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    An Analysis of Delusion on The Leading Character Portrayed in Beth Revis’ Novel A World Without You

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    2019
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    Adillah, Runi
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    Purba, Parlindungan
    Pohan, Riko Andhika
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    This thesis entitled An Analysis of Delusion on The Leading Character Portrayed in Beth Revis' Novel A World without You. This thesis discusses about the types and the cause of delusion portrayed in the leading character. To analyze this thesis, theory from Leeser and O’Donohue is used. The method of this thesis uses descriptive qualitative method and uses library research as the way in collecting data by reading and selecting quotation from A World without You. Delusion arises when someone starts to believe the wrong thing and claims that it is true, even when the evidence breaks that belief. Bo, the leading character, dived into his grandiose delusion as a timetraveler when he was fifteen years old. Delusions of control is experienced by Bo when he does not want his mind to be controlled by his friend whom he believes can control mind. The somatic delusion experienced by Bo is a sensation like pain in his body when he calls up the timestream to go to the past to save his girlfriend. The cause of each types of delusion is environmental cause triggered by stress.
     
    Tesis ini berjudul An Analysis of Delusion on The Leading Character Portrayed in Beth Revis’ Novel A World without You. Skripsi ini membahas tentang penggambaran tokoh utama yang mengalami gangguan psikologis yaitu delusi. Untuk menganalisa skripsi ini, penulis menggunakan teori dari Leeser dan O’Donohue. Analisis skripsi ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif sebagai cara untuk menganalisis data yang diambil dari novel Beth Revis berjudul A World without You dan menggunakan riset perpustakaan sebagai cara dalam mengumpulkan data dengan membaca dan memilih kutipan dari A World without You. Delusi muncul ketika seseorang mulai mempercayai hal yang salah dan meyakini bahwa itu benar, bahkan ketika bukti-bukti mematahkan kepercayaan tersebut. Bo menyelam bersama waham kebesarannya sebagai seorang penjelajah waktu ketika berumur lima belas tahun. Delusi control yang dialami Bo ketika dia tidak ingin pikirannya dikontrol oleh temannya Ryan, yang ia percaya Ryan dapat mengontrol pikiran orang lain. Delusi somatik yang dialami Bo adalah sensasi seperti sakit ditubuhnya ketika dia memanggil aliran waktu untuk pergi ke masa lalu menyelamatkan kekasihnya. Penyebab dari tipe-tipe delusi tersebut adalah lingkungan yang dipicu oleh stres.

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    Repositori Institusi Universitas Sumatera Utara - 2025

    Universitas Sumatera Utara

    Perpustakaan

    Resource Guide

    Katalog Perpustakaan

    Journal Elektronik Berlangganan

    Buku Elektronik Berlangganan

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