CHAPTER 5
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion
Psychoanalytic also plays an important role in analyzing a literary work by
working from the psychological point of view of the literary work, both from the
elements of authors, characters, and readers. By focusing attention on the main
character of the Euphoria, Rue Bennet, There are several findings regarding the
id, ego, and superego in Rue Bennet the main character from Euphoria series, that
is:
Rue shows her Id in Euphoria season 1 episode 1 dialogue. According to
id, Rue obtained pleasure by using drugs and escaping from her pain which is the
depression that she felt. Id based on the pleasure principle, namely trying
obtain pleasure and avoid pain. For the id, pleasure is a relatively inactive state
or level of energy low, and pain is a high tension or increased energy to crave
satisfaction. Rue saw her depression as a nightmare, this is why she used Drugs as
her human need, as her pleasure, and her id needs.
It is confirmed from Euphoria season 1 episode 7 there is a scene when
Rue talks about depression that is related to the scene of season 1 episode 1.
According to Freud, the id that Rue shows here are the attempts to resolve the
tension created by the pleasure principle through a primary process, which
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Involves forming a mental image of the desired object as a way of satisfying a
need.
Rue shows her Ego in Euphoria season 2 episode 3, Based on Ego that
operates according to the reality principle; effort to obtain satisfaction demanded
by the id by preventing the occurrence of new stresses or delaying pleasure until
an object that can be found satisfy needs.
In the scene of Euphoria season 2 episode 6 analysis, According to ego, The ego
operates on the principle of reality, which seeks to satisfy the desires of the id in
realistic and socially appropriate ways. The reality principle weighs the costs and
benefits of an action before deciding to act or abandon the impulse.
Rue shows her superego in Euphoria season 2 episode 8 (Final episode).
According to the superego, Rue shows her idealistic principles as opposed to her
satisfaction of her id (Pleasure of using drugs to avoid her depression) and ego
(Her satisfaction with using drugs by doing gas lighting to others). Superego is the
combination of Id and ego, Superego operates using idealistic principles as
opposed to satisfaction of the Id and the realistic principle of the Ego. It has no
contact with the outside world so the need for perfection that it strives for is
unrealistic, not realistic in fighting for the pleasure of the id.
In Rue’s final dialogue analysis in Euphoria season 2 episode 8, according
to the superego based on Rue’s dialogue, There are two parts to the superego: The
ego ideal includes rules and standards for good behavior. This behavior includes
those approved by parental authority figures and others. Adhering to these rules
leads to feelings of pride, value, and accomplishment. And last, Conscience
includes information about things that are considered bad by parents and society.
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These behaviors are often prohibited and lead to bad consequences or
punishments, feelings of guilt, and remorse. The superego acts to perfect and
civilize our behavior. It works to suppress all the unacceptable urges of the id and
the struggle to make the ego act above more idealistic standards due to realistic
principles. The superego is present in the conscious, preconscious, and
unconscious.
5.2 Suggestion
Suggestions in typing related to psychology or literary psychoanalysis are
to master the theory and scientific explanation of the psychological theory in the
teenager’s drama or series. The problem that is examined in depth in this analysis
is the psychological problem that occurs in teenagers who are growing up. In
adolescent euphoria, it is described as a very chaotic relationship where many
teenagers who have had free sex before their time which is also the main cause of
the breakdown of various friendships with delusions of 'temporary love', start
taking illegal drugs as a way of escaping from the problems they experience.
“Euphoria” has the meaning of fun, but the perspective of fun that is the highlight
in this series is the fun of teenagers who are looking for an escape from the
psychological problems they experience due to the breakdown of their homes or
problems their families had to face.