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Quakerisme Dalam Film Dan Teater Amerika: The Triumphs Of Love (1795), The Quack Quakers (1916), Dan High Noon (1952) Syofyan, Donny
Jurnal Ceteris Paribus Vol 2 No 2 (2023)
Publisher : Faculty of Humanities, Andalas University, Padang, West Sumatra in cooperation with Kato Institute.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jcp.v2i2.15

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Considering that Quakers have been used as important characters in American performance culture, this essay provides numerous examples of Quakers as represented in American theater and film: John Murdock’s play The Triumphs of Love (1795), Harry F. Millarde’s lost silent film The Quack Quakers (1916), and the Academy Award winning film High Noon (1952). In a paradoxical manner, in each of these productions ranging from farce to serious drama, Friends are shown as either claiming or as striving for unattainable moral and religious human ideals, but also as an exemplary community of individuals against which other Americans might and should be measured.
Fashioning the Self: Reinvention as Depicted in Jennifer Down's "Bodies of Light" Syofyan, Donny
Jurnal Ceteris Paribus Vol 3 No 1 (2024)
Publisher : Faculty of Humanities, Andalas University, Padang, West Sumatra in cooperation with Kato Institute.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jcp.v3i1.29

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A recent study has identified the key factors that contribute to the themes explored in Jennifer Down's award-winning novel, Bodies of Light. The book has received literary criticism for its portrayal of human bondage, vulnerability, and social distinction, making these themes the primary focus of the study. By delving into the underlying themes and attributions within the novel, this analysis has provided valuable insights into the story. Notably, the study has shed light on the power dynamics between male characters, and the protagonist's struggle with pain, emotional trauma, and poignancy. Furthermore, previous research has highlighted the connections between the novel's exploration of existential crisis and identity. Keywords: Human Bondage, Emotional Investment, Vulnerability, Childhood Grief, Emotional Instability.
The Survival of the Script: Disavowal and the Persistence of the Symbolic Order in The Last One Oktariza, Dodi; Syofyan, Donny
Krinok:Jurnal Linguistik Budaya Vol 9, No 2 (2025): Desember
Publisher : Universitas Muara Bungo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36355/krinok.v9i2.1956

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This study provides a psychoanalytic exploration of Alexandra Oliva’s novel The Last One (2016), examining the protagonist Zoo’s psychological endurance through a global pandemic. By utilizing a qualitative symptomatic reading of the text, the research investigates how Zoo maintains her equilibrium by adhering to the "Symbolic Order" of a reality television show even as the "Real" foundations of civilization collapse. Central to this analysis is the mechanism of fetishistic disavowal, expressed through the formula "I know very well, but nevertheless," which allows the protagonist to reframe catastrophic evidence—such as corpses and societal decay—as elaborate production "props" and scripted "challenges" (Žižek, 1997; Oliva, 2016).The findings reveal that Zoo’s survival is predicated on an "internalized gaze" and a persistent performance for an imagined audience, illustrating the profound power of mediated narratives over visceral reality (Lacan, 1978). However, the study also identifies the "Abject" as the ultimate point of psychological failure, where maternal anxiety and sensory intimacy finally pierce her symbolic shield (Kristeva, 1982). Ultimately, this article argues that The Last One serves as a haunting allegory for a hyperreal culture, demonstrating that the human psyche may prioritize a constructed "Script" to defer the trauma of the unassimilable Real.
The Self-Appointed Jury: Punitive Sentiment And Prosocial Aggression In Christie’s Orient Express Syofyan, Donny
Krinok:Jurnal Linguistik Budaya Vol 9, No 2 (2025): Desember
Publisher : Universitas Muara Bungo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36355/krinok.v9i2.1955

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This study presents a biocultural analysis of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express (1934) through the theoretical lens of Literary Darwinism. While traditional scholarship often focuses on the novel’s formalist "puzzle-box" structure, this research explores the underlying evolutionary pressures that drive its unconventional resolution. By utilizing key concepts such as inclusive fitness, altruistic punishment, and reciprocal altruism, the article argues that the narrative functions as a cognitive simulation of ancestral justice.The findings reveal that the "Armstrong Circle" operates as a surrogate kinship unit responding to a catastrophic fitness insult—the murder of a child. The collective execution of the predator, Cassetti, is analyzed as a biological correction triggered by an evolved punitive sentiment when formal legal structures fail. Furthermore, the study interprets Hercule Poirot’s final acquittal of the killers as a biocultural compromise, where the detective’s "modular mind" recognizes the validity of proximal biological imperatives over distal social laws. Ultimately, this research suggests that the novel’s enduring global popularity stems from its profound alignment with the fundamental evolutionary heritage and moral intuitions of the human species.Keywords: literary darwinism, inclusive fitness, altruistic punishment, biocultural compromise, cheater detection, fictive kinsh