Child unconsciousness in 'A Handful of Dates' by Saleh Tayib and 'The Veldt' by Brad Bury

Meiri Putri Ardani

doi:10.15294/rainbow.v10i1.44784

Abstract

A disappointment in parental behaviour towards children sometimes does not realized by parents. How parents raised their children is one of the reasons children unconsciously experience disappointment, reflected in the short story A Handful of Dates by Tayeb Salih and The Veldt by Ray Bradbury. This study shows that parental attitudes affect children's behaviour. This research uses the close reading method which includes: (1) analyzing the character of children and parents (2) identifying child’s unconsciousness (3) drawing conclusions about the effect of unconscious parental behaviour on children. This study uses psychoanalytic approach. Moreover, this study shows that parents' behaviour toward children’s unconsciousness can influence children's bad behaviour.

Highlights

Literature can be said to be a reflection of life experiences that we have experienced and put together in a written form
This study has found that a literary work can be an object for broadening horizons and can be an object to better understand moral life
After analyzing the two short stories, this study shows that parents' unconsciousness and children's unconsciousness in parental behavior can have a negative impact on the child himself

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Introduction

Literature can be said to be a reflection of life experiences that we have experienced and put together in a written form. The transformation and development of literature that has occurred to date, literature can be said to be an instrument to reflect on people's life experiences. Literature must be able to present life experiences in the form of a collection of writings. Literary works are made to arouse the critical spirit of society in meeting spiritual and intellectual needs. This research aims to raise another function of literary works that literature is a collection of life reflections but literary works can be a medium for people to think more critically, awaken their common sense and guide people who read literature to learn life lessons

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