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The Inferiority Complex of Homunculus in Hiromu Arakawas Fullmetal Alchemist

THENADY, TANIA PARAMITA and Limanta, Liem Satya (2013) The Inferiority Complex of Homunculus in Hiromu Arakawas Fullmetal Alchemist. [UNSPECIFIED]

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        Abstract

        This article explores the causes and effects of inferiority complex in a character of a manga created by Hiromu Arakawa, Fullmetal Alchemist. Commonly seen as a child�s play and underestimated by the society of literature, comic book or manga actually has the same quality as those considered as literary arts and stands equally with them. It embraces issues freely without the restriction of social rules and individual or group and uncontaminated by social, personal, or political influences. One of the issues most people think will not be in a comic book is psychology. Started from comparing himself to humans, the main antagonist, Homunculus, suffers from an inferiority complex caused by several factors such as parental attitude, physical defects, and envy. Furthermore, as the effect of suffering inferiority complex, Homunculus develops psychological defenses to ease his inferiorities: compensation and superiority complex. He tries to compensate his inferior feelings by excelling in another area and covers up the inferiorities by striving for superiority and omnipotence.

        Item Type: UNSPECIFIED
        Additional Information: Data ini diajukan untuk pengurusan jabatan akademik
        Uncontrolled Keywords: Manga, Alchemist, Homunculus, Inferiority Complex, Compensation, Superiority Complex
        Subjects: P Language and Literature > PE English
        Divisions: Faculty of Letter > English Department
        Depositing User: Admin
        Date Deposited: 29 Oct 2021 04:17
        Last Modified: 28 May 2022 11:29
        URI: https://repository.petra.ac.id/id/eprint/19317

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