Manipulative and Possessive: Exposing Jacqueline de Bellefort's Character

This study analyzes the ego defense mechanisms as well as the possessiveness and manipulative behavior of the character Jacqueline de Bellefort in the novel Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie. Jacqueline is shown as a character who is obsessed with her former fiancé, Simon Doyle, and exhibits extr...

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Main Authors: Ananda Citrasari, Endang Yuliani Rahayu
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Muhammadiyah Barru 2024-07-01
Series:Journal of English Language Teaching and Literature
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Online Access:https://jurnal.umbarru.ac.id/index.php/jelita/article/view/747
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description This study analyzes the ego defense mechanisms as well as the possessiveness and manipulative behavior of the character Jacqueline de Bellefort in the novel Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie. Jacqueline is shown as a character who is obsessed with her former fiancé, Simon Doyle, and exhibits extremely possessive and manipulative behavior after she marries Linnet Ridgeway. This study uses data analysis of qualitative research with text-oriented approach. Using psychoanalytic theory by Sigmund Freud, this study explores how Jacqueline uses ego defense mechanisms such as rationalization, projection, denial, and regression to deal with jealousy and rejection. The research reveals that Jacqueline's manipulative and possessive actions are a result of her internal conflict and inability to deal with her emotional reality, which ultimately drives her to extreme measures. The analysis is designed to provide broad understanding of Jacqueline De Bellefort and how she lives in defense mechanism.
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spelling doaj-art-e88c97c02ce14ba9bcd17e983bcc66ec2025-08-20T02:21:38ZengUniversitas Muhammadiyah BarruJournal of English Language Teaching and Literature2721-10962721-19162024-07-015234636310.56185/jelita.v5i2.747747Manipulative and Possessive: Exposing Jacqueline de Bellefort's CharacterAnanda Citrasari0Endang Yuliani Rahayu1Universitas Stikubank, IndonesiaUniversitas Stikubank, IndonesiaThis study analyzes the ego defense mechanisms as well as the possessiveness and manipulative behavior of the character Jacqueline de Bellefort in the novel Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie. Jacqueline is shown as a character who is obsessed with her former fiancé, Simon Doyle, and exhibits extremely possessive and manipulative behavior after she marries Linnet Ridgeway. This study uses data analysis of qualitative research with text-oriented approach. Using psychoanalytic theory by Sigmund Freud, this study explores how Jacqueline uses ego defense mechanisms such as rationalization, projection, denial, and regression to deal with jealousy and rejection. The research reveals that Jacqueline's manipulative and possessive actions are a result of her internal conflict and inability to deal with her emotional reality, which ultimately drives her to extreme measures. The analysis is designed to provide broad understanding of Jacqueline De Bellefort and how she lives in defense mechanism.https://jurnal.umbarru.ac.id/index.php/jelita/article/view/747agatha christiedeath on the niledefense mechanismdetective fictionjacqueline de bellefortpossessivenessmanipulativepsychoanalysis freudian
spellingShingle Ananda Citrasari
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Manipulative and Possessive: Exposing Jacqueline de Bellefort's Character
Journal of English Language Teaching and Literature
agatha christie
death on the nile
defense mechanism
detective fiction
jacqueline de bellefort
possessiveness
manipulative
psychoanalysis freudian
title Manipulative and Possessive: Exposing Jacqueline de Bellefort's Character
title_full Manipulative and Possessive: Exposing Jacqueline de Bellefort's Character
title_fullStr Manipulative and Possessive: Exposing Jacqueline de Bellefort's Character
title_full_unstemmed Manipulative and Possessive: Exposing Jacqueline de Bellefort's Character
title_short Manipulative and Possessive: Exposing Jacqueline de Bellefort's Character
title_sort manipulative and possessive exposing jacqueline de bellefort s character
topic agatha christie
death on the nile
defense mechanism
detective fiction
jacqueline de bellefort
possessiveness
manipulative
psychoanalysis freudian
url https://jurnal.umbarru.ac.id/index.php/jelita/article/view/747
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