Psychological Analysis Arsats Behaviors and Thoughts in...

Psychological analysis of literary works is an approach to understand the truth in humans mind and behavior in different aspects. This kind of analysis uses characters in stories as representatives of human beings under circumstances motivating human to react mentally and physically. As characters in literary work reflects what in their minds through their actions and thoughts, analyzing literatures using psychological theory is a realistic and reasonable method. To understand motives of Arsats, a character in â€Å"The Lagoon† thoroughly, we need to analyse â€Å"The Lagoon† by applying the literary interpretation with a psychological theory; Sigmund Freuds â€Å"Structural Model of Psyche†. In â€Å"Structural Model of Psyche†, Sigmund Freud divided†¦show more content†¦After he obtain his minor goal, Diamelen, he abandon his brother necessarily or he cannot reach his main goal, â€Å"from the quote I never turned my head, my own name!...My bro ther! Three times he called-but I was no afraid of life, Was she not there in the canoe?†. The major thing that he is worried is to have Diamelen beside him and leads him the the main goal. Second, Arsat uses Daimelen as his encouragement to find the country where death is unknown which he believe that Love from both both Diameen and him will guide then to his illusion world, from the quote â€Å"My love is so great, that I thought it could guide me to the country where death was unknown.† The character, Arsat, is controlled unconsciously by the Id that makes him trying to respond his craving without thinking of morality, society and family. It also drives him to abandon his responsibility to family and country. He decides to accept his desire and is bound up in self-satisfaction and uncaring to others. Secondly, Ego works as the rational part of mind trying to block the Id and making the Id to realize that it cannot always get what it wants. Ego Operates relating to th e real world and function as the negotiator between the Id and the Superego. Like Id, Ego aims to get the Ids satisfaction but based on reason and long-term consequences. In â€Å"The Lagoon†, Arsats Ego works well in the