Jennie’s personality portrayed in the novel The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

Abstract

This study aims to portray Jennie's personality in Sophie Hannah's The Monogram Murders. In this study, the researcher focused on Jennie's character to identify more about the character's personality in the story. This study uses a qualitative method, and the data from this study is based on quotations from the novel The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah. This study uses Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalysis Theory of Id, Ego, and Superego, to analyze Jennie's personality. This research shows that Jennie has a jealous, envious, and cowardly personality that causes her loved one to die. Jennie tries to escape from the past, but the guilt continues to haunt her, causing her to take the wrong action by planning a murder. The analysis of Jennie’s personality using Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis theory reveals that inner conflict caused Jennie’s actions. The researcher hopes this study can provide clear information about human personality from a psychoanalytic perspective in a literary work.