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VICTORIAN ERA IN GREAT EXPECTATIONS NOVEL BY CHARLES DICKENS (An Analysis of Wolfgang Iser’s Theory) Nurul Wahidah; Anisa Nur’aini
Nusantara Hasana Journal Vol. 4 No. 7 (2024): Nusantara Hasana Journal, December 2024
Publisher : Yayasan Nusantara Hasana Berdikari

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59003/nhj.v4i7.1266

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This research explores the Victorian era in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, using Iser’s theory The Act of Reading: A Theory of Aesthetic Response (1978). The theoretical framework of this study is the repertoire of the text. The research method is descriptive qualitative analysis. The main source of this study is the novel Great Expectations, published in 2002, which consists of 20 chapters and 484 pages. The research instrument is note-taking. Data collection techniques include reading, classification, and concluding. The data analysis method used is the reading method, the act of reading that conducted by the reader to produce the meaning. This study finds several significant achievements as a repertoire of the novel in the Victorian era, such as Revolution industry, wealth, social class, love, and gentlemanly ideals. These elements represent the repertoire of the text, captured in Great Expectations through the act of reading to evoke an aesthetic response.
ANALYSIS THE IMAGERY OF FATHER IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POEMS : ‘DADDY’ & ‘THE COLOSSUS’ Mita Permata Sari; Nurul Wahidah; Anisa Nur’Aini
Nusantara Hasana Journal Vol. 4 No. 7 (2024): Nusantara Hasana Journal, December 2024
Publisher : Yayasan Nusantara Hasana Berdikari

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59003/nhj.v4i7.1300

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This research analyzes the use of father imagery in Sylvia Plath's poems "Daddy" and "The Colossus," revealing how Plath depicts power, contradiction, and the complexity of her emotional relationship with her father through visual, auditory, and tactile imagery, reflecting deep personal trauma and turmoil. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive and interpretative approach. Data were collected through careful reading of the poems "Daddy" and "The Colossus," followed by an analysis of visual, auditory, and tactile imagery to uncover the meanings, symbolism, and emotional struggles that reflect Plath's relationship with her father. Based on the analysis of father imagery in Sylvia Plath's poems "Daddy" and "The Colossus," it was found that Plath uses visual, auditory, and tactile imagery to depict the power, brutality, and complexity of her emotional relationship with her father, Otto Plath, reflecting deep personal trauma and turmoil. The conclusion from the analysis of Sylvia Plath's poems "Daddy" and "The Colossus" shows the use of strong imagery to depict trauma and the complex relationship with her father, revealing themes of power, brutality, and emotional struggle, reflecting deep and significant personal experiences.