Wallie's Ambition To Get The Wealth In The Lone Ranger Rides By Fran Striker

This thesis aims at analyzing the Wallie’s ambition in the novel The Lone Ranger Rides by Fran Striker. This research focuses on antagonist character, Wallie Cavendish. Wallie is a man who has big ambition to get the wealth his uncle, Bryant Cavendish. Wallie did everything he could to get the wealth. The researcher used new criticism to find out the characterization of Wallie and used psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud which focuses on the ambition of Wallie. This study uses descriptive qualitative method in analyzing the data. This method was applied to analyze the characterization of the antagonist character and how he accomplished his ambition. The data were collected by reading the novel first, then selecting and underlining the data that related with the statement of problem. The analysis was continued by identifying the data based on Freudian concenpt and analyzed them to set the conclusion. This research reveals that Wallie’s characterization is a sly person, a betrayer, a cruel man and cold-blood killer. Wallie’s personality is influenced by his id and ego. Wallie advanced his id in accomplishing his ambition and ignoring his superego. It is shown by his breaking the law in his pursuit of wealth such as, cooperating with the criminals, replacing all the old workers with the outlaws, and changing the content of Bryant’s will. This study suggests that people should not use all means to reach their dreams or goals.