Jurnal bahasa, sastra, seni, dan pengajarannya
Vol. 52, No. 2

Circe’s struggle to fight against beauty standards in Madeline Miller’s Circe: A new criticism study

Pekerti, Mutiara Anugerah (Unknown)
Rosyidah, Usma Nur Dian (Unknown)
Datau, Rizal Oktovianto (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Aug 2024

Abstract

Beauty standards are a cultural technique used to determine what is considered beautiful. Circe, Madeline Miller's story, exhibits a type of bias known as the beauty standard. Circe, the novel's main character and the daughter of Helios, the Sun God, is the subject of this study. Circe, the main character in this story, is treated differently, especially by her siblings, because she lacks the beautiful ap-pearance and power of other Helios' children and ladies in her life. The goal of this study is to explain the cause of Circe's prejudice despite her upper-class status, the impact of beauty standards in Circe's life, and Circe's effort to combat beauty standards in society. This study was conducted using the New Criticism theory developed by W.K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley. The writer adopts a quali-tative descriptive method from the ground up. Circe encountered discrimination due to beauty standards, according to the findings of this study. Circe's appear-ance differed from that of most gods' progeny, so she did not meet these beauty standards. The writer then discovers the impact of these beauty standards on Cir-ce's life, as well as the numerous efforts Circe makes to defy the beauty standards that surround her.

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publication:jbs

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Arts Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Library & Information Science Other

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The Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that reports on all aspects language, literature, arts, and their relation to teaching, the aim of this journal is to highlight research and development leading to an ...