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Dian Nurrachman
Sastra Inggris, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Bandung, Jawa Barat
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Identity Crisis in the Hero’s Journey of Ruby Gillman; Teenage Kraken (2023) Anisa Nurhidayanti; Yuyun Nurulaen; Dian Nurrachman
IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Lite
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Palopo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24256/ideas.v14i1.11242

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This study analyzes the 2023 DreamWorks animated film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken to explore how the protagonist's growth reflects psychological maturation amid internal conflicts and social pressures. Using a qualitative narrative approach, this research combines the hero's journey with Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, offering a novel interdisciplinary framework that maps mythic archetypes onto adolescent identity formation. This integration contributes to film and literary studies by demonstrating how commercial animated cinema utilizes classical narrative structures to articulate complex psychological crises. In conclusion, this research demonstrates that each phase of the monomyth serves as a precise metaphor for the Identity vs. Role Confusion crisis. By transitioning from a passive Identity Foreclosure through a vulnerable Psychosocial Moratorium, the protagonist successfully attains Identity Achievement and the virtue of Fidelity. Ultimately, this contemporary animation redefines true maturation not as social conformity, but as the ego's courage to embrace a hybrid self to achieve a stable sense of self-sameness.
Co-Authors Anisa Nurhidayanti Yuyun Nurulaen