Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief | Analysis

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief AnalysisPercy Jackson the Olympians book 1 The Lightning Thief is an fire novel which becomes the foundation of this film. The demigod Percy who is created from authors imagination becomes the master(prenominal) subject in this study. Percy is expound as someone who starts from zero to hero. His struggle, adventure and the way he buncos to be a hero in connection with his maturity volition be the very concern of the study. Therefore, this study concerns the individuation dish up of Percy.The classical mythology is the part of Hesperian civilization. In the novel, the use of mythological elements can be go forn in, for example, Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy sinks in confusing mail when the world put him on the position of a hero. Percy and his friends go on a quest to pr up to nowt a war surrounded by the Greek gods genus Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Meanwhile, he just begins to learn how to be a hero the responsibility to save the world is on his shoulder.There argon mevery psychological problems faced by Percy. Percy leaves his messy invigoration as a naughty student in his trail where he is popular as a freak student who has dyslexia and hyperactive (ADHD) problem. Percy is not good at completely lessons alone Latin. He is supported by Mr. Brunner the only teacher that cargons rough(predicate) him to learn Latin. Days in school be endlessly disturbed by Nancy Bobofit. The only one who has the same problem is Grover. Grover is Percys best friend who continuously hides behind Percy. His trouble is complicated by Mrs. Dodds who has personal vengeance on him. Because of these topics, Percy becomes the saddest student in Yancy Academy, North New York.Percys terrible days in school continues when he stays at home. His step father Gabe Ugliano is his immortal enemy. Gabe never indispensabilitys to travel. He always plays poker and drinks beer with his friends at home. It wee-wees the house full of trashes and smell. One thing he worrys ab come to the fore is to ask some money from Percy as he never wins the poker game. He never respects Percy. Instead, he always insults and undermines any things Percy has done. Therefore, Percy never feels the love from his step father, Gabe Ugliano.The only one who cares about and loves him is his m separate, Sally Jackson. She is the one who makes Percy survive in such(prenominal) terrible condition. She is the one who supports Percy to go on his terrible days. When Percy remembers his m different, he always feels happy and peaceful.With regard to the event above, we can behold terrible psychological conditions in Percys life. Moreover, he has to survive and to face all of those terrible situations. Therefore, the maturity mold that Percy undergoes is therefore worth studying. Percys maturity process will be probed in this study by using the conjecture of individuat ion process from Carl Gustav Jung. Then, the author proposes a study entitled Percy Jackson The Olympians The Lightning Thief The Individuation Process of the Demigod PercyFIELD OF THE STUDYThe field of this study is literature, peculiarly novel.SCOPE OF THE STUDYThe make-up will only be focused on the demigod Percy Jackson, his experiences and adventures, which spend a penny connection with his maturity process preparing him to be a hero. In this study, his maturity process will be analyzed using the theory of individuation process of Carl Gustav Jung.PROBLEM FORMULATIONHow does a dozen year old boy become a hero in this story?To what extend is Percys maturity describe in the novel based on Jungian analysis?1.5. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDYTo explain how the twelve year old boy becomes a hero in this study.To explain to what extent Percys maturity is described in the novel based on Jungian analysis.SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDYIn this study, the writer hopes that readers can under hol d the individuation process that reachs in the story. This paper can also give an opportunity for scholars such as students of Faculty of Letters to analyze this novel using Jungian theory or a give care. interpretation OF TERMSThere are some terms throughout the study which must be fill outn to better understand the issue in this paper, such asTwelve OlympiansThe Greeks didnt bring on a Top Ten list of deities but they did have the Top Twelve those lucky Greek gods and goddesses living on top of Mount Olympus. (Regula, 2008, 2).DemigodDemigod is an official terms of half God and half mortal homo (Riordan, 2006, p.72).Individuation ProcessThe individuation process is a term created by the famous psychologist Carl Gustav Jung to describe the process of turn aware of oneself, of ones make-up, and the way to discover ones true, inner self (Blake, 2012, 1)MaturityThe quality of becoming more developed mentally and emotionally and behaving in a responsible way (Good, 2008, p.885 ).CHAPTER IIREVIEW OF LITERATURE2.1. The Theory of individuation process by Carl Gustav JungThe main topic of the theory of individuation process is about headland. Human always try to fulfill his mastermind satisfying. Human behavior influenced by his mortal character. Jung called it the individuation process in which the potential of a persons top dog is seeking fulfillment (Mitchell, 2010, 14). From the text above Jung tries to explore the psyche character and divided it into 2 partsConsciousConscious is adjustment to the extraneous world (Suryabrata, 1983, p. 184). Means that Conscious adapted and formed by outside world or mixer environment.UnconsciousUnconscious is adjustment to the inside world (Suryabrata, 1983, p. 184). Means that Unconscious is the part of psyche that rules the relationship between human and his have self.The border between conscious and unconscious mind is not fixed. It can changed anytime depends on the change of persons psychology. Conscious an d unconscious cannot separate because they influence each other. They have different characteristic. Jung explores more to know it and explain it through its structure.2.1.1. Conscious StructureThere are two parts of psyche which build our soul. First is school principal Function and second is Psyche Attitude. Both of them have relation which determining the classification of persons conscious structure.Kesadaran mempunyai dua komponen pokok, yaitu fungsi jiwa dan sikap jiwa, yang masing-masing mempunyai peranan penting dalam orientasi manusia dalam dunianya (Suryabrata, 1983, p. 185)Translation Consciousness has two main components, that is psyche function and psyche attitude, which both of them have important role in the human orientation and his world (Suryabrata, 1983, p. 185)2.1.1.1. Psyche FunctionAccording to Suryabrata (1983, p. 185) the conscious structure by Jung is a psyche exercise which in theory is unchanged in different environment. Furthermore Jung divided it into four main functions, two of them are noetic, that is thought process and feeling, and irrational, that is sensing and intuitive. The rational functions work with judgment. thought is judging on the basis of right or wrong and feeling is judging on the basis of pleasant and unpleasant condition. Whereas the irrational functions do not work with judgment, how over they just get observation. catching gets observation by using sense and intuitive gets observation using instinct. Basically, human have all of that function, but unremarkably just one of them that would be the nigh dominant. In addition, the ideal destination from Individuation process is to bring it into balance, with the result to carry through a rounded human or a perfect human.2.1.1.2. Psyche AttitudeJung (1921/1971) defined an attitude as a predisposition to act or react in a characteristic direction (Feist and Feist, 2009, p. 115). The direction of the activity of psychological can go outside or inside and sim ilarly happen with the orientation. every(prenominal)body does the orientation with the world around him, however they have different way to do that. For example, there is some one who will directly close the window if cold wind blowing, but probably the others will not close the window because they do not care about it or are not afraid to be cold because of it. There are people who care about what happens outside himself, but there are also people who are not too concerned with what happens outside himself.In conclusion, from the psyche attitude, human can be divided into two types that are extravert and introvert. One of the most widely used psychological typologies, which of the psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung refers to individuals are introvert and extraverts (Munn 1962, p. 235). extrovert HumanAn extrovert human influenced by objective opinions, which come from world outside himself or hostel. His thinking, feeling and also his actions mainly determined by his social society as well as his non-social society. He will act positively with society. Consequently, he is more easily accepted in society.introvert HumanAn introvert human is influenced by his own subjective world. He does not care enough to the issues in his outside world. Introverts are tuned in to their inner world with all his biases, fantasies, dreams, and individual perception (Feist and Feist, 2009, p. 116). These people perceive the external world but they do it selectively with their own subjective view. Consequently, usually an introvert is cosmosness antisocial and hard to build a relationship.2.1.1.3. Jungs TypologyBased on two components of human psyche, Jung created Jung Typology(Suryabrata (1983, p.191)Psyche AttitudePsyche FunctionTypeUnconsciousExtravertThinkingThinking Extravert heart IntrovertFeelingFeeling ExtravertThinking IntrovertSensingSensing Extravert spontaneous IntrovertIntuitiveIntuitive ExtravertSensing IntrovertIntrovertThinkingThinking IntrovertFeeling ExtravertF eelingFeeling IntrovertThinking ExtravertSensingSensing IntrovertIntuitive