PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY ON TWIN BROTHERS

(Bo and Vincent) CHARACTERS IN THE FILM HOUSE OF WAX

Arranged by:

DESI WULANDARI

NO. 105026000930

ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT

LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY

STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY “SYARIF

HIDAYATULLAH” JAKARTA

2010

PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY ON TWIN BROTHERS

(Bo and Vincent) CHARACTERS IN THE FILM HOUSE OF WAX

A Thesis

Submitted to Letters and Humanities Faculty

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for

The Degree of Letters Scholar

Arranged by:

DESI WULANDARI

NO. 105026000930

ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT

LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY

STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY “SYARIF

HIDAYATULLAH” JAKARTA

2010

ABSTRACT

Desi Wulandari. Psychopathic Personality on Twin Brothers (Bo and Vincent) Characters in the Film House of Wax. Thesis, Jakarta: Adab and Humanities Faculty, English Letter Department, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University. Strata One Degree 2010.

The thesis examines psychopathic personality on twin brothers (Bo and Vincent) character in the film House of Wax. The thesis focuses on two problems: What is the Psychopathic Personality reflected on twins’ brother (Bo and Vincent) characters? And what is the Cause of twins’ brothers Psychopathic Personality? The objectives of the research are: to know how the abnormalities showed on character of the twin brothers and to know the causes that twin brothers possess abnormal psychology experiences and become psychopathic personality in this film.

The method of the research is descriptive qualitative, which tries to explain about the characters and psychopathic personality that suffered by main characters in this film. At first, the writer focuses on the characters of the film such as the dialogue and the picture that the writer chooses as the sequences and analyzes the psychopathic personality. This film is analyzed carefully and accurately using the general theory of abnormal psychology.

In this film twin brothers suffered from psychopathic personality when they had bad experiences since they were children. Formerly, they lived with their parents in some place called Ambrose. Until one day, their mother becomes ill and died. Their fathers committed suicide after his wife death, because he was depressed. Their experiences of their family make them as sadistic persons, and also their obsession to make their creation become real.

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APPROVEMENT

PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY ON TWINS BROTHER

(Bo and Vincent) CHARACTER IN THE FILM HOUSE OF WAX

A Thesis

Submitted to Letters and Humanities Faculty

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

The Degree of Letters Scholar

Desi Wulandari

NO. 105026000930

Approved by:

Advisor

Elve Oktafiyani, M.hum

NIP. 19781003 200112 2 002

ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT

LETTERS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY

STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY “SYARIF

HIDAYATULLAH” JAKARTA

2010

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LEGALIZATION

The thesis entitled “Psychopathic Personality on Twins Brother (Bo and

Vincent) Character in the Film House of Wax” has been defended before the

Letters and Humanities Faculties Examination committee on May 20, 2010. The

thesis has already been accepted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

degree of Letters Scholar.

Jakarta, May, 20, 2010

Examination Committee Signature Date

1. Dr. Muhammad Farkhan, Mpd (Chair Person)

NIP. 19650919 200003 1 002

2. Drs. Asep Sefudin, Mpd (Secretary)

NIP. 19640710 199303 1 006

3. Elve Oktafiyani, M.Hum (Advisor)

NIP. 19781003 200112 2 002

4. Inayatul Chusna, M.Hum (Examiner I)

NIP. 19780126 200312 2 002

5. M. Supardi, M.Hum (Examiner II)

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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my

knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by

another person nor material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the

award of any other degree or diploma of the university or other institute of higher

learning, except where due acknowledgment has been made in the text

Jakarta, March 2 2010

Desi Wulandari

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In the name of ALLAH SWT, the most Gracious, the most merciful. All

Praise is to Allah SWT, the Lord of Universe, who always gives His guidance to

her in completing this thesis. That’s highly important for her. Peace and Blessing

be upon our Prophet Muhammad SAW for his conveying the words of God, the

light for humanities, his family, his companions and his followers.

In this good opportunity, the writer wants to say many thanks to his

beloved parents: mother (Mrs. Mumuy) and father (Mr. Memed As), brother and

sister: brother (Ade Rahmatullah) and sister (Dewi Rahmawati), and her beloved

(Ardi Sarli Iswanto) who always support her spiritually and financially and also

never stop to pray for her success day and night. Their sacrifices will never be

equally paid.

The writer also wants to give her gratitude to Mrs. Elve Oktafiyani,

M.Hum, as her advisor for her time, guidance, patience, kindness, and

contribution in correcting and helping her in finishing this paper.

In writing this thesis, the writer also would like to express her deepest

gratitude to the following persons:

1. Dr. Wahid Hasyim, M. A as the Dean of Letters and Humanities Faculty.

2. Dr. Muhammad Farkhan, M.Pd as the head of English Letters Department.

3. Drs. Asep Saefuddin, M.Pd as the secretary of English Letters Department.

4. All lecturers of English Letters Department for always educating her

during the study.

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5. The staff and officers of the libraries of UIN, UI, Lembaga Bahasa

Atmajaya, American Corner, for giving permission to the writer to use

their books.

6. All best friends that the writer cannot mention them one by one for always

helping and giving support to her in accomplishing this “thesis”. The

words are not enough to say any appreciations for their help.

May Allah, the Almighty bless them all, amen.

Jakarta, March 2, 2010

The writer

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TABLE OF CONTENT

ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………… i

APPROVEMENT ……………………………………………………… ii

LEGALIZATION ……………………………………………………… iii

DECLARATION ………………………………………………………. iv

ACKNOWLEDMEN …………………………………………………… v

TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………….. vii

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………. 1

A. Background of the Study …………………………………………. 1 B. Focus of the Study ………………………………………………... 3 C. Research Question ………………………………………………... 3 D. Objective of the Study ……………………………………………. 4 E. Significances of the Study ………………………………………... 4 F. Research Methodology ………………………………………….... 4

1. Method of the Research ………………………………………. 4 2. Technique of the Data Analysis ……………………………… 5 3. Unit Analysis …………………………………………………. 5 4. Instrument …………………………………………………….. 5

G. Place and Time of Research ….…………………………………... 5

CHAPTER II. THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK ………………………. 6

A. Character and characterization ……………………………………. 6 B. Abnormal Psychology …………………………………………….. 10

1. Mental Retardation ……………………………………………. 11 2. Unconventional Sexual Behavior and Human Sexual Inadequacy 12 3. Psychoneuroses ………………………………………………… 14 4. Psychosis ………………………………………………………. 15 5. Psychopath …………………………………………………….. 17

C. Psychopathic personality ………………………………………….. 18

CHAPTER III. ANALYSIS …………………………………………… 22

A. Analysis of Characters in the Film House of Wax ………….. 22 B. The causes of psychopathic personality ……...……………… 36

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CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ………………… 41

BIBLIGRAPHY ………………………………………………………… 43

APPENDICES …………………………………………………………... 45

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

The behavior of human relates to psychological aspects. Specifically, the

reality of psychology can be seen from any psychological phenomena which are

suffered by human being when they respond or make a reaction toward

themselves and surrounding. The phenomena are discussed in a field of study

named abnormal psychology.

Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that mainly deals with

human behavior, especially human being who cannot adapt with the environment

situation or defeat from norm. In Encyclopedia Britannica Article, abnormal

psychology also called psychopathology is study of mental disorders and unusual

or maladaptive behaviors or of mental phenomena such as dreams, hypnosis, and

altered states or levels of consciousness.1 Abnormal psychologies are discussed in

many films.

Along with the development of film in this world, many films describe

abnormal psychology, for examples film Silent of the Lamb. The film tells about

Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.2 In the

film, Hanibbal Lecter killed people and skinned them without reason. Another

film which describe about abnormal psychology is Halloween. It tells about

1 “Abnormal psychology”, Encyclopedia Britannica, XXII, 921 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_(film)

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Michael Myers ten years old, a broken home child, who hates and kills his sister,

her boyfriend and his father in a day. Michael becomes fixated on his masks,

closing himself off from everyone, even his mother until he is adult3. Then, the

last example is Zodiac. It tells the story of murderer sequences, the mysterious

serial killer known as "Zodiac" who killed his victims and around the San

Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, leaving several victims

in his wake and taunting police with letters and ciphers mailed to newspapers,4

and etc.

The film which depicts abnormal psychology that the writer is going to

discuss is House of Wax produced in 2005. House of Wax is very interesting from

its narration. This film was first appeared in 2005 and got many publics attention

and won many Awards at that time, such as MTV movie Award, Golden

Raspberry Awards (2006), Teen Choice Awards (2006), and many other Awards5

The film begins with a scene set in 1974. A woman was boiling hot wax to

make wax masks while her young son is eating his breakfast in a high chair.

Suddenly the father comes in holding a near hysterical second son who was

kicking and screaming wildly. The second child needs to be strapped down in his

high chair due to his apparently violent nature, and is compared negatively to the

other child. Apparently Dr. Victor Sinclair and his wife Trudy moved to Ambrose

when Victor was fired for performing experimental procedures on. Once in

Ambrose, his wife Trudy discovered a passion for sculpting wax figures but

3 http://en.wikipedia.org/ patients wiki/Halloween_(2007_film) 4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_(film) 5http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/house_of_wax.com

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eventually fell ill and died. A depressed Victor then committed suicide, leaving

the Sinclair children as orphans.

Vincent (the "evil" twin who had been violent and tied down in the

opening scene) simply wanted to continue his mother's work of creating wax

figures and Bo (the "good" twin who was seen behaving well in the opening

scene) convinced him to start murdering people to make more realistic wax

figures out of their victims.

Based on the background of the study, the writer is interested in analyzing

the twin brother’s characters in this film. Furthermore, the writer wants to know

deeper about abnormal psychology of the twin brother’s characters in the film

House of Wax by Charles Josiah Belden.

B. Focus of Study

The writer would like to limit the research on psychology, uses abnormal

psychology and psychopath using psychology approach on twin brothers.

C. Research question

Based on the background of the study above, the writer would to like to

make research question as follow:

1. What is the Psychopathic Personality reflected on twin brothers (Bo and

Vincent) characters?

2. What are the Causes of twin brothers Psychopathic Personality?

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D. Objective of the Study

The objectives this research is to make the readers analyze to understand

especially in abnormal psychology and psychopath approach in the film.

1. To know how the psychopathic personality showed on characters of the

twin brothers in this film

2. To know the causes that twin brothers possessed abnormal psychology

experiences and becomes psychopathic personality

E. Significances of the Study

The writer hopes this research will help the readers to understand

especially the psychology approach about psychopathic personality in the

movie House of Wax by Charles Josiah Belden and could be inspiration for

another researches about character and other psychology

F. Research methodology

1. Method of research

This research uses descriptive method. Therefore, it is necessary to

know explicating of the main point of the film “House of Wax” and the

objective of this research are to know how the Psychopathic Personality

are reflected on twin brothers (Bo and Vincent) character and what are the

causes of twin brothers Psychopathic Personality

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2. Technique of the data analysis

In this research the writer uses qualitative method with collected

data are analyzed using psychology approach. Therefore, the study begins

by analyzing the script of the film “House of Wax” and then focuses on

the character of twin brothers.

3. Unit analysis

The study conducted by analyzing the script of film company

“House of Wax” written by Charles Josiah Belden in 2005

4. Instrument

The instrument of research in this analysis is writer herself. The

writer collected data, identification, classification, watching the film and

reading the script of film repeated. In addition the writer analysis film

House of Wax accurately and carefully with descriptive analysis.

G. Place and time of the research

The research takes place on Augustus until February 2010 in state Islamic

university Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta.

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CHAPTER II

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Since the writer will discuss about the reflected of psychopathic

personality in the twins brother (Bo and Vincent) and what the causes that twins

brothers psychopathic personality. The writer uses three theories, the first about

character and characterization, second about abnormal psychology and the third

about psychopathic personality it is useful to know about abnormal human

behavior, in particular human itself that cannot adapted with environment

situation

A. Character and Characterization

In order to able to analyze the psychopathic personality contained in a

literary work, it’s necessary for the writer to analyze the characteristic of the

image of character.

Character is a person in the story whose potentialities.6The characters

in the film must seem real, understandable, and worth caring about. For the

most part, the characters in a story are believable in the same way that the

story is believable. In other words, they either conform to the law of the

probability and necessity, conform to some inner truth of they are made to

seem real by the convincing art of the actor.

6 Henry Guntur Tarigan, Dasar-Dasar Sastra, (Bandung: Angkasa, 1998), p. 148

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If characters are truly believable, it is almost impossible to remain

completely neutral toward them. The viewers must respond to the in some

way: admiring them for heroic deeds and their nobility for their failures.

Identifying with them for their ordinary human qualities, but if the viewer’s

reaction to them is negative; the viewer may detest them for their greed,

cruelty, selfishness, and underhanded methods.

According to the book The Norton Introduction to Literature, character

is someone who acts, appears, or is referred to as playing a part in literary

work.7

Characters have emotional lives which define the character just as their

attitudes define them. Their emotional responses expand this definition. It's the

emotional response to events and to other people in the story that makes the

character understandable and believable. How she/he feels creates sympathy

in the audience, and creates identification with the character, wherein we

experience vicariously the character's journey through the emotions and the

story.8

Viewed from the role aspect and the importance level of a character in

a story, there are characters that appear continuously and seem that the

characters dominate the story, but on the other hand, there are characters who

appearance or several times only. The first kind of the characters is called as

main character and the other one is called as a minor characters. Analyzed

from the function appearance of the characters, they can be classified into two 7 Jerome Beaty, et al., The Norton Introduction to Literature (London: W. W. Norton and Company, inc, ), p. 102 8 http://www.writing-world.com/screen/film3.shtml

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kinds of character, protagonist and antagonist, and according to the

characterization, they can be classified as flat and round characters9

Flat character is a character having one certain personality or one

characteristic, meanwhile, a round character is a character having several

characteristics round character is a character whose personality is complex and

many sided and flat character is a character whose personality is summed up

in one or two traits10

Another says a flat character (also known as a type or a two-

dimensional character) is defined by a single quality without much

individualizing detail. A round character is a complex individual incapable of

being easily defined. The degree to which characters are given roundness and

individual complexity depends upon their function in the plot--some only need

to be seen at a distance, like strangers or acquaintances, rather than known

intimately.11

Beside on the criteria or the development of character, it can be

distinguished onto two parts, static and developing character. Static character

is a character of a story that is essentially undeveloped, or the development of

the characteristic is just as the result of the events or phenomena in a story.

