ALAN PARKER’S ANXIETY IN STEPHEN KING’S RIDING THE BULLET

Abstract

This study explores the anxiety experienced by the main character in Stephen King’s short story Riding the Bullet, Alan Parker. The objective of this research is to describe the anxiety experienced by the main character using psychoanalysis theory. The researcher uses a qualitative approach, focusing on close textual analysis of key literary works. This study applied psychoanalysis theory developed by Sigmund Freud. The analysis revealed psychological insight into the character’s motivation and conflicts in the literary works studied. The result of this study is the main character in Stephen King’s short story Alan Parker experiences two types of anxiety, dream anxiety, and real-life anxiety.