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REVIEWING PROTAGONIST’S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE IN A MOVIE: A CASE STUDY OF CARRY-ON (2024): AN ANALYSIS BASED ON SYD FIELD’S THREE-ACT STRUCTURE AND LAJOS EGRI’S CHARACTER DIMENSIONS Nurjanah; Todo Sibuea
DIALEKTIKA: JURNAL BAHASA, SASTRA DAN BUDAYA Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025): DECEMBER
Publisher : Prodi Sastra Inggris UKI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33541/dia.v12i2.7756

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This study explores how the film Carry-On (2024) is structured narratively and how its protagonist develops throughout the story using Syd Field’s Three-Act Structure and Lajos Egri’s Character Dimensions. As a thriller that follows Ethan Kopek, a young TSA officer dragged into a dangerous situation, the film presents a clear progression of conflict that makes it suitable for narrative and character analysis. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method by observing selected scenes, dialogues, and character interactions that show Ethan’s emotional, social, and psychological growth. The findings reveal that the film follows Field’s structure through the Setup, Confrontation, and Resolution, with each stage placing different pressures on Ethan that influence his decisions. Egri’s dimensions—physical, sociological, and psychological—also help illustrate how Ethan transforms from an anxious and overwhelmed officer into someone more confident, responsible, and emotionally grounded. Overall, this study concludes that combining narrative structure and character dimensions provides a clearer understanding of how the film builds tension and how the protagonist evolves throughout his journey.
REPRESENTATION OF DEFENSE MECHANISMS OF A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN: A CASE STUDY OF OLIVIA RODRIGO’S ALBUM SOUR (2021) Anggi Saidah Rahim Purnama Putri; Todo Sibuea
DIALEKTIKA: JURNAL BAHASA, SASTRA DAN BUDAYA Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025): DECEMBER
Publisher : Prodi Sastra Inggris UKI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33541/dia.v12i2.7773

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This research examines the lyrics of Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR album through Michael Riffaterre’s semiotic framework and Anna Freud’s defense mechanisms, complemented by Vaillant’s hierarchy. The research aims to identify both literal and connotative meanings by applying heuristic and hermeneutic readings, while also uncovering the unconscious emotions represented through figurative devices such as metaphor, irony, imagery, symbolism, and rhetorical expressions. Furthermore, the study explores the defense mechanisms reflected in the lyrics as psychological responses to emotional experiences such as heartbreak, jealousy, denial, and loss of self-worth. The findings indicate that the lyrics in SOUR employ intricate figurative language that functions as an expressive medium for emotional complexity and demonstrate the presence of defense mechanisms across immature, neurotic, and mature levels. These results show that popular music lyrics can serve as a rich academic object for linguistic and psychological inquiry, contributing to the advancement of literary studies, semiotics, and psychological criticism within the landscape of contemporary popular culture. Keywords: ​Unconscious emotions, defense mechanism, figurative language, semiotics.
Co-Authors Anggi Saidah Rahim Purnama Putri Nurjanah