CONTRADICTORY CHARACTER TRAITS AS SEEN IN PERSONA 4: THE ANIMATION

Authors

  • Nathasa Ayu Sabrina English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Setefanus Suprajitno English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9744/katakita.3.4.33-38

Abstract

Anime is Japanese cartoon that has a vast popularity due to its story and art. The popularity of anime results in the various genres such as: crime-fiction, urban fantasy, and slice of life. One of the popular animes that combines the three genres is Persona 4: the Animation. The popularity and the combination of three genres of that anime makes me interested in analyzing this anime. I am particularly attracted to the two main characters in Persona 4: The Animation namely, Yu Narukami and Tohru Adachi. Those two main character possess contradictory character traits and represent a certain symbol on the society. In this paper, I examine the values that influence their character traits. Using Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of individuation, I proves that they have contradictory character traits by looking through their Persona, Shadow, Ego, and Self. Through the analysis of character traits, I find that they symbolize yin yang. Like yin yang, they are contradicting as well as complementing. Yet, they also are not paragon of evil or good

Author Biographies

  • Nathasa Ayu Sabrina, English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia

    English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia

  • Setefanus Suprajitno, English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia

    English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia

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Vol. 3 No. 4 (2015)

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