The purpose of this research is to know about Michael Foster’s characteristics and his
personality problem using the concept of Personality Structure by Sigmund Freud. The
writer uses descriptive qualitative method to analyze the problem. The data are collected
from the scenes, the dialogues, and the appearances of Michael Foster and analyzed using
psychoanalysis theory.
From the analysis of this movie, the writer finds the characteristics of Foster who reveals
who he is. Foster has a personality problem which is started by the absence of parents in
his oral stage. This condition causes the unstable personality, but the presence of his
sister can maintain Foster’s unstable personality. Later, it is aggravated by the death of
her where it leaves a deep impact on Foster and has an influence in his present. The fact
that his sister died many years ago puts Foster in difficult situation to show his love and
express his missing. So, he looks for the girl who has the similarities with his sister to
displace her. Foster’s personality structure (id, ego, and superego) cannot work balanced.
Those feelings become Foster’s dominant id and take control of Foster. In fulfilling his
id, Foster’s ego uses defense mechanism to reduce the anxiety and avoid the unpleasant
feeling, such as repression, displacement and projection. Foster is controlled by his
dominant id and his ego guides him on making a decision where his superego, that needs
the perfection, cannot supervises Foster’s ego. The id is too dominant to take control of
Foster.

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SKR BSI 2017 96

Perpustakaan FAH (Skripsi BSI)

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