John Personality Reflected In Nicholas Sparks Dear John Novel (2006): A Psychoanalytic Perspective

The main problem with this research is how John's personality is reflected in the novel Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. The purpose of this study was to analyze the personality of the main character using the psychoanalytic perspective of Sigmund Freud. There are 2 types of data sources, primary and secondary data. Primary data provides dialogue and data on issues related to this novel, Dear John. Secondary data is a literary theory that deals with psychoanalytic perspectives taken from library or internet sources. This research is included in descriptive-qualitative research. The results of the data can be in the form of sentences or words instead of numbers. Based on the results of the analysis of this study, the researcher got several conclusions. John is a man who has an extraordinary personality. In analyzing John's personality, he has a big heart. This was shown when a woman who has loved named Savannah, married with another man while he was working in the military. John gave up on it and he even helped out with the treatment of a Savannah’s husband. John's extraordinary personality is analyzed using personality structure, personality dynamic and personality development. The personality structure consisting of the id, ego, and superego affects the attitudes or actions taken by John's character. The dynamic of personality affects John's feelings about his hurt after being abandoned by the woman he loves, Savannah. Personality development forms a defense system in John. This defense system led John to leave Savannah for his happiness