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Dyah Kristyowati
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dyah@unpak.ac.id
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Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Budaya Jalan Pakuan No. 1 Kelurahan Tegallega Kecamatan Bogor Tengah Kota Bogor 16143
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Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture
Published by Universitas Pakuan
ISSN : -     EISSN : 26570696     DOI : https://doi.org/10.33751/albion
Journal Albion Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture. Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language and Culture with registered number e-ISSN 2657-0696 invites submission of studies co-authored by faculty, students, and or community partners in the areas of English literature, linguistic, and culture. Journal Albion: Journal of English Literature, Language and Culture accepts articles in any literary related subjects and any research methodology that meet the standards established for publication in the journal The articles must be written in English. Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language and Culture is published twice a year in April and October by The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Pakuan University. It has been published biannually since January 2019. Any submitted paper will be reviewed by reviewers. The review process employs a double-blind review that the reviewer does not know the identity of the author, and the author does not know the identity of the reviewers.
Articles 154 Documents
CULTURAL CONFLICT EXPERIENCED BY THE CENTRAL CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL CRAZY RICH ASIAN BY KEVIN KWAN Eva Monica; Ni Made Widisanti S; Sari Rejeki
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 2, No 2 (2020): Issue 2
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v2i2.2476

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Cultural conflict can occur because the diversity of cultures, religions, and races. When we refuse to learn about other cultures, stereotype, misinterpretation and tendency to change attitudes toward other ethnicity might happen. The purposes of this thesis is to explore the cultural conflict and the settlement in Kevin Kwans novel Crazy Rich Asian. This novel presents Rachel Chu and Nicholas Young as the central character. The research is conducted by means of descriptive analysis method. The results shows that the cultural conflicts experienced by Rachel and Nick were caused by stereotypes, misunderstandings, ethnocentrism and materialism, a high sense of selfishness that made the conflict continue without any resolution.Keywords: Crazy Rich Asian; Cultural Conflict; Culture.
THE USE OF METAPHORS AS SOCIAL CRITICISM IN BILLIE EILISH OCONNELL AND FINNEAS OCONNELLS ALL THE GOOD GIRLS GO TO HELL AND THE BAD GUY Hagung Yudistiro Utomo; Henny Suharyati; Sari Rejeki
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 4, No 1 (2022): Issue 1
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v4i1.5247

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This study is aimed to identify the use of metaphors as social criticism in the songs All the good girls go to hell and Bad Guy by Billie Eilish OConnel and Finneas OÇonnel. The research approach in this study is descriptive qualitative. All the metaphors in the two songs indicate that the pattern of comparison or similarity is patterns of form and appearance, position in structure, function, and space and time. Furthermore, the classification of social criticism based on social problems are matters related to mental health and environmental issues. Metaphor functions not only as a medium for comparing or equating literal meaning with non-literal meaning, but it also functions as a medium for conveying social criticism in song lyrics.Keywords: figurative language; metaphor; song; social criticism.
PERSONALITY DYNAMICS OF LUCAS IN THE NOVEL MIRACLE ON 5TH AVENUE BY SARAH MORGAN Ai Asmanah; Henny Suharyati; Shita Dewi Ratih P
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 2, No 1 (2020): Issue 1
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v2i1.1795