ExtravertIntuitiveIntuitive IntrovertSensing ExtravertHe insisted that each person has both of an introverted and extraverted attitude, although one may be conscious while the other is unconscious (Feist and Feist, 2009, p. 115). Unconscious life is contrary with the conscious, so one whose conscious is thinking his unconscious is feeling, next, one whose conscious is extrovert his unconscious is introvert, so the next.2.1.1.4. voiceThe explanations above about conscious are the real condition of conscious, but there still have one problem. The problem is how person consciously target or bring his personality to socialize with outside world or society. The persona, according to Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, is the mask that individuals wear to hide their true selves from society (Maverick, 2010, 1). So, can be concluded that persona is the way of the people to raise his personality to his society based o n what he wants other people see of him.2.1.2. Unconscious StructureSuryabrata (1983, p. 193) said that Jung has divided unconscious into two circles. The first one is personal unconscious and the other is incorporated unconscious.2.1.2.1. in the flesh(predicate) Unconscious go on from Suryabrata (1983, p. 193),states that personal unconscious contains things that are acquired by individuals during their lives. This includes things that are forced or distressed (recessive complex) and forgotten things (memory materials) as well as things that are observed, thought about and felt below the threshold of consciousness. So, whole personal life experiences create the personal unconscious.2.1.2.2. Collective UnconsciousThe collective unconscious is the foundation of personality (Morgan and fagot and Robinson 1984, p. 523). Collective unconscious term introduced by psychiatrist Carl Jung to represent a form of the unconscious (that part of the mind containing memories and impulses of wh ich the individual is not aware) common to valet de chambre as a whole and originating in the patrimonial structure of the brain. It is contrast from the personal unconscious, which arises from the experience of the individual. The collective unconscious is sentiments or acts or ideas which are trust and done by ancestor such as concept of god, manner of behavior, myths, legend, unspoken rules, etc. The physical contents of the collective unconscious are inherited and pass from generation to the next as physical potential (Feist and Feist, 2009, p. 104)Unconscious is the things that unawareness. Then, how can we recognize or know our unconscious. Adopted from Suryabrata (1983, p. 194), acknowledge about unconscious found not directly, that is belong the presentation from the contents of consciousness. The unconscious manifestation can be form such as symptom and complex, dream, and archetypes.2.1.2.3. Unconscious reflexionSymptom and ComplexesSymptom and complex are the indica tions which can be realized.Symtom adalah tanda bahaya yang memberitahu bahwa ada sesuatu dalam kesadaran yang kurang, dan karenanya perlu perlu perluasan ke alam tak sadar. Kompleks-kompleks adalah bagian kejiwaan kepribadian yang terpecah dan lepas dari penilikan (control) kesadaran dan kemudian mempunyai kehidupan sendiri dalam kegelapan alam ketidaksadaran, yang selalu dapat mengham batter atau memajukan prestasi-prestasi kesadaran (Suryabrata 1983, p. 196).(Symptom is a dangerous sign that tells that there is something in less consciousness, and therefore fatality to have an extension to the unconscious. These complexes are parts of a split personality and mental escape from viewing (control) and then have the awareness of his own life in the natural darkness of the unconscious, which always can inhibit or promote the achievements of consciousness) (Suryabrata 1983, p. 196).Complexes not always macrocosm a weaknesses of personality because it is just a part of individual whic h can not unity and complexes can be a stimulant too, which push us to work harder and increase the possibility to being success. Jung adds in Suryabrata (1983, p. 197) that complexes are traumatic experiences such as the apparent impossibility to accept our self condition in life. So, traumatic experience can make people down and being hopeless or pessimistic but also can make people struggle to stand up once again and improve his life better then being an optimistic person.Dream, Fantasy, ImaginationSome people believe that dream is a secret message from life. The other believed that dream just a desire or will which can not be realized then enter to our mind when we sleep. Dream has his own rule and his own language. In a dream causality and time and space is can not applied. So, dream always being a closed book which hard to interpret.Based on Suryabrata (1983, p. 197) Jungs opinion about dream is that dream has constructive function, that is to compensate the objection side b y side from conflict. Dream is manifestation of complexes unconscious. Beside of that Jung also said that fantasy and imagination are kind of