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Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies (JELLS)
Published by Universitas Negeri Makassar
ISSN : -     EISSN : 25484575     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
JELLS is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting the studies of English language, English literature, and English language teaching. It publishes conceptually and/or empirically based studies in those three major fields.
Arjuna Subject : Seni dan Humaniora - Bahasa dan Linguistik
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT SATIRE AS IDEOLOGICAL CRITIQUE IN TAIKA WAITITI’S JOJO RABBIT: A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS Cindy Miwi Lestari; Abd. Halim
Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies Vol 4, No 2 (2026): Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies (JELLS)
Publisher : Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/jells.v4i2.88150

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This study examines the construction and pragmatic functions of satire in Taika Waititi’s film Jojo Rabbit (2019). It addresses two questions: (1) what forms of satire are represented in selected scenes, and (2) what pragmatic functions do these satirical representations perform in criticizing Nazi ideology and wartime indoctrination? The study employed a descriptive qualitative design. The data consisted of eight purposively selected scenes containing verbal irony, incongruity, exaggeration, parody, understatement, or contrasts between literal expression and contextual meaning. Data were collected through repeated viewing, transcription, timestamping, and contextual note-taking. The analysis combined Abrams and Harpham’s distinction between direct and indirect satire with a pragmatic interpretation of utterances, co-text, speaker relationships, narrative situations, and socio-historical context. The findings show that direct satire exposes prejudice through explicit reversal and confrontational responses, whereas indirect satire operates through incongruous characterization, naïve dialogue, parody, understatement, and visual contrast. Across both forms, satire performs four interconnected functions: exposing dehumanizing propaganda, reducing ideological authority to absurdity, destabilizing indoctrinated beliefs, and restoring empathy through the recognition of shared humanity. The study argues that the film’s satire constructs ideological criticism not by trivializing history, but by using the interaction between humor and context to represent extremist reasoning as contradictory and morally indefensible. These findings contribute to pragmatic studies of cinematic discourse by demonstrating that satirical meaning emerges from the relationship among utterances, narrative situations, character knowledge, and historical ideology.
XENOPHOBIC HOSTILITY IN “NO ESCAPE”: A MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS Muh. Mufli Mu'afi Muin; Akhmad Affandi
Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies Vol 4, No 2 (2026): Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies (JELLS)
Publisher : Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/jells.v4i2.88151

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Xenophobic hostility in film is constructed not only through spoken language but also through visual action, spatial organisation, character movement, and narrative context. Although hate speech has been widely examined in online communication, less attention has been given to the multimodal representation of hostility toward foreigners in fictional films. This study examines how xenophobic hostility is verbally framed and audiovisually represented in John Erick Dowdle’s No Escape (2015). Using qualitative multimodal textual analysis, the study analysed the film and a synchronized English subtitle file to verify dialogue, timestamps, identity targets, and relevant narrative contexts. Data were selected when foreign status or nationality was clearly connected to collective labelling, blame, threats, pursuit, exclusion, or violence. The analysis identified ten sequences, consisting of four verbal or reported-verbal manifestations and six audiovisual manifestations. Verbal hostility was represented through the collective identification of foreigners, a reported collective death threat, the slogan “Blood for water,” and the directed threat “Find you, I kill you.” Audiovisual hostility appeared through the invasion of the hotel, physical targeting of foreign occupants, rooftop confinement, forced displacement, exclusion from safe public space, sustained pursuit, and coercive violence. The findings show that the film develops xenophobic hostility as a narrative progression from political-economic grievance and collective blame to individual targeting, spatial exclusion, and physical violence. The study concludes that multimodal analysis is necessary for distinguishing hostile speech from related visual and behavioural manifestations in film.
FROM ALIENATION TO ACCEPTANCE: A MESSAGE FROM THE BUTTERFLY MOSQUE M. Faqih Azam Majid; Defi Yulia Hardiana; Zulfi Zumala Dwi Andriani; M. Tazkiya syah
Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies Vol 4, No 2 (2026): Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies (JELLS)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/jells.v4i2.70025

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AbstractThis research aims to determine the form of Wilson's life journey in the novel "The Butterfly Mosque" finds his identity in a different country in terms of race, ethnicity, and customs based on real life from alienation to receiving the message: from the butterfly mosque. To obtain this analytical data, researchers used qualitative descriptive methods. The story focuses on Wilson's experiences as an American Muslim woman trying to find a balance between her Western identity and her new Islamic life. She also shared the difficulties she faced in dealing with differences in culture and beliefs, and how she tried to understand and accept these differences in everyday life. The religious identity in question is a journey of search and acceptance, a change from doubt and confusion to confidence and peace on Wilson's journey. Moreover, Wilson provides an in-depth perspective on how someone can find an authentic religious identity despite being amidst the tension between two very different worlds. The results of the analysis show that The Butterfly Mosque is not only a story of religious conversion, but also a bridge that shows how individual experiences can transcend cultural boundaries and create space for dialogue, tolerance, and understanding between civilizations. This book is relevant for readers interested in issues of identity, globalization, and intercultural relations.

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