| dc.description.abstract | The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a movie
script written by Ann Peacock. It tells about betrayal of the character, Edmund and
also its influence on other characters and himself. Edmund Pevensie is the main
character who is described as the third of the four Pevensie children in the movie
script. Edmund betrays to his siblings under the White Witch’s influence, but as the
story goes on he accepts the error of his ways.
The theory used is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This thesis uses
psychological approach to analyze the fictitious character. The method of analysis in
this thesis is inductive method. It analyzes the data from the specific cases to the
general conclusion. The application of the method in this thesis begins from the cause
and the effects of Edmund’s betrayal and it ends on the impact of fulfillment needs of
Edmund’s needs
The results of the research shows that the factors that influence of Edmund’s
betrayal are to fulfilled of safety needs, love and belongingness needs, esteem needs,
and self-actualization needs. The effects of Edmund’s betrayal are on other characters
namely his siblings, Aslan, the White Witch, and his life as well. Finally, it is
concluded that fulfillment of needs can stimulate Edmund to do betrayal. | en_US |
