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ENGLISH REVIEW: Journal of English Education p-ISSN 2301-7554, e-ISSN 2541-3643
Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2021 https://journal.uniku.ac.id/index.php/ERJEE
THE PERSONALITY OF “BORNO” IN KAU, AKU, DAN SEPUCUK
ANGPAU MERAH NOVEL WRITTEN BY TERE LIYE:
PSYCHOANALYSIS STUDY
Eka Yuningsih
Department of Indonesian Language Education,
Indonesian Language Master Program of Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia
Email: ekayuningsih42@gmail.com
Nurhayati (Corresponding author)
Department of Indonesian Language Education,
Indonesian Language Master Program of Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia
Email: nurhayati@fkip.unsri.ac.id
Izzah
Department of Indonesian Language Education,
Indonesian Language Master Program of Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia
Email: izzahzen@fkip.unsri.ac.id
APA Citation: Yuningsih, E., Nurhayati., & Izzah. (2021). The personality of “Borno” in Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk
Angpau Merah novel written by Tere Liye: Psychoanalysis study. English Review: Journal of
English Education, 9(2), pp.183-192. https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v9i2.4454
Received: 29-02-2021 Accepted: 20-04-2021 Published: 15-06-2021
Abstract: This research aimed to determine the psychological description of the main character, Borno,
reviewed from Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalysis. The subject was the novel of Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau
Merah written by Tere Liye. The applied research methodology was descriptive qualitative. The data of this
research consisted of words, phrases, sentences, and discourse related to the main character's personality
structures in the novel. The data collection techniques were reading, noting, and analyzing the documents with
literature psychological analysis of Sigmund Freud. The novel tells the love story of Borno and Mei due to a
pincher, Sepit. At that time, Mei was doing field practice in Pontianak. She crossed the Kapuas river. Borno saw
her and fell in love with her, the Chinese-breed girl. The red packet, angpau merah, was left on a pincher made
Borno wanted to return it. Borno's struggles to find out her name, Mei, was successful. From the analyzed data,
the personality ego frequently appeared in Borno. It was due to his considerations while being advised by the old
man. The conflict of id and ego made an internal conflict for Borno. Their love story was begun from the boat.
At that time, Mei was doing an internship in Pontianak. She crossed the Kapuas river by boat. Borno saw it then
he fell in love with the Indo-Chinese breed girl. The red packet, angpau merah, was left on a pincher made
Borno wanted to return it. Borno always kept an eye on Mei. He even remembered what time Mei went to teach
and always kept trying to ensure his boat be always in the thirteenth line. It was the line in which Mei would be
on board every morning.
Keywords: psychoanalysis; character’s personality; Sigmund Freud’s theory
INTRODUCTION various approaches. They are such as structural,
Literature work is an actual, imaginative, and semiotic, sociological literature, receptive literature,
creative realization of a writer with different psychological literature, and moral approaches.
processes from one to another. The differences Literature psychology is applied to analyze
consist of several methods, the creative progress literary works correlated to the characters’
appearance, and the expression models of the writer personalities. It is actually a combination between
until the applied language modes. Mursalim (2019) psychology and literature based on Sigmund Freud
found four main approaches in literature works. (El Hafiz & Himawan, 2020). The novel is a
They were mimetic, expressive, pragmatic, and literature work with complex problems and allows
objective. Those approaches have developed into the characters to experience various personality
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problems. This matter is known as psychological was doing field practice in Pontianak, crossing the
problem or conflict (Rahmawati, 2017). Kapuas river with a boat. Borno saw him and fell in
Psychological literature is influenced by several love. A red packet was left on the boat. It made
facts. First, it is a creation of the personal and Borno eager to return the packet and at that time he
cognitive processes of a writer in the subconscious always kept an eye on Mei. He even remembered
stage. Then, it is expressed in the conscious stage what time Mei went to teach. He even knew that the
(Endraswarra, 2003). Second, psychological thirteenth line was the right queue for Mei to be on
literature review refers to psychological reflection board every morning.
