La Condition Psychologique Du Personnage Principal De Roman L’adversaire d’Emmanuel Carrère

Abstract

The goals of this research are (1) to describe the intrinsic such as the plot, the characters, spaces, and the theme, and the relationship between these intrinsic (2) to describe the psychological condition of the main character of the novel L’Adversaire of Emmanuel Carrere using psychoanalysis. The subject is L’Adversaire of Emmanuel Carrère novel which was published in 2000 by the POL Edition. Objects are (1) the intrinsic elements and the links between these elements in this novel (2) the psychological condition of the main character of the novel. The method used is descriptive-qualitative. The results are based on the basis of semantic validity. Reliability is considered by reading and interpreting the text, evaluated in the form of discussion with an expert. The results show that (1) L’Adversaire has a regressive plot. The story ends with the tragic end without hope. The main character is Jean- Claude Romand. A large part of the story happens in Ferney-Voltaire and Geneva. It takes place in the year of 1993. The social framework indicated life of the bourgeois class. The major theme is the life founded by the lie, and the minor themes are dishonesty and despair (2) psychoanalytic analysis shows that Jean-Claude has a condition of psychological instability, which is indicated by the imbalance of the part of me and superego. It causes the habit of lying to win a perfect life. Finally he suffered delusions and severe stress that causes the action to murder his family.