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Rainbow : Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture Studies
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Rainbow journal has commitment to exchange and share ideas as well as research findings from researchers. Also, it provides the interdisciplinary forum for the most recent innovations, trends, concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of Literature, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies:
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Resisting the Untainted Lie: Rebellion and False Utopianism in The Scorch Trials Nawaful Raekhan
Rainbow : Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture Studies Vol. 14 (2025): Special Edition
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v14i.30556

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This article analyzes James Dashners The Scorch Trials by placing it within Tom Moylans framework of critical dystopian literature. It shows how WICKEDs utopian language masks genuinely oppressive practices and maps the narrative signs that still leave room for revolt. Through close reading and concept-driven interpretation, the study traces Moylans notions of the utopian mask, counter-memory, and critical hope, highlighting the tensions between WICKEDs propaganda, the scorched landscape, and the Gladers fragmented recollections and covert defiance. Results indicate that the novel exposes the gap between WICKEDs redemptive claims and its brutal methods while keeping open the prospect of brighter futures steered by individual and collective action. In doing so, the text delivers a sharp critique of biopolitical governance, ecological ruin, and weaponized optimism, echoing warnings found in present-day debates about authoritarian politics and crisis capitalism. By testing Moylans concepts within young adult fiction, the article broadens dystopian studies, affirms the genres power to interrogate hierarchies, and illustrates how narratives for younger readers still imagine plausible sites of resistance.
Utopia Of a Classless Society In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Marxist Study Faizal, Azriel Akbar; Puji Haryanti, Rahayu
Rainbow : Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture Studies Vol. 14 (2025): Special Edition
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v14i.31410

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This study addresses the problem of how Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reflects the dynamics of class struggle and the concept of a classless society through a Marxist perspective. The analysis employs a Marxist literary criticism framework to examine the narrative's portrayal of socioeconomic themes, focusing on the symbolic representation of the chocolate factory as a site of production and class interaction. The findings reveal that while the narrative suggests a meritocratic shift in power and advocates for moral integrity over wealth, it simultaneously exposes the underlying contradictions of a classless society. The presence of the Oompa-Loompas highlights the persistence of labor exploitation, questioning the authenticity of the proposed utopia and indicating that the narrative reinforces rather than fully resolves capitalist ideologies. The study concludes that Dahl's work, while promoting ideals of social mobility and equity, ultimately fails to achieve the Marxist vision of class eradication. Instead, it presents a diluted form of capitalism, masked as a fantasy, which invites critical reflection on the limitations of children's literature in addressing complex social issues.

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