The developing character itself is a character of the story that is experiencing

9 Burhan Nurguantoro. Teori Pengkajian Fiksi (yogyakarta: gadjahmada University press, 2002) p. 165 10 Samhita, topic in literature http://bcs. Bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/fiction/elements.asp?e=2. p.1 11 http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LTCharacter.html

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the change and character development in accordance to the developments and

the changes of the events of the story.12

Characterization is the art, craft, method of presentation, or creation of

fictional personages – involves a similar process.13Other says that

characterization is the method used by a writer to develop a character. The

method includes (1) showing the character's appearance, (2) displaying the

character's actions, (3) revealing the character's thoughts, (4) letting the

character speak, and (5) getting the reactions of others.14

The revelation of true character, in contrast to characterization, is

fundamental to creating real and memorable characters who not only are

driven by the story, but who themselves drive the story.15

Based on definition above, the writer concludes that character is a

person in literary work. Character in literature is extended verbal

representation of human being, specially the inner self that determines

thought, speech and behavior. Through dialogue, action, and commentary,

literature makes these interaction interesting by portraying characters who are

worth caring about, rooting for, and even loving, although there are also

character whom public may laugh, dislike or even hated.

12 Jabrohim. Metodologi Penelitian Sastra (yogyakarta: Pt Hanindita Graha Widya, 2002) p. 158-159 13 Jerome Beaty, et al., The Norton Introduction to Literature (London: W. W. Norton and Company, inc, ), p. 103 14 http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/characterization.html 15 Ibid

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B. Abnormal Psychology

Alex Sobur in his book Psikologi Umum explains “The abnormal

psychology is infraction of social norm (Calhoun and Acocella, 1990;

Atkinson dkk, tt; supraktiknya, 1995; Soedjono, 1983),” beside of infraction

from statistic norms, personal discomfort, maladaptive behavior, and

maladjustment.16

Abnormal psychology is branch of psychology that especially talks

bout human behavior, in particular human itself that can not adapt with

environment situation. Society has norms or certain standard for appropriate

conduct. Abnormal psychology deal with/how it feels to be different, the

meanings that get attached to being different, how society deals with people

whom it considers to be different.17

Behavior, thought, emotion, and people that are considered different

are called abnormal. In other words, it deals with the feeling and the

assumption of being different. Abnormal psychology is the scientific study of

psychological disorders. These disorders affect the way people feel, think,

speak, and behave. The field of abnormal psychology may be called

psychopathology.18

Sarlito in his book Pengantar Psikologi Abnormal explain abnormal

psychology is a discipline or branch of psychology that studies pattern of

abnormal behavior as well as personality disorders. Abnormal psychology is a

16 Alex Sobur, Psikologi Umum, (Bandung: CV Pustaka, 2003), p. 339-340 17 Irwin G Sarason. Abnormal Psychology: the problem of maladaptive behavior. (Washington : Book Press, 1999), p.4 18 http://www.a2zpsychology.com/articles/abnormal.htm

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branch of psychology that studies patterns of mental illness. That causes

happen abnormal behavior19

Beside that, abnormal psychology is concerned with the origins and

treatment of abnormal behavior disorder. Abnormal psychology is concerned

with mental and emotional disorders (eg., neurosis, psychosis, mental

deficiency). Sarlito also describe that the classification of abnormal behavior

divided into five elements; 1) mental retardation; 2) unconventional sexual

behavior and human sexual inadequacy; 3) psychoneurosis; 4) psychoses; and

5) psychopath;20

1. Mental retardation

Mental retardation is term for a pattern of persistently slow

learning of basic motor and language skills during child hood and

significantly below normal global intellectual capacity as an adult and

mental retardation is tested intelligence quotient of 70 or below21

Mental retardation is a generalized disorder, characterized by

significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more

adaptive behaviors with onset before the age of 18. Once focused almost

entirely on cognition, the definition now includes both a component

relating to mental functioning and one relating to individuals' functional

skills in their environment.22

19 Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono, Pengantar Umum Psikologi (Jakarta: N.V. Bulan Bintang, 1982), p.126-127 20 Ibid 21www.wikipedia. Mental Retardation 22 ibid

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In Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life, James and William

explains that mental retardation, is disorder in which person’s overall

intellectual functioning is well below average, with an intelligence

quotient (IQ) around 70 or less. Individuals with mental retardation also

have a significantly impaired ability to cope with common life demands

and lack some daily living skill expected of people in their age group and

culture. The impairment may interfere with learning, communication, self

– care, independent living, social interaction, play, work, and safety.

Mental retardation appears in childhood, before age 18.23

The classification of degrees of mental retardation is borderline

mental retardation (IQ 68-83), mild mental retardation (IQ 52-67),

moderate mental retardation (IQ 36-51), severe mental retardation (IQ 20-

35), and profound mental retardation (IQ under 20).24

2. Unconventional Sexual Behavior and Human Sexual Inadequacy

Master and John define and discuss the following type of human

sexual inadequacy:

(a) Primary impotence. The man has never been able to achieve a reaction

sufficient for successful intercourse, either heterosexual or

homosexual.

(b) Secondary impotence. The man is at present unable to achieve an

reaction sufficient for successful intercourse, either heterosexual or

homosexual, but he has in his story at least one intromission 23 James C. Coleman and William E. Broen, Jr, Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life (united states of America University of California at Los Angeles ), p.562-564 24 Ibid

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(c) Premature ejaculation. The man is unable to inhibit ejaculation long

enough for his female partner to have organism in 50 percent of their

contact. Master and Johnson were keenly aware that this definition

raises problem, for woman vary widely in the amount of stimulate

required for organism

(d) Ejaculatory incompetence. A man with this rare disability cannot

ejaculate intra vaginally although erection and intromissions are not

problematic

(e) Dyspareunia. Intercourse is painful in some way for the man or woman

(f) Primary organism. The woman has never had an orgasm either from

masturbation or intercourse

(g) Situational Orgasmic Dysfunction. The woman is unable to have

orgasms in particular situation.

