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This document concludes a research study on the application of sigmund freud's psychoanalytic theory to the analysis of agnes moorehead's character in lucille fletcher's 'sorry, wrong number'. The researcher identifies the dominant elements of agnes' personality as id, ego, and superego, and discusses how these aspects conflict and influence her behavior. The document also suggests the benefits of psychoanalytic literary criticism for students of english literature and journalists in enhancing readers' understanding of literary works.
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A. Conclusion After finishing the analysis, the researcher draws the conclusion.In the chapter 2, the researcher makes 3 types of personality based to Sigmund Freud’s theory that the researcher choose. However, in the analysis the researcher find three types. Id and ego have strongly influence behavior that build her personality. Conflict of id and ego also happen in her psyche. The id and ego appear when she faces a problem about the murder and this is the conflict in the story. Her id which is pleasure principle becomes stronger and controls herself. Her nerve that reflect her id as her physical condition makes her mentally down. Every day she imagines about worst thing happen. Her id drives her ego many times and the ego allow her id. Agnes never uses her superego. She cannot realize something in good or bad (morality). After analyzing 132 selected dialogue reflect personality based on Sigmund Freud’s theory in Sorry, Wrong Number play by Lucille Fletcher that used by the main character, Agnes Moorehed.
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B. Suggestion Literary criticism is one of the analysis about the literature. It can be done with various point of view. We can express our idea or opinion to discuss it as long as idea to strengthen a good evident or argument.