Skripsi

Rejecting the concept of ‘perfect human’: a semiotic study of the villains and heroes in howl’s moving castle novel / Balqis Terria Cardina

Abstrak
Howl s Moving Castle is one of Diana Wynne Jones greatest books. This book gained its fame from its twist on the conventional fairytale concept (Yavas 2015) unique stylistic (Butler 2002 Gascoyne 2011) and great character development (Stenberg 2018 Garcia 2017). However the novel has a hidden issue in that the characters are against social stereotypes which are represented by the villain rsquo s ideal a perfect human. This study analyzes how the novel rejects the idea that a perfect human exists by showing how the villains the signifier of the rejected idea are defeated by the heroes. This study is a semiotic analysis that sees the novel as a sign while its language and elements are its sub-signs. This study finds that the pair of villains as the signifiers of the idea of perfect humans are rejected in two ways literally and figuratively. Literally both villains are defeated by the imperfect heroes who has flaws. In a connotative way the villains rsquo beliefs of a perfect human being are rejected by the heroes who are imperfect. By using the traditional plot in which good always wins against evil the villains are deliberately chosen to be the signifier of the rejected idea making the signified meaning of the novel appear natural.

Informasi Detail

DDC

SKRIPSI DIGITAL

Prodi

Universitas Negeri Malang. Program Studi Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris, 2022.

Deskripsi Fisik

viii, 13 lembar : ilus.

Bahasa

Indonesia

No Reg

0650/RS/23

Edisi

Skripsi (Sarjana)--Universitas Negeri Malang. 2022

Subjek

1. NOVEL INGGRIS - SEMIOTIK
2. ENGLISH NOVELS - SEMIOTICS

Pembimbing

1. Dr. M. Misbahul Amri, M.a. ; 2. Evi Eliyanah, S.s., M.a., Ph.d

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