(h) Vaginismus. The outer third of the vaginal barrel is subject to

involuntary spastic contraction, often making the insertion of the penis

or finger impossible.25

3. Psychoneuroses

Supratiknya in Mengenal Prilaku Abnormal book, according to

Behavioristik, neurosis is maladaptive lifestyle as behavior defensive

characteristic with the purpose to avoid or decrease of feel worry.26

The psychoneurosis are minor mental disorder characterized by

inner struggles and disturbed social relationship. Two essential features of 25 Gerald C. Davison and John M. Neale, Abnormal Psychology: An experimental Clinical Approach, (Canada, Similtaneously in Canada, 1974), pp. 288-299 26 A. Supratiknya, Mengenal Perilaku Abnormal (Kanisus, 1995), p. 37

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psychoneurosis are that they are precipitated by emotional stresses,

conflicts and frustrations and those they are most effectively treated by

psychological techniques. They are not produced by physical disorders and

do not respond to routine medical attention.27

Neurosis technical term created by the master of English, William

Cullen (1769). That neurosis is interference from nerve system. Therefore,

firstly nerve interference looked as source of neurotic behavior. Second

century later, Sigmund Freud remand opinion the source of neurotic is

Intra-psychic conflict.28

J.P. Chaplin (1972) explains neurosis as:

A benign mental disorder characterized by, incomplete in sight into

the nature of the difficulty, conflicts, anxiety reactions, partial impairment

of personality, offen, but not necessarily, the presence of phobias,

digestive disturbance, and obsessive-compulsive behavior29

James D. Page explain psychoneurosis or neurosis as individuals

who “go to pieces” easily when affronted with a difficult or trying

situation and exhibit a variety of mental and physical symptoms that

persist for several weeks or months are known as “psychoneurotic”.30

Psychoneuroses are relatively mild personality disorders that

distress and inconvenience the patient but do not disrupts his social

adjustments or interfere with his everyday activities to the point of

27 http://www.depression-guide.com/psychoneurosis.htm 28 A. Supratiknya, Mengenal Perilaku Abnormal (Kanisus, 1995), p. 36 29 Alex Sobur, Psikologi Umum, (Bandung: CV Pustaka, 2003), p. 343-344 30 James D Page. Abnormal Psychology (New York: McGraw-Hill Inc, 1947), p. 2-3

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necessitating supervision or compulsory commitment to a mental

hospital.31

The symptoms of psychoneurotic are such that compulsory

hospitalization or segregation is unnecessary. A few patients voluntarily

seek hospital treatment, but the majority lives at home and usually

continue with their customary business and social activity.32

4. Psychoses

Noman L. Munn explains that Psychoses is much more serious

than psychoneuroses. There is usually a marked psychological

deterioration. The individual is often out of contact with reality. He may

have hallucination (false perception).

Psychoses are serious mental illnesses. Those suffering from such

illnesses are known to day as psychotic or, to use a medico-legal term,

‘insane’.33

James D. Page in book abnormal psychology says “psychoses are

several mental disorders that tend to shatter the integration of the

personality and disrupt the individual’s social relationships. The behavior

of the psychotic is too bizarre, unreasonable, and inappropriate to be

understood by a normal person.”34

31 Ibid 32 http://www.depression-guide.com/psychoneurosis.htm 33 Norman L Munn. Introduction to Psychology, (Boston: 1962), p.15 34 James D Page. Abnormal Psychology (New York: McGraw-Hill Inc, 1947), p. 5

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Sarlito explain that psychosis is a symptom of feature of mental

illness typically characterized by radical changes in personality, impaired

functioning and a distorted or non existent sense of objective reality.35

Whereas, in Encyclopedia Americana, psychosis is a major mental

disorder in which a person’s ability to think and respond emotionally is so

seriously impaired that he is unable to meet the ordinary demands of life.

It is often characterized by regressive behavior, inappropriate mood,

diminished impulse control, and such abnormal mental content as

delusions and hallucinations.36

This constitute of symptom “Denial of Major Aspect of Reality”

with symptom and pattern (Soedjono, 1983:97):

(a) Reaction “Schizophrenic” concern emotional process and intellectual.

The symptom is not referring what happening in surrounding or

personal character which (berbelah) two.

(b) Paranoid reaction, individual always imagined by cases as if threatens

himself. Furthermore, he would “attack” most previous.

(c) Affective and evolutional reaction, individual felt strongly depress.37

There are two main categories from psychoses interference,

schizophrenia (skizofrenia) is psychotic interference signed heavy

distorts on realities, self draw from social interaction, disorganization

35 Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono, Pengantar Umum Psikologi (Jakarta: N.V. Bulan Bintang, 1982), p. 130 36 Encyclopedia Americana : volume 22,1829, p. 731 37 Alex Sobur, psikologi umum, (Bandung: CV Pustaka, 2003), p. 348-350

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and fragmentation perception, mind, and emotion (Supraktiknya,

1995:71)38

5. Psychopath

Psychopath disorder is a condition in which people show a

pervasive disregard for the low and the rights of other. People with

psychopath disorder may tend to lie or steal and often fail to fulfill job or

parenting responsibilities. The term “sociopath” and “antisocial

personality disorder” are sometime used to describe a person with

psychopath disorder39

Whereas, in Encyclopedia Britannica Article, abnormal psychology

also called psychopathology is the study of mental disorders and unusual

or maladaptive behavior or of mental phenomena such as dreams,

hypnosis, and altered state or levels of consciousness.40

According to explanation offered by abnormal psychology, the

abnormal psychology is a method of studying psychological problems of

human (including animal) character and an attempt to account for the

activities for human (including animal) characters in the literature work

Types of abnormal behavior that writer chooses is abnormal

behavior of psychopath.

38 Ibid 39 Psychopath from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antisocial-personality-disorder/DS00829 40 “Abnormal Psychology”, Encyclopedia Britannica, XX11, 921

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C. Psychopathic personality

A psychopath is defined as having no concern for the feelings of others

and a complete disregard for any sense of social obligation. They seem

egocentric and lacking insight and any sense of responsibility or consequence.

Their emotions are thought to be superficial and shallow, if they exist at all.

They are considered callous, manipulative and incapable of forming lasting

relationships, let alone of any kind of love. It is thought that any emotions

which the true psychopath exhibits are the fruits of watching and mimicking

other people's emotions. They show poor impulse control and a low tolerance

for frustration and aggression. They show no empathy, remorse, anxiety or

guilt in relation to their behavior. In short, they truly seem devoid of

conscience.41 The psychopath has antisocial traits coupled with and enhanced

by callousness, ruthlessness, extreme lack of empathy, deficient impulse

control, deceitfulness.