complexes manifestation.ArchetypesJung adopted word archetypes from Agustinus that Archetypes is form of instinctive opinion and instinctive reaction to certain situation in outside consciousness. In addition, Archetypes are carried since people are born and grow in collective unconscious during human development and not crusade from one person (Suryabrata 1983, p. 198).2.1.2.4. Special Form of UnconsciousShadowsShadow is the dark side and unacceptable side from someone personality-motive and embarrassing desire, we better not utter them to other person (Friedman and Schustack 2008, p. 130). Inside the personality exists the shadow. Shadow is the dark side of personality. Shadows are unrealized weaknesses. Shadows bring his own opinions which are entered into his unconscious because it cannot match or accepted by his conscious.The shadow arc hetype is also responsible for the appearance in consciousness and behavior unpleasant and socially reprehensible thoughts, feelings, and actions. These then may either be hidden from public view by the persona or repressed into the personal unconscious (Hall and Lindzey, 1978, p. 123).Projection ImagoAdopting information from Suryabrata (1983, p. 200), Jung named the content of psyche which projected to other people are imago. So that, imago is a judgment which unconsciously we addressed to the objects outside our self.Anima and AnimusTwo important archetypes are anima which represents the distaff side of human nature and the animus which represents the masculine side of human nature. Jung taught that all persons have the masculine and feminine archetypes in their collective unconscious (Larsen and Buss, 2005, p. 278). Every person has both of anima and animus. For example A man who chose cooking as a hobby is show that his anima stronger than his animus but still has both of the m. Otherwise, if a man is prefer to choose basketball than cooking as his hobby that is show that his animus stronger than animus and the same things goes to women.CHAPTER IIIRESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.1. regularity of data collectionReading and understanding the novel is the first step that the writer takes. After the first reading, the writer tries to read the novel for the second time. The system of the second reading is very helpful for making the understanding of the writer about the novel, especially for knowing its intrinsic elements better than the first reading. The writer makes a note of the novel for making him easy to remember the information he got from reading the novel. After that, the writer chose the temporary title and topic which will be highlighted.In studying the novel and in writing this thesis, the writer also conducted a library research to collect the data and information, which includes the use of the internet resources. In the beginning, the writer searched t he materials after deciding what study to do and which approach to use. The next step was searching and collecting the individuation process theory of Carl Gustav Jung used to analyze the book, from the book in library or observed from the internet. In a library, usually the writer spends about two hours to search for the right materials needed for the study. Then, the writer borrowed the books home.In analyzing the literary work, the writer needs a material to use as the entity of the writers analysis. The primary data, that becomes the object of the writers study, is the novel.The novel used in this analysis is genre AdventureTitle Percy Jackson The Olympians The Lightning ThiefAuthor Rick RiordanPublisher Miramax BooksCity New YorkYear 2006Pages 4533.2. Method of Data analysisIn analyzing the study, especially in answering the first research oral sexs, the writer explores the intrinsic elements of novel. Next, collects all of factors that support the first research quest ion from intrinsic elements. Especially, plot and the character are explored more to find the strength of Percy character. Beside that, the writer will get the evidents that prove the capability of Percy which support him to be a hero. Finally, the writer connects it with the first research question to find the answer.To find the answer from the second research question the writer uses the psychological approach by choosing Jungs individuation process theory. The writer finds that individuation process theory of Jung is suitable and very useful to connect and explain the idea about the maturity process of Percy. In the way to search it, firstly, the writer tries to learn the behaviors of Percy in the novel and his psyche characteristic. Next, analyze Percys conscious structure and unconscious structure. Compare his experience with the points of conscious structure and unconscious structure. Find the superior psyche function of Percy. Then, classify Percy in Jungs Typology. After tha t, the writer decide that Percys individuation process can prove that Percy is mature enough to make twelve old age old boy become a hero and save the world to answer the second question. Remember, if