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Journal of Mandalika Literature
ISSN : -     EISSN : 7455963     DOI : -
Core Subject : Humanities, Social,
Sebagai sarana penyebarluasan ilmu pengetahuan dan media komunikasi di kalangan masyarakat ilmiah, profesional, atau akademik.
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A Student Self-Presentation: A Dramaturgical Study of Student Regarding the Prohibition of Seclusion Saputri, Rimadini; Subaidi
Journal of Mandalika Literature Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Institut Penelitian dan Pengembangan Mandalika (IP2MI)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36312/jml.v7i1.6109

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Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) are educational institutions that primarily focus on moral guidance and Islamic religious knowledge. One of the rules is the prohibition of silence or dating for students within the pesantren environment. This study was conducted to determine the forms of dramaturgy carried out by students to circumvent these rules. This type of research is qualitative research with data collection methods through interview techniques. The theory used to analyze the interview results is the dramaturgy theory proposed by Erving Goffman. The results of this study are divided into two types of informants: students who do not have access to outside the pesantren and technology and students who have access to both. This study shows that the behavior of students who comply with the rules in the foreground is to avoid unnecessary interactions with students of the opposite sex. The behavior in the background shown by students who do not have access to outside the pesantren and technology is to make secret contact with students of the opposite sex. Students who have access to outside the pesantren and technology meet outside the pesantren environment, while within the pesantren they still maintain contact with their partners through instant messaging applications.
Tracing The Five Stages of Freytag's Pyramid in The Opera Batak Toba Sipiso Somalim Naomi Suryana Manurung; Sondang Manik; Zubil Ezer Sihite
Journal of Mandalika Literature Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Institut Penelitian dan Pengembangan Mandalika (IP2MI)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36312/jml.v7i1.6215

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This study aims to analyze the narrative structure of the Batak Toba Opera Sipiso Somalim by applying Gustav Freytag's Pyramid, thereby addressing the scarcity of structural literary analysis on Indonesian traditional performing arts. Employing a descriptive qualitative method with a narrative analysis approach, this research deconstructs the opera's plot based on its documented script and performance recordings. The analysis systematically classifies narrative events into Freytag's five stages: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, followed by an interpretive analysis of their cultural significance. The findings reveal that Sipiso Somalim adheres closely to the pyramidal structure. The exposition establishes the Batak Toba adat (customary law) and social order. The rising action intensifies through the protagonist's internal conflict between individual desire and communal obligations. The climax is marked by an irreversible decision that violates adat, leading to tragic consequences in the falling action. The resolution restores social equilibrium, albeit through loss, reinforcing collective moral values. This study confirms the cross-cultural applicability of Freytag's Pyramid, demonstrating that indigenous oral narratives possess sophisticated and systematic plot structures comparable to Western dramas. It provides a robust literary framework for analyzing traditional performances, thereby legitimizing Opera Batak as a valuable object of academic inquiry and contributing to the broader field of comparative narrative studies.