Stockholm Syndrome Reflected On Danielle Steel Undercover Novel (2015): A Sociological Approach

This study focuses on the issue of Stockholm syndrome found in the novel Undercover by Danielle Steel (2015). The theory used to analyze this novel is the sociology approach. This study aims to analyze the indicators of Stockholm syndrome found in the novel, how Stockholm syndrome is described in the novel, and the reason the author states this issue in the novel. The author uses two types of data to analyze this research, namely primary data and secondary data. The primary data used is the Undercover novel by Danielle Steel while the secondary data consist of journals, websites, electronic dictionaries related to this issue. There are three results of research on this novel. First, there are five indicators related to the issue of Stockholm syndrome, namely the emergence of positive feelings for kidnappers, brainwashing, romantic relationships, the emergence of negative feelings towards saviors, and emotional ties. Second, the author describes the issue of Stockholm syndrome through character, events, setting and style. Third, the author states that the Stockholm syndrome issue in this novel is based on social phenomena found in U.S, that was the kidnapping of Patty Hearst in California in 1974