review of main characters to make readers The love story theme always embellishes the
experiencing the psychological problem story. It community life. This argument is also supported by
sometimes makes the readers involved in the story. Al-Haj (2015). He found that the attitude of the
The problems presented in novels might vary. character in a novel that kept on loving in the
Studies by Maulana (2014), Mujihadi (2016), beloved one could attract readers. In the current
Pratami, Djohan, & Purwaningsih, (2016), and novel, Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah, is
Sistiana (2016) showed that the problems could be also entailed with conflicts of love stories that make
mental torment, mental conflict, psychosexual the writers interested to create literary works.
problem, social-interaction, romance dilemma, etc. Character psychology brings uniqueness to each
The novel, Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah, literature work (Santos, Santos, & Silva, 2018).
written by Tere Liye also had psychological Thus, a literature work will be different not only
problems experienced by the main characters. from the story but also from the characters’
Although the novel brings a love story, Tere Liye psychology. The characters in a literature work
could make it interesting with the presented become the important parts in psychological
problems. The problems could attract the approached studies (Clare, 2019; Mete, 2017; Hans,
psychological sides due to lots of conflicts 2018; Xinyin, 2019). It is since literature works are
experienced by the main characters. They were such frequently used as research studies about the
as problems dealing with the romance or romantic psychological approach. The inner conflict
element, the lifestyle, and the community values experienced by Borno could be reviewed with
(Basid, Jannah, & Hamzah, 2018; Kholijah, Priyadi, Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalysis (2000).
& Sanulita, 2015; Yulianto, 2019). Psychoanalysis is a specific term of psychological
Some studies with psychological literature had literature study (Kasimbara, 2020). According to
been done for examples Aras (2015) and Khotimah, Freud, there are id, ego, and superego in humans.
Masulah, & Mayasari (2017). They applied They cause humans to always have a personal
psychological literature analysis approach on novel conflict, anxiety, worry, restlessness, stress, etc.
but they did not investigate from id, ego, and However, if they do not work equally, an abnormal
superego. On the other hand, studies about the character will appear (Kasimbara, 2020).
novel, Aku, Kau, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah, were Psychological science is used as a literature
done by Basid et al (2018), Kholijah et al (2015), work review, especially to examine the characters.
and Yulianto (2019). However, they did not Psyche, according to Jung in Wu & Wei (2020), it
investigate the novel based on psychological is defined as the totality of all conscious and
literature analysis. subconscious events. Thus, human personalities
Human characters are varied as expressed in the consist of consciousness and subconsciousness
literature work. The novel written by Tere Liye was (Mededović, 2018). Both of the states are
published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, the compensatory connected. The functions of those
twenty-fourth print, in February 2020. It consisted states are (1) to adjust the external world (the
of thirty-seven chapters and 507 pages. The simple consciousness) and (2) to adjust the internal world
love story between Borno and Mei becomes an (subconsciousness). The border of both states is
amazing love story for the current era. The novel dynamic. It means the area of both states can be
tells a life of a young man living near Kapuas river, larger or narrower.
Pontianak, Western Borneo, named Borno. He fell The psychological literature should also
in love with an Indo-Chinese girl, named Mei. The prioritize the literature instead of the psychology.
love story was begun with a Sept, a boat. Mei who This study can be done in two manners. They are by
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using the psychological theory understanding and character, Borno, in Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau
analysis on a certain literature work or determining Merah novel, reviewed with Sigmund Freud’s
the literature work as the object and determining the psychoanalysis.
relevant psychological theories. Psychological
literature in this discussion refers to the applied The psychological description of Borno
research methods and the literature work The analysis of the psychological aspect of the
deployment as a dynamic event. Literature work character, Borno, in the novel was based on human
determines the theory and it is not the theory that personality. It consisted of ide, ego, and superego.
determines the literature work (Ratna, 2013). Those matters cannot be separated from a human.
The finding below was in line with Aji (2019).