In book Pengantar Umum Psikologi Sarlito, psychopath is

psychologies behavior which he always looking for gratification of his wrong

behaviors. Psychopath hasn’t ability for identifying and learning from

mistakes. But he has higher analysis and intelligent.42

Psychopath, a general term for a range of personality disorders

characterized by lack of empathy, socially manipulative behavior, and

occasionally criminality or violence43

41 http://www.geocities.com/seemyoh/psychopathy 42 Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono, Pengantar Umum Psikologi (Jakarta: N.V. Bulan Bintang, 1982), p. 133 43 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5110

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James D Page in his book Abnormal Psychology says, antisocial

personalities or psychopathic personalities included in this category are two

overlapping but more or less independent, group that shares a common

propensity for antisocial behavior. One group is made up convicted law

violators, and the other consists of individual’s whit psychopathic

personalities.44

Individuals classified as “psychopathic personalities” possess adequate

intelligence, and exhibit neither the conflicts nor anxieties of the

psychoneurotic nor the delusions, hallucination, and mental confusion of the

psychotic.45

Psychopathic personalities are not classifiable as mentally retarded,

neurotic, or psychotic. Their outstanding characteristics are a marked lack of

ethical or moral development and an inability to follow approved models of

behavior. Basically, they are un socialized and incapable of significant loyalty

to other persons, groups, or social values. Typically intelligent, spontaneous,

and very likeable on first acquaintance, they seem lo live in a series of present

moments, without consideration for the past or future and with callous

disregard for the right and well-being of others46

In the book of abnormal psychology and modern life, James C.

Coleman and William E. Broen, describe about the category of antisocial

(psychopathic) personality are

44 James D Page. Abnormal Psychology (New York: McGraw-Hill Inc, 1947), p. 10 45 Ibid 46 James C Coleman. And William E Broen. Abnormal psychology and modern life, op. cit., p. 366-367

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(a) Inadequate conscience development and lack of anxiety or guilt. The

antisocial personality is unable to understand and accept ethical values

except on a verbal level.

(b) Irresponsible and impulsive behavior: low frustration to tolerance.

(c) Ability to put up “a good front” to impress and exploit others and to

project the blame for his own socially disapproved behavior.

(d) In ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships

Cleckley's original list of symptoms of a psychopath:

(a) Considerable superficial charm and average or above average intelligence.

(b) Absence of delusions and other signs of irrational thinking

(c) Absence of anxiety or other "neurotic" symptoms considerable poise,

calmness, and verbal facility.

(d) Unreliability, disregard for obligations no sense of responsibility, in

matters of little and great import.

(e) Untruthfulness and insincerity

(f) Antisocial behavior which is inadequately motivated and poorly planned,

seeming to stem from an inexplicable impulsiveness.

(g) Inadequately motivated antisocial behavior

(h) Poor judgment and failure to learn from experience

(i) Pathological egocentricity. Total self-centeredness incapacity for real love

and attachment.

(j) General poverty to deep and lasting emotions.

(k) Lack of any true insight, inability to see oneself as others do.

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(l) Ingratitude for any special considerations, kindness, and trust.

(m) Fantastic and objectionable behavior, after drinking and sometimes even

when not drinking--vulgarity, rudeness, quick mood shifts, pranks.

(n) No history of genuine suicide attempts.

(o) An impersonal, trivial, and poorly integrated sex life.

(p) Failure to have a life plan and to live in any ordered way, unless it is one

promoting self-defeat.47

47 http://www.cassiopaea.com/cassiopaea/psychopath_2.htm

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CHAPTER III

TWIN BROTHERS CHARACTERS AND PSYCHOPATHIC

PERSONALITY DISORDER

In this chapter, the writer would like to analyze the characters of film

House of Wax. Afterward, the writer wants to analyze the twin brothers’

characters and psychopathic personality that the writer analyzed from the

subtitles. The writer will use the general psychology theory that will help the

writer to analyze the psychology problems in this film.

A. Analysis of character in the film House of Wax

The main characters in this film are twin brothers; the older twin’s

name was Bo and the younger one’s was Vincent. Formerly, they lived with

their parent, and being harmonious family like other families. Their mother

worked as an actress of sculptor wax and their father was a doctor in a big

city, but one day he got his license revoked for doing surgeries on the side

because most of doctor didn’t dare do. They then moved to a small city,

Ambrose. In the beginning of the film, it is described that before moving to

this city, the twin brothers had good personality. Bo was the older twin who

was lucky in having good looking face; he had a pointed nose and short hair.

He used to wear hat. He was the type of man who cares about what he worn

and it made him look more fashionable than his brother (Vincent).

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Different from Bo, Vincent did not care for his appearances. He did

not take any interest in his outfit, hair style and entire things related to

performances. It can be seen from the picture below.

PICTURE I PICTURE 2

PICTURE 3 PICTURE 4

The pictures above show the differences of their appearances, because

part of Vincent face was wax, his talent makes him easily to make wax

masker.

Bo was the "good" twin who seemed to be behaving well in the

opening scene. We can see in the beginning of the scene that Bo always

followed what his mama said and he had just been a good boy.

Trudy Sinclair: You are being such a good boy. Would you like some more cereal, sweetheart? Here you go.

In dialogue above his mother loved him so much than his brother

(Vincent). She always gave the best for him, because he was being a good

boy. She also called him sweetheart, it is describes that his mother was more

enthusiastic about him. Although he saw violence toward his twin brother

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from his father, he was still being a good boy and unheeding what happen at

the moment.

Vincent was a bad twin in the first scene; he always kicked and

screamed wildly every day. It made his parent less enthusiastic about him. We

can see from the dialogue below.

Trudy Sinclair: He's really being a monster again today. Victor Sinclair: Trudy, goddamn it, help me. Trudy Sinclair: Can't you be more careful? Victor Sinclair: I'm doing the best I can.

He's out of control. Sit still. Stop it! Please hold him. Don't do that. Stop kicking Why can't you be more like your brother? Be quiet! Shut up!

PICTURE 5

In the dialogue above, it is described that Vincent was behaving as a

monster again like usual. He lost of control again; he kicked his father’s hand

and screamed wildly, when his father fastened his hands on his high chair. He

tried to release himself from his father; his attitude made his father did

violence to him.

In this film, twin brothers have same characters; both of them have

loving characters. After their mother died and their father suicide, leaving

them as orphans in Ambrose, they lived and grown up together without loves

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from their parent. Bo loved his twin brother so much and always tried to give

the best for Vincent, and they decided to continue what their mother had done

for a living, as a sculptor of wax in that town.

Bo: Hey, the town's looking real good. Almost finished what We Mama started. Those two are good. They'll fit perfect.

The dialogue above described that he loved his brother (Vincent) and

wanted to give support to Vincent’s talent as a sculptor of wax. He supported

him to make the town like a real wax as their creation/won, and he was also

confident about his talents and to make their mother proud with what they had

done.

Vincent was also a loved brother. When he saw Bo came to the house

with his sustained injuries on his body, he was worried about his condition,

but he couldn’t do anything.

PICTURE 6

Bo: Don’t I said don’t. Get

Fucking freak

In the dialogue above, Vincent tried to help Bo when he was in the

house with many injuries in his bodies. He cared and loved him because after

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their parent’s death, they lived and spent time together. But Bo tried to

convince him, that he could handle his problem.

