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Mianani, Sindhy Sintya
Universitas Sanata Dharma
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The Questioning of the Concept of Masculinity in Joyce Lebra’s The Scent of Sake Mianani, Sindhy Sintya; Wardani, Elisa Dwi
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 18, No 1 (2018): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (716.806 KB) | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v18i1.1054

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Gender is the social construction of elaborating sex, which is supposed to be distinguished from the biological categories of being male or female. Gender is said to be a very complex phenomenon and one has to acquire it through the process of socialization. Sex itself determines gender, while gender determines gender roles, whether it is masculinity or femininity. This study discusses Joyce Lebra’s The Scent of Sake as a novel which portrays a violation to the concept of masculinity recognized in Japanese male gender roles, or also known as daikokubashira, through the analysis of its male character, Jihei. The discussion consists of the analysis of how Jihei is depicted as an unmasculine man in the novel. Then, followed by the discussion on the reason why Jihei’s unmasculine characteristics are considered as a form of violation to the concept of masculinity recognized in daikokubashira.The results of this study shows that Jihei is depicted as a man whose characteristics reject the masculine qualities expected by society. Thus, they are also said as questioning the concept of masculinity recognized in daikokubashira. Hence, it can be said that Joyce Lebra’s The Scent of Sake portrays and encourages masculinity as a mandatory characteristic which is supposed to be possessed by men, especially in patriarchal culture, but it also counts as a double-edged sword for them.Keywords: questioning, masculinity, ‘daikokubashira’ 
Lana Del Rey’s “Off to the Races” and Its Allusions to Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita Mianani, Sindhy Sintya
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 19, No 1 (2019): April
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No matter the era, ones always relate to the popular media whether it is literary words, song lyrics or movies. Yet, sometimes ones do not recognize the reference from a particular textual discourse swirling around them. From this premise,   Lana Del Rey’s “Off to the Races” is deemed as the perfect example of this issue. Lana Del Rey’s “Off to the Races” is an intriguing song, for its lyrics are said to have some relations to Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita. For her adaptation on Nabokov’s Lolita, Del Rey has been attacked for ostensible discrepancies on who Lolita really is. Thus, this study attempts to prove the relation between Lana Del Rey’s “Off to the Races” to Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita through Julia Kristeva’s theoretical ideas on intertextuality. The discussion of this study indicates that, indeed, there is a relation between Lana Del Rey’s “Off to the Races” to Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita. The lyrics of “Off to the Races” contains several lines and phrases indicating that Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita plays important role in its meanings. However, the some adaptations and reversal of the relationship between Lolita and Humbert in “Off to the Races” brings an entirely altered meaning to the song than the meaning in the original text.Keywords: intertextuality, lyrics, Lolita.
Co-Authors Elisa Dwi Wardani, Elisa Dwi