COMPLICATIONS OF WILLIAM CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL "WILLIAM" BY RISA SARASWATI

Abstract

This study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the inner conflict experienced by the character William in Risa Saraswati's novel "William" from the perspective of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis. The main focus of this study is to examine how the id, ego, and superego influence William's behaviour and psychological conflict. Content analysis was used to examine the parts of the novel that reveal William's psychological dynamics. The results of this study found that the imbalance between the id, ego, and superego experienced by William caused serious inner instability. This made William a child who lost his identity and turned into a person full of pretense. This condition shows the urgency of understanding a person's psychological condition when experiencing complex social pressures. This study affirms that the psychoanalytic approach is effective for understanding the psychological dynamics of characters in literary works. Through the character of William in this novel, the findings are highly significant, as they reveal the psychological and social realities occurring within society up to the present day. These findings also show that Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic study is relevant in a social context and in understanding the identity crisis and inner instability experienced by an individual.