Bo: Hey, you don't ever leave here Without me. You know better than that. Don't be so stupid. What's the matter with you?

PICTURE 7

Bo is an attentive brother. In the dialogue above, we can see how

he cared about Vincent when he leaved the house without him. He was very

angry to Vincent when he saw Vincent outside of their house. He just tried to

protect his from people who came to that town; it is made him disturbed with

his (Vincent) condition. Bo didn’t like if Vincent leaved the house alone,

because he thought it was dangerous for his safety.

Bo is an attractive person, it is shown from his good looking

appearance, and he also could communicate with other people who arrived to

that town and needed his help. We can see in the dialogue below:

Bo : Hey I’m sorry, you know, someone very special to me passed and i didn’t mean to take it out on you

Carly :No no no its totally understanable I reckon things will wrap up soon.

Bo : Why don't I meet you guys back at the station in about a half?

Carly : That'd be great, if that's okay.

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PICTURE 8 PICTURE 9 PICTURE 10

In the picture above, they had little discussion after they had

misunderstanding. In here, it is described that Bo tried to convince them that

he could became the person who could give them help and solve their

problem.

Vincent is a secondary character in the film House of Wax. He’s

different from Bo’s characters; he kept completely silent from the beginning

until the end of film.

Vincent was a mysterious person. In this film Jaume Collet-Serra as a

director tried to describe Vincent character as a bad twin with kept completely

silent from the beginning until the end of film, it made more mysterious to his

characters. He never communicated and concealed himself from

environment/social. Even though he was a mysterious person, but in this film,

he had talent of creating wax sculpture, different from his brother.

Vincent was an actress. He inherited his mother’s talent. His creation

almost finished and became a real wax, as in the picture below, when he was

doing wax sculpture.

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PICTURE 11

From the description and the picture about his creation of wax

sculpture, he tried to decide what his mother did in Ambrose. Because when

they were children his mother had some dreams in this place, his mother

thought that she can made something incredible but she felt ill and than died.

Bo characteristics represent one of the symptoms of abnormal

psychology. It is anti social disorder or psychopath. People who suffered from

psychopathic personality are usually intelligent people. He was a brilliant

person, he suffered from psychopath but he could communicate with another

people and conceal his true condition. This can be seen when people came to

their town and needed help.

Bo : You don’t have any inches. I do at the house Carly : I hope you’re not getting

The wrong idea that we’re in here. Bo : No it’s okay. Wade : Does that cover it? Bo : It close enough

Why don’t we get the one you need? It’s only a couple of blocks Carly : Yeah, all right. You keep fan belts at your house? Bo : I get things delivered there when I’m not here

If you wanna hold on to that’s fine by me Carly : No, no, no. its okay Wade : Hey you mind if I use your restroom real fast? Bo : Oh, up at the house that ones one of order

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His communicate showed him as a manipulator. Bo was manipulating

his character when there was someone who came to this town. He looks like a

normal person with his interaction with them and gave what they need in his

house not far from the gas station, whereas he was spy on and pretended in

front of them. He successfully brought them to his house and follows him.

By communicate and gave what they need, Bo tried to convince them

and made the situation being normal like usual town. One of characteristics

from psychopathic personality is manipulate behaviors. Bo had manipulate his

character to make his victims believed and doesn’t suspect and follow him

without suspicious to him. This behavior showed that he suffered psychopath

disorder. He was a psychopath person with intelligent and manipulates

behavior.

After communicating, they went to his house and arrived at night. Bo

thinks it is the time for him to kill them. When Wade needed some facilities of

his house, Wade wanted to go to the bathroom but he contrary gone to another

room similar to a surgery room. Suddenly his friend pushed car horn to make

sign to wade. Bo directly cut Wade’s feet and chest with his scissor, until him

unconscious, when Bo heard car horn from outside. Bo felt Carly has known

about him. He was worried when Carly has known about him; he think that he

will disturb his plan.

Carly : Where’s wade? Bo : Oh, he’s not out here?

Guess he’s still in the bathroom, then. I got the fun belt. You’re not in a hurry, are you? Because I wanted to load the truck up with some stuff first.

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What are you doing? Carly : Waiting Wade? Bo : Open the damn door

This is my truck Hey what is the matter with you? If you don’t open this door, I’m gonna call the cops

Carly : You are the guys from the campsite Wade!

Bo : Get out from the truck. Stop it. I’m just trying to help you. Give me the keys. Hey. Hey. Stop it, or I’m calling the cops

After a hard debate between Bo and Carly, she ran away from him and

went to the church to hide, but he followed and chased her when she ran away

and she was discovered by Bo from the sculpture that was broken in the

church. He looked another people as his object, and brought out her from the

church and brought her to the gas station; because he heard there is someone

who came to that town. Bo was threatened her with his knifes if she called his

friends and say one word again; he said that he would kill her. It can be seen

from the dialogue at gas station.

Bo : What? What? I’m sorry mama. These people just have no respect.

Charly : Help! Help, please! Will you help, please?! Over here! Help me! What are you gonna do to me?

Dalton : Hello? Carly? Wade? Hello?

Carly : Dalton! Bo : All right. Listen.

One word and this is going through your throat. Yeah? Dalton : Man, there’s music playing, but I don’t think anyone’s

here Nick : No one’s here.

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After they had gone, Bo tried to remain silent her mouth with glue and

blower with his mouth to make the glue dried. Bo doesn’t cares about his

victim, he haven’t guilty feeling when he doing this. It is showed him as

psychopath again who lack of anxiety or guilty to his victim. He’s behavior

show that he never pleases other or his victim if he felt that it could made

trouble and disturb his project. Afterward he left her and tried to handle

another people who came to this place.

Bo : Sorry. Can’t help you? Nick : What was that? Bo : Nothing. That was my dog

PICTURE 12 PICTURE 13 PICTURE 14

In the dialogue above, Bo tried to manipulate his character again to

made his victim believed that he was a normal person and tried to offered his

help to Nick. Nick heard voices when he walked back. When he asked what

that voices, Bo lies to him and says that is his dog voices. He poor impulse

control and a low tolerance for frustration and aggression when he cut a finger

of his victim with his tongs without paying attention to her. Psychopath hadn’t

ability for identifying and learning from mistakes. He is being happiness when

he hurt his victim.

In other place, his twin brother (Vincent) met with other people in his

house. He tried to kill him with his knifes, immediately Dalton run a way from

him and go to the underground of house, it Vincent’s place for making wax

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sculpture. Dalton fall from stairs when Vincent chased him, and Vincent killed

him with his knifes on his chest. Psychopaths look other people as object of

his creation. We can see from dialogue below when he killed him.

