NARSISISME DALAM ANALISIS DEKONSTRUKSI TOKOH TERPILIH DALAM NOVEL “THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY” KARYA OSCAR WILDE

This study aims to reveal the differences in the characterization of the selected characters, namely Dorian Gray and James Vane, before and after being deconstructed. The writer also describes the narcissistic side that exists in Dorian Gray who is the main character in The Picture of Dorian Gray.
This study used descriptive qualitative with a deconstruction approach from Jaques Derrida. This approach tries to find the elements that are made central or highlighted in the story and then dismantles the hierarchy that places the center as the absolute thing so that the writer gets new facts that break the absolute of the center. This approach refuses to ignore marginalized and understated facts. The data were obtained by carefully reading Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. The writer then looked for the characteristics of the selected characters that were highlighted in the story. After that, the writer identified the characteristics of the chosen characters that were not featured and marginalized in the story.
The results of this study indicate an inconsistency in the characterization of Dorian Gray and James Vane. Wilde describes Dorian gray as shallow, narcissistic, wicked, and unreflective. But after deconstructed, the writer finds that Dorian is not easy to manipulate, not narcissitic, has a warm heart, and is a reflective person. For James Vane, the writer identifies that Wilde emphasizes the following characteristics in James Vane, namely fearless and rough. After analyzing the characterization of James Vane, the writer discovers that James Vane also has a timid personality and good manners.