METHOD Borno, a young man of Kapuas river, Pontianak,
The applied method was the descriptive qualitative Western Borneo had a story since he was 12 years
method (Haradhan, 2018). The collected data were old. At that time, the littler Borno had to face a
words, phrases, sentences, and dialogues that desperate fate. His father passed away but at the
described the main character's personality structures moment before it happened, his father agreed to
in the novel. The researcher in this research had donate his heart for another patient. Borno was very
roles as the key instrument. The researcher had the sad, not only because of his father's death but
main role to collect the data by reading, classifying, questions. He was wondering how his father passed
and interpreting the data. The research data away whether it was due to the surgery or the
consisted of paragraph, sentence, and quotation accident. Borno grew up and became a good
explanations of the novel written by Tere Liye. personality character as his father was. After
They were in the form of dialogs among the graduated from Senior High School, Borno tried to
characters, the explanations of the characters, and get a job, propose a job, and change jobs. Borno
the actions in the novel. The applied instruments was often insulted by his neighbors and the
used the personality table of Sigmund Freud's surrounding people of Kapuas. One day, he decided
theory in the form of id, ego, and superego. They to work at a ferry dock. His performance made his
were used to label the research focus, classification relative, Bang Togar, the chief of the speed boat
data based on the research focus, and data corpus community or sepit angry. Then, as the result, he
table to determine the analyzed object codes. was prohibited to cross the river on the boat. Borno
The procedures of collecting the data consisted decided to quit the job and stay away from his
of six stages. They were (1) selecting the novel, (2) relatives and other people. He started to learn to
reading and understanding the novel, (3) labeling drive the boat. Although it was tough for him, due
the personality structures of the main characters, (4) to the suggestions of his mother and the old man, he
classifying the data, (5) providing codes, and (6) kept doing it.
interpreting the findings. The data checking was His love story was begun from the boat. At that
done with the reference adequacy technique. time, Mei was doing an internship in Pontianak. She
Therefore, the researcher used Sigmund Freud’s crossed the Kapuas river by boat. Borno saw it then
psychoanalysis to analyze the main character, he fell in love with the Indo-Chinese breed girl. The
Borno in the novel. red packet left on the boat made Borno had eager to
return it. Although in the end he was disappointed
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION since the packet, containing money, was shared to
The main character’s personality in a literature celebrate the Chinese new year. It was a temporal
work is always interested to review. One of them is disappointment because Mei called Borno's name
by reviewing the personality with a psychological after sharing the packet. Then, on that day, Borno
approach. Psychology and literature are two always kept an eye on Mei. He even remembered
different matters. However, they are connected due what time Mei went to teach and always kept trying
to the reviewed object. In this research, it was the to ensure his boat be always in the thirteenth line. It
personality. The characters in literature work are was the line in which Mei would be on board every
imaginative. However, they have psychological morning.
aspects as humans in the real world. This part is Borno chose to be loyal to Mei although Mei had
explained in this research. It is about the main several times left him without clear reasons.
