Institusion
Universitas Darma Persada
Author
Chintya Nadya, Paramitha
Subject
155.2 Individual Psychology, Characters/Psikologi Individual, Karakter
Datestamp
2022-06-17 02:29:44
Abstract :
This study discusses the novel by Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa. The
novel tells the story of Vanessa, 15 years old student who is involved in a
relationship with her teacher, Strane. In the relationship, Strane often manipulates
Vanessa using some tactics of psychological manipulation in order to achieve his
goals and makes her do whatever he wants, and causes Vanessa traumatized and
depressed. This term paper discusses about the theme of literary work of novel
using intrinsic and extrinsic approaches. The intrinsic approaches are applied is the
concept of characterizations, plot and setting. The extrinsic approach that is applied
is the psychological manipulation concept; the tactics and the impacts. The result
of this research is to prove the reflection of psychological manipulation theory
reflected through the intrinsic elements of Kate Elizabeth Russell?s novel My Dark
Vanessa. This study is variety of qualitative research, types of library research,
interpretative analysis using the method of data collection in the form of the literary
texts from the novel My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell as primary source
and supported by some of the literatures to relate the theories, concepts and the
relevant definitions as a secondary source.