Open AccessChild unconsciousness in 'A Handful of Dates' by Saleh Tayib and 'The Veldt' by Brad Bury
Author(s) -
Meiri Putri Ardani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
rainbow/rainbow: journal of literature, linguistics and culture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2721-4540
pISSN - 2252-6323
DOI - 10.15294/rainbow.v10i1.44784
Subject(s) - disappointment , unconsciousness , unconscious mind , psychology , affect (linguistics) , reading (process) , psychoanalytic theory , developmental psychology , psychoanalysis , social psychology , psychiatry , philosophy , linguistics , communication
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.