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However, Borno believed that he would meet her Kapuan, who else will you believe?” (Liye, 2012,
again no matter what. Finally, the secret was p.507)
revealed. Mei’s mother was a doctor. She was Data 13
responsible for Bornos’ father's death. She was the Malam itulah untuk pertama kalinya aku
menyadari, Mei datang dari keluarga yang amat
one who transplanted his father’s heart when there
berbeda denganku. Taksi membawa kami menuju
was a slight hope to live for his father. However, pusat kota, melewati jalan protokol Surabaya,
since she was blinded by carrier and position at that lantas masuk ke pintu gerbang besar, ke halaman
time, in which there had not been anyone who could dengan luas seperempat lapangan bola. Aku yang
transplant the heart, she was determined to do it. sejak tadi lebih banyak diam, lebih banyak salah
She was just realized once she completed the tingkah, bercakap sepatah-dua patah, menatap
operation. She saw a young man and a woman rumah besar tujuan kami itu dengan sebuah
hugging each other and cried due to losing kesadaran baru. (Liye, 2012, p.222)
someone’s important in his family. That was the That night, for the first time I realized. Mei came
reason why Mei left suddenly without clear reasons from a different family than me. The cap brought
me to the central city, passing the highway of
and why she knew Borno's name first. It was why
Surabaya. We were brought through the large gate
although Mei loved Borno but she chose to let him and yard, a fourth of the football field large. I was
go since she knew there would be a scar opened. only keeping silent and turned into feeling
awkward. I spoke once or twice, starring at the
Data 12 huge house, the objective of our journey with a
“Aku berjanji akan selalu mencintai kau, Mei. new consciousness.” (Liye, 2012, p. 222)
Bahkan walau aku telah membaca surat dalam
angpau merah itu ribuan kali, tahu masa lalu The most dominant personality elements of Borno
yang menyakitkan, itu tidak akan mengubah
The psychoanalysis theory of Sigmund Freud
apapun. Bahkan walau satpam galak rumah ini
mengusirku, menghinaku, itu juga tidak akan consists of Id, Ego, and Superego. (1) Id refers to
mengubah perasaanku. Aku akan selalu mencintai the biological aspect. It is the most basic
kau, Mei. Astaga, Mei, jika kau tidak percaya personality system under consciousness. (2) Ego
janjiku, bujang dengan hati paling lurus refers to the psychological aspect. It is the
sepanjang tepian Kapuas, maka siapa lagi yang personality system acting as an individual’s
bisa kau percaya?” (Liye, 2012, p.507) direction toward an object of reality and
“I will always love you, Mei. Even after I read the promoting the function based on reality. (3)
letters in the red packet a thousand times and Superego refers to the sociological aspect. It
knew the painful truth. It cannot change anything. consists of values and regulations that are
Even if this means security kicks me out and
evaluative (dealing with good or bad things). The
insults me. It will never change my feeling. I will
be always loving you, Mei. Oh dear, if you do not personality analysis of Borno dominated could be
believe in me, a young man with the pure heart in seen on the Figure 1.
Figure 1. The analysis of dominant personality of Borno
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The main character of the novel is Borno. He bapak. (Liye, 2012, p.16)
struggled to know Mei’s name. His first meeting “He is still alive!!!!! He may regain his
failed and Mei suddenly returned to Surabaya to consciousness anytime” I jumped, holding my
finish her study. Borno was so crazy to contact each father’s bed. (Liye, 2012, p. 16)
Data 11
contact with Mei's father's name. He hoped the
“Lulus SMA, modal tak punya, keahlian tak ada,
contacted number was the address of Mei. His kesempatan minus, jaringan nol, yang tersisa
struggle was also distracted by a beautiful Chinese- Cuma mimpi. Dulu aku bermimpi bisa kuliah
breed woman. She was also as beautiful as Mei and sambil bekerja. lihat sudah empat tahun lulus
a doctor named Sarah. She was the daughter of his SMA, itu-itu saja kemajuan mimpiku. Jadi
father-donated heart recipient. She was the pengemudi sepit, penghasilan pas-pasan.
childhood friend of Mei. A man's loyalty could be Sementara teman-teman kita dulu, sibuk kuliah,
seen from Borno. He remained loyal to Mei sibuk dengan masa depan. Ada yang hendak jadi
although Mei left him several times without clear PNS, ada yang mau jadi karyawan swasta necis.
reasons. However, Borno believed that he would Terus terang, aku cemas jangan-jangan aku tetap
jadi pengemudi sepit. Nasibku sama seperti Bang
meet her again no matter what. Finally, the secret
Jau, Jupri, dan yang lain. Dari kecil sudah jadi
was revealed. Mei’s mother was a doctor. She was pengemudi sepit. Bang Togar masih lumayan,
responsible for Bornos’ father's death. She was the dia pernah bertualang ke hulu Kapuas, punya
one who transplanted his father’s heart when there masa muda yang berbeda. Pak Tua apalagi,
was a slight hope to live for his father. However, menjadi pengemudi sepit hanya hobi, bahkan
since she was blinded by carrier and position at that kupikir dia amat menikmatinya setelah berpuluh-
time, in which there had not been anyone who could puluh tahun berkeliling dunia, kaya, meski
transplant the heart, she was determined to do it. hidupnya sederhana. Sedangkan aku? Tidak ada
She was just realized once she completed the hal hebat yang pernah kulakukan.” (Liye, 2012,
operation. She saw a young man and a woman pp.281-282)
After graduating from SHS, I did not have
hugging each other and cried due to losing
anything, no skills, no opportunities, no network.
