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Sabtu, 12 April 2008

THE PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR’S LOVELESS CHILDHOOD: A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON CONSTANCE BRISCOE’S UGLY

By
Iin Herawati
03004124




ABSTRACT

The title of this thesis is “The Portrait of the Author’s Loveless Childhood: A Psychological Analysis on Constance Briscoe’s Ugly”: The objectives of this study are to describe the characterization of the main character Clare Briscoe or Constance Briscoe in Constance Briscoe’s Ugly, to describe the portrait of the author’s loveless childhood: a psychological analysis on Constance Briscoe’s Ugly and to describe some moral values in Constance Briscoe’s Ugly.

To conduct this result the writer follows the library method, It means the writer see and visits some libraries to gather the data. The data can be divided into primary data and secondary data. Primary data are taken from the novel of Ugly by Constance Briscoe and the secondary data are taken from books and writings that have relevance to the subjects and object of research. The gathered data are recorded in data cards, after the data are gathered they are analyzed by using the theory of psychosocial development by Eric Erikson (Approach to psychological analysis).

Constance Briscoe is the main protagonist character in the novel. Constance Briscoe described as a child who had loveless childhood. Her mother and her stepfather abused her both physically and emotionally, throughout her childhood. Because of loveless childhood, it makes her have some of characterization. The characterizations are: hopeless / frustrated, liar, private, dreamer, courageous, hard working, responsible, and clever. Based on the story in the novel, the reader can find some of moral values. The moral values can be divided into two aspects. There are positive aspects and negative aspects. The positive aspects are inspiring, honor and responsibility. While the negative aspects are teaching grudge and hatred, and teaching abuse and discriminati

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