JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE
Vol 4, No 1: May 2022

KINDS OF FRIENDSHIP IN JAMES DASHNER’S NOVEL THE DEATH CURE

Dewan Septian (Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara)
Pardi Pardi (Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 May 2022

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the kinds of friendship in James Dashner’s novel The Death Cure. Most importantly, true friendship stands for a relationship free of any judgments. In a true friendship, a person can be themselves completely without the fear of being judged. It makes you feel loved and accepted. This kind of freedom is what every human strives to have in their lives. The data are taken from the novel by using descriptive analysis. The method used is descriptive qualitative method. The results show that there are three kinds of friendship found in the novel. They are friendship of utility, friendship of pleasure and friendship of virtue. Friendship of utility gives the protagonist an advantage in finding the cure. Friendship of pleasure brings the protagonist happiness in life. Meanwhile, friendship of virtue gives the protagonist a convenient life. A good friendship should give a comfortable feeling and form better human beings.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

journaloflanguage

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Language (JoL) is an open access and a peer reviewed scientific journal covering research reports in linguistics, literature or language teaching, and critical evaluations of books on the related areas published by Faculty of Literature, Islamic University of North Sumatra (UISU), Medan, ...