THE MAIN CHARACTER’S DEFENSE MECHANISM IN ANDRZEJ SAPWOSKI’S NOVEL THE WITCHER: THE LAST WISH

Authors

  • Silvia Sandiya Lakhsmi Universitas Methodist Indonesia
  • Nurhayati Purba Universitas Methodist Indonesia
  • Elita Modesta Sembiring Universitas Methodist Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46880/metholangueVol.8Issue.1Page43-50

Keywords:

Defense Mechanism, Main Character, Sigmund Freud Theory, Literature, Anna Freud Theory

Abstract

This paper is entitled  The Main Character’s Defense Mechanism In Andrzej Sapwoski’s Novel The Witcher: The Last Wish,The writer analyzes this novel to reveal the portrayal of the main character Geralt of Rivia's defense mechanism. The method used to analyze this novel is a qualitative descriptive method, in which the writer first The Witcher: The Last Wish novel, and then classifies the data Sigmund Freud with Anna Freud defense mechanism theory. The finding and discussion of this paper are Geralt’s defense mechanism: Denial, Isolation, Projection, and Sublimation.

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Published

2023-05-31

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Section

METHOLANGUE: Language Teaching and Literature, Linguistics and Literature