Alexander Bonaparte Cust's anxiety in Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders

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Khalid, Muhammad Raihan (2023) Alexander Bonaparte Cust's anxiety in Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the anxiety experienced by Alexander Bonaparte Cust in the novel The ABC Murders written by Agatha Christie. There are several issues analyzed in this study, (1) How is Alexander Bonaparte Cust’s anxiety described in the novel; (2) Why does Alexander Bonaparte Cust experience anxiety; (3) How does Alexander Bonaparte Cust overcome his anxiety. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach in describing the issue being studied. This study uses the descriptive method to analyze how is Alexander Bonaparte Cust described as a person who experienced anxiety. After that, the analysis continues to find out the causes of anxiety experienced by Alexander Bonaparte Cust. Last, examine the way Alexander Bonaparte Cust deals with his anxiety. The results of this study reveal that the novel describes Alexander Bonaparte's cust character experiencing anxiety, which is indicated by several physical symptoms such as a trembling body, an unenthusiastic body, and dazed walking. In addition, some of his behavior, such as excessive fear, agitation, insecurities, and caution, also reflects his anxiety. His anxiety is caused by several things, namely the news about the serial killer and people's judgment. Moreover, Alexander Bonaparte Cust has two ways to overcome his anxiety, firstly, he tries to hold it back, and secondly, when he cannot hold back his anxiety, he tells the whole truth to Hercule Poirot to release the stress he feels.