someone’s important in his family. That was the I only had dreams. I was dreaming I could work
reason why Mei left suddenly without clear reasons and go to college. I have been graduated four
and why she knew Borno's name first. It was why years from SHS and it is all my dream. Thus,
although Mei loved Borno but she chose to release becoming a speed boat driver only brings limited
him since she knew there would be a scar opened. income. On the other hand, our schoolmates are
busy studying and busy with their future. Some of
Borno's personality as the main character from the them want to be civil servants while others want
Id aspect to be entrepreneurs. Honestly, I am feeling
The Id aspect dealt with the biological aspect and restless. I am afraid I am always going to be a
speed driver. I am afraid my life will be just like
was the original system in personality. From this
Jau, Jupri, and the others. They have become
aspect, the other two aspects were developed. The speed boat drivers since children. Togar is better.
aspects consisted of matters brought since an He ever went to Kapuas upstream. He had
individual was born or the biological elements, such different young age. The old man became the
as the instincts. Id refers to psychics’ energy that speed boat driver as his hobby. I think he enjoyed
has some principles, such as joy. Guidance in the id it. He even went around the world for years
function is to avoid an individual from although his life is just simple. What about me? I
inconvenience and convenience. Borno experienced have not done anything great. (Liye, 2012, pp.
sadness since his father’s death. It was at his twelve 281-282)
years old. He was stung by jellyfish until it made Data 11
“Tidak usah bertemu?” aku memastikan, siapa
him donating his heart to other people. The situation
tahu aku salah dengar. Langit-langit warkshop
made him working as a speed boat driver. Here are terasa lenggang.
the quotations: “Tapi kenapa?” intonasi suaraku terdengar
bergetar.Mei hanya diam, menunduk lagi.
Data 10 Aku menepuk dari, aku sungguh tidak mengerti
“Bapak belum matiii! Dia bisa sadar kapan kalimatnya barusan. Bukankah baru kemarin
saja!”Aku loncat, beringas menahan ranjang kami seharian pergi berdua? Jalan-jalan yang
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menyenangkan terlepas dari ulah bang Togar dan Data 7
kawan-kawan. Kenapa tiba-tiba sore ini dia “Aku pikir, kita tidak usah bertemu lagi.” (Liye,
datang dengan wajah letih, bilang kalimat yang 2012, p.398).
sangat tidak masuk akal? “I think we should not meet anymore.” (Liye,
“Kau hanya bergurau, kan?” aku menyelidik, 2012, p.398).
tertawa kecil Data 8
Gadis itu mengangkat wajah, menggeleng. “Mei, kau tidak bisa melakukan ini tanpa
Matanya berkaca-kaca, membuat tawaku penjelasan.” “Suaraku serak.” (Liye, 2012,
bungkam, mematung. (Liye, 2012, p.397). p.398).
“What? I cannot see you?” I tried to ensure what I “Mei, you just cannot do it without reasons.” “I
heard. The workshop atmosphere felt so free. spoke unclearly.” (Liye, 2012, p.398).
“But why?” I trembling asked. Mei was only Data 9
keeping silent and bowed her head. Aku tidak berkomentar lagi.Ini hari ketiga Mei
I slammed my face. I really did not understand tidak naik sepit. Aku sebenarnya sama gugupnya
what she spoke. We were just dating yesterday. It dengan tiga hari lalu, berharap-harap cemas Mei
was amazing, away from Togar and the others. akhirnya muncul di gerbang dermaga. Kemarin
Then, suddenly, this afternoon she came in with saat aku bertanya pada murid sekolah itu, yang
her long face and spoke nonsense? naik sepitku, jawabannya tetap sama. “Ibu Guru
“Are you just kidding?” I ensured it while smiling Mei mengajar seperti biasa.”Jawaban yang
a little bit. mengambil separuh semangatku.Aku sudah
She looked at me and shook her head. She was berusaha menuruti saran Bang Togar, selalu
tearing. It made me stop smiling and frozen still. berprasangka baik, tapi itu tidak membantu.