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This study examines the personality dynamics of the character, Lucas, in the novel Miracle on 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan. The purpose of this study are: 1) Describing the character, Lucas, who experienced personality dynamics. 2) Describing the causal factors, the impact on the character and the completion of the personality dynamics of the character Lucas based on the psychoanalysis theory of  Sigmund Freud.  The presentation methodin this research is  qualitative descriptive method, namely data analysis in the form of descriptive literature. The results of the study are described as follows: (1) Lucas is a criminal book writer whose life is suffering from being abandoned by loved ones and work pressures. (2) As a result of the causes of the conditions of his life, the personality dynamics of the character Lucas occur, starting from anxiety, life instincts (eros), and death instincts (thanatos). Anxiety comes when the anxiety and despair that are felt due to being abandoned by his beloved wife give rise to  death instincts in the character Lucas to end his life. However, the presence of Eva, the character who is able to change Lucass life, dominated his life instincts by the id system in the form of his desire or libido towards Eva and also his efforts to survive for a better life. Keywords: Personality Dynamics, Figure, Psychoanalysis
TYPES AND FUNCTION OF SATIRE IN RONNY CHIENGS STAND-UP COMEDY PERFORMANCE: AMERICA NEEDS MORE ASIANS (2019) AND EVERYTHINGS STUPID (2020) Mauritania H Subagyo; Sari Rejeki; Agnes Setyowati
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 3, No 2 (2021): Issue 2
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v3i2.4533

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The purpose of this research is to analyze types and functions of satire used in two of Ronny Chiengs stand-up comedy performances; America Needs More Asians (2019) and Everythings Stupid (2020). This study uses descriptive qualitative method with observation and note-taking technique. The analysis show that the types of satire found in the utterances of Ronny Chieng are; satire (15), cynicism (7), sarcasm (3), and innuendo (2).  The satire functions as ridiculing of thoughts and ideas, sarcasm, laughing at ideas and habits and understating facts. Satire is used in the stand-up comedy as a critic, specifically for Caucasians, African Americans and Asians.Keywords: satire, type and function, stand-up comedy
MODERN SLAVERY IN THE MEMOIR HIDDEN GIRL BY SYIMA HALL: A REVIEW ON THE MAIN CHARACTER Mutiara Magdalena; Agnes Setyowati H; Ni Made Widisanti S
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 1, No 1 (2019): Issue 1
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v1i1.1122

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AbstractThe main topic in this research is modern slavery which is examined based on the study of the main character in Shyima Halls memoir: Hidden Girl. The process of this research involves the overall story, intrinsic elements: character and characterization, conflict, setting, and symbol, as well as extrinsic elements: perspective of cultural studies focusing on class and the understanding of modern slavery. This qualitative research is conducted by applying descriptive analysis method along with library research technique, leading to the identification that class turns out to be the cause of modern slavery. The main character, Shyima, undergoes three forms of modern slavery: human trafficking, domestic slavery and child slavery. These experiences eventually forms her determination to fight against modern slavery individually, by becoming an anti-modern slavery activist.Keywords: class, main character, modern slavery, slavery
STRATEGIES FOR MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION: A STUDY OF INDONESIAN POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS Mia Rahmawati Yuwita
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 5, No 2 (2023): Issue 2
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v5i2.8900

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This study focuses on the multicultural communication strategies employed by Indonesian postgraduate students during their study abroad experience at a university in Melbourne, Australia. Multicultural communication, as the main focus of this research, refers to communication between participants from different lingua-cultural backgrounds or nations, where their different conceptualizations and perspectives may lead to potential miscommunication. To achieve the research objective successfully, a qualitative method, specifically a semi-structured interview, was adopted to collect the data. 4 Indonesian postgraduate students who studied abroad in Melbourne, Australia were interviewed and asked about their cross-cultural misunderstanding experience during their sojourn period in Australia. They were also asked how they negotiated meaning and overcame language barriers when they communicated with local Australians or other international students. The collected data were analyzed and discussed in reference to strategies for multicultural communication theoretical framework. The findings of this study demonstrate that the respondents implemented a range of strategies to achieve successful intercultural communication, and the observation of others was deemed as one of the most effective methods. The outcomes of this research could provide a useful reference for students who plan to study abroad, especially in Melbourne, Australia, on the various strategies they can use to have effective communication across cultures.
STORY FORMULA AND FEMINIST IDEOLOGY IN EAT PRAY LOVE NOVEL Kristyowati, Dyah; Suharyati, Henny; Jayawinangun, Roni
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 3, No 1 (2021): Issue 1
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v3i1.3342

