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Jurnal of Art
Published by Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas
ISSN : -     EISSN : 29623367     DOI : 10.54367
Core Subject : Education,
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
Muse: Journal of Art is an information platform that contains scientific research articles, literature studies, ideas, theory applications, critical analysis studies, and other research in the field of English Literature. Muse: Journal of Art is published twice a year, July and January, published by the English Literature Study Program of Santo Thomas Catholic University Medan.
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CULTURAL IDENTITY CRISES IN JESSICA HAGEDORN’S DOGEATERS Rosa Maria Simamora
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 1 Juli 2022
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This research reveals cultural identity crises in Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters. As an American Book Award Winner, Hagedorn represents certain countries undergoing the crises through phenomena such as excessive consumerism, sexual and drug abuses, and corrupt government. This is a library research where all data are taken from the library through extensive reading and internet browsing, and applies socio-cultural and mimetic approaches. Mimetic approach proposing by Abrams views that literature is the imitation of the real world, while socio-cultural approach proposing by Grebstein assumes that literary works cannot be fully understood apart from the culture or milieu that produces it. Cultural identity crises is focused on consumerism, drug and sexual abuses, corrupt goverment shown through characters, plot, point of view, image, language, and references. This research finds that Jessica Hagedorn in her novel Dogeaters vividly and beautifully conveys cultural identity crises undergoing by the ex-colonized countries, besides, crises is the result of negative impacts of globalization
SOCIAL UPHEAVALS IN KHUSHWANT SINGH’S TRAIN TO PAKISTAN Linus Rumapea
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 1 Juli 2022
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This is a study of Khushwant Singh’s novel Train to Pakistan which is seen as the reflection of social upheavals.The novel shows that people of different religions live together peacefully, but they are divided into enmity groups who kill each other having provoked by some irresponsible actors. They spread hatred issues of accusation and conspiracy and persons of high position and power intentionally let situation become worse to get the benefit. Brotherhood, neighborhood, and friendship disappear replaced by prejudice, hatred, and enmity. Conspiracy and provocation are the sources of tragedy where deaths are vanity, and ruins are regretful. These are intolerable condition of humanity all people have to prevent to happen and to take lessons of what the novel reflects
THE FUNCTIONS OF NOUN CLAUSES IN LET’S LEARN ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS Bonar Gurning
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 1 Juli 2022
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This study examines the functions of noun clauses in Let’s Learn English textbooks from the first grade until the third grade. The data are examined by using distributional method proposed by Sudaryanto (1988). The data are classified based on their functions as proposed by Quirk et al (1985). Noun clauses have nine functions, they are subject, direct object, subject complement, object complement, prepositional complement, adjectival complementation, extraposed subject, appositive, and adverbial. The result of the analysis shows that the frequencies of noun clauses in the first grade until the third grade textbooks are not stable. This will make students can not fully understand about the functions of noun clauses. Therefore, Let’s Learn English as a teaching material is inadequate in providing lesson about types and functions of noun clauses.
SOCIAL OPPRESION IN MULK RAJ ANAND’S UNTOUCHABLE Wirayana Sipayung; Rosa Maria Simamomora
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 1 Juli 2022
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This is a study of Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable as the representation of social oppression. The novel shows that social oppression is felt as the impacts of poverty and stigmatization. This is library research and applies mimetic theory proposed by M.H. Abrams. Mimetic approach looks literary work as the imitation of natural aspects and replication of world life. The oppression which is represented by outcast characters feel oppressed because they do not have access to public facilities, education, health service, and job. They are not allowed to use public facilities such as well, temple, road, and get good job because they are poor, considered virus and cursed. They become the victims of stigmatization, prejudice, exile, and hatred
CHARLES DICKENS’GREAT EXPECTATIONS AS THE REPRESENTATION OF HUMAN GUILT AND SHAME Indah Sari Karo-Karo
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 1 Juli 2022
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The research discusses guilt and shame as reflected in Charles Dickens’s novel, Great Expectations. This novel portrays guilt and shame as self-conscious and evaluates emotions that occur in people life. This is a library research and applies mimetic approach seing that literary work is an imitation or reflection of presentation of the real life. The analysis is focused on guilt and shame in which Dickens uses an orphan boy, Pip as the representation of thse two feelings. He feels guilty of his snobbery and snobbishness his family and shame of his low origin. These two feelings bring about inner conflict to him but it also gives an enlightenment to evaluate himself. Through research it is concluded that Charles Dickens through his novel Great Expectations vividly portrays guilt and shame in human life. Guilt feeling arises fromreaction of disapproved act while shame is reaction when one feels weak and inferior to others and disappointed about something inside, our basic nature
SELF-LIBERATION IN JODI PICOULT’S MY SISTER’S KEEPER Rosa Maria Simamora; Yolanda Silaban
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 2 Januari 2023
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The research is self-liberation in Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper. The novel represents people especially teenagers who want to liberate themselves from parents’ power, unfair treatment, fear and feeling guilty, to get medial emancipation and through sisterhood. This is a library research and applies mimetic theory proposed by Abrams saying that literature is an imitation of the real world. Liberation from parents' power is represented by Anna when she liberates herself by suing her mother because of making her as a donor to save her sister. Liberation from parents’ unfair treatment is represented by Anna and Jesse. Anna feels that she is treated unfairly by her mother because her mother has born Anna just for Kate needs a donor, and Jesse feels that he is treated unfairly because he does not get his parents’ attention. Liberation from fear and feeling guilty is represented by Sara and Campbell. Sara who is initially afraid of losing her daughter, Kate, is finally able to accept the reality and also feels guilty when Anna died because she had made Anna as a donor for Kate. Campbell liberates himself from his fear and over-thinking, he realizes that he has been wrong for hiding his epilepsy from the people around him, especially Julia. Liberation to get medical emancipation is represented by Anna and Kate. Anna wants to liberate herself to get medical emancipation so she can survive without having to donate anything to Kate. Kate wants to liberate herself to get her medical emancipation through Anna to refuse any kind of medical treatments because of giving up living. Liberation through sisterhood is represented by Anna who liberates herself because her sister, Kate forbids her to donate her kidney so Kate can go peacefully and Anna can live a normal life without having to worry about Kate anymore. In conclusion, the author, Jodi Picoult in her novel My Sister’s Keeper vividly portrays the condition of people who have right to possess their bodies even though they have to take legal action to sue families to get mutual understanding and advantages.
