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Binary Opposition in Fast as The Wind Novel by Nat Gould Aritonang, Bangun Rizky Hanif
Linguistika Kultura Vol 11 No 2 (2022)
Publisher : English Study Program, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas, Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jlk.11.2.80-86.2022

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The purpose of this article is to reveal the binary opposition of Hector Woodridge, one of the characters in Nat Gould's novel Fast as the Wind. This article applies the qualitative method and objective approach. The data in this article were quotations such as words, texts, or sentences that were obtained from Fast as the Wind. This article will also focus on analyzing the character using Derrida's deconstruction theory. This article analyzed the character Hector Woodridge via binary opposition that provides a different view from the story. The findings show three opposite characteristics of Hector Woodridge. The previously fixed thoughts of Hector Woodridge are vengeful, sane, and grateful. After the previous view was deconstructed, the different views are forgiving, mad, and ungrateful. This article tried to signify the different views of Hector Woodridge through binary opposition.
The Consequences of Consumerism on American Society (1950s - 1990s) as Portrayed in Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club Aritonang, Bangun Rizky Hanif; Ferdinal, Ferdinal; Dewi, Chintya
Eralingua: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Asing dan Sastra VOL 9, NO 2 (2025): ERALINGUA (Article in Press)
Publisher : Makassar State University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/eralingua.v9i2.75935

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Abstract. This article analyzes the consequences of consumerism in American society as portrayed in Chuck Palahniuk’s novel Fight Club. This article aims to examine the portrayal of consumerism in the novel and its consequences in the context of American society. We use one of the Marxist critical theories of consumerism proposed by Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer. The analysis method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive method using Chuck Palahniuk’s novel Fight Club as the primary data source and other data sourced from some applicable sources were used as the secondary data to support the analysis. The article delineates three consequences of consumerism in the novel that portray the American society from the 1950s until the 1990s. The consequences include the standardization, pseudo-individuality, and commodity fetishism. They are mainly caused by the growth of consumerism since the end of World War II.Keywords: American society, consequences of consumerism, Fight Club,  literary portrayal