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The Causes and effects of the main character?s personality change in Peter Carey?s My Life as a Fake

In this thesis, I focus on analyzing the causes and the effects of the main
character?s (Christopher Chubb) personality change. Based on Chubb?s behaviors
and actions, I realize Chubb is changing into a person with narcissistic
personality. I am interested in revealing the causes, and effects of Chubb?s
narcissistic personality. In this analysis, I decide to use literary theory and
narcissism concept. Literary theories that I use are the theory of characterization
and the theory of conflict. Theory of characterization and theory of conflict help
me to know Christopher Chubb?s past and present life and also some people?s
opinions on his narcissistic personality. Moreover, I also use narcissism concept
to understand the symptoms, the causes and the effects of Chubb?s narcissistic
personality. By using these theories and concept I am able to analyze deeper about
the personality change of Christopher Chubb. I find out that the causes of
narcissistic personality that happened in Chubb?s life are the parental rejection,
and his feeling of failure. Moreover, this concept also helps me to recognize the
effects of Chubb?s narcissistic personality. The effect caused by Chubb?s
narcissistic personality is his disturbed interpersonal relationship. Finally,
Christopher Chubb does not have a happy life but his life is full of fake and
miserable because he always tries to reach his unrealistic expectation. Tragically,
until the end of his life, he still cannot make his dream come true and his ego also
makes other people suffer. I conclude Chubb, as a human being, has a choice in
his life to be a good man or bad man. It depends on the thinking of him. He can be
a good person by always having positive thinking and giving thanks for all he has
and become happy with that.

Creator(s)
  • (11401168) KATHARINA LIONG HUI LING
Contributor(s)
  • Yuli Christiana Yoedo → Advisor 1
  • Liem Satya Limanta → Examination Committee 1
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra; 2008
Language
English
Category
s1 – Undergraduate Thesis
Sub Category
Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis
Source
Undergraduate Thesis No. 01011758/ING/2008; Katharina Liong Hui Ling (11401168)
Subject(s)
  • AUSTRALIAN FICTION-20 TH.CENTURY-STUDY AND TEACHING
  • CAREY, PETER, 1943-..., MY LIFE AS A FAKE-STUDY AND TEACHING
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