HANNIBAL’S REVENGES IN THOMAS HARRIS’ HANNIBAL RISING (2006) A PSYCHOANALYSIS APPROACH

Abu Fanani Fanani (UIN Sunan Ampel)
Eka Putra Meizy Wahyuria Wahyuria
Muhammad Thoriqussuud Thoriqussuud
Nur Mufid Mufid
Amiq Amiq

Teaching and General Education Studies
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): Article on Education

This study is about revenges by whose relatives have been hurt by others in Thomas Harris' Hannibal Rising. Using psychanalysis theory referring to the id, ego, and superego and supported by close reading and dramatic and descriptive method, the study finds that the character shows his id by his anger, retaliation, and killing to his enemies. This study then seems to be a simple one,  however, learning deeply the previous studies, the study gives a remarkable finding that the previous studies concentrate on the dissatisfaction of the id leading to the anxiety, whilst, the study on the satisfaction of the id