ANXIETY POTRAYED BY THE MAIN CHARACTER CHARLIE IN THE PERKS OF BEING WALLFLOWER FILM (2012)

Angelashita Susanti Putri, Idha Nurhamidah

Abstract


This study analyzes the Perks of Being a Wallflower film produced in 2012 using Sigmund Freud Psychoanalysis theory that shows the struggles of main character toward Anxiety and also Defense Mechanism. This study uses qualitative method. There are two types of data. Those are primary and secondary data. The primary data is taken from The Perks of Being a Wallflower film. The secondary data is taken from journals, e-books, documents, articles, and websites which related to the study. The result of this study showed that there are two point of anxiety, which are neurotic anxiety and realistic anxiety. The main character’s Charlie have a sexual harrasment for his childhood that make the anxiety arise.

            Keywords: Anxiety, Defense Mechanism, Psychoanalysis Theory.


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