Lingua Scientia Journal
Vol. 28 No. 2 (2021)

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN INDONESIAN FOLKTALE’S TIMUN MAS AND DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Ima Masofa (SMP UNGGULAN AMANATUL UMMAH)
Irwan Sumarsono (PENS Language and Culture Centre, Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2021

Abstract

Abstract This study is a comparative literature that focuses on the differences of two literary works, namely Timun Mas and Beauty and the Beast. The study analyses the similarities and differences in two different cultures; Asian and Western cultures, by using American School theory. This research usesa qualitative method which was based on library research. The results of this study can be formulated as follows: 1) Both have similarities in facing the monster. (2) Both have differences in the way how the monster is described, and how the stories end; in Timun Mas, the monster is a green huge male, and in Beauty and The Beast, the monster is described as a huge animal. In Timun Mas, the story ends when the main character kills the monster, while in Beauty and The Beast, the main character marries to the monster. Keywords : Comparative Literature, monster, American School 

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Abbrev

JJBI

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Lingua Scientia is a journal committed to publishing studies in the area of foreign language teaching and learning and linguistics. It adopts diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives in exploring a wide range of current issues in foreign language teaching and linguistic studies. Subject ...