(Liye, 2012, p.397). Gugup menunggu di antrean nomor tiga belas,
berpikir tentang kalimat apa yang akan
Borno's personality as the main character based on kukatakan saat melihatnya, pertanyaan apa yang
the ego aspect akan kukeluarkan, ternyata sia-sia. Tiga hari
The ego aspect refers to the psychological state due berturut-turut Mei tidak muncul di dermaga.
(Liye, 2012, pp.336-337)
to the factual connection of an individual. The id is
I cannot argue anymore. It is the third day Mei
influenced by the environment to satisfy an does not go on board. I am actually nervous just
individual. Then, the ego tries to connect the like three days ago. I expect Mei will come to the
internal part of the individual (id) and the external dock. Yesterday, when I asked the student at that
part (Superego). The encouragement of ego to do school, the one who went on my boat, the answer
what id expect could be achieved. The reality in the was just the same. “Madam Mei is still teaching
novel does not support the realization of the id. as usual.” The answer took half of my spirit. I
Here are the quotations: have followed Bang Togar's suggestion. I always
think positively but it does not help. I am feeling
Data 6 nervous waiting in this thirteenth line. I am
Berhari-hari berlalu. Aku kadang tidak punya ide thinking about what I should say when I meet her,
mau menulis apa, jadi lebih banyak asal. what question I should express but it was just in
Sebenarnya aku ingin menulis kalimat seperti vain. She did not arrive at the dock. (Liye, 2012,
“Mei, aku suka kamu” atau “Mei, aku kangen”. pp.336-337)
Tapi kalimat itu tidak kuasa kutuliskan. Situasiku
sudah rumit tanpa perlu ditambah rumit— Borno's personality as the main character based on
sebelum jelas benar apa perasaan Mei padaku. the superego aspect
Sejauh ini, pesan-pesan pendek itu juga tidak The superego aspect refers to the personal
pernah mendapat balasan. (Liye, 2012, pp.456- psychological aspect. It consists of traditional
457) values and community images. Superego is
Day by day, I still did not have any idea to write. I considered a personal moral aspect. It is to
just recklessly wrote them. I actually wanted to
determine whether something is correct or not,
write something like “Mei, I like you” or “Mei, I
miss you.” But I could not write it. It was so suitable or not, moral or immoral as applied in a
complicated and I did not make it more community. The superego deals with the
complicated. I had no idea how was my feeling subconsciousness and is a moral ethic to determine
for her. So far, my letters had not been replied to the correct one. The superego in the novel consists
by her. (Liye, 2012, pp.456-457) of etiquette, morals, and custom. Borno was
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described as a high-curiosity character. It could be the long route to cross by taking the bus, cap, or
seen from this excerpt. wagon.” (Tere Liye, 2012, p.34).
“I starred at a house in front of me. Oh dear, did I
Data 1 miss the address? How big it is! The gate was not
“Usia enam tahun, aku suka memikirkan hal-hal locked. I moved it and got inside. I heard the
aneh. Salah satunya aku pernah sibuk automatic valve’s noise.” ( Liye, 2012, p.148).
memikirkan: Jika kita buang air besar di hulu Data 4
kapuas, kira-kira butuh berapa hari kotoran itu “Aku berjanji akan selalu mencintai kau, Mei.
