LEADING CHARACTER’S ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER IN

JAMES B STEWART’S BLIND EYE

A THESIS

BY:

AYU LESTARI

REG.NO. 110705043

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA

MEDAN 2016
LEADING CHARACTER’S ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER IN

JAMES B STEWART’S BLIND EYE

A THESIS

BY:

AYU LESTARI

REG.NO. 110705043

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA

MEDAN 2016
LEADING CHARACTER’S ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER IN
JAMES B STEWART’S BLIND EYE

A THESIS

BY:

AYU LESTARI

REG.NO. 110705043

SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR

Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S Mahmud Arief Albar, SS., M.A

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Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.

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University of Sumatera Utara on 28th July 2016

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Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, MA., Ph.D ……………………………….

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Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum ……………………………….

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TITLE OF THESIS : LEADING CHARACTER’S ANTISOCIAL

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First of all, I would like to thanks and express my gratitude to Allah SWT who has

been giving us mercies, blessings, and guidance. So I can finish this thesis that is

entitled Leading Character’s Antisocial Personality Disorder in James B Stewart’s

Blind Eye . Salawat and salam always be deliver to our great prophet and most noble

Messenger Muhammad SAW who has succeeded to bring us from stupid area to

goodness like we feel right now. So we are always on the right path.

For my beloved father and mother, l would like to say thank you for your Love and

support in form moral and material. Thank you for everything that you have done for

me, and thank you for all the prayer and blessing each step that always accompanied

me. Thanks to my parents who always give me affection of all time so I can get to

this level. I realize that this thesis cannot complete without supporting from the

interference of the various parties. For which I would like to thank you profusely and

give the highest appreciation to the parties concerned. They are:

1. Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S as the dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies,

University of Sumatera Utara who has helped to fluency in this thesis.

2. Also, I would like to thank to Dr.H.Muhizar Muchtar, M.S as the head of

Department of English, the secretary of Department of English, Rahmadsyah

Rangkuti, MA., Ph.D.

3. I would to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Dr. Martha

Pardede, M.S and my co-supervisor Mahmud Arief Albar, SS., M.A who have

taken the time, knowledge, advice, suggestion, effort and thought to give

guidance in my thesis.
4. My lovely sister, little sisters and brother, and my boy friend that always help

and support in my life.

5. My best friends, Sari Dewi Tanjung, Kak Sari, Bang Jaka, Kak Erna, Kak

Sinta, Afik, Fani, Indri, Eka, Ridho, Karina and my lovely juniors.

6. All of my friends who cannot be mentioned one by one.

Medan, July 28th 2016

AYU LESTARI

No. Reg. 110705043

 ABSTRAK

Skripsi ini berjudul Leading Character’s Antisocial Personality Disorder in

James B Stewart’s Blind Eye yang merupakan suatu pembahasan mengenai
gangguan kepribadian yaitu gangguan kepribadian antisosial yang terdapat di dalam
tokoh utama novel tersebut, yaitu Dr. Michael Swango. Tujuan dari penulisan skripsi
ini adalah untuk mengetahui karakteristik pada Swango yang menunjukkan bahwa ia
memiliki gangguan kepribadian antisosial dan faktor-faktor penyebab ganguan
kepribadian tersebut. Penulis mengacu pada hasil penelitian dari APA (American
Psychiatric Association) yaitu DSM IV (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorder IV, 4th edition, Text Revision) teori yang dikemukakan oleh Elly M Setiadi
and Usman Kolip. Adapun metode yang dipakai dalam menganalisis masalah dalam
skripsi ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Dan dari hasil analisis, penulis
memperoleh kesimpulan bahwa Swango memiliki karakteristik gangguan
kepribadian antisosial, seperti asosial, introver, berbohong, manipulasi, impulsif,
agresif, tidak bertanggung jawab, tidak memliki rasa bersalah dan empati, sering
melanggar hokum dan norma-norma, terobsesi dengan kematian yang keji dan
memiliki gangguan dari kecil. Gangguan yang dialami Swango dipengaruhi oleh
gangguan pada dirinya, faktor keturunan, faktor lingkungan, dan kegagalan dalam
mempelajari moral dikehidupan awalnya.

