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Litera Kultura
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Litera Kultura : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies accepts articles within the scope of Literature and Cultural Studies. The journal is published three times in a year: April, August, and December.
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Stella's Motherhood in the Film Let Go (2024) Faradila, Aldona
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025): April
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Let Go (2024), a film, depicts complex motherhood through the character of Stella, a mother who experiences emotional challenges in the midst of a family on the verge of breaking apart. This study analyzed how Stella's motherhood is represented and how her motherhood influences the family relationship as a whole. Using Andrea O'Reilly's matricentric feminist approach, the study examined Stella's portrayal of motherhood through qualitative descriptive methods and film analysis, utilizing dialogue and visual elements to identify the influence of her motherhood on the family dynamic. The findings reveal that Stella's role as a mother is performed not only traditionally but also serves as an agent of transformation, creating a space for reconciliation between her husband and children. In conclusion, this study asserts that Stella’s maternal role plays a pivotal role in shaping the structure and bonds of the family in the film Let Go (2024).
Social Hierarchy in Kinema Citrus’s The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019) Muhammad Rizqullah Afflah, Ricco
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025): April
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This study examines the representation of social class in the anime The Rising of the Shield Hero within the framework of Pierre Bourdieu's theory of the reproduction of social life. The study examines comments on the Kingdom of Melromarc's hierarchical structure that influences the protagonists and what can be maintained in the ruling class, especially in the Church of Nobility and the Three Heroes. The study uses a qualitative content analysis method and focuses on the narrative elements in the anime, the interaction between characters, and the relationship between heroes. The result is the rigid hierarchical structure of Melromarc, which strengthens economic, cultural, and social capital, limits social mobility, and maintains the dominance of the elite. These studies are consistent with the concept of life and Bourdieu's square, illustrating the street power commentary on visible and invisible social mechanisms.
Dehumanization Toward Lucy Gray in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023): An Analysis of Alienation Novelita, Shabrina Sheila
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025): April
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Dehumanization is becoming a global issue nowadays and its reduction is spread through media technology, such as movies, to raise society’s awareness of the marginalized group. This research aims to identify the dehumanization mechanisms and how social inequality shapes the dehumanization of the main character in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023). This alienation theory proposed by Karl Marx (1974) is used as an approach in analyzing the data. This research analyzes dialogue transcripts as the main data and scenes as well as audio as secondary data to reveal the issues. The results of the analysis indicate that the dehumanization mechanisms of Lucy Gray are legalized by the authoritarian government of the Capitol which also alienates the lower class into objects of entertainment shows, dangerous entities, and tools of winning. Moreover, two categories of social inequality, namely powerlessness and social classification, show how power and social status generate dehumanizing mechanisms.
The Trace of Memories of the Vietnam War: The Struggle Facing the Trauma in Shirley Ann Grau's "Homecoming" Asri, Zietha; Sulistya Ningtyas
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025): April
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This study examines the trauma and memory associated with the Vietnam War experience in Shirley Ann Grau's short story "Homecoming," drawing on Paul Ricoeur’s narrative Theory, Maurice Halbwachs' Theory of collective memory, and Cathy Caruth's concept of trauma. The literary psychology approach analyzes how narration plays a role in individuals' struggle to confront trauma deeply rooted within. Specifically, Paul Ricoeur’s Theory is employed to depict the psychological struggle process in facing and overcoming trauma through narration as a medium of reflection and understanding of psychic wounds. Halbwachs' Theory explains how collective memory is formed by groups post-conflict, while Caruth's concept highlights trauma as an unresolved psychic wound profoundly affecting consciousness. The story portrays ongoing internal conflicts and wounds due to war trauma, as well as the crucial psychological struggle dynamics in the healing process. The findings affirm literature's vital role as a medium for reflecting historical memory, aiding post-conflict reconstruction, and enriching social interaction within society.
Michael Dante DiMartino's Hero's Journey of Avatar Korra: The Legend of Korra Muhamad Akbar Wardhany
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): August
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This study aims to analyze Korra's Hero's Journey in the series Avatar: The Legend of Korra and the character changes she undergoes through a series of events, using the Hero's Journey theory and a psychoanalytic approach. Specifically, this study delves into how Korra's internal emotional development mirrors the transformation within the Initiation stage. Data was collected from various sources such as books, journals, series dialogues, and websites. The findings indicate that Korra's internal emotional development during the Initiation stage indeed illustrates significant transformational aspects for her journey. This research is expected to provide further insight into the analysis of this series using the Hero's Journey approach.
Psychological Terror and Exploitation in Craig Mazin’s Chernobyl (2019) TV Series: A Marxist Literary Criticism Condro Wati, Salsabila
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): August
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This study analyses the representation of psychological terror and labor exploitation in Chernobyl (2019). This study adopted a Marxist theoretical approach, following Althusser’s perspective with the concept of the State Ideological Apparatus (SIA) and the State Repressive Apparatus (SRA). The research conduct content analysis on five episode: ‘1:23:45’, ‘Please Remain Calm’, ‘Open Wide, O Earth’, ‘The Happiness of All Mankind’, and ‘Vichnaya Pripyat’. The study findings indicate that the Soviet government in the Chernobyl TV series used psychological terror through strict surveillance, information manipulation, and ideological pressure to impose compliance. Scenes such as Sitnikov’s death and the dangerous tasks performed by the divers depict how the state packaged exploitation within a narrative of heroism. The study also shows that interventions against scientists like Legasov and Khomyuk were a means of state control over truth. The Chernobyl TV series works as a critique of authoritarian systems that sustain authority through lies, fear, and violence, thereby pointing to concludes that psychological terror is still a simple way to keep an eye on the workers and keep ideological hegemony in the modern era.    
