Psychological and Romantic Ideas

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the comparison of character and characterization of life and death instincts in the novel and film All the Bright Places. Furthermore, this study also aims to reveal ideological and economic motives through the adaptation of the novel All the Bright Places into film. This research used a qualitative approach with a qualitative descriptive method and Freud’s theory of life and death instinct. The results of this study show that there are differences between the novel and the film All the Bright Places, such as: first, the first setting in the novel is the high school bell tower, while the film shows the setting on the bridge; second, it is told in the novel that Finch has repeatedly attempted suicide because of his death instinct, while the film does not really show the side of his death instinct, but rather displays his life instinct; third, Violet's role in the novel greatly changes Finch's life. In contrast, in the film, Finch is more influential in Violet's life. Finally, it can be concluded that there are ideological and economic motives through the adaptation of the novel All the Bright Places into film.