PENNY FRANCONE’S DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER IN D.J PALMER’S THE PERFECT DAUGHTER

No. Klas	:	00000126/SKR
Pengarang	:	GALUH MAHARANI TIARANISA
Penerbit	:	FAKULTAS ILMU BUDAYA, SURABAYA, 2023
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Synopsis	:	This study aims to analyze the Dissociative Identity Disorder in the character Penny Francone in D.J Palmer The Perfect Daughter. The objective of this study is to describe the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder of Penny Francone and to find the cause and effect in Penny Francone DID. The theory explains that there are four symptoms of DID, loss of memories of the past, awareness of identity, immediate sensations, and control of bodily movements, and for the cause is the Trauma in DID patient, and the last is the three effects are behavior, mood, and Psychological. The research methods is qualitative method. Qualitative research is research about information such as behavior, beliefs, opinions, emotions, and relationships between individuals. The data are taken from The Perfect Daughter that is written by D.J Palmer. The results show that through the character, the novel discusses about a character who has a Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Penny Francone and her alters named Ruby, Eve, Chloe, and the hidden alter Isabella Boyd have their own thoughts and personality. First, the four symptoms explain the loss of memories of the past, awareness of identity, immediate sensations, and control of the bodily movements experienced by Penny and her alters. Second, the cause of DID found is trauma of the event and childhood experienced by Isabella Boyd and Penny. The last, the behavior, mood and psychological effect experiences by Penny and her alter. The findings in this study is Penny Francone’s DID underscores the interconnectedness between symptoms, cause, and effects within the context of her experiences.