Abstract
The purpose of this study is to reveal the subjectivity of the character Tom in the novel My Policeman in fighting symbolic norms to fulfill his desires as a homosexual. Based on these objectives, interesting researchers In conducting this research researchers used the novel My Policeman, in the analysis will focus on the main character, namely Tom who is a homosexual. The purpose of this research is to reveal the subjectivity of the character Tom in the novel My Policeman in fighting the symbolic order to fulfill his desires as a homosexual. In explaining the subjectivity of the characters, the subject theory proposed by Slavoj Žižek is used. The method used in conducting this research is a qualitative descriptive method. The results of the study show that Tom's actions to follow his desire to enter into same-sex relationships make him classified as homosexual and ignore the sanctions he will receive, as a form of cynical subject. Tom fights against the symbolic dimension as a form of radical action by having same-sex relationships or being a homosexual. The radical action taken by Tom is a form of fulfilling the desire that is in him to achieve freedom. The freedom that kept him together with Patrick was due to a different kind of sexual urge that arose within Tom. Tom fights against the symbolic dimension as a form of radical action by having same-sex relationships or being a homosexual. The radical action taken by Tom is a form of fulfilling the desire that is in him to achieve freedom. The freedom that kept him together with Patrick was due to a different kind of sexual urge that arose within Tom. Tom fights against the symbolic dimension as a form of radical action by having same-sex relationships or being a homosexual. The radical action taken by Tom is a form of fulfilling the desire that is in him to achieve freedom. The freedom that kept him together with Patrick was due to a different kind of sexual urge that arose within Tom.
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