CHAPTER V

RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION

In this chapter, the writer discusses the problems that are formulate in chapter

I. the discussions are related to the personality of Elsas in movie Frozen by Jennifer

Lee based on Abraham Maslow theory.

A. The process Self-actualization of Elsa

1. An Analysis of Elsas Personality based on Maslows theory
One of the main problems focused in the Frozen Movie was the

problem of power over ice and snow of Elsa. At a young age, Elsa realizes

that she holds an ancient power over ice and snow, and often used her abilities

to play with her sister, Anna. Elsa shared a close bond with her free-spirited

younger sibling, however one night while the two were playing in the

ballroom, Elsa accidentally shoots her sister with her magic when Anna

slipped from the snow. The King and Queen immediately seek aid for Anna

by visiting the trolls, whose leader is able to stabilize Anna's condition by

removing the memories of Elsa's magic from Anna. However, he delivers a

warning to Elsa of the beauty and danger her powers pose if she lets fear

consume her. While the King promises to help Elsa control them, the incident

leaves Elsa traumatized of her powers. It could be seen in this conversation:

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Troll: Your Majesty.

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Troll: Born with the powers, or cursed?

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King: Born. And they're getting stronger.

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Troll: Here, here.

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Troll: You are lucky it wasn't her heart.

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Troll: The heart is not so easily changed.

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Troll: But the head can be persuaded.

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King: Do what you must.

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Troll: I recommend we remove all magic.

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Troll: Even memories of magic, to be safe.

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Troll: But don't worry. I'll leave the fun.

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Troll: She will be okay.

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Young Elsa: But she won't remember I have powers?

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King: It's for the best.

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Troll: Listen to me, Elsa. Your power will only grow.

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Troll: There is beauty in it...

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Troll: But also great danger.

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Troll: You must learn to control it.

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Troll: Fear will be your enemy.

As a result, the King and Queen order the gates to be locked for

Elsa's and Anna's safety. From then on, Elsa spent the rest of her life distanced

from the kingdom, including Anna, trying to keep her powers from growing

out of control.
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King: No!

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King: We'll protect her.

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King: She can learn to control it. I'm sure.

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King: Until then...

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King: We'll lock the gates.

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King: We'll reduce the staff.

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King: We will limit her contact with people,

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King: and keep her powers, hidden from everyone.

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King: Including Anna.

The process of self-actualization of Elsa achieved by passing the very

difficult. Stages based on the sequence of human needs, psychological need

was the lowest level among others.

a. Psychological needs of Elsa
From said concern, Elsa is sensitive towards other people and

their well-being, as Elsa always felt she had to be far away from people as

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much as possible in order to keep them as safe as possible. As such, she

felt that she could not truly rule a kingdom because of this flaw, although

she tried as best as possible to repress her abilities for the sake of the

kingdom. Often, although Elsa demonstrates her willingness to sacrifice

her own happiness for everyone else's, she herself feels irritated from the

restraints she is forced into, most evidently on her coronation day when

she was to become queen even though she was very apprehensive from the

threat of her wintry power, and simply be accepted for who she is. It is

also apparent that Elsa had tried her best to suppress her abilities for her

parents' sake in order not to hurt others and to be a good ruler for

Arendelle when her time came, and so gained a great sense of

responsibility at an early age.

However, during "Let it Go", Elsa reveals a liberated side to her

personality. Without stress or fear of hurting others, Elsa is strong and

unafraid, yet with an air of elegance still surrounding her. Armed with a

sense of freedom, she is confident in her abilities, letting them roam free

with grace and beauty, all the while no longer worried or daunted by her

restraints. In the segment, which was entirely about letting go of her fears

and being herself, Elsa abandons what others had wanted out of her,

including her parents, so that she can be free to be herself. During this

time, Elsa proves herself to be incredibly artistic and a daring young

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woman willing to remain far from what she was destined to be, and rejects

her own fate as Arendelle's queen for the choice of her own freedom. It

could show the freedom, when Elsa singing a song Let it go:

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<i>The snow glows white On the mountain tonight</i>

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<i>Not a footprint to be seen</i>

519
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<i>A kingdom of isolation</i>

520
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<i>And it looks like I'm the queen</i>

521
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<i>The wind is howling</i>

522
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<i>Like this swirling storm inside</i>

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<i>Couldn't keep it in Heaven knows I tried</i>

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<i>Don't let them in, Don't let them see</i>

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<i>Be the good girl, You always have to be</i>

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<i>Conceal, don't feel, Don't let them know</i>

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<i>Well, now they know</i>

528
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<i>Let it go! Let it go!</i>

529
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<i>Can't hold me back anymore</i>

530
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<i>Let it go! Let it go!</i>

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<i>Turn away and slam the door</i>

532
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<i>I don't care</i>

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<i>What they're going to say</i>

534
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<i>Let the storm rage on</i>

535
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<i>The cold never bothered me anyway</i>

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<i>It's funny how some distance, Makes everything seem small</i>

537
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<i>And the fears that once controlled me</i>

538
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<i>Can't get to me at all</i>

539
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<i>It's time to see what I can do</i>

