ID, EGO AND SUPEREGO OF ZUKO IN THE LEGEND OF AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER MOVIE (2005)

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the psychoanalysis theory of personality of Zuko in The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender (2005) by using the psychoanalysis theory of Sigmund Freud (1923). Zuko is introduced as the antagonist in the series. The psychoanalysis theory of personality is composed to three elements: (1) id, (2) ego, and (3) superego. The method used in this research is qualitative. Qualitative methodology is as a research procedure that produces qualitative data in the form of written or spoken words from people and behavior that can be observed. The results obtained from this research are three data showing the id; two data showing the ego; and four data showing the superego from Zuko’s personality. The results shows that Zuko’s superego is prominent in the movie which indicates the character development of the character.