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Deconstruction Santiago’s Class Identity in The Old Man and The Sea Ariya Tamtama, Rafael Aglis; Sriastuti, Anna
JELL (Journal of English Language and Literature) STIBA-IEC Jakarta Vol 10 No 01 (2025): JELL STIBA IEC
Publisher : STIBA IEC JAKARTA

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37110/jell.v10i01.283

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In the modern era, social status is often judged based on material possessions, yet this perspective does not always reflect an individual’s true economic condition. Santiago, the protagonist in The Old Man and The Sea, is traditionally perceived as a poor fisherman. However, a deconstructive analysis challenges this notion by revealing contradictions in his social identity. This study aims to analyze Santiago’s class position using Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction approach combined with Karl Marx’s theory of social class. The research employs a qualitative method with textual analysis to examine Santiago’s ambiguous status. The findings indicate that although Santiago appears impoverished, his ownership of fishing tools and freedom over his labor resembles traits of the bourgeoisie rather than the proletariat. Additionally, his resilience and self-perception reflect a level of arrogance, contradicting his supposed humility. The study concludes that Santiago’s character embodies both proletarian and bourgeois elements, demonstrating how class identity is not fixed but fluid and open to multiple interpretations. This analysis highlights the complexity of literary characters and challenges conventional class distinctions through a deconstructive lens.
BOOK REVIEW: TEORI-TEORI DAN METODE PENGKAJIAN AMERIKA Inayati, Rif'ah; Sriastuti, Anna
Rubikon : Journal of Transnational American Studies Vol 12, No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Pengkajian Amerika, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22146/rubikon.v12i2.112028

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Quests in American Studies, along with discussions about the theories, methods, and practices that shape it, have been growing for decades as the study of American culture and society has undergone various changes in line with shifts in various scientific disciplines and changes within American Studies itself.  Henry Nash Smith’s article (1957, 197-208) entitled “Can American Studies Develop a Method?” explains that American Studies, in his understanding, is “the study of American culture, past and present, as a whole”; and by “culture” or “the way in which subjective experience is organized.” As Smith’s statement can be broad, Ida Rochani Adi offers readers of theories and methods in American Studies with broad, multi-faceted knowledge of America as a complex, diverse and dynamic nation, and its relationship with the broader world, within the myth-and-symbol school and transnational/post-national American Studies in her book entitled “Teori-Teori dan Metode Pengkajian Amerika”. Adi’s systematic, coherent, comprehensive, and applicable presentation makes this book a required reading for exploring and understanding American Studies, particularly in relation to theories and methods in interdisciplinary studies.