<![CDATA[Putting self-autonomy of a man as the rational subject itself is an extreme while putting a dependency of rational human subject within themselves in relation to psychological, socio-economic is the other extreme. This study aims at explaining how the main character, Minke in the narrative discourse address these two extremes. The data in this research were in the form of text units which were analyzed using Buhler semiotic model. The results of the study showed that there are three ways used by the subjects to express themselves, namely (1) symptomic way, which was expressed through the validity claims of honesty; (2) the signalic way, shown through the regulative speech using normative validity of accuracy; and (3) the symbolic way, done through the objective validity of truth claims.The findings imply that the subject’s orientations in doing communicative speech acts are the achievement of self-understanding and rational agreement without violence.]]>
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