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THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BYRONIC HERO IN THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE NOVEL LOKI: WHERE MISCHIEF LIES BY MACKENZI LEE: A MICHAEL RIFFATERRE’S SEMIOTIC ANALYISIS Meitha Charissa Amalia Putri; Ni Made Widisanti; Shita Dewi Ratih P
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 4, No 2 (2022): Volume 4 Number 2 2022
Publisher : Universitas Pakuan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v4i2.6356

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Byronic hero is a type of Romantic Hero that was popular in the Romantic period in the 19th century. The purpose of this research is to identify Loki as a Byronic Hero in Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee. This research uses qualitative analysis methods with a structuralism approach, which focused on intrinsic elements of the novel such as character and characterization, conflicts, and symbols. By applying Michael Riffaterre’s theory of semiotics, this research describes the character traits of Byronic Hero through heuristic and hermeneutic readings on Loki’s character describes the meaning of the symbols "godseye mirror" and "norn stones" on Loki's character, and  also matrices and hypograms in the novel. The results of the research prov that Loki is a Byronic Hero in Loki: Where Mischief Lies. Keywords: Byronic Hero; heuristic and hermeneutic readings; matrices; hypograms.
The Female Main Character’s Struggle against Gender-Based Subordination in Abi Daré’s The Girl with the Louding Voice Claudia Anwar; Shita Dewi Ratih P; Agnes Setyowati
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 5, No 1 (2023): Issue 1
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v5i1.8194

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This research discusses the struggle of the main character to get freedom in the novel The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré. The objective of this research is to reveal the gender-based discrimination in the form of subordination experienced by the main character. In addition, this research also shows the main character’s efforts to terminate the subordination and free herself from it. This qualitative research uses descriptive analysis method as well as library research through feminism perspective. The research finding reveals that the main character experiences gender-based discriminations in the form of subordination but eventually succeeds in getting her freedom.Keywords: freedom, subordination, feminism, struggle, female main character.