Dalton : Oh, my God. All right, all right. What happened to you, man? Holy… Hold on. Just hold on. No, no, don’t…

After he got him and punished him that wasted his lives with having

guilty feeling when he made them as wax sculptures. Step by step his creation

have been perfect, all of his sculptures made from people who still alive. His

behavior showed psychopath when he was making wax sculpture using

human. Occasionally people who suffered from psychopath poor of impulse

and make his delusion being irrational thinking for another people. It can be

seen from picture below

PICTURE 15 PICTURE 16 PICTURE 17

Other side, category of antisocial (psychopathic) personality is ability

to put up “a good front” to impress and exploit others and to project the blame

for his socially disapproved behavior.48 In this film, twin brothers as the main

characters were showed as person who possessed the deviant when they killed

people. In here, Bo tried to impressing and exploiting his brother talents to

48 James C Coleman and William E Broen. Abnormal Psychology and Modern life, op. cit.

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make something incredible in this town; he thinks that they can make their

creation being real wax sculpture.

Bo : What’d I tell you, huh? Isn’t your work more real now? Ma would be proud Yeah, she’d be real proud

She always said that your talent would make up for what God took a way from you Now, there’s two more We still got a lot of work to do.

PICTURE 18

The dialogues that the writer put above described Bo’s ability in

impressing and exploiting his brother’s talent. Bo said his work was becoming

real and their mother would be proud of him (Vincent). Bo tried to incite with

his delusion which is irrational thinking and exploited his brother’s talent.

Vincent believed him and did what he said, making wax sculpture using

human although he must murder people. Their behavior was poor of judgment,

when they killed their victims without forgiveness. They could not stop to kill

people before their creation being perfect, Bo said to Vincent that they still got

a lot of work because there were two people more in this town who still alive,

they knew that Nick and Carly in underground of their houses, because the

lamps of town were turned on. Twins brother makes this town controlled by

them.

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Nick : You sick fuck! Bo : You’re finished Nick : No

Carly behind you!

In the dialogue above, Bo got them. He said to Nick that he was

finished because he would kill him with his knife, and Bo pricked his feet

because Nick tried to run away from him. When Bo tried to kill him, suddenly

Carly came and tried to help Nick. She hit his head repeatedly with baseball

stick in her hand until he died.

After Bo died, Vincent saw him and chased Carly. Because he knew

that, she had killed his brother. When Vincent chased her, she tried to tell truth

story about him that he was not a freak but he was an actress of wax sculpture,

and said that his brother was lying to him. We can see from dialogue below.

Carly : No. Listen to me. Listen to me. I heard you talking You don’t need to do this You didn’t have to listen to your brother I saw Bo’s scars. And the highchairs No! You are not freak! He was! You don’t need to do this. Please You’re an artist. Bo was lying to you He used you. Do you really think that your Mother would have wanted you to do this? Please don’t kill me!

PICTURE 19 PICTURE 20

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The above picture describes that Vincent unheeding what Carly said,

he didn’t believe about her story and kept chasing her and wanted to kill her

because Carly had been killed his beloved brother. But suddenly, Nick came

and pushed him to bed, and then Vincent wanted to kill Nick with his knife,

because Nick was preventing him to kill Carly. We can see from the picture

below.

PICTURE 21 PICTURE 22 PICTURE 23

Nick : Motherfucker! Oh, shit. Carly!

Carly : I’m here Nick : Carly, do it! Do it now! In the picture and dialogue above, describe when Vincent had been

killed by Carly with knife in Nick’s feet and pricked to him (Vincent) until he

died. The condition of twin brothers when they were dead, described like their

condition when they were born.

From analysis above, psychopathic personality or people who suffered

by psychopath are typically intelligent people. They show poor impulse

control and a low tolerance for frustration and aggression when they kill their

victims. Lack of anxiety and having guilty feeling when they kill anyone, they

just think how their creations being real sculpture. Twins brother manipulate

their characters especially when they meet other people, and punish the

victims that waste their lives, because people with psychopath personality look

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the other as object. Twin brothers being psychopath because of their bad

experiences when they were children from their parent and societies, it makes

them becoming people who have no feeling.

The condition of their life’s present is very different condition of their

life’s in the past which was revealed in the resolution of the film. In the first

scene, they had a good childhood and lived with his parent in the small town

Ambrose. When they were children and stayed in there, his father depressed

and committed suicide soon after his wife death, he leaved them as orphans. It

made bad effect to their behaviors because of bad experiences when they were

children, from good children until their characters changed just like evil.

These behaviors showed the reader, the main characters suffered psychopathic

personality disorder. It can be seen from the second analysis.

B. The Causes of Psychopathic Personality

Twin brothers are identified as the main characters because they have

the highest intensity of involvement in each event that happened. Twin

brothers in here have psychopathic personality disorder, before analyzing the

caused of psychopathic personality disorder, the meaning of abnormal

psychology will be discussed first.

Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that mainly deals

with human behaviors. Mainly human being cannot adapt with the

environment situation or defeat from norm. Another says Abnormal

psychology is a branch of psychology that especially talks about human

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behavior, in particular human itself that can not adapt with environment

situation. Behavior, thought, emotion, and people that are considered different

are called abnormal. In other words, it deals with the feeling and the

assumption of being different. Abnormal psychology is the scientific study of

psychological disorders. These disorders affect the way people feel, think,

speak, and behave. The field of abnormal psychology may be called

psychopathology.49

As it was explained in the theoretical framework. Psychopathic

personality disorder that relates of anti social personality who couldn’t

adapted with he/she social and environment, he/she usually stayed in the place

far away from social. He/ she isolated himself, psychopathic personality

disorder occurred because of the bad experiences in his lives and it was caused

by the traumatic.

As wax sculptors, the twin brothers wanted their family proud to what

they had done, making wax sculpture especially for their mother. They were

happy when they were children, because they were simple family and

harmonious family before their parent died.

Formerly, in early morning, Bo are older twin was breakfast cereal on

his higher chair, and his mother boiled wax to made wax mask for her

secondary son (Vincent). Suddenly, his father came and brought the youngest

son for breakfast together with them, but Vincent screamed wildly because a

49 http://www.a2zpsychology.com/articles/abnormal.htm

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part of Vincent’s face was freak and sometimes lost of control. We can see

from the picture below

PICTURE 24 PICTURE 25

From the pictures above, their parent tried to calm down Vincent

attitude and sat him on his higher chair because sometime his lost of control.

In this film He lost of control because he couldn’t accept his condition. He’s

face was freaked then his brother, part of his face are wax mask after

separation operation when they were children, it was made him lost of control

and screamed wildly. His parent confuses about his attitude and made them

fastens his hand on his higher chair, because they couldn’t make him calm

down. Vincent tried to released his hands from his parent when they were

fastens his hands, but he couldn’t released him self from them and then clawed

his mother hands until bloodied because his parent still fastens his hands. It

was made his mother did violent and hit him because he was clawed her hands

and made her less enthusiast of him. It is caused that Vincent being a bad twin

then his brother’s and felt inferior for his lives.

One day, they removed to small town, Ambrose. They was moved

after his father got his license revoked for doing surgeries for his patients, it

was caused they moved to Ambrose. In this town his mother tried to made

wax sculptures, suddenly she fell ill and died before her created had finished.

