The Man�s Personality as Seen in His Attitude toward the Lady in Elliot�s �Portrait of a Lady�

• Main Authors: , NIA SUSANTI, , Dra. Esmeraldayanti Sosronegoro, SU.
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2014
• Subjects: ETD
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/128913/; http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=69287
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

This research discusses the main characters� personality which focuses on his attitude in the work of Eliot�s �Portrait of a Lady�. The core of the study is the main characters. There are two main characters in this analysis. The first main character is the Man and the second main character is the Lady. The Lady in this research has a function to influence the Man�s attitude by her actions during their meeting and relationship. The objective of this graduating paper is to find the Man�s personality as seen in his attitude toward the Lady. The psychological approach is applied in this research to analyze the personality of the Man. The psychology theory used is the theory of personality by Sigmund Freud. The theory consists of the systems of personality such as Id, Ego and Superego which are related to the Man�s way of thinking and the Man�s behavior. The analysis explains about the Man�s attitude toward the Lady. The writer in this graduating paper uses library research as the method of the study with the help of some references. However, this graduating paper analyzes the character by interpreting the work as the primary data. The analysis shows the Man�s attitude toward the Lady. The result is that he has good attitude and he has a good personality. He is firm with his decision not to have an intimate relationship with the Lady which is forbidden by their different social status. Although they have mutual feelings, the Man restrains his feeling of love toward the Lady and leaves her at the end of the poem. Keywords: Personality, Attitude, Way of Thinking, Behavior