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The Subtextual Elements of Surprise in Jack Douglas’ Test Rocket Pasopati, Rommel Utungga; Mohammed, Khaled Ahmed; Hizbullah, Akmal Dafa; Wirnoto, Yasmine Azzah Adillah; Salsabiyla, Raddine; Wijaya, Kusuma
Gudang Jurnal Multidisiplin Ilmu Vol. 2 No. 10 (2024): GJMI - OKTOBER
Publisher : PT. Gudang Pustaka Cendekia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59435/gjmi.v2i10.922

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This article exposes the matters of elements of surprise in Jack Douglas’ flash fiction entitled Test Rocket. There is a space station sending a test rocket in which any animal may be sent with it. Meanwhile, the rocket comes back but with bigger postures and with a man in it. Through qualitative method and explorative approach, this paper analyses how the mission to other planet in Douglas’ story contains mysteries as well as subtextual surprises. The surprises could be stated as the mouse that is sent and returns as a man, the man is an alien, or the man is the alien waiting for further attacks by his people. The surprise is not clear but implied since audience is asked to think more about how people in the space station think about the test rocket. In conclusion, Test Rocket contains subtextual elements of surprise in which there are unexpected events after sending the mission to Mars. It can also be known that there will always be unbelievable and unexplainable things happening in space.
Kant’s Aesthetic Essentiality as Exposed on Selena Gomez’s Who Says Pasopati, Rommel Utungga; Firda, Erlis Hersetya; Ayu, Evangelin Rambu; Fahmi, Muhammad Abu Rijal; Salsabiyla, Raddine
Journal Corner of Education, Linguistics, and Literature Vol. 3 No. 3 (2024): February
Publisher : CV. Tripe Konsultan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54012/jcell.v3i3.253

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Beauty for women is crucial as an intersection of their desires, needs, and satisfactions. Who Says is a song by Selena Gomez released in 2011 that inspires women to be confident since beauty is actually essential. Immanuel Kant’s aesthetic essentiality underlines that beauty is not agreeable since it relies on its own essence. Then, how may Kant’s aesthetic essentiality see the position of beauty in Selena Gomez’s Who Says? Through qualitative method on cultural studies, this article exposes Kant’s perspective and Gomez’s song. Recent various beauty standards make women feel insecure, but the song encourages girls to be who they are and not let what other people say get to them. All women should ignore forceful beauty standards because any expectation could be detrimental to women’s self-esteem. In conclusion, the song shows that beauty is essential and could only be experienced by individuals, not by any beauty standard.