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After she was died, his husband Dr. Sinclair take care their children alone, but

he felt that he couldn’t be single parent and depressed after his wife died.

Dr. Sinclair was so depressed That he couldn't save her... ...he blew his head right off. - That's terrible. It was worse for the boys, Left alone like that. They both ended up in foster homes.

We can see from the dialogue above, her husband depressed because

he couldn’t save his wife lives. He tried to do suicide, shot his head with his

pistol and died in front of his children. It made bad effect for they live because

they are still children who couldn’t understand about anything and what

happened to their parent.

Although their mother had died and their father suicide and left them

as orphans in a place that isn’t included in the map, they grown up and stayed

in there together after their parent was died. But their traumatic experiences

when they were children from his parent behaviors, as violence, saw their

father depressed and tried to do suicide in front of them with his pistol and

shot his head after his wife died, it was made twin brothers had been

psychopathic personality. Twin brothers never forget about their bad

experiences from their parent and made them like evil in this town and became

people who had no feeling when killed people and made them as real of

sculptures wax, their bad experiences make them as people who suffered from

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psychopathic personality. Twin brothers have a hatred for human beings,

Vincent knows he’ll never look like them; and Bo has a psychotic hatred for

people because of the way he was treated in his childhood.

From the analysis above, twin brothers want made their parent proud

about what they had done made museum of wax. Because they want their

family being harmonious and their parent enthusiasts of them, they want made

his mother proud about what they had done, because they knew that their

mother want made something incredible about her sculptures and made

museum of wax but she died before her ambition come truth. But in the way

twin brothers had done are wrong, because they made museum wax and wax

sculptures with human who still alive and murdered by them. Twin brothers

had one of kind abnormal psychologies are psychopathic personality.

Someone who had psychopathic personality could kill people easily without

guilty felt.

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CHAPTER IV

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion

In this research the writer has analyzed the main characters and

psychopathic personality in the film House of Wax. The writer focuses on twin

brother’s characters, in the way their lives, appearances, and their socials etc.

The conclusion of the film house of wax is twin brothers because they are the

main characters who influence around of the story. Twin brothers are an

actress in the small town (Ambrose) and then suffered from psychopathic

personality.

The writer drew a conclusion that twin brothers experienced

psychopathic personality. It can be seen from the analysis in the chapter three

that the writer has described. They experienced psychopathic personality

influenced by the traumatic experiences in their life since they were children.

Twin brothers have problems in their life. Those are from their parents,

violence’s and his society. Although they were twin brothers, they look like

two people who didn’t have relationship.

Based on the analysis of psychopathic personality, it is proved that twin

brothers had psychopathic personality caused by traumatic experienced when

they were children.

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B. Suggestion

From the conclusion above, the writer attempts to show the reader that

the twin brothers’ characters suffered from psychopathic personality. This

research is just one way to interpret a literature. There are many ways that can

be used to analyze and appreciate this literature. The writer suggests the

readers who interested psychology for analyzing must read deeper about

psychology that chooses in analysis to make the reader easier to analyze the

topic or evidences.

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APPENDICES

PICTURES Of FILM DIALOGUES Of FILM

PICTURE 1

PICTURE 2

PICTURE 3

PICTURE 4

PICTURE 5

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Trudy Sinclair: You are being such a good boy. Would you like some more cereal, sweetheart? Here you go.

Trudy Sinclair: He's really being a monster

again today. Victor Sinclair: Trudy, goddamn it, help me. Trudy Sinclair: Can't you be more careful? Victor Sinclair: I'm doing the best I can.

He's out of control. Sit still. Stop it! Please hold him. Don't do that. Stop kicking Why can't you be more like your brother? Be quiet! Shut up!

Bo: Hey, the town's looking real good.

Almost finished what We Mama started. Those two are good. They'll fit perfect.

Bo: Hey, the town's looking real good. Almost finished what We Mama started. Those two are good. They'll fit perfect.

Bo: Don’t. I said don’t. Get Fucking freak

Bo: Hey, you don't ever leave here

Without me. You know better than that. Don't be so stupid.

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What's the matter with you?

Bo : Hey I’m sorry, you know, someone very

special to me passed and i didn’t mean to take it out on you

Carly :No no no its totally understanable I reckon things will wrap up soon.

Bo : Why don't I meet you guys back at the station in about a half?

Carly : That'd be great, if that's okay. Bo : You don’t have any inches. I do at the

house Carly : I hope you’re not getting

The wrong idea that we’re in here. Bo : No it’s okay. Wade : Does that cover it? Bo : It close enough

Why don’t we get the one you need? It’s only a couple of blocks

Carly : Yeah, all right. You keep fan belts at your house?

Bo : I get things delivered there when I’m not here

If you wanna hold on to that’s fine by me Carly : No, no, no. its okay Wade : Hey you mind if I use your restroom real

fast? Bo : Oh, up at the house that ones one of order Carly : Where’s wade? Bo : Oh, he’s not out here?

Guess he’s still in the bathroom, then. I got the fun belt. You’re not in a hurry, are you?

Because I wanted to load the truck up with some stuff first. What are you doing?

Carly : Waiting Wade? Bo : Open the damn door

This is my truck Hey what is the matter with you? If you don’t open this door, I’m gonna call

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the cops Carly : You are the guys from the campsite

Wade! Bo : Get out from the truck. Stop it.

I’m just trying to help you. Give me the keys. Hey. Hey. Stop it, or I’m calling the cops

Bo : What? What?

I’m sorry mama. These people just have no respect.

Charly : Help! Help, please! Will you help, please?! Over here! Help me! What are you gonna do to me?

Dalton : Hello? Carly? Wade? Hello?

Carly : Dalton! Bo : All right. Listen.

One word and this is going through your throat. Yeah?

Dalton : Man, there’s music playing, but I don’t think anyone’s here

Nick : No one’s here. Bo : Sorry. Can’t help you? Nick : What was that? Bo : Nothing. That was my dog Dalton : Oh, my God.

All right, all right. What happened to you, man? Holy… Hold on. Just hold on. No, no, don’t…

Bo : What’d I tell you, huh?

Isn’t your work more real now? Ma would be proud Yeah, she’d be real proud She always said that your talent would make up for what God took a way from you Now, there’s two more

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We still got a lot of work to do.

Nick : You sick fuck! Bo : You’re finished Nick : No

Carly behind you!

Carly : No. Listen to me. Listen to me. I heard you talking You don’t need to do this You didn’t have to listen to your brother I saw Bo’s scars. And the highchairs No! You are not freak! He was! You don’t need to do this. Please You’re an artist. Bo was lying to you He used you. Do you really think that your Mother would have wanted you to do this? Please don’t kill me!

Nick : Motherfucker! Oh, shit. Carly!

Carly : I’m here Nick : Carly, do it! Do it now! Dr. Sinclair was so depressed That he couldn't save her... ...he blew his head right off. - That's terrible. It was worse for the boys, Left alone like that. They both ended up in foster homes.

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