Sibling rivalry among Bristow’s Children in Robert Galbraith’s The Cuckoo’s Calling

INDONESIA:

Studi ini mengkaji keribadian dari salah satu tokoh utama yaitu John Bristow yang mengalami sibling rivalry. Sibling rivalry adalah persaingan antar saudara untuk mendapatkan kasih saying dari orang tua. Didalam novel diceritakan, John adalah anak tertua di keluarganya dan kepribadian sibling rivalry yang ia tunjukkan dapat dilihat dari perilakunya sehari-hari terhadap orang-orang disekitarnya.

Tujuan dari analisis ini adalah untuk mencari tahu dan menemukan tanda-tanda perilaku sibling rivalry khususnya perilaku John Bristow serta peran lingkungan keluarganya yang mempengaruhi perilaku sibling rivalry. Objek dari analisis ini adalah sebuah novel karangan Robert Galbraith yang berjudul The Cuckoo’s Calling yang terbit pada April, 2013. Konflik utama yang diceritakan dalam novel ialah tentang rivalitas atau persaingan diantara anak-anak dari keluarga Bristow yang disebabkan perasaan cemburu dari John Bristow.

Analisis ini menggunakan psikologikal kritisism sebagai research design khususnya teori psikoanalisisnya Freud yang membahas kepribadian manusia dengan tiga fitur; id, ego, dan superego. Akan tetapi, studi ini menggunakan konsep sibling rivalry berdasarkan teori psikoanalisis.

Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa John menunjukkan perilaku sibling rivalry kepada saudara laki-laki dan saudara perempuannya. Ia menunjukkan rasa cemburu dan perilaku sibling rivalry kepada adik laki-lakinya ketika ia masih kecil, dan John juga menunjukkan perilaku sibling rivalry terhadap adik perempuannya ketika telah dewasa. Di akhir cerita, analisis tersebut menemukan bahwa masalah utama John menunjukkan perilaku sibling rivalry adalah karena ia ingin menjadi anak tunggal dan menjadi pusat perhatian di keluarganya.

ENGLISH:

This study examines personality of one of the main characters, i.e. John Bristow who experiences sibling rivalry. Sibling Rivalry is a competition among sibling to get the parents’ affection. In the novel, John is the oldest child in his family and his personality of sibling rivalry can be seen from his daily behavior toward people around him.

The aim of this analysis is to find out the indications of sibling rivalry appear among Bristow’s children especially John Bristow and his family environment which influence his personality of sibling rivalry. The object of this study is a novel written by Robert Galbraith entitled The Cuckoo’s Calling which was published on April, 2013. The main conflict told in this novel is about rivalry or competition among Bristow’s children that is especially caused by the feeling of jealousy by John Bristow.

This study uses psychological criticism as the research design especially the theory of psychoanalysis by Freud which discusses human personality by three features; id, ego and superego. However, this study uses the concept of sibling rivalry according to the psychoanalysis theory.

The result of the study shows that John indicates his personality of sibling rivalry toward his brother and his sister. He showed his jealousy and sibling rivalry toward his brother when he was a child, and he also indicates his personality of sibling rivalry toward his sister when he is adolescent. In the end, this study finds that the main problem of John is being the only child and the center of attention in his family.