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 Eat Pray Love novel by Elizabeth Gilberth tells the story of a woman's journey to herself in three countries over a period of one year. There are also countries visited are Italy, India and Indonesia. Her visit to the three countries was in order to find a balance in her life. This is evident from the interaction between the characters and the conflicts contained in the novel. The journey to the Italian state to explore the arts of fun, deepen the art of meditation and devotion in the country of India and balance the two in Bali Indonesia. Feminist ideology is seen in the main character of the novel as well as some other female figures mentioned in Elizabeth's novel taking the greatest step in her life to end her marriage and find her own life and happiness as a woman. In this novel also told a figure Indian girl named Tulsi who chose to continue his education in the middle of an environment that opposed women to have  high education.  Keywords: story formula; feminist ideology.
THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BYRONIC HERO IN THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE NOVEL LOKI: WHERE MISCHIEF LIES BY MACKENZI LEE: A MICHAEL RIFFATERRES SEMIOTIC ANALYISIS Amalia Putri, Meitha Charissa; Widisanti, Ni Made; Ratih P, Shita Dewi
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 4, No 2 (2022): Issue 2
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v4i2.6356

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Byronic hero is a type of Romantic Hero that was popular in the Romantic period in the 19th century. The purpose of this research is to identify Loki as a Byronic Hero in Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee. This research uses qualitative analysis methods with a structuralism approach, which focused on intrinsic elements of the novel such as character and characterization, conflicts, and symbols. By applying Michael Riffaterres theory of semiotics, this research describes the character traits of Byronic Hero through heuristic and hermeneutic readings on Lokis character describes the meaning of the symbols "godseye mirror" and "norn stones" on Loki's character, and  also matrices and hypograms in the novel. The results of the research prov that Loki is a Byronic Hero in Loki: Where Mischief Lies. Keywords: Byronic Hero; heuristic and hermeneutic readings; matrices; hypograms.
THE RELATIONSHIP OF WOMEN'S STEREOTYPE AND MASCULINITY THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL MOANA BY SUZANNA FRANCES Denisa Yunita; Agnes Setyowati H.; Ni Made Widisanti S
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 2, No 1 (2020): Issue 1
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v2i1.1800

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The main topic of this research is the relationship of stereotypes and masculinity of woman which is discussed based on a study of the main character in the novel Moana by Suzanna Francis. The research process uses intrinsic elements: characters, settings, conflicts, irony, and symbol, as well as extrinsic elements: gender, masculinity-femininity, stereotypes and symbolic violence. This research uses descriptive analytical methods and literature study techniques that produce stereotype findings that cause masculine trait of characters in the main character. The main character, suffered gender injustice of stereotypes and symbolic violence which can be seen from her fathers prohibition to let her go outside the reef. Upon the agreement, the main character was encouraged to go outside the reef by carrying out the mission of recovering and saving inhabitants of the village.Keywords: Masculine, stereotypes, gender injustice, symbolic violence, and woman.
NAVIGATING THE SPECTRUM OF HUMANITY IN AS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN (2018) BY SUSAN MEISSNER Ilham Ali, Muhammad; Ismail, Ismail; Pabur, Herminus Efrando
Journal Albion : Journal of English Literature, Language, and Culture Vol 6, No 1 (2024): Issue 1
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/albion.v6i1.9882

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This research aims to analyze the social situations and interpret quotes that express the social conditions and human value as reflected in the novel "As Bright as Heaven" amid the pandemic and World War 1. In this research, the writer used a qualitative method with a sociological approach. The primary data was collected from the novel, and the secondary sources were journals, e-books, and internet references. This research concludes that " As Bright as Heaven” is a novel exploring seven social situations. There were feelings, human values, hope and hopelessness, romance, death, moving, and after the pandemic. In each chapter, Meissner describes social situations based on their respective characters. Susan Meissner creates an emotionally rich and exciting story in this novel that highlights the strength of human beings in the face of tragedy through the characters' experiences and emotions.

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