An analysis of Fromm’s five basic needs on Danny Boodman T.D. Lemon 1900 in The Legend of 1900 Movie

Abstract

How people behave and carry out their will is influenced by psychological factors. Ascertaining
the cause of maladaptation, therefore, the psychoanalytic study is necessary. In this research, the
writer analyzes the character of Danny Boodman, T.D. Lemon 1900 and his drastic decision in
life. The writer used the qualitative method. The writer focuses on the theory of five basic human
needs proposed by Erich Fromm. Moreover, according to the findings, people who do not meet
Fromm's five essential human needs will struggle to lead everyday lives. According to Fromm,
there are two ways to resolve the existential dilemma: to progress or to regress to the mother's
love and its evolutionary equivalent, a symbiotic relationship with the mother. The SS Virginian
cruise ship is a metaphor for a mother's love of rootedness. Thus, this study concludes that
Nineteen Hundred cannot achieve Fromm's five basic needs due to his obsession with the ship.