Rendhi Mantep Adi Saputro , 2211411055 (2016) THE DEVIATION OF HEROISM AS REFLECTED IN BLEACHERS BY JOHN GRISHAM. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Heroism is doing something brave or good for the other people without expect any gain. In this final project, the writer investigates about the deviation of heroism of one of the characters named Eddie Rake. His heroism is different from any other heroism act. He became a hero by using violence because of his act he became the man who was hated by the Spartan players and the people of Messina. This study used a novel entitled Bleachers by John Grisham as the material object in doing the research. The purpose of this study is to give explanation about how the heroism is portrayed in the novel, the deviation of heroism is reflected in the novel, and what is the impact of Eddie Rake’s heroism and the deviation of heroism for Eddie Rake life and the others characters. In this research, the writer uses qualitative research and applies psychology theory, especially psychoanalysis approach by Sigmund Freud to find out the problems dealing with the deviation of heroism. The sources of the data in this study were divided into two categories, the primary sources and the secondary sources. The primary data were in form of words, sentences, and phrases that were taken from the Bleachers novel. The secondary data were taken from books, journals, articles and websites in order to support the primary data. From the data analysis the writer gets the result of this study; (1) heroism portrayed in the novel through Eddie Rake by helping the team win the game, helping abandoned or abused kides, and helping black people’s life from the skin color differences. (2)The deviation of heroism is explained by psychoanalitical theory by Sigmund Freud called tripartite model which consists of id, ego, and superego (3) The heroism and the deviation of heroism not only affect on himselves, but also impact on the other characters. The deviation of Eddie Rake’s heroism is connected to his id or his ambition. He was an American football coach who tried to bring his team to its glory. In fact, he succeded in bringing his team to be a winner, but the way he did it was hated by his own players. His action made him as the legend of Messina hated by the Spartan players and the people of Messina.

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