someone can make psyche function being balance it means that he is the perfect one.CHAPTER IVDATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONIndividuation Process AnalysisThe maturity of Percy will be described by the Jungian Individuation process theory. Individuation process of Percy was shown by his psyche condition. In the way to know it, we should explore two main element of psyche which is conscious and unconscious. Percys conscious and unconscious will analyze thoroughly in this chapter.4.1.1. ConsciousConscious element of Percy will be dividing into two main groups which is psyche function and psyche attitude. The writer will find evident from Percys novel to support the classification of this two main groups. Next, it will be sort out into Jung typology. After find Percys conscious type in Jung typology, the writer will analyze Percys persona in order to find his way to show his consciousness in social interaction. Finally the writer will definitely conclude the Percys conscious type and condition.Psyche FunctionPercy psyche function dominated with rational thinking. Percy judging something with based of rational things. Percy usually calculates one thing and make conclusion based on his logic. He is hard to belief something which out of his logical. It shows in quotations below.All year long, Id gotten fights, keeping bullies from him. Id lost sleep worrying that hed get beaten up next year without me. And here he was acting like he was the one who defended me (Riordan, 2006, p. 19).This paragraph showing us that Percy is hard to belief when Grover said that he was the one who always protect him because he thinks that Grover is the one he always protects and Grover cannot pass a single day without his protection.But theyre stories, I said. Theyre myths, to explain li ghtning and the seasons and stuff. Theyre what people belief before there was science (Riordan, 2006, p. 51). When Chiron told Percy that Greek Gods sincerely yours existed, Percy denied it. Percy has no imagination that it could be happened in real life. Again, he rejects to belief something which out of his calculates.Percy has lack of imagination. He always stuck with usual condition which he usually faces. He always tries to get rational reason for every fact he faces. It makes him hard to belief illogical things happen to him. Based on psyche function theory Percy include in rational thinking categories.4.1.1.2. Psyche AttitudePercy is an introvert person. He usually hides his true feeling. He hides his fears. He always tries to look strong and brave. He hides his sadness but in deep of his heart he suffers. He always tries to look confident even he fell not sure will be success. He does not care about his complaint, about god, indeed world. He just cares about his return be cause he thinks that mother is the only person he has.Next, the writer will analyze deeply and shows the evident which show Percy as an introvert person. First is the fact that Percy admires his mother. My mother can make me feel good just by walking into the room (Riordan, 2006, p. 24). Even he loves her very much, Percy still hides his feeling that he feels so happy because his mother is so careful to him. I told her that she was smothering me, and to lay off and all that, but secretly, I was really, really glad to see her (Riordan, 2006, p.25). Its become habit of Percy to hide his true feeling so he can be looked as a mature, a tough, a brave and a strong person.For her sake, I tried to sound upbeat about my last days at Yancy Academy (Riordan, 2006, p. 25). Again he hides his true suffer in his school to his mother because he does not want make his mother worried about him. He also hides his last sentence from Oracles prophecy that told that he will let out to save what matter s most, in the end, in page 106 because he does not want if every one have doubt of him to done his mission successfully.The other reason why Percy is included in Introvert categorize is shown when he declare to Grover his true purpose that he go to underworld not to complete his task to find the master bolt but just for personal reason to save his mother life by bringing out her from underworld.What lay ahead of me was worse than petrification. I havent straight with you, I told Grover. I dont care about the master bolt. I agreed to go to the underworld so I could bring back my mother (Riordan, 2006, p. 144).Percy does not care about what will happen to the world if he fails to complete his mission. It does not matter for him if Zeus and Poseidon drag into a battle because the most important thing for Percy is his beloved mother. He blinds by his passion to save his mother, just like an introvert who do not care with world outside himself.4.1.1.3. Jung TypologiesPsyche AttitudePsyc he FunctionTypeUnconsciousExtravertThinkingThinking ExtravertFeeling IntrovertFeelingFeeling ExtravertThinking IntrovertSensingSensing ExtravertIntuitive IntrovertIntuitiveIntuitive ExtravertSensing IntrovertIntrovertThinkingThinking IntrovertFeeling