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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

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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.
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

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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.
Gaung Masa Lalu dalam Novel Rifa’at Sang Penebus Karya Najib Mahfuz Sa’adah, Sufi Ikrima
JILSA (Jurnal Ilmu Linguistik dan Sastra Arab) Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Oktober
Publisher : Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/jilsa.2021.5.2.170-183

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Modern Arabic literature owns its development to the works of Naguib Mahfouz during the five decades of his writing career. Mahfouz brings together various ancient Egyptian tales and prophetic stories into 1950s Egypt. The story that Mahfouz builds in his novels echoes the author's childhood story as well as various other stories. This article aims to explore to what extends the novel echoes the prophetic stories as well as the author’s childhood experiences. The researcher employs intextuality to meet the objective of this study. The findings reveal that Mahfouz adopt and paraphrase various events and figures from Al-Quran and the Bible then put those events and figures into a new context in Awl?d H?ratina Indonesian Edition #3 (Rifa’at Sang Penebus). Besides, Mahfouz portrays the novel’s setting as the reflection of his childhood residence.
Margaret’s recovery way in Jacqueline Woodson’s Last Summer with Maizon: father death and writing opportunity Pratiwi, Rahmawati Hana; Sa'adah, Sufi Ikrima; Fanani, Abu
Diglosia: Jurnal Kajian Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya Vol 7 No 2 (2024)
Publisher : Universitas Mulawarman

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30872/diglosia.v7i2.961

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The study represents Margaret’s struggle to overcome the experience of grief in Last Summer with Maizon by Jacqueline Woodson. The study adopted a qualitative content analysis (QCA) approach to reveal the true meaning of the experience of grief, conveying a new interpretation of Margaret’s life, which is a way of recovering herself from grief. This approach also conducted the process of subjectivity by developing the quality of themes regarding Margaret’s grief struggle using the five phases of thematic analysis. The results of this study consist of discoveries and critical analysis regarding the issue of Margaret’s grief experience, which develops a sure way to get through it. The research findings section describes the initial signs leading up to the experience of grief faced by Margaret. Meanwhile, the critical analysis section describes the struggle to continue living without Margaret’s loved ones, the struggle to find a way to write creatively to express her grief, and unexpected happy experiences when Margaret uses writing as proof that she has overcome grief with all her might.
Main Character’s Inner Conflict in Brian Khrisna’s Kudasai: Freudian Psychoanalysis Ferdiansyah, Rafi; Sa'adah, Sufi Ikrima
SULUK : Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Budaya Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): September
Publisher : Program Studi Sastra Indonesia UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/suluk.2022.4.2.105-115

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This article aims to portray the inner conflict that Chaka, the main character in Brian Khrisna Kudasai, experienced. Chaka’s decision to leave his girlfriend and marry another woman caused him a strong regret leading to inner conflict when he meets the long-lost lover. The unexpected meeting put Chaka into a dilemma of choosing the past or maintaining the present. This study employs a psychological approach with Freudian psychoanalysis as the theoretical basis. With the descriptive qualitative method, the analysis maps the cause, the conflict point, and the effect on Chaka’s life. Chaka underwent an inner conflict due to his decision to leave Anet, his girlfriend, to marry Twindy. The conflict reaches its point when Chaka faces two choices: being with the dying Anet or the pregnant Twindy. Chaka’s failure to resolve his inner conflict causes him deep depression ending with his death.
Thinking Berikut adalah judul yang telah diperbaiki agar terbaca dengan benar: Tess’ Fateful Life in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles Saadah, Sufi Ikrima
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

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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.
Reading Preferences across Genders of Undergraduate EFL Students in Indonesia Milal, A. Dzo'ul; Jannah, Raudlotul; Sa'adah, Sufi Ikrima; Fitria, Andini Anugrah
IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics) Vol 6, No 1 (2021): Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21093/ijeltal.v6i1.918

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Due to pandemics, students carry out their studies from home. They have more leisure time and are freer to do activities. In such a condition, questioning students’ commitment to reading to learn becomes relevant. The question is whether and to what extent the students do the reading activity, what they read, and whether their preferences are different based on their genders. This topic is inconclusively studied, especially in the context of EFL. Therefore, it seems important to conduct a study on this topic because the results might raise the effectiveness of teaching EFL. This study is a descriptive survey revealing students’ reading preferences to spend their leisure time based on gender differences. The subjects are undergraduate EFL students aged 19–23 years who study at the English Department in Indonesia. The data were collected by a questionnaire consisting of closed and open items. The responses were tallied, calculated, and tabulated. The findings show that female respondents favored reading more than males. Both genders tend to prefer reading social media to spend their leisure time. Female respondents are more likely to read e-books, while male respondents are more into the printed books. They do extensive reading to get knowledge more than to get pleasure. Although they are EFL learners, they prefer reading the sources in their native language because it is more accessible than in the target language. The reasons underlying those findings and pedagogical implications are also described at the end of the article.