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Women's Simple Characters for the Downfall of the Mayor of Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's the Mayor of Casterbridge Ridwan, M.; Romdlon, Atiq Mohammad; Fanani, Abu; Sodiq, Machfud Muhamad; Rohim, Fathur
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 9 No 1 (2024): June, 2024
Publisher : Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Islam Darul Ulum Lamongan*

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52166/edulitics.v9i1.6445

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There are a lot of studies about characters, most of which are about characters dealing with the good and bad characters as the result of the study. This study challenges the previous studies above that study on characters not merely deal with and bad but deal with survival through the characters. In Thomas Hardy’s the Mayor of Casterbridge, I study about women’s simple character for the downfall of the Mayor of Casterbriidge. Using New Criticism focusing on the characterization as well as close reading as a method, this study shows the result that the four women: Susan Henchard, Lucetta, Elizabeth Jane, and the furmity woman are above the greatness of the Mayor of Casterbridge through their simple character; Susan Henchard by her simple and natural act for the sake of her daughter future, Lucetta by her simple act to marry another man for fear of the terrible marriage with the Mayor of Casterbridge, Elizabeth Jane with her simple character to ignore the Mayor of Casterbridge for tricking her real father, and the furmity woman with her simple testimony of the terrible wife sale by the Mayor of Casterbridge. All women’s simple characters put the Mayor of Casterbridge in complete downfall in love and in business. In conclusion, though being a great man in the Casterbridge, Michael Henchard undergoes a complete downfall by the simplicity of the characters of the women. Finally, simple character is worth studying to prevent people to be arrogant.
A Comparative Study on Women's Betrayal In Jung Chang's Wild Swans and Atiq Rahimi's The Patience Stone Thoriqussuud, Muhammad; Rohim, Fathur; Fanani, Abu; Syaikhu, Akhmad; Romdlon, Atiq Mohammad
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 9 No 2 (2024): December, 2024
Publisher : Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Islam Darul Ulum Lamongan*

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52166/edulitics.v9i2.7258

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This study is comparing women’s betrayal in two novels, Wild Swans a novel by Jung Chang and the Patience Stone a novel by Atiq Rahimi. The fact that Chinese’ women and Afghan women’s share the common issue, that is patriarchal one, the former faces the superior communist party, whilst, the latter faces the Mullah, the influential spiritual leader. Then, the women’s betrayal is worthy of analysis. The word ‘betrayal’ turns out to have a positive connotation instead of a negative one as heard in everyday life. Using descriptive and dramatic method, the study finds that both women in both novels have similarities and differences in their betrayal seen from the way they speak as well as act. In the similarities, both women betray the powerful people and their husbands, whilst, the differences are that people in power refer to the political parties in Wild Swans, a novel by Jung Chang, to the Mullah, a religious leader in the Patience Stone, a novel by Atiq Rahimi besides the husband is loyal to the political party in Wild Swans and to the religious teaching in the Patience Stone. Eventually, comparing women’s betrayal is worth a study since their betrayal gives a new life concept that women should play important roles in society not just men.