LAINE MORRIS’ NEUROTIC ANXIETY OVER DEBBIE’S DEATH IN STILES WHITE’S FILM OUIJA (2014)

AGUS, PURWANTO (2016) LAINE MORRIS’ NEUROTIC ANXIETY OVER DEBBIE’S DEATH IN STILES WHITE’S FILM OUIJA (2014). Skripsi,Fakultas Ilmu Budaya.

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Abstract

This thesis entitled ‘Laine Morris’ Neurotic Anxiety Over Debbie’s Death In Stiles White’s Film Ouija (2014)’ is aimed at finding Neurotic Anxiety of Laine Morris as the main character after Debbie’s death. In conducting the research, descriptive qualitative method is used to find neurotic anxiety of the main character. Two approaches are applied to analyze the data, they are structural approach and psychological approach. Structural approach is used to analyze structural elements such as plot, general descriptions of the main character, conflict experiences by the main character, and setting described in the story of the film. Then, the psychological approach is used to analyze the neurotic anxiety of the main character. By using the structural approach it is found that Laine Morris as the main character is a person with her ego, who is anxious, care, sensitive, enthusiastic and curious. As the main character, she also experiences external and internal conflicts. The external conflicts experienced by Laine Morris are her conflict againsts Sarah (her sister), Trevor (her boyfriend) and also Paulina (Doris Zander’s sister). The internal conflict experienced by Laine Morris when she always curious about anything after Debbie’s death. She also has an anxiety towards people around her after she played an Ouija board with them. The setting in this Ouija film by Stiles White is divided into three; there are setting of time, setting of place and setting of social. The setting of time; in the morning and also at night. The setting of place; in the Debbie’s house, Morris’ family house, and also Mental hospital. The setting of social in the film is middle class society, Laine Morris and her friends are from middle class society; It can be proved that their parents are the business workers. It also can be seen from their building house. What clothes that Laine Morris and her friends used during school, the place where they’re hanging out together showed that they’re from middle class society. Laine morris is being an anxious, care to much, sensitive, enthusiastic, and curious person because of her neurotic anxiety. Her neurotic anxiety was definitely change her condition. Because of her condition she often has a conflict with people around her. Her conflict with Trevor, Sarah and Paulina are the reasons why she finally has neurotic anxiety. Besides conflict with some people above, she also has conflict with herself. She feels uncomfortable, afraid and also anxious with her condition after Debbie’s death.

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