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Soon Seng Foong
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
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(Re)Defining Fairy Tales: A Deontology Ethical Approach to Oscar Wilde’s Selected Fairy Tales Chyu Vey Kiang; Soon Seng Foong
Sociometry Journal of Social Science, Art and Humanity Vol 1 No 1 (2021)
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Metro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (252.56 KB) | DOI: 10.24127/sociometry.v1i1.1352

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Fairy tales are often used by authors to impart their moral values and principles. This is commonly done through the portrayal of their main characters, including their personalities, actions, and the consequences of their actions. In some cases, authors use death as a moral lesson due to its connotation as a form of punishment for a character’s misdeed. However, Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales contradict the conventional aspect of death in classic fairy tales. His main characters experienced death or physical disfigurement in the end despite their actions which readers would perceive as good or morally permissible. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the theme of morality in Wilde’s selected fairy tales through a Deontology Ethical approach. This study addressed the relationship between the personalities and actions of Wilde’s selected characters, as well as the consequences of their actions. Furthermore, using Kantian Ethics, the study evaluated the moral permissibility of the characters’ maxims underlying their actions. The findings showed that the personalities of Wilde’s characters could be categorised into those who adhere to or oppose Kant’s definition of personality based on their actions. The study also highlighted the varying deaths that Wilde’s characters faced in the end. Additionally, the analysis suggests that the reasons behind the actions of Wilde’s characters could be categorised into “for duty” and “for other means”. At the end of this study, readers would be introduced to a different moral theory in understanding a character without justifying it based on the simple “right versus wrong” principle.
Idleness as a form of resistance to Capitalism in Philip K. Dick’s Piper in the Woods Raphael Yi Xian Thoo; Soon Seng Foong; Gheeta Chandran
Humanities, Society, and Community Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024): Humanities, Society, and Community (HSC)
Publisher : Research Synergy Foundation Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31098/hsc.v1i2.1497

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In Philip K. Dick’s short story “Piper in the Woods”, an increasing number of personnel on Asteroid Y-3       began identifying themselves as plants rather than humans after an encounter with the natives. Because the plants were unconcerned with work, their superiors were alarmed and attempted to unravel the mystery behind such a drastic transformation. This research studies, via textual analysis from a Marxist perspective, the ways in which capitalist ideologies are portrayed, reproduced, and resisted in the story. It was found that generally, humans perceive productivity as an essential part of their nature, and the only way to become valuable is by working. Under capitalism, wage labour is indeed crucial both for the working class to earn a living and for capitalists to accumulate even more capital. By this logic, the plants and asteroid natives that are content with minimal labor were considered primitive savages, even though they are perfectly self-sufficient. This is perhaps ironic given mankind’s insights into the tremendous stress stemming from the need to always be productive and that becoming a plant could be a form of resistance. Nevertheless, the idleness of the former humans was treated simply as a mental disorder that has to be cured so that the status quo can be maintained. This study would hopefully prompt readers to examine stories such as this one from a more critical perspective and demand meaningful changes over simple solutions about issues arising from the capitalist system.
Co-Authors Chyu Vey Kiang Gheeta Chandran Raphael Yi Xian Thoo