GRIEF AND AFFECTION IN JOHN MICHAEL GREEN’S THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Linus Rumapea; Alan Fernando
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 2 Januari 2023
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The research is about grief and affection in John Michael Green’s The Fault in Our Stars. The novel is seen as the representation of people who undergo grief but can cope with by getting affection from others. This is a library research and applies mimetic theory proposed by Abrams saying that it is the explanation of art as essentially an imitation of aspects of the universe. However, literature as an art does not merely imitates the universe but it creates a new world that is taken from the real world. It means the story is reflects a real life through the literary work. The analysis is focused on grief and affection which represented by the characters Hazel Grace Lancaster, Augustus Waters, Isaac, Hazel’s parents and Augustus’ parents where they live their days with the fear of death, pain, and oblivion yet they try to figure out how to overcome their fear through affect each other. In conclusion, John Michael Green in his novel vividly portrays grief and affection.
THE SUPERIORITY OF THE WHITES IN LEOROI JONES’THE DUCTMAN Pioro Benevolent Lariesto
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 2 Januari 2023
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This journal will primarily discuss about ambivalence and undecidability within a binary opposition which can be found in LeRoy Jones’ work titled The Dutchman. This study is based upon Derrida’s deconstructive theory, with the intention to perform a critical analysis towards said drama using an extrinsic approach. The problem in this study will be answered using qualitative approach. The result of the research towards the binary opposition shows that each binary opposition possesses ambivalence. This ambivalence then becomes a trait of undecidability in the text. The conclusion of this study is that the texts do shows undecidability and shows the “white skin superiority” ideology.
CODE SWITCHING IN SOCIAL MEDIA Jon Piter Situmorang; Jojor Christa Sinaga
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 2 Januari 2023
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This article deals with Code Switching in Social Media. The objectives of this research are to find out the kinds and the reasons of using code switching in social media. The sources which used in collecting the data are four social media they are Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter. This research used the qualitative analysis to carry out the study. The result of the analysis shows that there are three kinds of code switching and five the reasons of doing code switching: they are interjection, to reflect social status, Prestige and trend, lack of vocabulary, and topics. And based on the analysis of the study, it is found that the highest number of the kinds of code switching is intra sentential code switching which attain 48 data. The main reasons of the users in social media doing code switching is prestige and trends which attain 25 data and the most significances used code switching in social media is instagram which attain 29.
VERBAL COMPLEMENTS IN ENGLISH AS FOUND IN THE JAKARTA POST Bonar Gurning; Suryaningsih Situngkir
Muse: Jurnal of Art Volume 1 Nomor 2 Januari 2023
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This study deals with Verbal Complements as Found in The Jakarta Post issued in September 23, 2010. The objective of the study is to find out the functions of verbal complements in the sentences found in The Jakarta Post. Speaking of verbal complements, the writers use the theory of Aarts and Aarts to analyze the data. Aarts and Aarts distinguish the verbal complements into six types: direct object (DO),indirect object (IO), benefactive object (BO), subject attribute (SA), object attribute(OA), and predicator complement (PC). In accomplishing this study, the writers took the data from The Jakarta Post and choose the sentences that contain verbal complements. So, the total number are 225 data. Verbal complements which function as direct object are 92 data, verbal complements which function as indirect object are 12 data, verbal complements which function as benefactive object are 15 data, verbal complements which function as subject attribute are 72 data, verbal complements which function as object attribute are 25 data and verbal complements which function as predicator complement are 9 data. The result of analysis shows that the sentences in The Jakarta Post using verbal complements functioning as direct object (DO) is the highest rank, and followed by subject attribute (SA), object attribute (OA), benefactive object (BO), indirect object (IO) and predicator complement (PC). Predicator complement form of prepositional phrase, finite clause and non finite clause are not found in the data.

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