<![CDATA[Children's and young adult literature, which mostly contains topics about maturity, differentiating between right and wrong, and managing emotions, can cause conflict due to inadequate understanding. This study analyzes the phenomenon of impulsive behavior and emotional conflict in a child character in Beverly Cleary's Ramona Forever (1984), Ramona Quimby, which arises from the pressures of family change and marital instability. These phenomena such as angry outbursts, harsh language, and selfish actions reflect the core issue of instinctive drives in the face of threatening environmental anxiety. While psychoanalytic literary criticism typically applies Freud's theories to diagnose trauma or pathology, this study uses psychoanalysis to show the development of childhood that is considered merely a matter of mischief. This theory works by revealing how the Id triggers anxiety and inner conflict, while the superego teaches the main character the social norms, this creates a clash between the id and the superego, which result in the action done by the character. Her actions can be considered her defense towards the situation. Therefore, this analysis will show the clash that happens between the id and superego of the main character and how she overcomes it as the story progresses.]]>
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