540
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<i>To test the limits and break through</i>

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<i>No right, no wrong</i>

542
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<i>No rules for me</i>

543
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<i>I'm free!</i>

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<i>Let it go!</i>

545
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<i>Let it go!</i>

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<i>I am one with the wind and sky</i>

547
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<i>Let it go! Let it go!</i>

548
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<i>You'll never see me cry</i>

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<i>Here I stand</i>

550
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<i>And here I'll stay</i>

551
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<i>Let the storm rage on</i>

552
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<i>My power flurries through the air</i>

553
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<i>Into the ground</i>

554
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<i>My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals</i>

555
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<i>All around</i>

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<i>And one thought crystallizes, Like an icy blast</i>

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<i>I'm never going back</i>

558
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<i>The past is in the past</i>

559
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<i>Let it go! Let it go!</i>

560
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<i>And I'll rise like the break of dawn</i>

561
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<i>Let it go! Let it go!</i>

562
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<i>That perfect girl is gone</i>

563
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<i>Here I stand</i>

564
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<i>In the light of day</i>

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<i>Let the storm rage on!</i>

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<i>The cold never bothered me anyway</i>

b. Safety Needs
Although Elsa is still frightened by what she's done, she starts to

embrace her powers now that she is alone, letting her powers roam free.

She creates herself an ice palace and a gown out of her magic. She also

recreates Olaf, the snowman she built with Anna as a child. The safety

needs she got when she lived in her castle and she lives peacefully in

solitude, until one day when Anna enters her castle. This is conversation

Elsa and Anna when Anna enters her castle:

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Anna: It's me, Anna.

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Elsa: Anna.

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Anna: Whoa. Elsa, you look different.

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Anna: It's a good different.

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Anna: And this place...

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Anna: It's amazing.

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Elsa: Thank you.

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Elsa: I never knew what I was capable of.

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Anna: I'm so sorry about what happened. If I'd have known...

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Elsa: No, no, no. It's okay.

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Elsa: You don't have to apologize, but you should probably go.

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Elsa: Please.

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Anna: But I just got here.

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Elsa: You belong down in Arendelle.

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Anna: So do you.

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Elsa: No, Anna, I belong here.

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Elsa: Alone.

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Elsa: Where I can be who I am, without hurting anybody.

c. Belongingness and love needs

When Elsa and Anna reach their teens, the King and Queen

suddenly die during a storm out at sea when they left the kingdom for a

trip and Anna became the only her family. This is conversation when Elsa

saves to Anna:
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Elsa: Anna?

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Anna: Oh, Elsa.

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Elsa: You sacrificed yourself for me?

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Anna: I love you.
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Olaf: "An act of true love will thaw a frozen heart."

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Elsa: "Love will thaw."

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Anna: Elsa?

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Elsa: Love!

Conversation above showed that Elsa wanted to protect the sister

who she loved, Anna. With love, Elsa finds a stronger grip over her

abilities in order to save those she cares about.

d. Esteem needs
Elsa had a loving and confident, and she is never give up. From

this, Elsa confronts her fear, and learns how to use her powers for good

instead of imbalance, and in doing so, gains the will to control it. Elsa also

creating a snow cloud to help Olaf remain during summer. It could be seen

in this conversation:
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Anna: I knew you could do it.

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Olaf: Hands down, this is the best day of my life.

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Olaf: And, quite possibly, the last.

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Elsa: Oh, Olaf! Hang on, little guy.

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Olaf: Oh, Oh, Oh!

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Olaf: My own personal flurry!
Conversation above showed how much self-esteem Elsa

suggested to all people in Arendelle that she was able to develop her

power. The need for self-esteem could easily be exceeded Elsa because

she was able to build self-confidence, self-reliance and personal strength

overcome obstacles in her life. So at this kingdom Elsa was able to

achieve remarkable achievement in her life.

e. Need for self-actualization

After she conquers her fear and gains recognition from the kingdom,

Elsa's personality becomes warm and playful once again, as she happily

attends ice skating with Anna and the others.

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Elsa: Are you ready?

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All people: Ice!

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All people: Ooh! Whoo-hoo...

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All people: Ooh...

Elsa also makes a pair of ice skates for Anna as well, and the two

sisters join with their friends to have fun just as they used to. She is also

creates an ice rink for everyone to use

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Anna: I like the open gates.

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Elsa: We are never closing them again.

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Anna: Oh, Elsa, they're beautiful, but you know I don't skate.

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Elsa: Come on! You can do it!

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Kristoff: Look out. Reindeer coming through.

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Anna: I got it, I got it. I don't got it, I don't got it.

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Olaf: Hey, guys!

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Elsa: That's it, Olaf.

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Olaf: Glide and pivot. And glide and pivot.

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Elsa: Go.

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Anna: Oh!

The conversation above showed that when Elsa was able optimize all

powers and abilities. It also appears that her powers depend on which emotion

she feels, if she is in sorrow, all the snow particles in the air stand still as if

time has stopped, while anger creates a similar effect to fear but with an

offensive direction instead of chaotic versatility. From this, finally she to be a

queen in Arendelle again and she used all her powers and ability to be useful

for others.

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