Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 15 Documents
Search

ANTAGONISTIC KINDNESS IN CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN’S “THE YELLOW WALLPAPER” Saadah, Sufi Ikrima; Setyawan, Mochamad Andry; Prabowo, Alvandi Rizki; Ismahendra, Galih
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 9 No 2 (2022): December : Literature
Publisher : UIN Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/elite.v9i2.28681

Abstract

This article depicts John’s attitude in treating his wife’s nervous depression in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” The treatment is supposed to help the wife get better. Yet, she ends up with a severe mental breakdown. The researchers argue that John’s attitude towards his sickly wife is what is called antagonistic kindness. This study employed the qualitative descriptive method through the perspective of feminist literary criticism. Since the narrator is the wife, the data were taken from the wife’s accounts of John’s acts and speeches towards her during the special treatment in the rented mansion. The wife’s thoughts on John also serve as the essential data to show how manipulative and dictating John is. The research indicates that John’s attitude embodies antagonistic kindness manifested in two major cruel-kindness actions or decisions, including psychological manipulation and dictation towards his wife. John keeps saying that all the treatment is for the wife’s sake, yet, he says such a thing to make the wife feel guilty for being a burden. Moreover, John has his wife’s daily activities scheduled, preventing her from doing anything out of his control. He never listens to what his wife wants or feels, thus worsening the wife’s psychological condition. The researchers further argue that John exhibits the so-called antagonistic kindness to maintain his reputation as a physician of high standing and keep dominating his wife as his property. The findings thus might help the readers be aware of any forms of kindness that antagonize and manipulate them psychologically.
Tess’ Fateful Life in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’urbervilles Sufi Ikrima Saadah
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 5 No 2 (2017): September
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (682.953 KB) | DOI: 10.30651/tell.v5i2.400

Abstract

This article aims to explore the work of fate in the sense of natural law and its manifestation in leading the life of the heroine in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles. The theoretical framework is the concept of fate and Sartre’s Existentialism by applying the concept of free will and personal responsibility. The analysis focuses on any natural events that happen in Tess’ life, which eventually become such fate agents in determining Tess’ life. The finding says that no matter how fateful her life is, Tess exhibits how much she stands on her own by revealing her own free will and her personal responsibility regarding her reaction towards the fateful events she undergoes.
Twisted fairy tale: Narrative functions and dramatic personae in William Faulkner`s A Rose for Emily Sa'adah, Sufi Ikrima; Hutami, Nestiani; Mufidah, Zakiyatul
EduLite: Journal of English Education, Literature and Culture Vol 9, No 1 (2024): February 2024
Publisher : Universitas Islam Sultan Agung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30659/e.9.1.%p

Abstract

William Faulkner`s A Rose for Emily is narrated in a complex narrative structure, thus, making it difficult to follow the story`s chronology despite its relatively short form. This article provides a different approach using Propp`s narratology to show that the story can be read as a modern fairy tale but with some twisted elements. The analysis focuses on the sequence of events based on Propp`s 31 narrative functions. The analysis also highlights the characters performing the functions following Propp`s seven types of dramatis personae. The findings reveal that the events in A Rose for Emily conform to some of the narrative functions of a fairy tale. The initial situation introduces Emily as the heroine of the story, followed by her father's death, which represents the absentation function. In the middle of the narrative, the villainy function serves as the complication of the story. The story`s end is also similar to a fairy tale by the wedding function. However, these fairy tale elements are presented in twisted ways. Emily was introduced only when she died, and she poisoned Homer to be able to live with him ever after. Meanwhile, Emily and Homer also provide twists as the story's heroine and villain.
Tess’ Fateful Life in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’urbervilles Sufi Ikrima Saadah
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 5 No 2 (2017): September
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30651/tell.v5i2.400

Abstract

This article aims to explore the work of fate in the sense of natural law and its manifestation in leading the life of the heroine in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles. The theoretical framework is the concept of fate and Sartre’s Existentialism by applying the concept of free will and personal responsibility. The analysis focuses on any natural events that happen in Tess’ life, which eventually become such fate agents in determining Tess’ life. The finding says that no matter how fateful her life is, Tess exhibits how much she stands on her own by revealing her own free will and her personal responsibility regarding her reaction towards the fateful events she undergoes.
TRACING THE LEGACY: COMPARING MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN TO JENNIFER MCMAHON’S THE CHILDREN ON THE HILL Sa'adah, Sufi Ikrima; Rochmah, Maulidya; Nuristama, Ramadhina Ulfa
ELite Journal : International Journal of Education, Language and Literature Vol. 3 No. 4 (2023): ELite Journal (Volume 3 Number 4, October 2023)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/elitejournal.v3n4.p1-6

Abstract

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has become a prominent predecessor for abundant adaptations in popular culture. Although the novel was published more than two hundred years ago, numerous writers have made it their most reference and inspiration. This article aims to investigate the traces Frankenstein has left on Jennifer McMahon’s The Children on the Hill under the argument that the former has served as the source for the latter. Therefore, this research belongs to the literary influence study. Drawing the analysis under the compare and contrast method, this study results in some parts of Frankenstein that are recreated in The Children on the Hill. Those parts include the description of the creator’s life, the trigger of the creation, the creation’s process, and its horrible consequences. The result also shows that McMahon’s book presents the recreated parts in a more horrifying way, especially about the details of the experiment and the shocking ending when the monster kidnaps many female adolescents to turn them into monsters like her. This study concludes that a monster does not always come in a hideous appearance like what Victor created. However, the monster can also lie dormant within a human’s personality, which can bring about terrible destruction when it comes out.