Kata kunci: gangguan kepribadian antisosial, Blind Eye

 ABSTRACT

The title of this thesis isLeading Character’s Antisocial Personality Disorder in

James B Stewart’s Blind Eyethat is research about antisocial personality of leading
character in the novel, namely Dr. Michael Swango. The purpose of this thesis is to
find out characteristic of Swango that show he has antisocial personality disorder and
to know the causes of his disorder. The writer refers to theory antisocial personality
disorder that take in a research of APA (American Psychiatric Association) that is
DSM IV (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder IV, 4th edition, Text
Revision) and quotation of Elly M Setiadi and Usman Kolip. The method that is
applied is descriptive qualitative. Based on research, the writer is found that Swango
has characterization of antisocial personality disorder as asocial, introvert, lying,
manipulative, impulsivity, aggressive, irresponsibility, lack of guilt, repeatedly
violation of law and norms, obsessed with violent death, and disorder personality
before 15 years. His personality disorder is caused by the existence of a metal
disorder, heredity factor, environmental factor, and failure to learn the moral and
ethical in his early life.

Key word: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Blind Eye

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGES

AUTHOR DECLARATION ............................................................................. i

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION …………………………………………….. ii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ……………………………………………………… iii

ABSTRAK …………………………………………………………….………. v

ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………… vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………………………………………..… vii

CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION..................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the Study ………………...…………….. 1

1.2 Problem of the Study ………………….………...……… 4

1.3 Objective of the Study …………………………...……... 5

1.4 Scope of the Study ……………………..……................. 5

1.5 Significance of the Study ………………………………. 5

CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF LITERATURE ............................................... 7

2.1 Novel ……..…..……………………………...………..... 7

2.1.1 Character ………..…………………...…..………........... 12

2.1.2 Characterization …………………..……...…………….. 13

 2.2 Psychology of Literature ……....................…………….. 15

2.3 Antisocial ……………………………...………………... 17

2.3.1 Characterization of Antisocial Personality …...……….... 19

2.3.2 Factors That Shaped Antisocial Personality Disorder ….. 21

2.4 Blind Eye: The Analysis of Main Character 0f James B.

Stewart Novel By Using Psychological Perspectives ........ 26

CHAPTER III : METHOD OF RESEARCH .................................................. 27

3.1 The Object of Research …………………………………. 27

3.2 Data and Data Sources ………………………………….. 28

3.3 Data Collecting Procedure ………………………………. 28

3.4 Data Analyzing procedure ………………………………. 29

CHAPTER IV : ANALYSIS OF LEADING CHARACTER’S ANTISOSIAL

PERSONALITY DISORDER ............................................. 32

4.1 The Portrayal of Leading Character …………………….. 32

4.2 Michael Swango’s Characterization of Antisocial Personality

Disorder ............................................................................. 34

4.2.1 Asocial and Introvert ……………………………………. 35

4.2.2 Dishonesty, Lie Repeated Using Another Name/ Cheats,

Manipulative and Underhanded …..…………………… 38

 4.2.3 Impulsivity …………………………………………......... 47

4.2.4 Irritability and Aggressive ………………………………. 49

4.2.5 Consistent Irresponsibility ………………………............. 53

4.2.6 Lack of Remorse or Guilt and empathy ……………….... 54

4.2.7 Repeatedly Violation of Law or Norms ………………... 57

4.2.8 Obsessed with Violent Death …………………………… 57

4.2.9 Disorder Personality Before 15 Years …………………... 59

4.3 The Causes of Michael Swango’s Antisocial Personality

Disorder ………................................................................. 60

4.3.1 The Existence of A Mental Disorder ………………….... 60

4.3.2 Heredity Factor …………………………………………. 61

4.3.3 Environmental Factor ……..………………………...….. 61

4.3.4 Failure to Learn The Moral and Ethical in Their Early Life or

Parenting …………………………..……………………. 67

CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ..................................

69

5.1 Conclusion .………………...………………………....... 69

5.2 Suggestion ……………………………………………… 71

REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………...... 73
APPENDICES ................................................................................................... 75

I. Author’s Biography and Works .................................................................. 75

II. Summary of The Novel ................................................................................ 76