akan tiba di muara sungai, melintas di depan Bahkan walau aku telah membaca surat dalam
rumah papan kami? angpau merah itu ribuan kali, tahu masa lalu
“Kau ada-ada saja, Borno. Urusan kotoran saja yang menyakitkan, itu tidak akan mengubah
kaulamunkan.” Bapak bukannya menjawab, apapun. Bahkan walau satpam galak rumah ini
malah tergelak, sibuk membereskan jaring. mengusirku, menghinaku, itu juga tidak akan
Aku mengeluarka mengubah perasaanku. Aku akan selalu mencintai
“Borno, jangan tanya macam-macam! Melihat kau, Mei. Astaga, Mei, jika kau tidak percaya
tingkah kau satu macam saja Ibu sudah pusing.” janjiku, bujang dengan hati paling lurus
Ibu melotot, tangannya terus memilah-milah ikan sepanjang tepian Kapuas, maka siapa lagi yang
hasil tangkapan semalam, menyuruhku bergegas bisa kau percaya?” (Liye, p.507)
mengantar pesanan.” (Liye, 2012, p.7). “I will always love you, Mei. Even after I read the
“When I was six years old, I was thinking letters in the red packet a thousand times and
something strange. One of them was if I defecated knew the painful truth. It cannot change anything.
the upstream of Kapuas, how long would it take to Even if this means security kicks me out and
reach the estuary. When would it pass our house? insults me. It will never change my feeling. I will
“You were kidding. Did you reality think about be always loving you, Mei. Oh dear, if you do not
that?’ After hearing that one, my father did not believe in me, a young man with the pure heart in
answer me. He was laying down and tidied up the Kapuan, who else will you believe?” (Liye, p.507)
net. Data 5
I took them out. Malam itulah untuk pertama kalinya aku
“Borno, do not ask something strange! Just menyadari, Mei datang dari keluarga yang amat
looking at you doing that one has made me berbeda denganku. Taksi membawa kami menuju
confused.” My mom stared at me. Her hands were pusat kota, melewati jalan protokol Surabaya,
still selecting the fish caught last night. She asked lantas masuk ke pintu gerbang besar, ke halaman
me to deliver the order.” (Liye, 2012, p.7). dengan luas seperempat lapangan bola. Aku yang
Data 2 sejak tadi lebih banyak diam, lebih banyak salah
“...Aku terus berjalan lurus menelusuri gang tingkah, bercakap sepatah-dua patah, menatap
sepanjang Kapuas. Rumah sempit memadati rumah besar tujuan kami itu dengan sebuah
tepian sungai. Anak-anak asyik mandi. Ibu-ibu kesadaran baru. (Liye, 2012, p.222)
tidak peduli mencuci di air keruh.” (Liye, 2012, That night, for the first time I realized. Mei came
p.18). from a different family than me. The cap brought
“...I was walking straight, passing the alleys me to the central city, passing the highway of
along Kapuas. The small houses stand near the Surabaya. We were brought through the large gate
bank of the river. Many children were taking a and yard, a fourth of the football field large. I was
bath there. Many women washed with the dirty only keeping silent and turned into feeling
water.” (Liye, 2012, p.18). awkward. I spoke once or twice, starring at the
Data 3 huge house, the objective of our journey with a
“...Dengan demikian, penduduk di jantung kota new consciousness. (Liye, 2012, p.222)
Pontianak jika hendak menyeberang, terpaksa
harus memutar jauh menumpang bus, mobil, atau From the analyzed data, the personality ego
opelet.” (Liye, 2012, p.34). frequently appeared in Borno. It was due to his
“Aku menatap rumah yang ada di hadapanku. considerations while being advised by the old man.
Amboi, aku menelan ludah, apa aku tidak salah The conflict of id and ego made an internal conflict
alamat? Alangkah besar rumahnya! Pintu pagar for Borno. Their love story was begun from the
tidak dikunci, aku menggesernya, melangkah boat. At that time, Mei was doing an internship in
masuk. Terdengar suara keran air penyiram
Pontianak. She crossed the Kapuas river by boat.
otomatis.” (Liye, 2012, p.148).
“....Thus, many citizens of Pontianak should take Borno saw it then he fell in love with the Indo-
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Chinese breed girl. The red packet, angpau merah, intelligence, effort, autonomy, curiosity, and
was left on a pincher made Borno wanted to return politeness of the character.
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