ExtravertFeelingFeeling IntrovertThinking ExtravertSensingSensing IntrovertIntuitive ExtravertIntuitiveIntuitive IntrovertSensing ExtravertBased on Jung Typology, Percy can be categorized as a thinking introvert person.4.1.1.4. PersonaPercys persona will be going to be analyzed based on his social interaction in the novel. In socialize, even though has less of ability Percy always tries to protect his friend. He always shows no fear in his face. In social interaction he is being the person who care about all of his friends problems meanwhile actually he has a lot of personal problem which waiting to solve. Percy tries to be a blind drunk person. He pushes and hides his sadness, fears and weakness to be a strong person whom never surren ders to any of hard condition. There are some texts in the novel which show Percys persona.I was alone. An orphan. I would have to live with Smelly Gabe? No. That would never happen. I would live in the streets first. I would pretend I was seventeen and bring together the army. Id do something (Riordan, 2006, p. 45).In the text above we can see that Percy is a steadfast person. After his mother died he refuses to surrender to live. He will stand on his own foot to trough his rest of live. He shows his steadfast face to the Grover.Grover was still sniffling. The poor kid-the poor goat, satyr, whatever-looked as if he expected to be hit. I said, It wasnt your fault (Riordan, 2006, p. 45). Although Percy feels sad when his mother died he does not blaming Grover. He refuse that his friend Grover is responsible to his mothers death whereas Grover ordered to protect him and his mother. He is belief that he should be the one who protecting his mother and his friends.Next text, Percy push es his fear and shows his courage in front of his admired girl Annabeth Case. He rejects Annabeths help because he want to shows that he is a gentleman and a brave person.Stay out of it, wise girl. Annabeth looked pained, but she did stay out of it, and I didnt really want her help. I was the new kid. I had to earn my own rep (Riordan, 2006, p. 68).4.1.2. UnconsciousThe next analyze is to find out two points of unconscious which is personal and collective unconscious and see how it manifested based on information get from novel. For addition, the writer also analyzes the special form of unconscious to complete the unconscious element of Percy.4.1.2.1. Personal UnconsciousIn his journey in the novel, there are some personal experiences which give deep impression and influence his maturity development in relation with Percys personal unconscious.First fight versus monster (Riordan, 2006, p. 10).Percys first experience facing monster is in Metropolitan Museum of Art. His mathematic tea cher Mrs. Dodds turning into a impatience and attack him.Then the weirdest thing happened. Her eyes began to glow like barbeque coals. Her fingers stretched, turning into talon. Her jacket melted into large, leathery wings. She wasnt human. She was a shriveled hag with bat wings and claws and mouth full of yellow fangs, and she was about to slice me to ribbons (Riordan, 2006, p. 10).This time Percy firstly consider that monster is real and they go after him for some reason. close of his mother and battle versus Minotaur (Riordan, 2006, p. 40, 41).Then, with an angry roar, the monster closed his fist around my mothers neck, and she dissolved before my eyes, melting into light, a shimmering golden form, as if she were a holographic projection. A blinding flash and she was simply gone (Riordan, 2006, p. 40).Death of his mother gave him deep impression. Without knowing the reason why, Percy saw his mother killed by Minotaur. He does nobody to save her because he too afraid. But, this accident is waking up his courage to revenge and fight the Minotaur or any others monster. Anger replaced my fear, newfound strength burned-over in my limbs (Riordan, 2006, p. 41).Met the Oracle and got his first mission (Riordan, 2006, p. 106).You shall go west, and face the god who has turned. You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned. You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend. And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end (Riordan, 2006, p. 106).The Oracle read him the prophecy. It will become the guide to complete his mission. But, Percy feels desperate because two last sentences told that he will betrayed by his friend and will failed in the end. Even he thought that it is suicide mission his courage pushes him to keep straight to do the quest.Gotten ambush by 3 Furies (Riordan, 2006, p. 121-125).They are the first challenge Percys face in the mission. At this time Percy learn to work together with his two friends to defeat the monsters. Both of his friend frame to sacrifice so Percy can escape from that monster. But, after his mothers death Percy promise not to escape anymore and even should be death he will stay to save everything important in his life. I looked at the open doorway, I was free to go, but I couldnt leave my friends (Riordan, 2006, p. 124).