CONTRADICTORY CHARACTER TRAITS AS SEEN IN PERSONA 4: THE ANIMATION
| Main Authors: | Sabrina, Nathasa Ayu; English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia, Suprajitno, Setefanus; English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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K@ta Kita
, 2016
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| Online Access: |
http://studentjournal.petra.ac.id/index.php/sastra-inggris/article/view/4000 http://studentjournal.petra.ac.id/index.php/sastra-inggris/article/view/4000/3658 |
Daftar Isi:
- Anime is Japanese cartoon that has a vast popularity due to its story and art. The popularity of anime results in the various genres such as: crime-fiction, urban fantasy, and slice of life. One of the popular animes that combines the three genres is Persona 4: the Animation. The popularity and the combination of three genres of that anime makes me interested in analyzing this anime. I am particularly attracted to the two main characters in Persona 4: The Animation namely, Yu Narukami and Tohru Adachi. Those two main character possess contradictory character traits and represent a certain symbol on the society. In this paper, I examine the values that influence their character traits. Using Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of individuation, I proves that they have contradictory character traits by looking through their Persona, Shadow, Ego, and Self. Through the analysis of character traits, I find that they symbolize yin yang. Like yin yang, they are contradicting as well as complementing. Yet, they also are not paragon of evil or good