this study are collected from Sydney Sheldon The Naked Face novel. This research, the writer applies a psychological approach, especially on what is the form of defense mechanism done by the main character. \n \nThe result of this research shows that there are some actions done by the main character in building defense mechanism. Based on the analysis, the researcher finds how the main character’s struggle against allegation of murder by building defense mechanism. There are seven actions of defense mechanism. Those are displacement, denial, repression, and rationalization. The researcher also finds the reason why the main character struggle against the allegation of murderer by defense mechanism, it also the main character tries to prove that he is innocent. \n \nINDONESIA: \n \nPenelitian ini membahas tentang self defense mechanism pada karakter utama di novel “The Naked Face” karya Sidney Sheldon.Peneliti berfokus pada analisis karakter utama dalam novel. Novel ini menerima penghargaan penulis misteri Amerika oleh Edgar Allan Poe Award untuk novel pertama terbaik oleh seorang penulis Amerika. Penelitian ini sangat penting dan menarik untuk dilakukan karena dapat menginterpretasikan apa saja yang perjuangan tokoh utama melawan penyerangan dugaan pembunuhan dengan membangun mekanisme pertahanan atau defense mechanism. \n \nUntuk mencapai tujuan penelitian, penulis menggunakan kritik sastra dalam menganalisis novel.Dengan demikian penulis menggunakan pendekatan psikologi dan teori mekanisme pertahanan oleh Freud. Data utama dalam penelitian ini dikumpulkan dari novel Sydney Sheldon dengan judul The Naked Face.Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menerapkan pendekatan psikologi terutama berfokus pada apa saja bentuk mekanisme pertahanan yang dilakukan oleh tokoh utama. \n \nHasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ada beberapa tindakan yang dilakukan oleh tokoh utama dalam membangun mekanisme pertahanannya.Berdasarkan analisis, peneliti menemukan bagaimana perjuangan karakter utama terhadap tuduhan pembunuhan dengan membangun mekanisme pertahanan.Ada emppat tindakan mekanisme pertahanan yaitu perpindahan, penolakan, represi, rasionalisasi.Peneliti juga menemukan alasan mengapa karakter utama berjuang melawan tuduhan pembunuhan dengan membangun mekanisme pertahanan serta dalam dirinya serta mencoba membuktikan bahwa dia tidak bersalah.

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ENGLISH: \n \nThis research discusses the main character’s defense mechanism in Sydney Sheldon The Naked Face. The research focuses on analyzing the main character of the novel. The novel received the mystery writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel by an American author. The thesis is becoming important and interesting to be analyzed because it can interpret how the main character’s struggle against the allegation of murder by building defense mechanism. \n \nTo achieve the objectives of the study, the writer goes through literary criticism to analyze the novel. Thus, the writer uses psychoanalysis approach and defense mechanism by Freud as the theory. The primary data of this study are collected from Sydney Sheldon The Naked Face novel. This research, the writer applies a psychological approach, especially on what is the form of defense mechanism done by the main character. \n \nThe result of this research shows that there are some actions done by the main character in building defense mechanism. Based on the analysis, the researcher finds how the main character’s struggle against allegation of murder by building defense mechanism. There are seven actions of defense mechanism. Those are displacement, denial, repression, and rationalization. The researcher also finds the reason why the main character struggle against the allegation of murderer by defense mechanism, it also the main character tries to prove that he is innocent. \n \nINDONESIA: \n \nPenelitian ini membahas tentang self defense mechanism pada karakter utama di novel “The Naked Face” karya Sidney Sheldon.Peneliti berfokus pada analisis karakter utama dalam novel. Novel ini menerima penghargaan penulis misteri Amerika oleh Edgar Allan Poe Award untuk novel pertama terbaik oleh seorang penulis Amerika. Penelitian ini sangat penting dan menarik untuk dilakukan karena dapat menginterpretasikan apa saja yang perjuangan tokoh utama melawan penyerangan dugaan pembunuhan dengan membangun mekanisme pertahanan atau defense mechanism. \n \nUntuk mencapai tujuan penelitian, penulis menggunakan kritik sastra dalam menganalisis novel.Dengan demikian penulis menggunakan pendekatan psikologi dan teori mekanisme pertahanan oleh Freud. Data utama dalam penelitian ini dikumpulkan dari novel Sydney Sheldon dengan judul The Naked Face.Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menerapkan pendekatan psikologi terutama berfokus pada apa saja bentuk mekanisme pertahanan yang dilakukan oleh tokoh utama. \n \nHasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ada beberapa tindakan yang dilakukan oleh tokoh utama dalam membangun mekanisme pertahanannya.Berdasarkan analisis, peneliti menemukan bagaimana perjuangan karakter utama terhadap tuduhan pembunuhan dengan membangun mekanisme pertahanan.Ada emppat tindakan mekanisme pertahanan yaitu perpindahan, penolakan, represi, rasionalisasi.Peneliti juga menemukan alasan mengapa karakter utama berjuang melawan tuduhan pembunuhan dengan membangun mekanisme pertahanan serta dalam dirinya serta mencoba membuktikan bahwa dia tidak bersalah.

Key concepts: Allegation, Character (mathematics), Mechanism (biology), Denial, Face (sociological concept), Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Sociology

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