TANDA: Jurnal Kajian Budaya, Bahasa dan Sastra
Vol 1 No 01 (2021): KAJIAN BUDAYA, KEBAHASAAN, DAN KESUSASTRAAN

DEFENSE MECHANISM IN SARAH J. HARRIS’ THE COLOUR OF BEE LARKHAM’S MURDER

Eko Susanto (University of 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya)
Ambar Andayani (Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 May 2021

Abstract

This research focuses on how a person with mental illness uses defense mechanism which the condition is perfectly seen in Jasper Wishart in the novel The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J. Harris. This study aims to find and explain about mental illness that affects the main character’s life and defense mechanism that the character uses. The methods used in this research are library research and psychological approach that are applied to analyse psychological problems of the main character. The result shows that mental issues make Jasper have difficulties throughout his life. Autism and synaesthesia conditions have made him incapable to communicate and to recognize people. He has two ways of defense mechanism: repression and regression, repression by forcefully forgetting his problems, regression by reversing psychological movement.

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tanda

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Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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TANDA: Jurnal Kajian Budaya, Bahasa dan Sastra ber e-ISSN 2797-0477 ini adalah jurnal open access, peer-review dua bulanan dalam satu tahun yang diterbitkan oleh Aksiologi Surabaya. TANDA: Jurnal Kajian Budaya, Bahasa dan Sastra ini mendorong artikel asli tentang berbagai isu dalam Studi Bahasa dan ...