PSYCHOLOGICAL CONFLICT OF THE MAIN CHARACTER PORTRAYED IN SAM LEVINSON’S MOVIE SERIES: EUPHORIA

This study is concerned with Psychological conflicts experienced by the main
character in Sam Levinson's movie series "Euphoria." This study used descriptive
qualitative to explore the kinds of psychological conflicts experienced by the main
character in Euphoria. This study used Sigmund Freud’s (1923) psychoanalysis
theory to examined the data in this study. The results of the data were found that
(1) There were three kinds of psychological conflict experienced by the main
character, namely Id, Ego, and Superego. (2) There were three factors that caused
psychological conflict, namely losing the father, misunderstanding, and
uncomfortable situations. (3) There were four ways how the main character
overcame the psychological conflict such as, sublimation, repression, and denial.
In conclusion, the dominant psychological conflict experienced by the main
character is the Id aspect