The Obsession of Female Major Character in Divergent Novel

Abstract

This study is aimed to analyze Divergent novel by Veronica Roth in the case of the obsession of female major character. The problem in this study is analyzed by using Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalysis theory. The problem of this study is "how is the obsession of female major character in Divergent Novel By Veronica Roth?". The research method of this study is qualitative descriptive analysis. The source of data in this study is Divergent novel which published in 2011 in America. The data collected through reading comprehension, notes and selecting by the relevant information to get a complete analysis about the obsession of female major character. The result of analysis found that the obsession of female major character in Divergent novel by Veronica Roth, namely Jeanine Matthews is trying to overthrow the government Abnegation factions by the following steps: 1) she wrote an article or report to make people believe that Beatrice's father and all the other Abnegation leaders are corrupt and awful, 2) she worked with Will's sister to develop a longer-lasting serum for the simulations because she wants to control them (Dauntless factions). She needs to control large groups of people to stay secure, so she developed a way to do it with serums and transmitters. Divergence is just another problem for her to solve, and that is what makes her so terrifying because she is smart enough to solve anything, even the problem of Divergent existence.

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