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Self-Preservation and Self-Governance of the Youth: A Literary Darwinian Perspective of Ever After High Series by Shannon Hale Donny, Indhira Zikri; Rizano, Gindho; Yeni, Marliza
Journal Polingua: Scientific Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Education Vol 13, No 1 (2024)
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30630/polingua.v13i1.295

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This article discusses the Ever After High fantasy series by Shannon Hale using literary Darwinism. The theories used are adaptationist literary studies by Joseph Carroll and learned mechanism theory by Davis M. Buss. The two theories above analyze how characters in the novel navigate restrictive traditions, preserve their lives and prestige, and contend with generational demands and conditioning imposed by their elders. This research analyzes three books in the series, using library research, by focusing on a) characters’ motives of preserving their lives, building reputations, and creating a new idea, and a) conflicts that characters’ experience in relation to traditional values and ideas. Throughout the three novels, Hale presents several relations regarding the character’s motives and self-preservation. First, each character, actively engages in self-preservation, whether or not this means adhering to societal standards or tradition. Second, those who reject tradition do so because the tradition itself is a danger to their happiness and their survival. Third, those who accept or partake in traditional custom, do so because the tradition or the status quo gives them certain privileges or advantages. The characters in the series also all engage in self-governance. Despite the differences in the way they view tradition, the author presents the youngster characters in a way that reaffirms their unique personal identity. Ultimately, the books show a Darwinian truth about younger generations. Whether they reject the tradition and upbringing that have been pushed onto them, or whether they accept tradition and are participating in regeneration of tradition, both demonstrate the importance of self-governance and survival.
An Overview of Darwinian Literary Studies: A New Science-Based Approach to Literature Rizano, Gindho; Yeni, Marliza
Vivid: Journal of Language and Literature Vol. 11 No. 1 (2022)
Publisher : English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Andalas University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/vj.11.1.65-70.2022

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This article discusses a newly emerging branch of literary criticism, Darwinian literary studies, an approach with a serious ambition to change the landscape of literary studies. It seeks to outline some of the approach’s key contributions, such as explanations of possible origins of narrative and adaptive functions of literature as well as novel ways of interpreting individual works. This piece of writing also explores the controversies surrounding the approach, namely the stance that the approach takes against the postmodernist establishment and the criticism it receives. Regarding both the main ideas and the controversies, this paper seeks to answer and whether or not this approach is useful or relevant at all in today’s modern world.
Students' Responses to Plot Device of Going/Trapped to Another World Seen in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L Baum: Reading Interest and Popular Culture Knowledge Sandika, Edria; Rizano, Gindho; Resna, Nabilah Dzakirah
Vivid: Journal of Language and Literature Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023)
Publisher : English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Andalas University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/vj.12.2.217-222.2023

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This study discusses the plot device of ‘going/trapped to another world’ as seen in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum about reading interest and popular culture knowledge by the students’ responses from the English Department Universitas Andalas. It aims to find the correlation between their knowledge and interest in the plot device of ‘going/trapped into another world’ and the popularity of the Isekai genre among them. The result shows that the majority of the respondents were familiar with and interested in the genre, and the genre’s ability to facilitate imaginative escapism, served as coping mechanism from real life challenges, it helps their opinion that the plot device remains popular and relevant in the future with strong confidence in its enduring appeal as relatable experiences become the primary reason for its popularity to stay in the pop culture world.
KEMISKINAN INDONESIA DAN AMERIKA PADA DEPRESI EKONOMI DALAM NOVEL STA ANAK PERAWAN DI SARANG PENYAMUN DAN CRANE MAGGIE: A GIRL OF THE STREETS: SUATU STUDI BANDING* Najma, Eva; Rizano, Gindho
Salingka Vol 11, No 01 (2014): SALINGKA, EDISI JUNI 2014
Publisher : Balai Bahasa Sumatra Barat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26499/salingka.v11i01.11

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Artikel ini mengkaji karya sastra Indonesia karangan Sutan Takdir Alisyahbana (STA) Anak Perawan Disarang Penyamun dan karya sastra Amerika Maggie: A Girl of the Streets oleh Stephen Crane. Kedua karya ini mempunyai aliran tema yang sama yaitu tentang kemiskinan. Penulis melihat kedua karya tersebut sebagai refleksi kemiskinan yang terjadi pada kedua negara yang berbeda. Penelitian ini menganalisis permasalahan utama, yaitu kemiskinan dan aspek kebijaksanaannya. Kajian sastra banding ini adalah suatu studi teks accross culutral termasuk sosial dan ekonomi yang sangat kental adanya pada karya Stephen Crane, yaitu Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, novel Amerika yang terbit pada tahun 1893, dan novel Indonesia, yaitu Anak Perawan di Sarang Penyamun karya STA yang diterbitkan pada tahun 1940. Dari kedua karya yang berbeda bahasa dan budaya ini penulis melihat adanya unsur kesamaan tema, yaitu tentang kemiskinan yang disebabkan oleh beberapa aspek di antaranya adalah rendahnya tingkat sumber daya manusia dan kesenjangan yang tajam antara masyarakat kelas atas dan SALINGKA, Majalah Ilmiah Bahasa dan Sastra Volume 11 Nomor 1 Edisi Juni 2014 (118—130) 119 menengah ke bawah. Dalam karya STA itu tergambar keadaan depresi ekonomi Indonesia pada tahun 1930-an yang latarnya terjadi di hutan daerah Sumatra Selatan, tepatnya daerah Lahat.Sedangkan dalam karya Crane terlihat depresi ekonomi Amerika yang dipresentasikan di perumahan kumuh ’slum area’ kota New York, Amerika. Analisis bersifat deskriptif kualitatif dengan paradigma mimetics, di mana data penelitian diambil dari teks (kedua karya sastra) dan konteks (buku-buku teks yang berhubungan dengan keadaan sosial, budaya dan ekonomi kedua negara, yaitu Indonesia dan Amerika) Pertama penulis membahas secara intrinsik dan kedua secara extrinsik dan terakhir secara komparasi dengan menagapilkasikan teori sociology of literature dan political unconscious. Analisis membuktikan bahwa kedua karya sastra yang berlainan bahasa dan negara itu mencerminkan kemiskinan masyarakat Indonesia dan Amerika, depresi eknomi dan sistem ekonomi kapitalis adalah hal penyebab kemiskinan tersebut serta kritikan untuk kehidupan yang lebih baik, dan saran yang harus dilakukan untuk menimalisir kemiskinan itu sendiri