Asri Yulianda
Universitas Al Washliyah Labuhan Batu, Medan, Indonesia

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DEIXIS ANALYSIS IN THE SHORT STORY THE WOMAN WHO LOST IN THE PATCHOUMI GARDEN Sukma Adelina Ray; Asri Yulianda
LUMBUNG AKSARA Vol 5 No 2 (2025): Lumbung Aksara: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia FKIP-UNIVA Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47662/lumra.v5i2.1263

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This study analyzes the function of deixis (person, place, and time) in the short story "Perempuan yang Hilang di Kebun Nilam" by Helvy Tiana Rosa. Deixis, as a fundamental linguistic category that anchors discourse to context ("I, here, now"), is believed to be a key stylistic tool for constructing mystery and narrative perspective. This study uses a qualitative descriptive-pragmatic approach, with a close reading technique to identify, classify, and interpret deixis markers in the short story corpus. The results of the analysis show that deixis functionally creates a complex narrative structure, namely (1) Person deixis establishes the character Fauzan as (Narrative Subject), while the character “Woman” (Intan) is consistently placed as the Third Person Reference Object. (2) Place deixis (especially the phrase “in the Nilam Garden”) functions as a symbolic marker. The contrast between proximal (historical/emotional) and distal (physical/current) markers shows that the Nilam Garden is not just a setting, but a container of mystery. (3) Time deixis creates plot tension through double tense framing, comparing the present temporal (until now) with events of the distant past (two decades ago), forming a time hole that drives Fauzan’s search efforts. It is concluded that deixis in this short story functions as an efficient narrative tool in organizing space, time, and perspective to intensify the mysterious atmosphere and focus on the theme of loss.
CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SARA MILLS' MODEL IN “THE PERFECT WIFE” Asri Yulianda; Sukma Adelina Ray
LUMBUNG AKSARA Vol 5 No 2 (2025): Lumbung Aksara: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia FKIP-UNIVA Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47662/lumra.v5i2.1264

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This study aims to critically analyze the gender ideology contained in the short story “Perfect Wife” by Aveus Har using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) Sara Mills Model. This short story was chosen because it explicitly challenges the ideal construction of the “perfect” role of a wife in a society that is steeped in patriarchal values. The method used is qualitative CDA with document analysis and close reading techniques, focusing on Mills's three discourse positions: Subject/Object Position, Writer Position, and Reader Position. The results of the study indicate the dominance of patriarchal ideology that is legitimized through language. The Subject/Object Position analysis reveals that the character of the Wife (who is ultimately revealed as a gynoid) is consistently positioned as a passive Functional Object, judged, and alienated from agency, making her a disposable commodity. In contrast, the character of the Husband is maintained as an Active Subject who has full authority in assessing and making decisions. Another key finding is the author's use of narrative irony. The plot twist of the wife as a robot serves as an ideological critique, suggesting that the demands of perfection on wives have reached an inhumanly absurd limit. The marital failure that occurs despite meeting the standards of perfection rhetorically shifts the focus of blame from the wife to the husband's imperfect expectations and oppressive patriarchal standards. The study's conclusion confirms that the discourse of the "Perfect Wife" is a tool that dismantles the idealization of women's roles as hollow constructs that ultimately harm all parties. Recommendations are made for more frequent application of Mills's Model to feminist literary criticism and the promotion of social awareness.