Aether's Hero's Journey in Genshin Impact (2020) Alifagus Amri, Hanata Dhefa
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): August
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This study explores the depiction of the Hero's Journey, as outlined by Christopher Vogler, in the popular game Genshin Impact (2020), focusing on protagonist Aether's journey through the Mondstadt region. Using the Hero's Journey framework, this research analyzes how each stage-from “Ordinary World” to “Return with the Elixir” is represent in the quest, cutscenes, and character interactions in the game. In addition, it also investigates the role of character archetypes such as “Hero” to “trickster” in the quests Mondstadt region of Genshin Impact (2020). The result analysis that Aether is clearly depicted within the classical narrative structure twelve stages of the hero's journey which are Ordinary World, The Call of Adventure, Refusal of the Call, Meeting With The Mentor, Crossing the Threshold, Tests, Allies, and Enemies, Approach to the Inmost Cave, The Ordeal, Reward, The Road Back, The Resurrection, Return with the Elixir
Negative Traits of Queen Jadis in C. S. Lewis’ the Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew Ariyani, Luh Tu; Suwastini, Ni Komang Arie; Artini, Ni Nyoman; Agustini, Dewa Ayu Eka; Rismadewi, Ni Wayan Monik; Pradana, Wayan Radita Yuda; Rewa, Gde Arys Bayu
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As an antagonist in C.S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew, Queen Jadis is narratively required to be depicted as a negative character. This study aimed to analyze Queen Jadis’ negative traits and how they strengthened her role as an antagonist through textual analysis in Miles, Huberman, and Saldana’s interactive qualitative data analysis model. The study showed that Queen Jadis was depicted as ruthless, arrogant, authoritarian, and cowardly, creating conflict and tension in the storyline. Queen Jadis was depicted as ruthless and arrogant to those weaker than her. She destroyed the entire world of Charn by using the Deplorable Word for her desires. When brought to the human world, she showed a dominant trait and used her power to control others. Her cowardice was most strongly shown when she fled at the sign of defeat. While these results show that Queen Jadis’s characterizations made her a proper antagonist for the children-heroes in the novel, her failure in conquering the worlds beyond Charn and loss of magical power function as punishment for these negative traits, sending a moral message to avoid building evil characters for the readers.
Dismantling the Binaries in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953) Hayya Syahrur Romadhon
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): August
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The researcher discussed two problems that exist in Fahrenheit 451 novel by pointing out the binary opposition and dismantling them. The Object that was used for this research is Novel by Ray Bradbury titled “Fahrenheit 451”. The narrative revolves around its main character namely Montag and other major characters in facing problems of their world. The method that was used is Jaques Derrida’s binary oppositions and deconstruction theory. Derrida was critical to structuralist approach in dismembering literature works that he stated if they were consist of Binary Opposition. As he stated with his deconstruction method, meaning in text was not universal as it forms resemblance of hierarchy structure which he called Binary Opposition. In Derrida’s concept of Binary Opposition, by analyzing the privileges of Dominant Meaning, the disadvantages of Subordinate Meaning and the instability between paired terms can deconstruct the Binary Oppositions that present in the book. Thus, new interpretation of meanings can give true meaning of being arbitrary. The results in finding Binary Opposition in Novel Fahrenheit 451 are the followings: Independent Woman vs Housewife, Expelled Educated Group vs Uneducated Citizen, Collective Issues vs Individual’s Problems, Job vs Avocation, Taught vs Self-taught, Pleasure vs Pain. Turns out, the researcher is able to dismantle it by reversing the subordinate terms and displacing binary opposition. As a conclusion, Deconstruction theory seeks to disprove commonly accepted notions and present alternatives that may appear contradictory to some. Different points of view may be ignored, despite the fact that truth is commonly taken for granted, suggesting the truth can be subjective.  
Revenge and Killer Instinct in The Menu (2022) Movie: A Jungian Criticism Handika, Violita Putri
LITERA KULTURA : Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): August
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The Menu (2022) movie attracts attention with its psychological thriller genre, directed by Mark Mylod, which tells the story of a luxurious experience in an exclusive restaurant. The aims of this study are to describe the depiction of Julian Slowik's persona and shadow as a Chef shown in the movie, and to analyze the conflict between persona and shadow that influences his extreme actions towards the guests in his restaurant. The data source of this research comes from the movie The Menu (2022), with the data consisting of scene captures and dialog. This research uses a psychoanalytic approach with a focus on Carl Jung's archetypes, specifically the concept of Persona and Shadow. The findings show that the depiction of Chef Slowik's persona includes: the leader, professional, perfectionist, and respectable. On the other hand, his shadow depiction includes: anger, vengeful, desperate, and manipulative. The projection of Chef Slowik's shadow onto the guests reflects the conflict between persona and shadow, which creates inner tension that leads to acts of revenge, as a result of his inability to accept his shadow.

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