Mega Silvana, Personality Structure of Andrew Neiman in Whiplash (2014)
Film. A Thesis: English Language and Literature, Faculty of Adab Humanities,
State Islamic University of Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2016.
This thesis aims to observe personality structure of the main character in
Whiplash (2014) film through psychoanalysis approach related to personality
structure, anxiety, and defense mechanism. This research is using qualitative
method and descriptive analysis technique to analyze the psychological problem
of the main character that is anxiety after describing the character using character
and characterization theory of Petrie W. Dennis and Joseph M. Boggs.
Based on the research finding, the writer concludes that Andrew Neiman
as the main character in Whiplash film is categorized as the developing character.
Andrew Neiman has some characters those are; a loner, gloomy person, low self- esteem person and weak. And after he faces some obstacle in the way he achieves
his life goal he suffers psychological problem that is anxiety and makes him
become an ambitious and arrogance.
This research found that the presence of his teacher and the condition that
does not support Neiman’s way in order to pursue his dream makes his’ ego sets a
manoeuvre through defense mechanisms to maintain himself from his anxiety and
find a way to keep fulfilling his id’s desire. To conclude, the writer figures out
that Neiman’s behaviour is dominated by his id and makes his ego produce his
anxiety when the id faces some trouble in the process of its accomplishment.

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SKR BSI 2016 2010

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