Ego began to grow on the personality of Henry when he was adult which marked by the purchase of his first slave, Moses.
Ego is a second structure of personality whose position in the subconscious and the conscious and usually uses the principle of reality. Id is seen on Henry's personality during childhood which marked by pleasure taking care of horses of William Robbins, feel comfortable with the place of William Robbins, and doing a bribe to his friend in order to get a pleasure. Id is the first structure of personality whose position in the subconscious and usually uses the principle of pleasure. The researcher assumes that within this novel is indeed described the structure of personality which divided into id, ego, and superego.
As it is known that psychoanalysis is one kind of literary criticism which studies the issue of personality in a character. The method and tool of analysis used in this research is psychoanalysis. Jones novel The Known World? 2) How is the construction of Henry Townsend’s personal identity? In order to make the elaboration arguable the researcher also has chosen the psychoanalysis theory as theoretical standpoint as well as the approach to solve the problems. 1) What is Henry Townsend’s structure of personality described in Edward P. Therefore, the researcher examined two issues are studied. The mentality is run through the concept of structure of personality it is id, ego, and superego. The transformation has an impact on the mentality of Henry so in the end he chooses his identity as a master for his own race. This novel also presents a phenomenon of the transformation of a slave to be the master of the other black slaves and the construction of identity represented by Henry Townsend. The Known World novel is a representation of slavery in the United States, especially in Virginia around the late 19th century before the outbreak of civil war.
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