Reality anxiety that the writes finds in the book is fear of the real danger. Someone will feel threatening by the danger that can bee seen and felt. In McCandless case, the reality anxiety that occurs to him is fear of wilderness and death. …show more content…
Defense mechanism is an unconscious way to defend ourselves from unacceptable, unpleasant and harmful situation or reality that caused by the Id. Defense mechanism occurs in McCandless because he feels threatening by his anxiety. McCandless uses humor for his fear of wilderness and fear of death when he experiences the realistic anxiety. Then, he uses acting out and isolation when he is oppressed by his parents’s will in education and life style. Last, suppression is used to forget about his old life, especially about his parents. The writer comes up analyzing all of this based on Freud theory, Psychoanalysis Criticism. This research can be proven by the quotations that the writer has found. Every object of research has the quotations. It is clear that the main character has problem to his anxiety. Anxiety that can be found are reality anxiety and morality anxiety. In order to keep and defend himself, defense mechanims occur in the main character. The defense mechanisms are humor, acting out, isolation and