THE MAIN CHARACTER’S MULTIPLE

PERSONALITIES AS REFLECTED IN ROBERT LOUIS

STEVENSON'S THE STRANGE CASE OF DR.JEKYLL AND
MR.HYDE: A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

S-1 Thesis

By:
Madra Belinda
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Background of the Study

The novel is famous work from Robert Louis

Stevenson

The novel is very popular

The novel never been analyzed by other

researchers

The story mainly talks about the main character that

has multiple personalities
Limitation of the Problem

1. The characterization of the main character of the

novel The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde by
Robert Louis Stevenson
2. The Multiple Personalities of the main character of
the novel.
3. The moral values that can be taken from the novel.
Formulation of the Problem

1. What are the characterizations of the main character

in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.Hyde?
2. How the multiple personalities problems experienced
by the main character in the novel?
3. What are the moral values that can be taken from the
novel?
Objective of the Research

1. To describe the characterizations of the main

character, Dr. Jekyll as seen in the novel.
2. To explain the multiple personalities of the main
character in the novel.
3. To describe the moral values that can be taken in the
novel.
Theories applied in this research
1. Theories and definitions of character and characterization by Subhan
(2015:8), Hornby (1995:186), Longman (2012:269), E.M. Forster in
Abrams (1999:33) and Subhan (2015:15)

2. The theories of Multiple Personalities by

http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/multiple , Morris (1990:450),
Rush (1994:484), the researcher also take theory from
www.psychologytoday.com

3. The theory of Psychological analysis and Psychology of literature by Subhan

(2012: 73), (2015: 53), Passer and Smith (2009: 2), Abrams (1999: 247-248)
and Wellek and Warren (1963: 81)
Research Method
• The type of the research is a library
Type of the Research research

• - Subject of the Research is Robert Louis

Subject and Object of Stevenson’s novel The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
the Research • - The Object of the Research is Multiple
Personalities of the main character

• Library study
Data Collecting • Critical reading
Method • Documentation.

• The descriptive qualitative method are

Data Analyzing used
Method
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